Is It Okay to Search a Worker’s Locker for Illegal Drugs? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workplace Toilet Facilities Requirements – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
B.C. Traffic Company Ordered to Pay $1.5M for Defaming Richmond Competitor kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Must a Parent Company Remediate the Pollution Done By Its Corporate Subsidiary? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
What is Competency and Why Does Industry Still Have Line of Fire Incidents kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer Duties to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Company And CEO Both Convicted Of OHSA Offences, Despite The Absence Of A Workplace Accident kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Federal Government Mulls Tough New Environmental Restrictions for PFAS kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
WHMIS & Workplace Availability of Safety Data Sheets – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Alberta Wildfires And Workplace Health And Safety: What Employers Need To Know kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
United Steelworkers Union Calls for Answers on Deadly Kelowna Crane Collapse kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
New OHS Regulations Require Free Menstruation Products at Federally Regulated Workplaces kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Federal Government Unveils Sweeping New Plastics Packaging Regulations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Safeopedia Presents: Supervisor Involvement as a Leading Indicator of Safety Performance kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Effective Actions to Prevent Mental Health Risks at Work – Special Report kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Creating a Culture of Safety: Strategies for Building a Safety-First Workplace Part 1 kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Must Federally Regulated Companies Obtain Provincially Required Permits? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario, Canada Publishes Regulations Aimed at Increasing Participation of Women in Construction Workforce kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Canadian Women’s Experiences with Personal Protective Equipment in the Workplace kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario, Canada Proposes ESA Amendments Relating To Remote Workers And New Hires kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Factory Explosion Survivor, on Fire, Fell Into Chocolate Vat in Pennsylvania kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
First Deadline For Compliance With Accessibility Legislation For Federally Regulated Employees Is Around The Corner kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario Proposes to Increase Administrative Monetary Penalties for Environmental Offences kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Don’t Assume that Following an Industry Standard Is Enough to Comply with OHS Requirements kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Perils of Contracting for Construction Work: Uncertain Responsibilities of Project Owners kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Is Following an Industry Standard Enough to Show Due Diligence—Scorecard of Legal Cases kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Is a Contractor Liable for a Subcontractor’s Environmental Violation? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Are Employers Liable When Workers Deliberately Remove Machine Guards? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How Helping Employees Cope with Mental Illness Can Improve Your Company’s Bottom Line kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Alberta Announces Changes To The Occupational Health And Safety Code, Effective Spring 2023 kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Federal Government Rolls Out Ambitious New Zero-Emissions Vehicle Regulations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
What’s the Difference between a Safe Work Practice and Safe Job Procedure? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
BC Employers’ OHS Obligations to Address Workplace Bullying and Harassment kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Does Wrong Advice from Government Officials Excuse Environmental Violations? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Special Protections for Pregnant/Breastfeeding Workers – Know the Laws of your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario Revises Emissions Performance Standards Program to Align with Federal OBPS Changes kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Supervisory Due Diligence: Satisfying Your Responsibility For Occupational Health & Safety kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Arbitrator Finds Three-Dose Mandatory Vaccination Requirement Reasonable In Long-Term Care Homes kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Union Loses Bid to Overturn Mandatory Vaccination Policy for Lack of Notice kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Home Improvement Center Fined $330K for Repeat Storage Rack Violations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Minor Chemical Spill Isn’t Serious Enough to Justify Post-Incident Drug Testing kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Reassigning Work Subject to an OHS Work Refusal – Know The Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Climate Change And Working Conditions: Could Your Employer Be Responsible For Providing You An Air Conditioner? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Certification Motion Dismissed In Proposed Roadway Design Class Action In Ontario kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Minimizing Liability Risks When Rejecting Unrealistic JHSC Recommendations – Compliance Game Plan kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer’s Legal Obligations: Harassment, Bullying, Violence in the Workplace kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employee Who Refused to Mask Told by Court That Losses Were “Self-Inflicted” kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Protecting Athletes Is No Game: Federal Minister Of Sport Announces New Measures To Make Sport Safer In Canada kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How to Accommodate a Worker Who Needs Time Off for Chemotherapy – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
The Top 10 OHS Compliance Cases of 2022 (So Far) & Their Impact on You kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Are Employers Liable to Visitors Who Suffer Injuries on the Property? – Quiz kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Is Employer Liable for Ladder Fall Caused by Worker’s Carelessness? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Is a Company to Blame for Injuries Caused by Worker’s Safety Violations? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
New & Young Worker Safety Orientation & Training – Know The Laws Of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Notice of Projects for Construction Work – Know The Laws Of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
The Top 5 Workplace Summer Safety Hazards (and What You Can Do About Them) kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Alberta, Canada Human Rights Tribunal Reminds Employees They Have Duties In The Workplace Accommodation Process kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Occupational Diseases Covered by Workers Comp – Know The Laws Of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Which Illnesses Are Considered “Occupational Diseases” for Workers Comp? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Which Hazardous Spills Must You Report to the Government? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Key Trends In Arbitration Awards Pertaining To Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policies kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Arbitrator Decides Employer Could Terminate Employee Who Refused Government-Ordered Vaccination kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Safeopedia Presents: A Review of Medical Surveillance In Occupational Health Programs kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Making It Work: How to Build a Robust Safety Training Program, Globally kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
OHS Hazard Identification & Assessment – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
WorkSafeBC’s High-Risk Strategy for Construction Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Reduce Injuries kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Pay No Attention To The Blinking Red Light: Employee Monitoring Laws Announced In Ontario kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Safeopedia Presents: Safety Culture vs. Corporate Culture: A Strategy for Both kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Safeopedia Presents: The Time is Now: 5 Steps to a Strong Safety Culture kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Are Excavations/Trenches Considered Confined Spaces? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario Removing Masking Requirement On March 21 In Most Settings And Ending All COVID-19 Public Health Measures On April 27 kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Alberta Labour Relations Board Ices Union Complaint Against Vaccination Policy kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Arbitrator Decides COVID-19 Pandemic Is Cataclysmic Event That Did Not Trigger Entitlement To Severance Under Layoff Provisions kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
New Ontario Law Requires Employers to Adopt Digital Monitoring Policies kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Avoid Privacy Violations When Using GPS and Other Monitoring Technologies to Ensure Workers’ Safety kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Bill 88, Working For Workers Act, 2022: Ontario Introducing More Changes For Employers kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Proposed Ontario Legislation Mandating Decision Timelines In Regulated Professions kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ministry Of Labour Provides Guidance On Disconnecting From Work Policies And Non-Compete Agreements kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Which Company Is Liable, as an Employer, for Excavation Gas Pipe Explosion? – Quiz kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How to Protect Workers from Atmospheric Hazards Inside Excavations & Trenches kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Difficult Questions: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Precarious Employment kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario Introduces Bill 88: Legislation Mandating Electronic Monitoring Policies And Workplace Naloxone Kits And Increasing Fines Under The OHSA kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Reminder To Federal Employers: Deadline For Annual Workplace Harassment And Violence Occurrence Report kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Numerous Provinces Announce The End Of Provincial Vaccine Mandates, What Does This Mean For The Future? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workplace Injury And Teleworking: Can A Fall Outside The Home Be Considered A Workplace Accident? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Newly Proposed Federal Regulations Impose National Ban on Single-Use Plastics kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Material Handling: Employer Didn’t Use Due Diligence to Prevent Overhead Crane Operator Injury kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Excavations: CNESST Inspector’s Estimate Not Enough to Prove Trench Violation kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workplace Violence: OK to Fire Hospital Employee for Violence against His Co-Worker kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
COVID-19: Enforcing Mandatory Vaccination Policy Is Not an OHS Reprisal kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
COVID-19: Arbitrator Strikes Down Unilateral Get-Vaccinated-or-Get-Fired Policy kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Harassment: Employee Took Too Long to File Harassment Constructive Dismissal Case kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ergonomics: No Proof that Repetitive Work Tasks Caused Housekeeper’s Shoulder Injury kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Privacy: Employer Doesn’t Have to Stop Using Allegedly Privacy-Invasive GPS App kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Machines: Plywood Manufacturer Fined $547,000 for Failing to Prevent Machine Injuries kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workers Comp: Does Workers Comp Bar Lawsuit by US Workers Injured on Canadian Soil? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Driving/Transportation: RV Dealer Fined $185,000 for Fatal Towing Accident kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Drugs & Alcohol: Black Worker Required to Acknowledge Safety-Sensitive Status Claims Racism kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Drugs & Alcohol: Being Impaired at Work Is Just Cause to Fire Safety-Sensitive Railway Worker kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Powered Mobile Equipment Operator Qualifications – Know The Laws Of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workplace Vaccine Mandates Being Upheld as Challenges Largely Tossed Out kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Is a Worker’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
What to Do When a Worker Shows Signs of Substance Abuse – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Writing & Implementing an OHS Policy Statement – Compliance Game Plan kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workplace OHS Programs & OHS Policies – Know The Laws Of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
2022 Ergonomics Planning: Top 5 Factors That Will Impact Injury Prevention kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Trudeau to Minister of Environment: Push for Mandatory Climate Change Disclosure kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
New Critical Worker Exemption In Alberta Allows Workers With COVID-19 To Attend Work kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How to Comply with New Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations Training Rules kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Carbon Monoxide Safety: How to Protect Your Home, Identify Issues, and Respond to Emergencies kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Why It Matters: The Human Story Behind a Worker’s Combustible Dust Death kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
What’s the Difference between Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Flammable Liquids? – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Woman Who Falls Down Stairs While Working From Home Eligible for Worker’s Compensation kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Government Seeks Workers Comp Shelter in Humboldt Broncos Class Action kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Not Reprisal to Fire Probationary Worker Who Raised Facemask Concerns kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Use The 2021 Annual Due Diligence Scorecard To Measure Your Own Ohs Compliance kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How Big a Fine Should an Employer Get for a First Offence Forklift Fatality? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Mining Company, Supervisors Charged for Blasting Operations Violations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
WorkSafeBC Lowers the Boom on Prime Contractor after Gas Worker’s Death kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Union Employee Fired for Distracted Driving Can’t Sue for Money Damages kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Court Says It Lacks Authority to Block RCMP Mandatory Vaccination Policy kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Using Performance Appraisals To Hold Supervisors Accountable For Safety kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
OK to Require Medical Exam of Marijuana User’s Fitness for Safety-Sensitive Job kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Mining Company Fined $120,000 for Drilling Too Close to Rock Structures kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Potential Suicide Risks Grounds for Workers Comp Not to Pay for Medical Pot kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Arbitrator Reinstates Worker Fired for Shop Room Floor Fight with Co-Worker kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Court Upholds OHS Officer’s Rejection of Worker’s Confined Space Work Refusal kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Not Discrimination to Make Worker Shave Beard before Using Respirator kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Court Refuses to Pull Plug on RCMP Employees’ $1.1 Billion Harassment Lawsuit kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
No Security Clearance for Employee Involved in Drug Trafficking Incident kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario Court Opens Door to Harassment-Based Constructive Dismissal Claims kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ontario Case Draws New Line on Power of Arbitrator to Review Drug Testing Policies kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Failure to Name Prime Contractor Makes Construction Site Owner the Prime kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer Must Prove It Had Just Cause to Fire Employee for Medical Absence kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
First Aid, Other OHS Violations Cost Pipeline Contractor Over $254,000 kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
7-Eleven Fined $340,000 for Not Protecting Night Workers from Violence kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workers Comp Doesn’t Bar Harassment-Based Constructive Dismissal Claim kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Firing Union Nurse for Alcohol Addiction Is a Labour, Not a Human Rights Case kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
COVID-19 Status Update: Workplace Precautions, Vaccinations, and Where We Go From Here kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Tips for Promoting Employee Well-Being & Mental Health in the Workplace Infographic kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
To What Extent are Employees Barred From Pursuing Stress Claims in Court? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Canadian Corporate Immigration: Understanding and Navigating the System kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Information You Must List in Accident Reports – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Avoid Incriminating Yourself When Reporting Work Incidents to OHS Officials kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Scorecard of the Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Decided Since Marijuana Legalization kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Construction Safety And The Owner: Damned If You Don’t, Probably If You Do. kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Ionizing & Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
3 Years After the Legalization of Marijuana in Canada: An OHS Compliance Update kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Your Right to Immediately Remove Workers Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Creating Effective Employment Contracts that Protect your Company’s Resources and Future Business Prospects kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
You Make The Call: Did Employer Use Due Diligence To Prevent Lockout Injury? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
JHSC Membership and Co-Chair Requirements – Know the Laws of Your Province kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Applying Game Theory Principles in the Management of Employee Absences kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Worker’s Deliberate Refusal to Wash Hands Is Worthy of a 4-Month Suspension kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Court Refuses to Order Government to Lift COVID-19 Emergency Measures kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Strong OHS Program Not Enough to Prove Due Diligence for Foreseeable Risk kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workers Comp Doesn’t Bar Harassed Worker’s Constructive Dismissal Lawsuit kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Company Had the Right Safety Policy but Didn’t Make Workers Aware of It kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Texting at Service Stop Is Just Cause to Fire Driver with Disciplinary History kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Fall at Home Is Work-Related When It Aggravates Previous Work Injuries kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Prime Contractor Gets 6-Figure OHS Fine for Excavation Project Injuries kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Consider Requiring Covid-19 Testing As An Alternative To Mandatory Vaccination kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
One Harassment Incident Justifies Termination When It’s a Sexual Assault kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Workers Comp Nixes Employer’s Claim for Cost Relief for Firefighter’s PTSD kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Requiring Disclosure of Legal Drugs Allowed Only for Safety-Sensitive Workers kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Failing to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Doesn’t Cost Worker His Job kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Contractor Fined Half a Million for 21-Year-Old Construction Worker’s Death kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Court Was Wrong to Convict Excavation Contractor for Fall Protection Violation kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Roofing Contractor Used Due Diligence to Prevent Fall Protection Violation kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer Must Pay $150K for Supervisor’s Attempt to Falsify Injury Report kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Nuclear Plants Can’t Do Random Drug Testing Until Privacy Issues Are Resolved kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Worker’s Mental Stress Caused by Employment Decisions, Not Harassment kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Construction Worker Has Valid Claim for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Company Official Fined for Refusing OHS Investigator Interview without a Lawyer kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Positive Urine + Negative Oral Swab Test Don’t Prove Marijuana Impairment kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer Pays The Price When Supervisor Tells Worker To Lie About Workplace Injury kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Failure to Guard Conveyor Results in Entanglement Death and $350,000 Fine kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Dept. of Transportation Fined Nearly $100,000 for Fatality to Contractor’s Worker kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Business Owner Hurt by COVID Travel Ban Can’t Sue Province for Damages kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Supervisor Must Pay Discrimination Damages for Sexual Assault of Worker kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Accessibility, Emergency Evacuation And The Need To Accommodate The Special Needs Of The Disabled kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Why Hiring Constructors May No Longer Get Ontario Site Owners Off The Liability Hook kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Are Employers Liable for Injuries Caused by Victims’ Own Safety Violations? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
No Proof that Excavator Contractor Violated Waterside Safety Regulations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Criminal Weapons Possession Charges Doesn’t Justify Worker’s Suspension kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Fatal Traffic Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Job kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Hamlet Gets 18 Months’ Corporate Probation for Defying Stop Work Order kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Court More than Doubles OHS Fine against Garage Owner for Explosion Death kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Union Shop Steward’s Confrontational Protest of COVID Rules Is Insubordination kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Union Loses Termination Case because It Waited Too Long to Name Arbitrator kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
COVID Restrictions on Religious Gatherings Don’t Violate Charter Rights kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Does Legalized Marijuana Provide More Leeway for Random Drug Testing? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Keeping Face Masks Mandatory After COVID-19 Health Order Expires – Ask The Expert kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
July 7: How SkillTech is Revitalizing Frontline Employee Mental Health kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Generic Lockout Procedures Don’t Prevent Fatalities or OHS Violations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How to Avoid OHS Liability When Contracting with “Prime Contractors”/“Constructors” kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Government Programs Support Private Sector Cleantech Development Projects kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Reimagining Occupational Health & Safety in Quebec – AVETTA white paper kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Surviving today’s OHS challenges in a COVID world – three steps to meeting your future OHS needs today! – Sponsored by Avetta kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Smooth & Safe Operations: The Safety Leader’s Role in Business Continuity Planning – Sponsored by Avetta kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Avetta presents: Safety Leadership and Engagement – How are You Driving Safety Culture Success? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Avetta presents: Opioids/Cannabis Workplace Drug Testing – What Should Employers Know? kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Avetta presents: Elements of a Workplace Violence Safety Program- Do’s and Don’ts kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Practical Guidance in the Wake of a Catastrophe: What to Do if a Tragic Accident Occurs at your Workplace – Sponsored by Avetta kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
How to Assess the Role of Company Culture in Creating Safe Workplaces kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Heavy Equipment Company Fined $60,000 for Improper Disposal of Solid Waste kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer Would Have Had Just Cause but Messed Up Termination Procedure kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Installing Camera in Truck to Analyze Accident Causes Is Valid Safety Measure kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Driver Keeps His Job Even Though His “Slackness” Caused Expensive Accident kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
OK to Charge Constructor as “Employer” for OHS Violation, Says Top Court kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Dump Truck OHS Violations Lead to Worker’s Death and $65,000 in Fines kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
High Court Upholds Denial of Injured Worker’s Wage Replacement Benefits kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Positive Marijuana Test Doesn’t Prove Worker Was Impaired at Time of Accident kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employer Fined $175,000 for Worker’s Confined Space Asphyxiation Death kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
Employment Law Fundamentals: Employment Terminations in a Non-Union Workplace kneal@oecorp.ca kneal@oecorp.ca
