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Session Description
Given recent recommendations by the Ontario Coroner for operator facing cameras in public transit vehicles, this panel will explore the issues and will be relevant to safety professionals with an HR/OPs focus. The content will cover the labour law, employment law, privacy law, and technological considerations for the implementation of these devices on public transit.
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s)
Bio:
As a partner in the Employment & Labour group at Dentons, Russell’s practice focuses on providing Canadian employers with pragmatic advice on a wide range of both labour and employment law topics. While he has enjoyed over a decade of providing day-to-day HR advice to his clients, Russell’s specific areas of specialization include grievance arbitration, responding to union certification applications, collective bargaining, human rights litigation, and wrongful dismissals.
Dentons is the largest law firm in the world. We are able to leverage that size to quickly connect our clients with skilled lawyers in different jurisdictions across Canada and around the globe. Our Ontario Employment & Labour includes about 20 dedicated and exceptional professionals. We leverage our teams’ combined experience to create practical and common sense legal solutions for all labour and employment issues.
With background in science Russell worked in the Canadian engineering and technology sector prior to law, and also played a key role in the start-up of Engineers Without Borders.
Sabrina Pasian – Chief Safety Officer, OC Transpo, City of Ottawa
Bio:
Sabrina Pasian is the Chief Safety Officer at OC Transpo. In this role, she oversees four distinct branches within her service area, including, the Safety Standards, Investigations and Reporting branch, the Training & Development branch, the Special Constable Unit and the Regulatory Compliance, Quality Control & Assurance branch. Sabrina has been with the City of Ottawa for over 20 years. She joined OC Transpo in 2016 as a Specialist in Transit Operations before establishing a new branch in 2020, the Regulatory Compliance, Quality Control & Assurance team. She was Program Manager for this new unit until stepping into her current role as Chief Safety Officer. Prior to joining Transit Services, Sabrina worked in Emergency & Protective Services in a variety of roles focusing on regulatory compliance, by-law and regulatory services and issues management. With a MasterÂ’s Degree in Criminology her professional background demonstrates her strong focus on safety and security initiatives. Sabrina is extremely passionate about driving positive change, continuous improvement, and making strides to enhance the safety and security culture within OC Transpo and across the entire transit industry.