North Bay General Hospital faces six OHSA charges

Here are the six charges the North Bay General Hospital faces under the Occupational Health and Safety Act:


Count 1: Failing to comply with measures and procedures prescribed by s.7(1) of the WHMIS Regulation contrary to s.25(1)(c) of the Act. This included training for workers who work in proximity to a controlled product. This would include training specifically related to the controlled product;

Count 2: Section 25(2)(a) of the OHSA - Failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to protect the health and safety of a worker. The particulars of the count are: "Failed to provide information and instruction (in-service training) on the Datex Ohmeda Scavenging System;

Count 3: Failing to comply with s.19(2) of the Health Care Regulations, contrary to s.25(1)(c) of the Act. i.e. Mechanical ventilation systems shall be inspected every six months to ensure it is in good condition;

Count 4: Failing to comply with s.9(1) of the Health Care Regulations contrary to s.25(1)(c) of the Act. Particulars: Failed to reduce in writing measures and procedures to protect workers from exposure to biological, chemical or physical agents that is or may be a hazard to the reproductive capacity of a worker, the pregnancy of a worker or the nursing of a child of a worker;

Count 5: Failing to comply with s.9(4) of the Health Care Regulations, contrary to s.25(1)(c) of the Act. Failed to provide training on the written procedures set out in Count 4;

Count 6: Section 25(2)(h) of the Act - Failed to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker. Particulars: Failed to take the reasonable precaution of ensuring that the Datex Ohmeda Critical Care Monitors were connected to the scavenging system used in operating rooms #1 & 2 during the administration of anesthetic gases.

The matter is being dealt with in Provincial Offences Court in North Bay and the next court appearance has been scheduled for June 15.