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Prevention Officer: Ministry Of Labour

Civil Servant Dept: The chief prevention officer is among 46 recommendations contained in a report released Thursday calling for a major overhaul of Ontario's workplace safety system, according to CTV. Even if those measures were in place a year ago, it's difficult to say whether those four men would still be alive, Dean said and tORONTO — Ontario will name a new health and safety czar within the Ministry of Labour to prevent workplace accidents like the one that claimed the lives of four immigrant workers who plunged to their deaths from a Toronto highrise last Christmas Eve. Tony Dean, a veteran civil servant who headed up the yearlong review, urged sweeping changes in his report, from more inspections and better enforcement to tougher penalties for those who put workers at risk. As reported in the news.
@t workplace accidents, tony dean