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The duties of workers under the OHS laws and how they can be held liable for safety violations and expose the company to liability, including special safety issues for certain kinds of workers.
If a worker is injured in the office, plant, factory or other area controlled by the employer, that injury is usually covered by workers’ comp. But what if a worker suffers an injury while working from home?
Obesity costs employers more than smokers, according to a study in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers analyzed the incremental costs of smoking and obesity among more than 30,000 Mayo Clinic workers and retirees with continuous health insurance coverage between 2001 and …
Over the summer and into the fall, many companies see a sudden influx of young workers. And some companies may tend to have a younger workforce all of the time. Although your young workers may be vulnerable to injury, the OHS Insider has tools that can help you better protect them.
Beginning May 1, 2012, an MOL enforcement blitz will target workplaces where new and young workers are employed. Health and safety inspectors will check that employers comply with the OHS Act and ensure young workers:
Are protected by required safety measures, equipment and procedures to prevent …
When safety professionals talk about vulnerable workers, they’re usually referring to young and new workers. But a recent study by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) has identified another vulnerable group—temporary workers.
The study notes that, in Ontario, temporary agencies are considered the “employers” of …
Seeing how an OHS consultant improved one training program for young workers can help you improve your own program—or start one off on the right foot.
How to Develop & Implement a Safety and Health Management System
Whether the OHS law requires you to provide special training to young workers or not, giving them a safety orientation is likely a best practice.
The Act respecting Occupational health and safety permits the reassignment of a pregnant worker and payment of CSST benefits if she can’t be reassigned and must cease work. An occasional substitute teacher became pregnant and got two certificates stating that her working conditions could represent …
