Month: September 2015

The Ontario Ministry of Labour is planning a first time ever massive safety review of the waste and recycling industry later this year. A team of inspectors will be looking at the use of cranes and other overhead devices along with slip and fall hazards. It’s a bit of a mystery why they’ve waited this … Read More…

A recent report by researchers at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital indicates that doctor’s warnings to at-risk patients about driving had a very real and immediate effect in reducing the incidence of car accidents. The results of the study were reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors in Ontario are required to report people with … Read More…

An elderly couple was driving inside a parking garage near Bay and Bloor streets in Toronto when they were struck by another vehicle. Panicking, the driver accelerated rather than braked according to witnesses. The car ended up flipped on its hood. Amazingly, the occupants of the flipped car – both in their 90’s – were … Read More…

An Ontario water park is under fire after news of recent lawsuits hit the press – including a slip and fall injury. Any  business has the inherent duty of protecting the safety of its customers. When it comes to slip and fall injuries, for example, it means: Shops need to keep walkways clear of snow … Read More…