Ontario: Hazardous Chemicals
Jan 1: The following changes to the Biological or Chemical Agents (Reg. 833) and Designated Substances (O. Reg. 490/09) will take effect in Ontario in 2020
Does Worker Comp Cover Injury Suffered by Worker While Leaving Work?
A trucker slips and falls in an icy parking lot after finishing a delivery and dropping off the truck. Question: Is the injury covered by workers? comp?
Prince Edward Island: Asbestos
Oct 13: That?s the deadline to comment on proposed changes to OHS regulations designed to bring PEI?s workplace asbestos rules into line with the rest of Canada. Highlights.
Ontario OHS Scorecard?Reported Fines in September 2019
Reported Fines in September 2019.
Ontario MOL’s 2019 Provincial Initiatives OHS Inspection Schedule
2019 Provincial Initiatives OHS Inspection Schedule
Northwst Territories: Workers’ Comp
Aug 21: The Northwest Territories passed workers? comp reform legislation (Bill 25). Highlights
Nova Scotia: Workers’ Comp Rates
Sept 4: For the 17th year in a row, the average Nova Scotia WCB premium rate will be $2.65 per $100 assessable payroll.
Ask The Expert: TDG Classification of Mixtures Containing Just One Dangerous Good
In most cases, the criteria for the dangerous good of that particular UN number applies to the entire mixture.
Newfoundland & Labrador: Workplace Violence & Harassment
New workplace violence and harassment OHS regulations will take effect in 2020 requiring Newfoundland employers to:
Winners & Losers: Are Ergonomic Hazards Grounds for a Work Refusal? GalleryWinners & Losers: Are Ergonomic Hazards Grounds for a Work Refusal?
Back Safety, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Federal, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Safety Management, TOPIC, Training
Winners & Losers: Are Ergonomic Hazards Grounds for a Work Refusal?
Does the right to refuse work apply to MSIs that develop gradually over time?
Workers? Comp Must Pay for Injured Worker’s Medical Cannabis
Doctors prescribed medical cannabis for pain from a worker?s work-related back injury.
British Columbia: Workers’ Comp
Jan: WorkSafeBC is planning to keep 2020 average premium base rates at 1.55% of assessable payroll for the third year in a row.
Failure of Return to Work Process ≠ Failure to Accommodate
Did the employer do enough to accommodate an employee whose back injury left him incapable of performing the physically strenuous duties of a paramedic?
Manitoba: OHS Fines
Sept 30: When the Assembly reconvenes, keep your eye on Bill 12 which would double the maximum penalty for a Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act violation to $500K and $1 million.