Fishing Company Faces OHS Violations for Worker’s Death
While the fishing vessel Katsheshuk II was on route from
Failure to Comply with OHS Orders Costs Sports Bar $110,000
An MOL inspector issued various orders to a sports bar/restaurant
Visually-Challenged Worker Fired in Part Due to Disability
A worker who was severely myopic and colour blind requested
Stay Home from Work (If You’re Sick, that Is)
Workers who are sick may thinking coming into work anyway is a good idea. But the Ontario Medical Association is trying to encourage them to stay home.
Proper Layering Is Key to Avoiding Hypothermia
Ensuring that workers who work outside wear coats, hats and mittens may not be enough to protect them from hypothermia. Learn how to use proper layers instead.
Worker’s Illness Not Caused by Exposure to Lead Dust on the Job
A worker filed a claim for multiple chemical sensitivity, arguing
Company Fined $90,000 after Worker Loses Arm
Workers were repairing a conveyor that was part of a
Worker Convicted of Assaulting Contractor over Excavator Incident
A contractor thought another contractor's worker who was operating an
Individual Fined Almost $4,000 for Trench Violations
An Occupational Health Officer saw a back-hoe digging a trench
ECI’s 8th Annual Due Diligence Scorecard, Part 2: 10 Lessons from Recent Due Diligence Cases GalleryECI’s 8th Annual Due Diligence Scorecard, Part 2: 10 Lessons from Recent Due Diligence Cases
Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Ergonomics, Fire & Explosives Safety, Health & Wellness, Heat Stress, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Return-To-Work, Scorecards, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving
ECI’s 8th Annual Due Diligence Scorecard, Part 2: 10 Lessons from Recent Due Diligence Cases
Here are 10 lessons from recent environmental prosecutions that you can apply to your own EHS program.
US Tragedy Illustrates One Danger of Working Alone GalleryUS Tragedy Illustrates One Danger of Working Alone
Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Communications, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Hazard Assessment, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving, Working Alone, Workplace Violence
US Tragedy Illustrates One Danger of Working Alone
If a worker gets hurt while working alone, he may make matters worse by trying to drive himself to the hospital. That's what one US worker tried with tragic results.
Are You Prepared to Comply with Ontario’s New Awareness Training Regulation?
Join us on Jan. 22 for a one-hour webinar to learn more about the new safety awareness training regulation and what you must do to comply with it by July 1.
DOS & DON’TS: Keep Workers’ Medical Information Privat
An employer must keep workers' medical information private and not discuss their disabilities in front of others.
Ice Cover Inspection Form
BENEFITS Most workers try to avoid the ice in the