Occupational Health and Safety

When it comes to health and safety law there is no substitute for expertise. Stringer Brisbin Humphrey offers that expertise. Firm members are recognized by the business community and the profession as being among the leading health and safety practitioners in Ontario.

Our OH&S practice group lawyers include authors of leading books and experienced litigators.

The firm regularly advises and represents employers in all areas relating to Occupational Health and Safety. Services include:      

• Litigation services, including representation in the most serious of accidents and prosecution, appeals of Ministry of Labour orders, complaints before the Ontario Labour Relations Board, arbitrations of health and safety issues including discipline for safety and Coroners' inquests
• "Legal audits" reviewing health and safety legislative compliance for corporations and their officers and directors
• Proactive and positive advice for dealing with government officials during inspections and investigations, work refusals or work stoppages and compliance with new and existing legislation
• Assistance in developing occupational health and safety programs and contractor safety programs consistent with due diligence principles to protect corporations, officers and directors from prosecution under provincial legislation and the Criminal Code
• In-house seminars and training sessions utilizing our extensive knowledge and assistance in grappling with legislated requirements and specific issues
• Strategic advice to corporations and their management during government and police investigations of serious workplace accidents, and development of Accident Response Plans to create structures which assist if and when a serious accident should occur. 

Cheryl A. Edwards and Ryan J. Conlin have also written numerous articles that appear in Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine, OHS Canada, Law Times, and Lawyer's Weekly.
   

Articles on occupational health and safety appear frequently in our firm newsletter, Stringer Brisbin Humphrey Reports, and our e-bulletin, The OH&S Due Diligence Update.
     

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Subscribers also receive notification of our reasonably priced briefing breakfasts and other training events.

Recent publications 

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Customized Training

The firm offers training programs that cover all key aspects of OH&S including the impact of the recent inclusion of health and safety in the Criminal Code. All programs can be customized to suit the needs of the particular workplace.

• OH&S Due Diligence in Ontario: A Complete Course for Supervisors and Managers - How to Implement and Manage OH&S Due Diligence Standards in Your Workplace
   
• Due Diligence and Discipline for Safety Infractions - Problems, Pitfalls and Effective Management Strategies 
   
• Discipline For Safety: How It Can Get You Into Hot Water Or Keep You Out
   
• There's An OH&S Inspector at the Door!  How to Respond to OH&S Accident Investigations, Search Warrants and Routine Inspections Under the New Rules
   
• Using Contractors in Ontario - How and Why Employers/Workplace Owners Should Implement OH&S Due Diligence Standards When Using External Contractors
   
• OH&S Liability For Contractors and Contracted Employees: A Course For Federally Regulated Employers
    
• Contractors Across Canada: OH&S Due Diligence for Employers Operating in Multiple Jurisdictions
   
• Workplace Violence: Meeting the Challenge
   
• Health and Safety In the Boardroom:  An OH&S Due Diligence Briefing and 5 Point Action Plan For Senior Managers, Officers and Directors
    
• "Criminalization" of Health and Safety: How to Prepare for New Criminal Code Responsibilities and Criminal Negligence Risks        

Contact:

Ryan J. Conlin at rconlin@sbhlawyers.com, 705-727-0808 or 416-862-1616 

Landon P. Young at lyoung@sbhlawyers.com,  416-862-1616