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It’s 3 Strikes and Y’er Out for Fired Diamond Miner

Strike 1: A diamond miner fired for a series of

By |2024-01-16T07:28:10-08:00August 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, Northwest Territories, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on It’s 3 Strikes and Y’er Out for Fired Diamond Miner

OK to Fire Union Rep for Safety and Harassment Violations

Firing an OHS coordinator is tricky business, especially when the

By |2021-08-10T15:17:00-07:00August 10, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on OK to Fire Union Rep for Safety and Harassment Violations

Supervisor Must Pay Discrimination Damages for Sexual Assault of Worker

A supervisor in charge of a carpet installation operation on

By |2021-08-10T15:15:00-07:00August 10, 2021|British Columbia, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|Comments Off on Supervisor Must Pay Discrimination Damages for Sexual Assault of Worker

OHS Forklift Training Rules Don’t Ban Hiring Now and Training Later

A sawmill employee was passed over for promotion to a

By |2021-08-10T15:09:00-07:00August 10, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, TOPIC, Training|Comments Off on OHS Forklift Training Rules Don’t Ban Hiring Now and Training Later

Worker Claims Co-Workers’ NFL Fantasy Draft Snub Is Bullying

This oddball case began with the extreme distress an accountant

By |2024-01-16T07:28:33-08:00August 10, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|Comments Off on Worker Claims Co-Workers’ NFL Fantasy Draft Snub Is Bullying

CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion

Starting in 2019, employers had to specify what they do

By |2021-08-10T14:54:00-07:00August 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Federal, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|Comments Off on CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion

Why Do Cranes Keep On Collapsing?

As you learn the moment you drive through the city,

By |2021-08-05T16:57:00-07:00August 5, 2021|Articles, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Fall Protection, Federal, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Why Do Cranes Keep On Collapsing?

Accessibility, Emergency Evacuation And The Need To Accommodate The Special Needs Of The Disabled

Qu‚bec did it first. Manitoba and Ontario did it next.

By |2021-07-29T16:54:00-07:00July 29, 2021|Articles, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Accessibility, Emergency Evacuation And The Need To Accommodate The Special Needs Of The Disabled

Why Hiring Constructors May No Longer Get Ontario Site Owners Off The Liability Hook

Compliance gets complicated at construction projects and other sites where

By |2021-07-22T16:51:00-07:00July 22, 2021|Articles, Contractors, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Why Hiring Constructors May No Longer Get Ontario Site Owners Off The Liability Hook

Are Employers Liable for Injuries Caused by Victims’ Own Safety Violations?

It depends on whether they knew or should have known

Must Employers Pay Workers for Time in Pre-Employment Training?

A CNESST inspector cited a recruiting firm for what she

By |2024-02-07T09:54:09-08:00July 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, Québec, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training|Comments Off on Must Employers Pay Workers for Time in Pre-Employment Training?

No Proof that Excavator Contractor Violated Waterside Safety Regulations

The shovel of a hydraulic excavator being used to break

By |2024-02-07T09:54:16-08:00July 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Excavation & Trenching, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Québec, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on No Proof that Excavator Contractor Violated Waterside Safety Regulations
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