Posts Categorized As: Federal

Blog Post #1060 – Caregiving A Gendered Task

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine

Despite their growing numbers in the workforce, women are much more likely than men to stop working, work part-time or take time off work during the week to care for an older relative. This is the finding of a study published on April 08, 2019 by the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto.

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Blog Post #1055 – Toronto Metal Fabrication Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured by Machine

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

A temporary worker at a metal fabrication plant was critically injured while operating a metal-polishing lathe. Under Ontario’s health and safety laws the worker should have been protected from injury by a shield or barrier and should have been provided with protective apparel.

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