“Employers should keep in mind that there can be hazards in any workplace and they should proactively address those hazards before a serious accident occurs – and make sure that you’re providing appropriate training and supervision to employees on the front end rather than waiting for a serious accident to occur.”
So says Faraz Kourangi, an employment lawyer at Williams HR Law in the Greater Toronto Area, after an Ontario employer and two supervisors were convicted of violating the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) by failing to properly train and supervise employees involved in a fatal construction site accident.
