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.
8 things to do to manage electrical shock risks for work in cold, wet, or damp environments.
The 9 things to do to protect workers who perform work on energized electrical equipment.
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.
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.
Courts impose lighter sentences on companies that “mitigate” the harms of environmental offences.
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.
This article explains why conducting winter emergency drills is a key due diligence requirement, how Canadian regulators assess winter preparedness, and how employers can design and document drills that stand up to inspections and investigations.
Teaching handwashing and infection control to adult workers without coming across as a mother hen.
Emerging emphasis on psychosocial hazards and mental-well-being in the OHS field.
This article explains why small employers are now a primary enforcement focus, how incidents are investigated after the fact, and what SMEs must change to remain compliant, defensible, and operationally resilient.
Fire watch requirements depend on the type of hot work being performed and the level of ignition risk present.
How OHS Managers Can Protect Supervisors and The Organization When Real Time Decisions Are Judged After the Fact
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