vickyp, Author at OHS Insider

Ask The Expert: Why Failing a Drug Test Isn’t Necessarily Grounds for Discipline but Cheating on One Is
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Ask The Expert: Why Failing a Drug Test Isn’t Necessarily Grounds for Discipline but Cheating on One Is

Alberta, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOPIC

Ask The Expert: Why Failing a Drug Test Isn’t Necessarily Grounds for Discipline but Cheating on One Is

QUESTION You recently wrote about a case Gilbert and D

By vickyp|2018-05-31T00:00:00-07:00May 31, 2018|Alberta, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments

Ask The Expert: Keeping Over-the-Counter Medications in the First Aid Room
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Ask The Expert: Keeping Over-the-Counter Medications in the First Aid Room

Alberta, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOPIC

Ask The Expert: Keeping Over-the-Counter Medications in the First Aid Room

QUESTION Is it a good practice to have over-the-counter (OTC)

By vickyp|2018-05-31T00:00:00-07:00May 31, 2018|Alberta, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments

Planning to Grow your Contingent Workforce in Alberta?
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Planning to Grow your Contingent Workforce in Alberta?

Alberta, Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC

Planning to Grow your Contingent Workforce in Alberta?

Contributed by: Susan Greeves An Act to Protect the Health

By vickyp|2018-05-30T00:00:00-07:00May 30, 2018|Alberta, Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Vaping Cannabis while Driving Company Vehicle = Just Cause to Fire, Even for First Offence
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Vaping Cannabis while Driving Company Vehicle = Just Cause to Fire, Even for First Offence

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, OHS Program, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Vaping Cannabis while Driving Company Vehicle = Just Cause to Fire, Even for First Offence

An arbitrator ruled that bypassing progressive discipline and firing a

By vickyp|2018-05-29T00:00:00-07:00May 29, 2018|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, OHS Program, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

No Evidence that Dean Bullied & Harassed Professor
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No Evidence that Dean Bullied & Harassed Professor

Cases & Compliance Alerts, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Laws & Announcements, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Stress, Workplace Violence

No Evidence that Dean Bullied & Harassed Professor

'Get it through your thick skull. . .' 'This may

By vickyp|2018-05-25T07:00:00-07:00May 25, 2018|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Laws & Announcements, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Stress, Workplace Violence|0 Comments

Positive Test Doesn’t Prove Employee Smoked Marijuana at Work
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Positive Test Doesn’t Prove Employee Smoked Marijuana at Work

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Positive Test Doesn’t Prove Employee Smoked Marijuana at Work

After testing positive for marijuana, an employee vigorously denied smoking

By vickyp|2018-05-25T00:00:00-07:00May 25, 2018|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

Saying Non-Union Sites Are Safer Is OK; Saying They Have Less Turnover Is Not
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Saying Non-Union Sites Are Safer Is OK; Saying They Have Less Turnover Is Not

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Leadership & Communications, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOPIC

Saying Non-Union Sites Are Safer Is OK; Saying They Have Less Turnover Is Not

Did a mining company commit an unfair labour practice by

By vickyp|2018-05-24T07:00:00-07:00May 24, 2018|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Leadership & Communications, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments

Private Insurance Need Not Pay for Injured Employee’s Medical Cannabis
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Private Insurance Need Not Pay for Injured Employee’s Medical Cannabis

Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, PPE, TOPIC

Private Insurance Need Not Pay for Injured Employee’s Medical Cannabis

In Feb. 2017, the Human Rights Commission ruled that a

By vickyp|2018-05-24T00:00:00-07:00May 24, 2018|Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Compliance Forecast – The Top 5 OHS Trends & How They Impact Your OHS Program
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Compliance Forecast – The Top 5 OHS Trends & How They Impact Your OHS Program

Alberta, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC, Webinars Recorded, WHMIS, Workplace Stress, Workplace Violence

Compliance Forecast – The Top 5 OHS Trends & How They Impact Your OHS Program

May 23, 2018 | Learn about recent OHS trends and how they impact your department. Topics covered include cannabis legalization, WHMIS 2015, sexual harassment, C-45 and more. Get steps on how to get compliant with these changes, quickly, including what you need to change in your policies today.