Developments in Health and Safety Law 2021
Date
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 (9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
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Alicia Gordon-Fagan, Counsel, Legal ServicesMinistry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
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Adrian MiedemaDentons Canada LLP
Health and safety came into the spotlight this year as the pandemic fundamentally changed our work and home lives. But health and safety law is not new, and developments related to workplace hazards and risks continue apace. Our presenters, leading Ministry of Labour prosecutors, corporate defence counsel, and adjudicators bring you up to speed on the latest developments in OHSA investigations and criminal prosecutions for workplace accidents.
- Hear about the Precautionary Principle in the context of inspections and orders
- Understand the consequences of pleading guilty to an OHSA charge
- Review the trends in health and safety fines across the country
- Get an update on the definitions of employer and supervisor
Presenters
- Alicia Gordon-Fagan, Counsel, Legal Services, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
- Adrian Miedema, Dentons Canada LLP
- David Reiter, Aird & Berlis LLP
- Indira Stewart, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour, Training, Skills and Development
- Jeremy Warning, Matthews Dinsdale & Clark LLP
- Ryan Conlin, Stringer LLP
- David McCaskill, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
- Ben Ratelband, McCarthy Tétrault LLP
- Giuseppe (Joe) Ferraro, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
- Alessandra Hollands, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour, Training, Skills and Development
- Madeleine Loewenberg, Loewenberg Psarris Workplace Law LLP
- Jeffrey Ludlow, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
- Cheryl Edwards, Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP
- Rosalind Cooper, C.S., Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
- Christopher Dassios, General Counsel, Power Workers’ Union
- Neil Dietrich, Crown Counsel, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
