Ask The Expert: Can You Reject an Unworkable JHSC Recommendation?

You can reject a JHSC recommendation as long as you do it the right way.

Ask The Insider: Can You Make Bilingual Workers Speak English in the Interest of Safety?

Safety takes precedence over bilingual workers? language preferences.

Ask The Expert: Can Workers Use a Machine with a Broken Safety Device If We Warn Them?

Machines with broken safety devices must be removed from service.

Handling Work Refusals and Avoiding Reprisal Complaints

March 27th, 2019 | One of the most powerful protections for employees under the Occupational Health and Safety Act is the right to refuse unsafe work. While the right to refuse unsafe work has proven to be an essential element of safeguarding workplace safety, it has also been improperly used as a tool for other, non-safety related ends by employees and organized labour. Employers must navigate these treacherous waters, ensuring that legitimate work refusals are dealt with appropriately, while preventing abuse of this significant power.

Construction Contractor Didn’t Use Due Diligence to Prevent Fall thru Opening

A residential construction worker fell 20 feet through a second-floor opening fracturing his hips, pelvis and 7 ribs.

Oil Company Gets Big Fine for Accidental Acid Discharge

The problems began when an oil refinery injected a hydrochloric acid and ammonia solution into its cogeneration unit heat recovery steam generator boiler during a cleaning procedure.

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Can’t Blame Canadian Company for Collapse of Supplier’s Plant in Bangladesh

Workers caught in a disastrous. clothing factory collapse in Bangladesh in which over 1,000 people were killed

By |2019-03-14T00:00:00-07:00March 14, 2019|Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Trucking Firm Can Install In-Vehicle Cameras to Ensure Safe Driving

When safety issues put its Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration (CVOR) at risk, a trucking firm installed an in-vehicle Drive Cam system to ensure drivers operated the trucks safely.

Worker Who Loses Harassment Refusal Can’t File New Claim for Discrimination

When an electrician reported that a contractor?s worker committed a safety violation, the crew closed ranks and directed verbal and physical abuse against the electrician and her female co-worker, who also happened to be her wife.

Just Holding Cell Phone While Driving Is an Offence Even If Phone Is Dead

A police officer pulls over a driver for talking on his cell phone.

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