Cyber insurance in the COVID-19 landscape
Cyber insurance provides protection and coverage for the security and privacy of digital information and losses resulting from data breaches.
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New edition of CSA Group’s Z1006 Management of work in confined spaces
Recently, the CSA Group has released a new version of its standard concerning work in confined spaces, entitled Z1006-16 - Management of work in confined spaces. Employers need to be aware that there have been some important changes in this edition that are worth noting. The entire 108 page document can be viewed here.
Verdict in Sunrise Propane gas explosion case
A series of explosions at Sunrise Propane's north Toronto operation in 2010 resulted in the deaths of an employee and a firefighter, forced thousands of nearby residents from their homes and caused millions of dollars in damage. In the aftermath, the company failed to comply with various provincial officer's orders under the EPA, and at trial the Ontario Court of Justice found the company failed to properly train the employee who died and failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent the explosions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act...
