No Firing Truck Driver because Insurance Company Won’t Cover Him
An insurance company refused to issue a policy for a trucking company because the driving records of one of its drivers weren?t up to its standards.
Mere Occurrence of Accident Doesn’t Prove Employer Committed OHS Violation
An important new ruling from the Alberta Court of Appeal in a case involving the tragic death of a drilling rig.
The Business Case for Safety: Demonstrating Your OHS Program’s Return On Investment (ROI)
Every dollar invested in safety yields at least $3 in return, CFOs say
Ask The Expert: Confined Spaces in BC
The criteria WorkSafeBC uses to determine if a trench is a confined space.
Ask The Expert: Asking Workers about their Prescription Drugs
Such questions may be okay depending on who, how and why you ask.
Blaming Baiters Doesn’t Get Fisherman Off Hook for Fisheries Violation
A lobster fisherman was charged with a Fisheries Act violation after a pair of female crabs were found impaled as bait inside one of his traps.
Failure of Employer’s Return to Work Process Is “Self-Induced”
A casino table games dealer returned to work after a debilitating shoulder injury but could no longer do her old job.
Does OHS Training Have to Be Multilingual? GalleryDoes OHS Training Have to Be Multilingual?
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Does OHS Training Have to Be Multilingual?
Translating required training materials into other languages is an implied duty when necessary to ensure workers understand it.
Failure to Identify the Hazard GalleryFailure to Identify the Hazard
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Failure to Identify the Hazard
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Past Red-Light Violation Makes Bus Driver’s Collision More than a First Offence
Was a 3-day suspension too severe a penalty for a bus driver that got into a preventable but minor collision?
No Provincial OHS Reprisal Claim against Federally Regulated Bank
Sec. 50 of the Ontario OHS Act bans employers from taking reprisals against workers for exercising their OHS rights and gives workers the right to file a reprisal complaint with the OLRB
Constructor Found Liable for Swing Stage Outrigger Fall
This long running case began in 2013 when the outrigger of a swing stage fell as it was being moved from a penthouse roof and hit a construction worker on the ground 4 floors below.
Workers’ Comp Doesn’t Cover Police Officer’s PTSD
A police sergeant sought workers? comp benefits for the PTSD he said was caused as a result of witnessing a woman detained for public intoxication suffer stroke while in police lock-up.
Employee Fired for Failing Post-Incident Drug Test Gets Reinstated GalleryEmployee Fired for Failing Post-Incident Drug Test Gets Reinstated
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Employee Fired for Failing Post-Incident Drug Test Gets Reinstated
A Helicopter Landing Officer on an offshore platform was fired for failing a post-incident alcohol and drug test.