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