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Cold & Wet Conditions Electrical Safety Policy
While electrical shock in the workplace may occur at any time, incidents across Canada peak during the fall, winter, and spring thaw. It’s not hard to understand why.
Cold Weather Electrical Safety Field Inspection Checklist
Electrical shocks and burns can happen at any workplace that uses electrical machinery, tools, or equipment. The risk increases dramatically when work is carried out in cold, damp, or wet conditions.
Electrical Safety for Cold & Wet Conditions Compliance Game Plan
8 things to do to manage electrical shock risks for work in cold, wet, or damp environments.
Electrical Work Safety & Compliance Game Plan
The 9 things to do to protect workers who perform work on energized electrical equipment.
Environmental Violations Response Actions Checklist
Here’s a Checklist of key response actions that a company should seriously consider taking to mitigate the environmental harms and liability risks when an environmental incident occurs.
Multi-Employer Construction Worksites and the Reality of Shared OHS Duties
This article explains how Canadian OHS law treats constructors, prime contractors, and employers, why responsibility follows control, and how organizations can manage shared hazards in a defensible way.
Seven Ways to Minimize Fines for the Environmental Violations You Commit
Courts impose lighter sentences on companies that “mitigate” the harms of environmental offences.
When OHS Risk Leaves the Building How Supply Chains and ESG Are Reshaping Employer Liability in Canada
This article explains how OHS risk increasingly sits with suppliers and contractors, why Canadian regulators are expanding scrutiny beyond the worksite, and how employers can manage supply-chain safety as part of a defensible prevention program.
OHS Compliance Takeaways from the 2025 Due Diligence Scorecard
What this year’s cases reveal about OHS compliance.
The Top 11 OHS Compliance Cases of 2025 (So Far) & Their Impact on You
The 2025 court cases most likely to directly affect your OHS program.
Are Consultants Liable for Environmental Violations They Cause?
It depends on how much control they exercise over the offending activity.
Just Released: OHS Lessons For Employers From King v. R., 2025 NBCA 12
On January 23, 2025, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal released its decision in King v R. This tragic case highlights
The Importance Of Regulatory & Legal Due Diligence When Acquiring A Renewable Energy Project
A high-level look at the opportunities, complexities and key considerations in Canada. This article first appeared on Lexpert. Investing in a
The Top 12 OHS Compliance Cases of 2024 & Their Impact on You
The 2024 court cases most likely to directly affect your OHS program.
Securities Class Action Risk Arising From Environmental And Climate-Related Disclosures
Canadian issuers have recently come under heightened scrutiny in relation to environmental and climate-related securities disclosure. Responding to growing public
Ontario Court Of Appeal Orders Rehearing Of Environmental Charter Challenge
In Mathur v Ontario, 2024 ONCA 762, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that Ontario's Cap and Trade Cancellation Act (CTCA) was a
“Much Ado About Group Benefits:” Interpreting Benefit Plan Terms Continues To Create Issues For Employers
Soave vs. Stahle Construction Inc. (2023 ONCA 265) highlights that benefit plan interpretation continues to be an issue that impacts employers.