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Workplace Incident, Injury, & Illness Reporting Compliance Game Plan

8 things to do to comply with OHS incident reporting requirements.

By |2025-10-08T16:08:06-07:00January 6, 2018|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Electrical, Emergency Preparedness, Fall Protection, Fire & Explosives Safety, First Aid, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Joint Health & Safety Committee, JURISDICTION, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Power Tools, Québec, Return-To-Work, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Airline Must Obey MOL Order to Conduct Sound Tests on Planes

A government safety official ordered a small air carrier to

By |2018-01-05T00:00:00-08:00January 5, 2018|Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Supervisor’s Worksite Harassment of Non-Employee = Employment Discrimination

A foreman on a BC road construction project allegedly made

By |2018-01-03T00:00:00-08:00January 3, 2018|British Columbia, Emergency Preparedness, JURISDICTION, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Who’s to Blame for Worker’s Trip over Pallet Left in Loading Aisle?

A store worker going backwards while using a manual skid

By |2017-12-18T00:00:00-08:00December 18, 2017|Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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You Make The Call: Did Wal-Mart Show Due Diligence to Keep Aisles Free of Trip Hazards?

SITUATION A Wal-Mart worker is using a manual skid jack

By |2017-12-18T00:00:00-08:00December 18, 2017|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Housekeeping/Hygiene, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Joint Health & Safety Committee, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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Noise Protection: Hearing Conservation & Noise Protection Policy (BC Version)

BENEFIT OHS laws require employers to protect workers exposed to

By |2017-12-15T18:19:00-08:00December 15, 2017|British Columbia, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, JURISDICTION, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Failure to Get Audiogram ≠ Grounds to Deny Workers? Comp for Hearing Loss

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal said the WCB was

By |2024-01-16T10:35:26-08:00December 14, 2017|Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation|0 Comments
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Firing Nurse for Alcohol Addiction = Disability Discrimination

After coming to work drunk, a home care aide acknowledged

By |2017-12-12T00:00:00-08:00December 12, 2017|Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Electrician Uses up ‘Last Chance’ by Committing Lockout Violation

This is your last chance; one more 'serious disciplinary issue'

By |2024-01-16T10:36:01-08:00December 12, 2017|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, Machine Safety, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Welder Fired for Unsafe Work, Not Bad Eyesight

The Human Rights Tribunal found that a fired welder had

By |2017-12-11T00:00:00-08:00December 11, 2017|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, Hot Work / Welding, TOPIC|0 Comments
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