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	<title>OHS Insider &#187; Workers</title>
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		<title>Test Your OHS IQ: Does Workers’ Comp Cover an Injury Suffered by a Telecommuter at Home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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?]]></description>
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		<title>Obese Workers Cost You More than Smokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Young Workers Need Your Help to Stay Safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Tech</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 22:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Infographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chennai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanoi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaszerbereny & Polgar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pathum Thani]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toshiba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker rights]]></category>
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		<title>May 1: Inspection Blitz on New &amp; Young Workers to Begin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario OHS Legal Updates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Says Temporary Workers at High Risk of Injury</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/liability/new-study-says-temporary-workers-at-high-risk-of-injury</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/liability/new-study-says-temporary-workers-at-high-risk-of-injury#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["Do" Diligence Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IWH]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#38; Health (IWH) has identified another vulnerable group—temporary workers.
The study notes that, in Ontario, temporary agencies are considered the “employers” of ...]]></description>
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		<title>TRAINING: How Effective Is Your Young Worker Training Program?</title>
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		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/insider-top-stories/training-how-effective-is-your-young-worker-training-program#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[front_page_slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ontario]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[student worker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Control Employee Absenteeism in Your Workplace</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/workers/how-to-control-employee-absenteeism-in-your-workplace-2</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/workers/how-to-control-employee-absenteeism-in-your-workplace-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recorded Webinars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos & Recorded Webinars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absentiesm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excessive time off]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ohsinsider.com/?p=46405</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to Develop &#38; Implement a Safety and Health Management System
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		<title>Model Young Worker Orientation Checklist</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/insider-top-stories/model-young-worker-orientation-checklist</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/insider-top-stories/model-young-worker-orientation-checklist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Forms, Policies & Procedures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[front_page_slideshow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[orientation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnant Substitute Teacher Tried to Abuse Reassignment Right</title>
		<link>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/workers/pregnant-substitute-teacher-tried-to-abuse-reassignment-right</link>
		<comments>http://ohsinsider.com/search-by-index/workers/pregnant-substitute-teacher-tried-to-abuse-reassignment-right#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin L. Barton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Landscape - Cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quebec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quebec OHS Legal Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pregnant worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reassign]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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