Bill 168 - Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act
"In order to understand the present, one must understand the past."
Workplace Violence - Mayhem in Mississauga Part II
Recent reports of the ongoing hazing of City of Mississauga workers have highlighted the need for employers to address issues of violence and harassment in the workplace. There is also a new legislated requirement, effective as of 15 June 2010, known as Bill 168. The fact that at least one city worker had repeatedly objected to these hazing activities and that his concerns were completely ignored, or more importantly downplayed or dismissed, indicates a serious lack of policy and procedure in the city's management system.
Workplace Violence: Mayhem in Mississauga – Part I
As of 15 June 2010 all Ontario employers must implement policies and procedures aimed at addressing the issue of workplace violence and harassment. As if on cue, early June saw the Toronto news media full of stories detailing tales of City of Mississauga workers enduring hazing activities. A key piece of evidence was a cell phone video clip showing two workers tied together with duct tape, lying on a table. Other stories involved workers duct taped together and being driven through a car wash in the back of a pick up truck.
Ontario's New Construction Site Safety Campaign
Construction has one of the highest accident and death rates of any one occupation in the Ontario area. Between 2005 and 2009, there were 117 deaths and 998 serious injuries in the field. That is over 1000 people whose life was changed forever and over 1000 families who were affected by the tragedies. With such a high rate of experiences, the Labour Force has decided to change how it inspects safety conditions.
