Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A steel structure assembly collapsed, injuring a worker, employed by Rafat General Contracting Inc. of Bolton, Ontario, who was doing work in an existing vacant building. Rafat General Contracting provides excavation, demolition and other services to the construction industry.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2016)
The government of Ontario has passed several new amendments to its current OH&S legislation to improve the safety and rights of workers in several different sectors, including construction and firefighting.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2016)
Ontario launched a new occupational health clinic in Ottawa on January 21, 2016. The full-service clinic will treat injured workers in Eastern Ontario and help to reduce work-related injury and disease.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (January 2016)
The Canadian Olympic Committee in Toronto (COC) has released the results of an independent workplace review conducted in the wake of sexual-harassment allegations directed at former Pres. Marcel Aubut. The summary report, dated January 4, 2016, was authorized by employment lawyer Christine Thomlinson, partner with Toronto law firm Rubin Thomlinson LLP.