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TORONTO WORKERS’ HEALTH & SAFETY LEGAL CLINIC newsletter
Vol. 18 No.1 March 2010.
●case & comment – nurses & SARS -- Abarquez v Ontario - page 1 ● in the press – “Flash fire in science lab burns students / Mississauga …” - page 2 ● in the press – “… Four dead … falling 13 storeys … [Toronto]” -- page 2 ● in the press – “… personal flotation device … Operation photo-op?” -- page 2 ●in the press -- “Frederick Taylor… ‘… NOT SO FAST…’.” -- page 2 ● in the press --“Your brain on football …”-- page 2 ● in the press -- “…BRAIN DAMAGE…” [hockey] - page 2 ● in the press -- “BP Faces Record Fine … $87 Million [US] … Refinery Blast.”- - page 3 ● in the press -- “Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic Testing / Family histories of fatal diseases have been used against workers.” - page 3 ● in the press -- “Job Injuries Are Habitually Underrepoted,[US]GAO Says [re OSHA audits].” - page 3 ● in the press -- “RUNAWAY REACTION …” Jacksonville, Florida, 4 workers killed.- page 3 ●US Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board. -- page 3 ● in the press --“… DEADLY [sugar dust] EXPLOSION…unions want tougher regulations,” Savannah, Georgia; 14 workers killed. -- page 3 ● in the press --“A Scientific Milestone,” “… 50-milionith chemical … into the CAS Registry …”-- page 3 ●Clinic outreach.- - page 4 ●Clinic fact sheet project.- page 4 ●Women of Inspiration – INJURED WORKERS’ DEMONSTRATION -- page 5 ●Clinic budget.- - page 6 ●Submission re Bill 168.- - page 9 ● notes. -- page 9 ●for future issues. - page 10 ●publication data.- - page 10 ● http://www.workers-safety.ca/ -- page 6 for Resources & Links. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?dir=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2010+03
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News and meetings
Clinic’s submission to M of L re new exposure limits. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?do=view&file=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2010+09%7C2010+09+20.++Submission+to+M+of+L.doc
Clinic’s “SUBMISSION TO THE [M of L] EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL ON ...[OH&S] / PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM,” 30 June 2010. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?do=view&file=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2010+06%7C2010+06+30.+Submissions+to+MoL+Panel.doc
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 16 June 2010. Metro Hall, 7pm., 55 John Street, room 309, 3rd Floor. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?dir=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2010+06+++AGM
Clinic’s annual LAO budget approved. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?do=view&file=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2009+11.%7C2009+11+06.+Approved+Annual+Budget.doc
Financial Report 31 March 2010. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?do=view&file=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2010+03%7C2010+03+31.+++%24+report.pdf
Financial Report 31 March 2011.
LAO Spotlight http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?do=view&file=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2009+12%7C2009+12.+LAO+Spotlight.pdf http://www.legalaid.on.ca/en/news/newsarchive/0912-07_spotlight-twhslc.asp
Clinic’s submission re Bill 168. http://www.workers-safety.ca/remository?do=view&file=publications%3A+newsletter%2C+Workers+Guide%2C+FACT+SHEETS%2C+reports%2C+etc%7C2009+11.%7C2009+11+20.+TWHSLC+Bill+168+Submissions.doc
from the Ontario Ministry of Labour: Workplace Violence and Harassment: Understanding the Law / Health and Safety Guidelines http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pubs/wpvh/violence.php http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pdf/wpvh_gl.pdf Protecting Workers From Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/sawo/pubs/fs_workplaceviolence.php
Expert Advisory Panel on Occupational Health and Safety http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/eap/index.php
Expert Advisory Panel on Occupational Health and Safety / Report and Recommendations to the Minister of Labour, December 2010. http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/eap/report/index.php http://news.ontario.ca/mol/en/2010/12/new-chief-prevention-officer-to-oversee-workplace-safety.html http://news.ontario.ca/mol/en/2010/12/occupational-health-and-safety-panel-recommendations.html http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/ http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/907887--report-calls-for-sweeping-changes-after-scaffolding-deaths?bn=1
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 15 June 2011. 180 Dundas St. W. 19th floor