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Occupational Medicine 2000;50:348-352
© 2000 Society of Occupational Medicine

The Application of Ontario Human Rights Legislation to the Practice of Occupational Medicine

M. K. Schweigert*,, C. J. Ritter{dagger} and D. MacKenzie{dagger}

* Occupational Health Services Program, St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, Canada
{dagger} Procter & Gamble Inc. PO Box 355, Station A, Toronto, ON Canada

Although human rights legislation has important implications for occupational physicians, these implications may be overlooked in the practice of occupational medicine in other countries Where human rights legislation may be different. The potential for significant oversights becomes greater as organizations continue to centralize international business support functions, such as occupational health services, operating from a single site. Human rights legislation has important implications with respect to policy decisions upon which an occupational physician has influence. This includes decisions about whether to conduct drug and alcohol testing; the performance of medical examinations; evaluating issues related to health and safety concerns of pregnant employees; and the need to work accommodate those with handicaps as defined by human rights legislation. This article examines the application of the Ontario human rights legislation in these areas.

Keywords      Clinical practices; human rights; legislation

Received       15 July 1999
Accepted       23 March 2000

Correspondence to: Dr Michael Schweigert, Occupational Health Services Program, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada. Tel: +1 416 867 7470; fax: +1 416 867 3673; e-mail: m.schweigert{at}utoronto.ca


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