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, …

When to wash your handsBefore eating or preparing foodAfter using the toiletAfter blowing your noseAfter handling shared objectsBefore handling contact lenses

Keep your hands clean and away from your face:

80% of respiratory tract infections can be spread by the hands.
Your hands can pick up germs from work surfaces and from items you share with co-workers.
When you touch the inside of your nose, eyes or mouth with …

SITUATION A gas company in BC institutes a new policy requiring workers who drive company owned, leased or rented vehicles an average of one or more times per week to give it access to their motor vehicle records, which contain information protected by privacy law. …

ISEA member companies collectively receive thousands of calls from employers, end-users and others asking about various aspects of fall protection. Questions cover equipment components and systems, applications of fall protection, and other considerations important to a comprehensive fall protection program. Here are some of the …

A comprehensive fall protection program prevents injuries, saves lives and makes good business sense.In almost every industry, there are areas where workers are subjected to fall hazards. The 635 fatal falls in 2010 resulted in billions of dollars in workers-compensation costs. According to Liberty Mutual, …

By Norm Keith, partner, GowlingsAn arbitrator has held that a threat of violence is just cause to terminate employment. The first important decision arising from the Bill 168 amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) held that verbal threats of workplace violence constitute …

$36 million verdict overturned in nickel contamination case.

BENEFITS Studies have shown that new workers are particularly vulnerable to injury. As a result, some jurisdictions specifically require employers to provide safety orientations to workers before they start work. And even if your jurisdiction doesn’t specifically require employers to give a safety orientation to …