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