July 23, 2008
Safety Blitzes Target Workplace Hazards: McGuinty Government Committed To Eliminating Workplace Injuries
Inspectors are now “blitzing” Ontario’s workplaces to help eliminate specific hazards to health and safety.

July 18, 2008
Ontario Helps Protect Workers: McGuinty Government Plans Tougher Hazardous Substances Exposure Limits
Ontario is strengthening protection for workers by implementing updated occupational exposure limits (OELs) for hazardous workplace substances and proposing further changes for 2008.
[ Backgrounder | 2008 Notice of Proposal | 2008 Review of Occupational Exposure Limits in Ontario ]

July 8, 2008
Minister Tours Niagara Falls And St. Catharines

July 2, 2008
Minister Visits With Co-op Students At Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute

June 24, 2008
Canada Day A Public Holiday Under Employment Standards Act, 2000

June 23, 2008
Advisory: Shepherd’s Hook

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July 25, 2008
Ford Fined $175,000 After Worker Injured
BURLINGTON, Ont.--Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited pleaded guilty and was fined $175,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice today after a worker was injured at the company's Oakville plant on September 19, 2006.

July 25, 2008
Vaughan Auto Parts Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
KITCHENER, Ont.--Kitchener Frame Limited, a Vaughan, Ontario-based maker of auto parts, pleaded guilty and was fined $50,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice, July 22, 2008, in connection with an injury to a worker on January 7, 2007.

July 22, 2008
Brantford Company Fined After Worker Injured
BRANTFORD, ON--Stellarc Precision Bar Inc., a company based in Brantford, Ont., was fined $65,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice on July 17, 2008, after pleading guilty in the case of an incident in which a worker was injured.

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Tougher Occupational Exposure Limits To Protect Workers

The Federal Government Has Announced A New Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP), In Force As Of July 7, 2008

Safe At Work Ontario – the Ministry of Labour’s new compliance strategy, designed to improve the health and safety culture of workplaces and reduce workplace injuries and illness.

MOL Health And Safety Inspectors Conduct “Zero-Tolerance” Blitz Related To Electrical Hazards At Construction Sites

Regulatory Modernization Act, 2007 (RMA): Designations Regulation For Enabling RMA

Consultation Paper: Extending the Scope of the Needle Safety Regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Consultation Paper: Work through Temporary Help Agencies

New Workers

Employment Standards Report Card: March and April 2008

Collective Bargaining Highlights: February 2008

Ontario Collective Bargaining Agreement Expirations: 2008