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Compliance Cheat Sheet: The 5 Things You Must Do to Manage Cold Stress Hazards
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Compliance Cheat Sheet: The 5 Things You Must Do to Manage Cold Stress Hazards

Alberta, Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cold Stress, Compliance Game Plans, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Federal, First Aid, Hazard Assessment, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training, Yukon

Compliance Cheat Sheet: The 5 Things You Must Do to Manage Cold Stress Hazards

Implementing a game plan to protect workers exposed to dangerously cold

By vickyp|2024-02-07T17:51:10-08:00November 12, 2019|Alberta, Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cold Stress, Compliance Game Plans, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Federal, First Aid, Hazard Assessment, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training, Yukon|0 Comments

Train the Trainer: How to Provide Cold Stress Safety Training

Implementing a cold stress training and education game plan

By vickyp|2019-11-12T00:00:00-08:00November 12, 2019|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cold Stress, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fall Protection, Fatigue, First Aid, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training, Workplace Stress|0 Comments

Compliance Briefing: The 5 Things OHS Directors Must Know to Stop Workplace Use of Legalized Cannabis
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Compliance Briefing: The 5 Things OHS Directors Must Know to Stop Workplace Use of Legalized Cannabis

Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Federal, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Compliance Briefing: The 5 Things OHS Directors Must Know to Stop Workplace Use of Legalized Cannabis

If cannabis is legal, what gives you the right to ban workers from using it?

By vickyp|2019-11-06T00:00:00-08:00November 6, 2019|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Federal, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

Ask The Expert: Do Older Racking Systems Require Pre Start Safety Review?
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Ask The Expert: Do Older Racking Systems Require Pre Start Safety Review?

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Materials Handling, Ontario, TOPIC

Ask The Expert: Do Older Racking Systems Require Pre Start Safety Review?

PSR is required if the racking system doesn?t meet current standards or is modified

By vickyp|2019-10-28T00:00:00-07:00October 28, 2019|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Materials Handling, Ontario, TOPIC|0 Comments

Alberta: Workers Comp
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Alberta: Workers Comp

Alberta, JURISDICTION

Alberta: Workers Comp

Dec 2: That?s the deadline to comment on the Alberta WCB?s proposed changes to workers? comp premium and rate setting rules

By vickyp|2019-10-25T00:00:00-07:00October 25, 2019|Alberta, JURISDICTION|0 Comments

Court Second Guesses Arbitrator’s Decision to Reinstate Breast Grabber
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Court Second Guesses Arbitrator’s Decision to Reinstate Breast Grabber

Alberta, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, PPE, TOPIC

Court Second Guesses Arbitrator’s Decision to Reinstate Breast Grabber

A City employee was fired for sexual assault after grabbing a co-worker?s breast without her consent. The arbitrator said the penalty was too harsh and reduced it to a lengthy suspension.

By vickyp|2019-10-25T00:00:00-07:00October 25, 2019|Alberta, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Federal: OHS Enforcement
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Federal: OHS Enforcement

Federal, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOPIC

Federal: OHS Enforcement

Jan 1: Federally regulated employers who commit OHS violations will now face the risk of administrative monetary penalties (AMPs).

By vickyp|2019-10-24T00:00:00-07:00October 24, 2019|Federal, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments

Federal: Harassment & Violence
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Federal: Harassment & Violence

Emergency Preparedness, Federal, Hazard Assessment, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOPIC, Training, Workplace Violence

Federal: Harassment & Violence

Jan 1: A new stand-alone regulation takes effect requiring federally-regulated

By vickyp|2019-10-24T00:00:00-07:00October 24, 2019|Emergency Preparedness, Federal, Hazard Assessment, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOPIC, Training, Workplace Violence|0 Comments

OK to Fire Engineer for Using Cocaine While Operating Train
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OK to Fire Engineer for Using Cocaine While Operating Train

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Federal, JURISDICTION, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

OK to Fire Engineer for Using Cocaine While Operating Train

An engineer had to take a drug test after driving his train off the rails. The test came back positive for cocaine and the engineer was fired.

By vickyp|2019-10-24T00:00:00-07:00October 24, 2019|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Federal, JURISDICTION, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

OHS Compliance Panel with Our Experts
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OHS Compliance Panel with Our Experts

OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training, Webinars Recorded

OHS Compliance Panel with Our Experts

October 23, 2019 | Join our panel of safety experts as they review what is and is not working for safety training in 2019, new methods to try, how to increase your budget and more. Submit your questions on any safety training related subject upon registration to guarantee they are answered during the webinar. Register early as space fills up!

By vickyp|2019-10-23T00:00:00-07:00October 23, 2019|OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training, Webinars Recorded|0 Comments

Ask The Expert: Can Workers Who Work Near Machines Have Beards?
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Ask The Expert: Can Workers Who Work Near Machines Have Beards?

OHS Program, TOPIC

Ask The Expert: Can Workers Who Work Near Machines Have Beards?

OHS regulations require workers to keep beards confined or short enough to avoid entanglement with moving machine parts

By vickyp|2019-10-21T00:00:00-07:00October 21, 2019|OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments

Forklift Fatality Caused by Victim’s Lack of Training, Not His Carelessness
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Forklift Fatality Caused by Victim’s Lack of Training, Not His Carelessness

Due Diligence, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Québec, TOPIC, Training

Forklift Fatality Caused by Victim’s Lack of Training, Not His Carelessness

A forklift driver parked his fully loaded vehicle at the top of an access ramp with a false flat of 1? without turning off the engine or engaging the parking brake.

By vickyp|2024-02-07T17:51:18-08:00October 19, 2019|Due Diligence, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Québec, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments

Saskatchewan: Workers’ Comp
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Saskatchewan: Workers’ Comp

JURISDICTION, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan: Workers’ Comp

Sept 15: In Sask., as in most jurisdictions, certain cancers are presumed to be work-related for workers? comp coverage purposes when suffered by firefighters with a stated minimum period of employment as a firefighter.

By vickyp|2024-01-16T08:39:21-08:00October 19, 2019|JURISDICTION, Saskatchewan|0 Comments

Yukon Territory: Workers’ Comp
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Yukon Territory: Workers’ Comp

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving, Yukon

Yukon Territory: Workers’ Comp

Sept 10: Workers? comp rates in Yukon are going up in 2020. Highlights of the YWCHSB?s newly published rates.

By vickyp|2024-01-16T08:39:32-08:00October 19, 2019|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving, Yukon|0 Comments

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