Must a Parent Company Remediate the Pollution Done By Its Corporate Subsidiary? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Employer Duties to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke – Know the Laws of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Company And CEO Both Convicted Of OHSA Offences, Despite The Absence Of A Workplace Accident Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
WHMIS & Workplace Availability of Safety Data Sheets – Know the Laws of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Alberta Wildfires And Workplace Health And Safety: What Employers Need To Know Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
United Steelworkers Union Calls for Answers on Deadly Kelowna Crane Collapse Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
New OHS Regulations Require Free Menstruation Products at Federally Regulated Workplaces Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Safeopedia Presents: Supervisor Involvement as a Leading Indicator of Safety Performance Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Creating a Culture of Safety: Strategies for Building a Safety-First Workplace Part 1 Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario, Canada Publishes Regulations Aimed at Increasing Participation of Women in Construction Workforce Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Canadian Women’s Experiences with Personal Protective Equipment in the Workplace Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario, Canada Proposes ESA Amendments Relating To Remote Workers And New Hires Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Factory Explosion Survivor, on Fire, Fell Into Chocolate Vat in Pennsylvania Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
First Deadline For Compliance With Accessibility Legislation For Federally Regulated Employees Is Around The Corner Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario Proposes to Increase Administrative Monetary Penalties for Environmental Offences Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Don’t Assume that Following an Industry Standard Is Enough to Comply with OHS Requirements Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Perils of Contracting for Construction Work: Uncertain Responsibilities of Project Owners Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Is Following an Industry Standard Enough to Show Due Diligence—Scorecard of Legal Cases Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How Helping Employees Cope with Mental Illness Can Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Alberta Announces Changes To The Occupational Health And Safety Code, Effective Spring 2023 Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Federal Government Rolls Out Ambitious New Zero-Emissions Vehicle Regulations Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
What’s the Difference between a Safe Work Practice and Safe Job Procedure? – Ask The Expert Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Does Wrong Advice from Government Officials Excuse Environmental Violations? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Special Protections for Pregnant/Breastfeeding Workers – Know the Laws of your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario Revises Emissions Performance Standards Program to Align with Federal OBPS Changes Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Supervisory Due Diligence: Satisfying Your Responsibility For Occupational Health & Safety Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Arbitrator Finds Three-Dose Mandatory Vaccination Requirement Reasonable In Long-Term Care Homes Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Union Loses Bid to Overturn Mandatory Vaccination Policy for Lack of Notice Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Minor Chemical Spill Isn’t Serious Enough to Justify Post-Incident Drug Testing Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Reassigning Work Subject to an OHS Work Refusal – Know The Laws of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Climate Change And Working Conditions: Could Your Employer Be Responsible For Providing You An Air Conditioner? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Certification Motion Dismissed In Proposed Roadway Design Class Action In Ontario Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Minimizing Liability Risks When Rejecting Unrealistic JHSC Recommendations – Compliance Game Plan Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Employer’s Legal Obligations: Harassment, Bullying, Violence in the Workplace Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Employee Who Refused to Mask Told by Court That Losses Were “Self-Inflicted” Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Protecting Athletes Is No Game: Federal Minister Of Sport Announces New Measures To Make Sport Safer In Canada Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How to Accommodate a Worker Who Needs Time Off for Chemotherapy – Ask The Expert Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Are Employers Liable to Visitors Who Suffer Injuries on the Property? – Quiz Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Is Employer Liable for Ladder Fall Caused by Worker’s Carelessness? – Ask The Expert Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Is a Company to Blame for Injuries Caused by Worker’s Safety Violations? – Ask The Expert Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
New & Young Worker Safety Orientation & Training – Know The Laws Of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Alberta, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Reminds Employees They Have Duties In The Workplace Accommodation Process Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Occupational Diseases Covered by Workers Comp – Know The Laws Of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Key Trends In Arbitration Awards Pertaining To Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Arbitrator Decides Employer Could Terminate Employee Who Refused Government-Ordered Vaccination Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Safeopedia Presents: A Review of Medical Surveillance In Occupational Health Programs Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
WorkSafeBC’s High-Risk Strategy for Construction Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Reduce Injuries Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Pay No Attention To The Blinking Red Light: Employee Monitoring Laws Announced In Ontario Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Safeopedia Presents: Safety Culture vs. Corporate Culture: A Strategy for Both Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario Removing Masking Requirement On March 21 In Most Settings And Ending All COVID-19 Public Health Measures On April 27 Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Alberta Labour Relations Board Ices Union Complaint Against Vaccination Policy Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Arbitrator Decides COVID-19 Pandemic Is Cataclysmic Event That Did Not Trigger Entitlement To Severance Under Layoff Provisions Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Avoid Privacy Violations When Using GPS and Other Monitoring Technologies to Ensure Workers’ Safety Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Bill 88, Working For Workers Act, 2022: Ontario Introducing More Changes For Employers Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Proposed Ontario Legislation Mandating Decision Timelines In Regulated Professions Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ministry Of Labour Provides Guidance On Disconnecting From Work Policies And Non-Compete Agreements Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Which Company Is Liable, as an Employer, for Excavation Gas Pipe Explosion? – Quiz Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How to Protect Workers from Atmospheric Hazards Inside Excavations & Trenches Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario Introduces Bill 88: Legislation Mandating Electronic Monitoring Policies And Workplace Naloxone Kits And Increasing Fines Under The OHSA Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Reminder To Federal Employers: Deadline For Annual Workplace Harassment And Violence Occurrence Report Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Numerous Provinces Announce The End Of Provincial Vaccine Mandates, What Does This Mean For The Future? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Workplace Injury And Teleworking: Can A Fall Outside The Home Be Considered A Workplace Accident? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Newly Proposed Federal Regulations Impose National Ban on Single-Use Plastics Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Material Handling: Employer Didn’t Use Due Diligence to Prevent Overhead Crane Operator Injury Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Excavations: CNESST Inspector’s Estimate Not Enough to Prove Trench Violation Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Workplace Violence: OK to Fire Hospital Employee for Violence against His Co-Worker Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
COVID-19: Arbitrator Strikes Down Unilateral Get-Vaccinated-or-Get-Fired Policy Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Harassment: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ergonomics: No Proof that Repetitive Work Tasks Caused Housekeeper’s Shoulder Injury Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Machines: Plywood Manufacturer Fined $547,000 for Failing to Prevent Machine Injuries Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Workers Comp: Does Workers Comp Bar Lawsuit by US Workers Injured on Canadian Soil? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Drugs & Alcohol: Black Worker Required to Acknowledge Safety-Sensitive Status Claims Racism Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Drugs & Alcohol: Being Impaired at Work Is Just Cause to Fire Safety-Sensitive Railway Worker Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Powered Mobile Equipment Operator Qualifications – Know The Laws Of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Is a Worker’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Trudeau to Minister of Environment: Push for Mandatory Climate Change Disclosure Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
New Critical Worker Exemption In Alberta Allows Workers With COVID-19 To Attend Work Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How to Comply with New Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations Training Rules Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Carbon Monoxide Safety: How to Protect Your Home, Identify Issues, and Respond to Emergencies Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
What’s the Difference between Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Flammable Liquids? – Ask The Expert Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Woman Who Falls Down Stairs While Working From Home Eligible for Worker’s Compensation Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Use The 2021 Annual Due Diligence Scorecard To Measure Your Own Ohs Compliance Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How Big a Fine Should an Employer Get for a First Offence Forklift Fatality? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
OK to Require Medical Exam of Marijuana User’s Fitness for Safety-Sensitive Job Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Potential Suicide Risks Grounds for Workers Comp Not to Pay for Medical Pot Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Arbitrator Reinstates Worker Fired for Shop Room Floor Fight with Co-Worker Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Court Upholds OHS Officer’s Rejection of Worker’s Confined Space Work Refusal Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Court Refuses to Pull Plug on RCMP Employees’ $1.1 Billion Harassment Lawsuit Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Ontario Case Draws New Line on Power of Arbitrator to Review Drug Testing Policies Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Firing Union Nurse for Alcohol Addiction Is a Labour, Not a Human Rights Case Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
COVID-19 Status Update: Workplace Precautions, Vaccinations, and Where We Go From Here Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Tips for Promoting Employee Well-Being & Mental Health in the Workplace Infographic Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Information You Must List in Accident Reports – Know the Laws of Your Province Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Avoid Incriminating Yourself When Reporting Work Incidents to OHS Officials Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Scorecard of the Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Decided Since Marijuana Legalization Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Construction Safety And The Owner: Damned If You Don’t, Probably If You Do. Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
3 Years After the Legalization of Marijuana in Canada: An OHS Compliance Update Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Creating Effective Employment Contracts that Protect your Company’s Resources and Future Business Prospects Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
You Make The Call: Did Employer Use Due Diligence To Prevent Lockout Injury? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Worker’s Deliberate Refusal to Wash Hands Is Worthy of a 4-Month Suspension Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Texting at Service Stop Is Just Cause to Fire Driver with Disciplinary History Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Consider Requiring Covid-19 Testing As An Alternative To Mandatory Vaccination Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Requiring Disclosure of Legal Drugs Allowed Only for Safety-Sensitive Workers Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Contractor Fined Half a Million for 21-Year-Old Construction Worker’s Death Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Court Was Wrong to Convict Excavation Contractor for Fall Protection Violation Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Nuclear Plants Can’t Do Random Drug Testing Until Privacy Issues Are Resolved Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Company Official Fined for Refusing OHS Investigator Interview without a Lawyer Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Employer Pays The Price When Supervisor Tells Worker To Lie About Workplace Injury Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Dept. of Transportation Fined Nearly $100,000 for Fatality to Contractor’s Worker Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Accessibility, Emergency Evacuation And The Need To Accommodate The Special Needs Of The Disabled Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Why Hiring Constructors May No Longer Get Ontario Site Owners Off The Liability Hook Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Are Employers Liable for Injuries Caused by Victims’ Own Safety Violations? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Fatal Traffic Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Job Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Union Shop Steward’s Confrontational Protest of COVID Rules Is Insubordination Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Keeping Face Masks Mandatory After COVID-19 Health Order Expires – Ask The Expert Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
How to Avoid OHS Liability When Contracting with “Prime Contractors”/“Constructors” Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Surviving today’s OHS challenges in a COVID world – three steps to meeting your future OHS needs today! – Sponsored by Avetta Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Smooth & Safe Operations: The Safety Leader’s Role in Business Continuity Planning – Sponsored by Avetta Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Avetta presents: Safety Leadership and Engagement – How are You Driving Safety Culture Success? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Avetta presents: Opioids/Cannabis Workplace Drug Testing – What Should Employers Know? Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Avetta presents: Elements of a Workplace Violence Safety Program- Do’s and Don’ts Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Practical Guidance in the Wake of a Catastrophe: What to Do if a Tragic Accident Occurs at your Workplace – Sponsored by Avetta Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Installing Camera in Truck to Analyze Accident Causes Is Valid Safety Measure Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Positive Marijuana Test Doesn’t Prove Worker Was Impaired at Time of Accident Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Employment Law Fundamentals: Employment Terminations in a Non-Union Workplace Gavin Wright Gavin Wright
Private Pain and Public Risk: Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace Gavin Wright Gavin Wright