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TORONTO WORKERS’ HEALTH & SAFETY LEGAL CLINIC. newsletter Vol. 19 No.2. October 2011.
in this issue: Vol. 19 No.2 Oct. 2011.
●Benefit of the Doubt for Canadian Veterans page 1
●case & comment — ● Fraser v AG Ont. – Supreme Court of Canada. 5 ●Ontario Ministry of Labour v United Independent Operators Ltd. 6 ●Ontario Ministry of Labour v Sheehan’s Truck Centre Inc. 6 ●Blue Mountain Resorts v OLRB. 7
● articling student 8 ●apples & confined space CO2 asphyxiation at Owen Sound ? 9
●Clinic’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 07 September 2011. ●annual report. 9 ●financial report. 9 ●by-law amendment. 9 ●Board members. 10 ●veterans issues. 10&11
●in the press – ● H2S fatality in Alberta. 11 ●“450 troops sought help for mental health in 10 months” 11 ●“FOOTBALL / Diagnosis rekindles concussion fears …” 11 ●asbestos mining 12 ●asbestos legacy 12 ●“POST TRAMATIC STRESS DISORDER … RCMP…” 12 ●“Labour laws need to be enforced.” 12 ● “Aid for vets fall short …” 12 ●trimethylsilyldiazomethane fatality in Nova Scotia. 12 H3C H | | + - H3C-Si-C=N=N | H3C ●“[W.Va. State] Report Faults Mine Owner…” 12 ●“[W.Va.] Mine Owners Misled Inspectors Before Blast, Investigators Say” 13 ●“The Strike That Busted Unions …” 13 ●“In a Rush to Find Gold, Indonesians Defy Dangers.” 13 ●Canada & export of asbestos ●“Bid to Aid [Calif.] Farm Workers Union Is Vetoed” 13 ●“Antipsychotic Use Is Questioned for Combat Stress.” 13 ●“N.F.L. Says Drug Testing Will Be Rigorous and Frequent.” 13 ● “The US V.A. Tries to Get Beyond Its Culture of No.” 13 ●Fashion Week – New York City. ●Montana -- asbestos. ●Clarence Darrow -- Wisconsin v Kidd, 1898. 13 ●art supplies. 13 ●“Student dies in blast in school workshop class…” 14
●The Prime Minister & asbestos. 14 ●Larry Sefton Park, Toronto. 14
●notes. 15 ●for future issues. 18 ●publication data. 18
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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