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Faulty Lockout Procedures Cost Fracking Firm $137,000

The firm did have written lockout procedures, but they weren't

By |2021-06-08T16:21:00-07:00June 8, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Lockout Tagout, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Faulty Lockout Procedures Cost Fracking Firm $137,000

Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations

After sliding open a food slicing machine access door and

By |2021-06-08T16:17:00-07:00June 8, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Lockout Tagout, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations

Missed Filing Deadline Is Death Knell for Worker’s Retaliation Case

They say that a person who acts as his own

By |2021-06-08T16:14:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Missed Filing Deadline Is Death Knell for Worker’s Retaliation Case

Dental Assistant Fired for Unlicensed Practice, Not as Retaliation

A Registered Dental Assistant claimed she was fired as a

By |2021-06-08T16:11:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Dental Assistant Fired for Unlicensed Practice, Not as Retaliation

Stop Work Order Appeal Leads to Citation for OHS Violation

What began as an appeal of a stop work order

By |2021-06-08T15:36:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Stop Work Order Appeal Leads to Citation for OHS Violation

High Court Upholds Denial of Injured Worker’s Wage Replacement Benefits

A worker's 7-year litigation battle to get his worker comp

By |2021-06-08T15:34:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Alberta, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation|Comments Off on High Court Upholds Denial of Injured Worker’s Wage Replacement Benefits

Positive Marijuana Test Doesn’t Prove Worker Was Impaired at Time of Accident

A machine operator subjected to post-incident testing after backing his

By |2021-06-08T15:26:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Positive Marijuana Test Doesn’t Prove Worker Was Impaired at Time of Accident

Employer Fined $175,000 for Worker’s Confined Space Asphyxiation Death

Two cleaning workers entered a tank trailer used to transport

By |2021-06-08T15:24:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Confined Spaces, Federal, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Fined $175,000 for Worker’s Confined Space Asphyxiation Death

How to Assess the Role of Company Culture in Creating Safe Workplaces

Recognizing the Factors that Lead to Risk Tolerance Reducing accidents

Employment Law Fundamentals: Employment Terminations in a Non-Union Workplace

Date: June 16, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

New OHSA Regulations To Streamline Reporting

The Province of Ontario has passed new Regulations to streamline

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