The Ontario government recently issued two new consultation papers, seeking comments and feedback from workers and employers regarding whether the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act) should be amended to address heat stress and poor air quality in the workplace. Currently, neither heat stress nor air quality (other than appropriate ventilation, in the industrial establishments regulation) are specifically addressed by the Act or its regulations, although both are presumptively covered by an employer’s general obligation to take every reasonable precaution for the protection of workers.
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