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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read August 25, 2010

Ergonomics health and safety inspection blitz starts in September

According to the Ontario Ministry of Labour and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the leading cause of lost-time injuries in the province. That is why, from September 15 to November 15, 2010, the Ministry of Labour will hold a workplace safety inspection blitz that focuses on MSD hazards in all sectors...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety / ergonomic related injuries, ergonomics, health and safety inspection blitz, Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), occupational health and safety act, Ontario Ministry of Labour, Safe at Work Ontario, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, wsib

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read June 9, 2010

MOL proactive health and safety inspections really do happen

To our great surprise, First Reference recently got a visit from an Ontario Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Inspector. I knew we had nothing to worry about; however, it is still unnerving when an inspector comes knocking at the door...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety / employment law, health and safety, Health and Safety Associations, health and safety inspections, Human Resources, occupational health and safety act, Occupational Health and Safety Inspector, Ontario Ministry of Labour, proactive inspection, Regulatory Modernization Act, Safe at Work Ontario, wsib

By Adam Gorley | 3 Minutes Read September 10, 2009

What will Ontario’s Bill 168 mean for businesses? (Part 1)

All workplaces house risks to employees' health and safety in varying degrees: factories have machinery that can cause serious injuries; warehouses store loads and move them around with cumbersome vehicles, both of which have the potential to injure; even office environments are far from risk-free, although the threats tend to be less visible, like poor indoor air quality and ergonomic arrangements. However, only in the last decade or so has the issue of violence in the workplace gained wide recognition—and this is an issue that can affect all workplaces indiscriminately.

Article by Adam Gorley / Health and Safety / Bill 168, domestic violence, health, HR issues, Human Resources, occupational health and safety, OH&S, OHSA, ontario, safety, workplace violence, worplace safety and insurance act, wsib

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