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		<title>Jan. 30: Mobile App Expedites Clearance Letters for Contractors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WorkSafeBC released a new mobile app that gives employers, contractors and even homeowners the ability to easily access clearance letters, which are notices that indicate whether a firm, contractor or sub-contractor is complying with WorkSafeBC’s registration and payment requirements. The app lets employers request new ...]]></description>
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		<title>Store &amp; Contractor Not Liable for Woman’s Fall on Icy Sidewalk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pedestrian slipped on ice on the sidewalk outside a grocery store, fell and injured her ankle. She sued the store and the landscaper it hired to take care of snow removal for negligence and under the Occupiers’ Liability Act. The court ruled that the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Focus On: Workplace Safety in the Oil &amp; Gas Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oil and gas industry is one of the more hazardous sectors in Canada. For example, in 2010, there were 16 fatalities in the upstream oil and gas industry in Alberta alone and 83 serious injuries in the industry in BC that year. So it’s ...]]></description>
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		<title>Focus On: Workplace Safety in the Oil &amp; Gas Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oil and gas industry is one of the more hazardous sectors in Canada. For example, in 2010, there were 16 fatalities in the upstream oil and gas industry in Alberta alone and 83 serious injuries in the industry in BC that year. So it’s ...]]></description>
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		<title>Yukon Territory Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law of the Year Distracted Driving As of April 1, Yukon drivers must stay off their cell phones while driving or face a $250 fine. The ban bars drivers from talking or texting with their handheld cell phones or other messaging devices while they’re operating ...]]></description>
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		<title>Developing &amp; Implementing an Effective Contractor Management System</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Contractor &amp; Home Owner Fined for Worker’s Electrocution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While a contractor’s crew was working for home owners, a worker made contact with a metal reinforced gas line and was fatally electrocuted. The contractor was convicted of failing to ensure that all work was sufficiently and competently supervised and fined $15,600. He was acquitted ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Construction Employer&#8217;s Guide to Workplace Safety and Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guide is designed to help construction employers manage workplace safety and insurance issues for their injured construction workers. It provides basic information and answers to frequently asked questions.Construction employers, and non-construction employers, who are managing WSIB claims for non-construction employees, i.e., office staff who do not work ...]]></description>
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		<title>AB Releases Updated ‘Prime Contractor’ Bulletin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most companies hire outside contractors for some kind of work. But figuring out who’s responsible for workplace safety and coordinating implementation of various safety rules and systems from various employers can be a big challenge. Some jurisdictions have tried to simplify the situation where two ...]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor Pre-Hiring Safety Assessment Checklist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BENEFITS The presence of contractors and subcontractors makes the challenge of controlling workplace hazards that much more difficult. After all, all it takes is one careless contractor work to undo the best laid safety plans of mice and men. The process of contractor management begins ...]]></description>
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