Employer Did Do Enough to Protect Bus Driver from Second-Hand Smoke
A bus driver filed a complaint with the OHS Division,
Termination Inappropriate for Workers? Bullying of Co-Worker
An employer fired two workers for harassing and bullying a
Learn What Recent Cases Say about Liability for Contractors
Attend this free webinar on Oct. 28 to learn what recent cases say about OHS liability for contractors and how to exercise due diligence to avoid liability.
Safety Clothing Can Expose Workers to the Risk of Heat Stress GallerySafety Clothing Can Expose Workers to the Risk of Heat Stress
Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Confined Spaces, Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, Safety Management, TOPIC
Safety Clothing Can Expose Workers to the Risk of Heat Stress
Make sure your efforts to protect workers from one hazard don't expose them to another. A US employer learned this lesson the hard way after a worker died.
Drive Safely Work Week is Oct. 5-9, 2015
Drive Safely Work Week, Oct. 5-9, 2015, is a great time to ensure that you're taking steps to protect workers when they're behind the wheel and on the road.
Company Fined $80,000 after Worker Is Injured in Bin Collapse
A worker at an industrial facility was pushing an empty
Fired Worker’s Misconduct Demonstrated Utter Contempt for Employer
After imposing a series of increasingly longer suspensions on a
Company Fined for Failing to File Progress Report on Fixing OHS Violations
A contracting company pleaded guilty for failing to file a
What’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ in an Environmental Prosecution? GalleryWhat’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ in an Environmental Prosecution?
Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Heat Stress, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving
What’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ in an Environmental Prosecution?
You can avoid liability by showing the prosecution didn't prove you violated an environmental law beyond a reasonable doubt. So what's a reasonable doubt?
TRAPS TO AVOID: Giving Workers Safety Information Without Education on It GalleryTRAPS TO AVOID: Giving Workers Safety Information Without Education on It
Back Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Federal, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training
TRAPS TO AVOID: Giving Workers Safety Information Without Education on It
You can?t just hand out written safety information to workers, have them sign a statement acknowledging receipt of that information and call it a day.
Ontario Arbitrator Rules Against Hospital’s Vaccinate or Mask Flu Policy GalleryOntario Arbitrator Rules Against Hospital’s Vaccinate or Mask Flu Policy
Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Hot Work / Welding, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Safety Management, TOPIC
Ontario Arbitrator Rules Against Hospital’s Vaccinate or Mask Flu Policy
An ON arbitrator recently ruled that a hospital's policy requiring workers to get flu shots or wear a mask during flu season was unreasonable. Here's why.
Worker Injured in Fall Through Open Hatch in Floor
A company was hired to dismantle and remove assets from
Arc Flash Burns Workers & Results in $80,000 Fine
Two workers for a utility contractor were instructed by their
Contractor Fined $120,000 for Death of Worker Hit by Formwork Panel
As part of a road construction project, a contractor's six-member