BENEFITS You may not think of office space as particularly dangerous. But the use of many types of electrical equipment, including printers, computers and extension cords, can expose office workers to hazards, including burns, shocks, fire and even electrocution. HOW TO USE THE TOOL   …

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To change your company’s safety culture, start at the top with senior management’s assumptions about safety in the workplace.

A look at recent prosecutions for environmental violations that involved the due diligence defence.

PRIMARY SOURCE Before you use this tool, you may want to read the further analysis presented here. BENEFITS For safety coordinators, it’s very important that your job description accurately describes your actual functions, responsibilities and any limits on your authority or power. Otherwise, you may …

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As a safety coordinator, if you end up being charged for an OHS violation, you want the company to “indemnify” you—that is, defend you and hold you harmless.
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Regulatory agencies have stepped up enforcement of OHS laws against companies, corporate directors, supervisors and even workers. But they generally don’t go after safety coordinators, that is, the individuals who actually run the company’s OHS program. However, there have been two successful OHS prosecutions of …

BENEFITS One of a safety coordinator’s key jobs is assessing safety risks in the workplace and ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to address identified risks. CSA Z1002, Occupational Health and Safety — Hazards and Risks — Identification, Assessment, Elimination and Control, is designed …

What is a pandemic?It’s a large-scale outbreak of a highly infectious illness to which few, if any, people are immunologically resistant.

The Canada FarmSafe materials have been developed to be reflective of the best practices recommendations for establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy farm work environment. These recommendations also take into consideration the general occupational health and safety requirements imposed by regulation across Canada. However, …