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January 2009

Ontario Acts To Save Academic Year January 25, 2009	[47 KB]
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 [ Backgrounder ] January 25, 2009	[44 KB]
Safety Blitz Targets Industrial Workplaces January 28, 2009	[53 KB]
Forklift Hazards Focus Of Increased Enforcement At Industrial Workplaces [ Backgrounder ] January 28, 2009	[54 KB]
Ontario Gets York Students Back To Class January 29, 2009	[47 KB]
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 [ Backgrounder ] January 29, 2009	[44 KB]

February 2009

Family Day Is A Public Holiday Under Employment Standards Act, 2000 February 9, 2009	[62 KB]
Safety Blitz Targets Construction Sites February 25, 2009	[104 KB]

March 2009

Ontario Increases Minimum Wage March 2, 2009	[49 KB]
Ontario Proposes Support For Organ Donors March 2, 2009	[49 KB]
Ontario Proposes Support For Organ Donors [ Backgrounder ] March 2, 2009	[52 KB]
Safety Blitz Targets Ontario Workplaces March 18, 2009	[50 KB]
Enforcement Blitz – Focus On Musculoskeletal Disorder Hazards [ Backgrounder ] March 18, 2009	[52 KB]
Ontario's Minimum Wage Goes Up Tomorrow March 30, 2009	[51 KB]

April 2009

New Legislation To Tackle Workplace Violence
April 20, 2009

May 2009

Temporary Help Agency Employees Obtain New Rights May 4, 2009	[54 KB]
Fairness For Temporary Help Agency Employees [ Backgrounder ] May 4, 2009	[53 KB]
Ontario Protecting Young And New Workers May 19, 2009	[52 KB]
Young And New Worker Safety Focus Of Inspection Blitz Of Service And Manufacturing Workplaces [ Backgrounder ] May 19, 2009	[93 KB]
New Legislation Will Assist Living Organ Donors May 27, 2009	[52 KB]

June 2009

Heat Stress--Know The Symptoms June 22, 2009	[49 KB]
Heat Stress [ Backgrounder ] June 22, 2009	[54 KB]

July 2009

Electrical Hazards In Mines Targeted July 22, 2009	[50 KB]
Blitz To Focus On Electrical Hazards In Mining Operations [ Backgrounder ] July 22, 2009	[54 KB]
Construction Safety Blitz Targets Concrete Formwork July 31, 2009	[51 KB]
Blitz To Focus On Concrete Formwork On Construction Sites [ Backgrounder ] July 31, 2009	[51 KB]

August 2009

Blitz Targets Workplace Chemical Hazards August 17, 2009	[51 KB]
Blitz To Focus On Hazardous Chemicals In Workplaces [ Backgrounder ] August 17, 2009	[52 KB]

September 2009

Inspections Target Vehicle Body Repair Facilities September 15 , 2009	[50 KB]
Inspection Sweep Of Vehicle Body Repair Shops [ Backgrounder ] September 15 , 2009	[87 KB]
Electrical Safety Blitz Targets Construction Sites September 25 , 2009	[51 KB]
Blitz To Focus On Electrical Hazards At Construction Sites [ Backgrounder ] September 25 , 2009	[52 KB]

October 2009

Safety Blitz Targets Fall Hazards October 15, 2009	[50 KB]
Blitz To Focus On Workplace Slip, Trip And Fall Hazards [ Backgrounder ] October 15, 2009	[52 KB]
Ontario Helping Live-In Caregivers October 21, 2009	[49 KB]
Proposed Legislation To Protect Foreign Live-In Caregivers [ Backgrounder ] October 21, 2009	[49 KB]

November 2009

Firefighters To Receive Fire-Related Illness Coverage November 5 , 2009	[55 KB]
Firefighters Occupational Diseases [ Backgrounder ] November 5 , 2009	[53 KB]
Protections For Temporary Help Agency Employees Go Into Effect November 6, 2009	[50 KB]
Fairness For Temporary Help Agency Employees [ Backgrounder ] November 6, 2009	[52 KB]
More Health Care Workers Protected November 26, 2009	[52 KB]

December 2009

Ontario Nominates New WSIB President December 4, 2009	[50 KB]
New Protections For People At Work December 9, 2009	[48 KB]
Protecting People At Work [ Backgrounder ] December 9, 2009	[53 KB]
Helping Live-In Caregivers December 10, 2009	[49 KB]
Stronger Protection For Workers December 22, 2009	[53 KB]
Ontario Updating Hazardous Chemical Substance Regulations [ Backgrounder ] December 22, 2009	[49 KB]