Featured Tools
Fitness for Duty & Substance Abuse Policy (BC Version)
Here’s a Model Fitness for Duty Policy you can adapt based on the laws of BC.
Guidance and Insights
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Yukon Territory
Sept. 30: That’s the deadline to weigh in on how Yukon should regulate marijuana.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, the WCB revised the policy it uses (POL 12/2013) to determine if injuries are work-related.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Quebec
Quebec, addition of 2 modules to Mining Worker’s Modular Training Program covering mining machine operators.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island, make sure your workers know about the new penalties they face for impaired driving.
Employer Accommodated Disabled Employee but Still Discriminated
An orthodontic practice made accommodations for a disabled employee suffering from work-related pain in the arms and hands.
Five-Year Delay Justifies Dismissal of RadioHead Stage Collapse Prosecution
Radiohead stage collapse.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Ontario
Ontario, there’s no scientific evidence that exposure to aluminum causes general adverse health effects.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Nunavut
Last year, the Nunavut government raised eyebrows by dropping plans to ban development in caribou calf breeding grounds in favour of a system allowing for case-by-case approval.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia added 11 species to its endangered/threatened list.
OHS Insider Month in Review – September 2017: Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories is seeking public input on how to develop a carbon pricing plan incentivizing industry to reduce greenhouse emissions.
