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Do Safety Concerns Justify Refusing to Hire Worker with Limited English Proficiency?

Situation An electrician whose native language is Mandarin Chinese interviews

By |2024-02-07T17:49:36-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Leadership, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Safety Management, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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WHMIS 2015 Implementation Checklist

BENEFITS Canada is in the process of transitioning from the

By |2020-06-22T22:33:00-07:00June 22, 2020|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Checklists, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Materials Handling, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, WHMIS|0 Comments
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Does Fear of Attack Justify Work Refusal by Residential Home Worker?

SITUATION A cafeteria worker in a residential home for mentally

By |2024-02-07T17:49:46-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Program, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Did Employer Properly Handle Worker’s Scent Sensitivity?

SITUATION A new worker informs her boss that she has

By |2024-02-07T17:49:55-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, Yukon|0 Comments
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Is Employer Liable for Worker’s Drunk Driving Death?

SITUATION A secretary at a delivery company stays after hours

By |2024-02-07T17:50:09-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Can Employer Fire Worker for Drunk Driving Accident in Company Car?

SITUATION A worker for a small business takes a company

By |2024-02-07T17:50:18-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Can Employer Fire Worker for Threatening to Bring a Gun to Work?

SITUATION A retail store worker, who's dating a cop, complains

By |2024-02-07T17:50:26-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Program, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence, Yukon|0 Comments
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Can Employer Fire HIV+ Worker for Safety Concerns?

SITUATION A senior worker at a cleaning company who has

By |2024-02-07T17:50:35-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Program, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Can a Municipality Be Forced to Pay for a Private Party’s Pollution?

SITUATION Several hundred litres of furnace oil leak from the

By |2024-02-07T17:50:43-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, Yukon|0 Comments
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Does Use of Fall Protection System Eliminate Need for Guardrail?

SITUATION An employer installs a platform running the length of

By |2024-02-07T17:34:26-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Fall Protection, Federal, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Can an Employer Ban Workers from Wearing a Particular Shoe?

SITUATION A resort worker injures her ankle while wearing sneakers

By |2024-02-07T17:34:34-08:00June 22, 2020|Alberta, British Columbia, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, Hazard Assessment, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Quizzes, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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