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Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties

An injured electrician was told she could return to work

By |2021-07-10T14:43:00-07:00July 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Traffic Accident Is Work Related Even If Worker Isn’t Doing Ordinary Job Duties
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Mandatory Use of Time Tracking App Violates Employees’ Privacy

A tunnel engineering firm unilaterally implemented a rule requiring employees

By |2024-01-16T07:29:21-08:00July 10, 2021|Communications, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, Ontario, Safety Management, TOPIC|Comments Off on Mandatory Use of Time Tracking App Violates Employees’ Privacy
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Criminal Weapons Possession Charges Doesn’t Justify Worker’s Suspension

A hog fuel operator was suspended after police raided his

By |2021-07-10T14:18:00-07:00July 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|Comments Off on Criminal Weapons Possession Charges Doesn’t Justify Worker’s Suspension
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Fatal Traffic Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Job

A Toronto Transit Commission bus driver got fired after running

By |2021-07-10T14:15:00-07:00July 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Fatal Traffic Accident Costs Bus Driver His Driving Position but Not His Job
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Bakery Company Fined $700,000 for Separate Temp Worker Fatalities

The first fatality took place when a tractor-trailer backed into

By |2021-07-10T14:07:00-07:00July 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Bakery Company Fined $700,000 for Separate Temp Worker Fatalities
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Hamlet Gets 18 Months’ Corporate Probation for Defying Stop Work Order

WSCC inspectors issued a stop work order banning the Hamlet

By |2024-01-16T07:29:43-08:00July 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Nunavut, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Hamlet Gets 18 Months’ Corporate Probation for Defying Stop Work Order
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Court More than Doubles OHS Fine against Garage Owner for Explosion Death

The acetylene torch a garage mechanic was using to remove

By |2021-07-08T17:49:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Court More than Doubles OHS Fine against Garage Owner for Explosion Death
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Roofer Fined $105,252 for Fall Protection Violation

WorkSafeBC inspectors noticed 2 workers performing waterproofing work while standing

By |2021-07-08T17:38:00-07:00July 8, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Fall Protection, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Roofer Fined $105,252 for Fall Protection Violation
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Union Loses Termination Case because It Waited Too Long to Name Arbitrator

After an employee was fired for allegedly assaulting a co-worker,

By |2021-07-08T17:24:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Union Loses Termination Case because It Waited Too Long to Name Arbitrator
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Laid Off Ironworker Loses His OHS Reprisal Case

Frustrated by repeated denials of time off to care for

By |2021-07-08T17:22:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Laid Off Ironworker Loses His OHS Reprisal Case
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Trucking Firm Fined $120,000 for Unloading Operation Fatality

A worker unloading masonry slabs of countertop material weighing several

By |2021-07-08T17:20:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Federal, JURISDICTION, Materials Handling, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Trucking Firm Fined $120,000 for Unloading Operation Fatality
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Does Legalized Marijuana Provide More Leeway for Random Drug Testing?

The union contended that unannounced random urine drug testing of

By |2021-07-08T17:02:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Does Legalized Marijuana Provide More Leeway for Random Drug Testing?
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Don’t Let It Come Down To A Choice Between Ppe And Religion

There are nearly half a million Sikhs in Canada, maybe

By |2021-07-08T16:39:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Articles, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, JURISDICTION, PPE, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Don’t Let It Come Down To A Choice Between Ppe And Religion
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Monthly Portable Fire Extinguisher Inspections – Ask The Expert

QUESTION Our facility is an office building in Ontario. We

By |2021-07-08T05:16:00-07:00July 8, 2021|Ask The Expert, Checklists, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, Hazard Assessment, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, Procedures, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|0 Comments
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