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Compliance Cheat Sheet: OHS Noise Exposure & Protection Requirements Across Canada

The 7 things you must know to comply with noise hazard rules

By |2024-02-07T11:38:54-08:00December 6, 2019|Alberta, British Columbia, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, Hazard Assessment, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOPIC|0 Comments
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New Laws: The 6 Biggest OHS Compliance Challenges of 2020

The new laws you need to prepare for in the year ahead

By |2024-02-07T11:39:06-08:00December 6, 2019|Alberta, Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Confined Spaces, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Federal, Fire & Explosives Safety, First Aid, Hazard Assessment, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, Heat Stress, Hot Work / Welding, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Québec, Return-To-Work, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving, WHMIS, Working Alone, Workplace Stress, Workplace Violence, Yukon|0 Comments
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The 8 Most Important OHS Compliance Cases of 2019

Medical cannabis, workplace violence investigations, construction safety and work refusals were among the key issues in 2019 OHS litigation

By |2019-12-06T00:00:00-08:00December 6, 2019|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, First Aid, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Hot Work / Welding, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Newfoundland and Labrador, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Safety Management, Saskatchewan, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|0 Comments
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Brief Your Supervisors: Is Fear of Catching an Illness Legitimate Grounds for a Work Refusal?

4 questions your supervisors should ask when responding to illness-based work refusals

By |2024-02-07T11:39:15-08:00December 3, 2019|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, First Aid, Housekeeping/Hygiene, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Québec, TOPIC|0 Comments
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6 Key Facts about Managing Workplace Flu & Infectious Illness Risks

OHS laws require you to protect workers from flu and other infectious illness

By |2019-12-03T00:00:00-08:00December 3, 2019|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Hot Work / Welding, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Preparing Your Workplace for Flu & Other Infectious Illness Outbreaks

How to minimize the risk of potentially crippling disruptions

By |2019-12-03T00:00:00-08:00December 3, 2019|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fatigue, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Housekeeping/Hygiene, Joint Health & Safety Committee, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Power Tools, PPE, Safety Management, TOPIC|0 Comments
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OHS Scorecard: 5 Biggest OHS Fines in BC (April thru June 2019)

OHS Scorecard: 5 Biggest OHS Fines in BC (April thru

By |2024-12-26T10:46:02-08:00November 20, 2019|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Hazard Assessment, Health & Wellness, Joint Health & Safety Committee, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, Scorecards, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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No Workers’ Comp for Overworked, Stressed Out Medical Technician

A cardio technician with bipolar disorder claimed the practice she

By |2019-11-19T00:00:00-08:00November 19, 2019|British Columbia, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Stress|0 Comments
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Revised OHS regulations on temporary stairs at construction sites take effect Jan 1

Changes to Ontario Temporary Stairs at Construction Sites Rules Current

By |2019-11-19T00:00:00-08:00November 19, 2019|Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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High Court Serves Up OHS Construction Liability Bombshell

A city hires a contractor to serve as "constructor" in

By |2019-11-19T00:00:00-08:00November 19, 2019|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies Dependent Contractor Status

In Thurston v Ontario (Children's Lawyer), the Court of Appeal for Ontario clarified what level of dependency is required to

By |2019-11-18T00:00:00-08:00November 18, 2019|Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SAFETY: Using Total Cost Assessment to Prove Value of Safety Initiatives

Getting the money you need for new safety + environmental projects

By |2019-11-14T00:00:00-08:00November 14, 2019|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Ergonomics, Hazard Assessment, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, Return-To-Work, Safety Management, TOPIC|0 Comments
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