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Goldie Bassi is an associate in the advocacy department at Gowlings' Toronto office, working with the Employment and Occupational Health and Safety Law National Practice Groups.
Goldie represents employers, supervisors, and other workplace parties in defending against charges under occupational health and safety legislation and appealing Inspectors' Orders. She also has significant experience in representing employers at Coroners' Inquests and has appeared before all levels of Court in Ontario as well the Workplace Safety Insurance Board.
In addition to providing legal representation, Goldie advises clients on how to proactively meet their obligations under occupational health and safety legislation and provides advice on identifying any gaps in their occupational health and safety management systems.
Goldie has given numerous presentations and management training seminars on a wide range of occupational health and safety topics, including due diligence, risk management, anti-smoking laws, workplace harassment and violence, and the Bill C-45 amendments to the Criminal Code, which have expanded the scope of liability for organizations and individuals for occupational health and safety.
Seminars include:
- Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Intensive Course in Construction Law, January 2008 and 2009
- Canadian Association of Equipment Distributors, September 2008
- National Forum for Law Enforcement in Occupational Health and Safety, June 2008
- Osgoode Professional Development CLE, Critical Issues in Legal Risk Management for Hospitals, February 2008
- Federated Press, 6th Annual Creating a 21st Century Maintenance Organization, September 2007
- Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association, Annual Conference, Fall 2006
- Motor Vehicle Safety Association, 5th and 6th Annual Safety Net Seminar, January 2005 and 2006
- Council of Ontario Universities, 7th Annual Risk Management Workshop, November 2005
Goldie has authored numerous articles on occupational health and safety law. She is the co-author of the second edition of Human Resources Guide to Preventing Workplace Violence as published by Canada Law Book, and is currently co-authoring a title on workplace health, safety and compensation for Halsbury's Laws of Canada as published by LexisNexis. |
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