Are Your Safety Documents Too Complex for Workers to Understand?
Compliant safety documents are a waste if they're so complex and technical that workers can't understand them, which is exactly what a recent study found is happening.
THE INSIDER’S 9th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases Involving the Due Diligence Defence GalleryTHE INSIDER’S 9th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases Involving the Due Diligence Defence
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THE INSIDER’S 9th ANNUAL DUE DILIGENCE SCORECARD: Recent Cases Involving the Due Diligence Defence
This year's Scorecard includes 12 safety prosecutions decided since July 2012 in which the verdict turned on the success or failure of a company?s or individual?s due diligence defence.
Chef Ordered to Pay Former Waitress $30,000 for Sexual Harassment
A chef at a resort harassed a waitress. She transferred
Employer Couldn’t Know Performance Issues Were Tied to Manager’s Disabilities
A project manager with the provincial government was fired for
Supervisor & Worker Fined for Fall Protection Violations
An Occupational Health Officer saw three workers working on a
Use Mental Illness Awareness Week to Examine Your Workplace Policies
Oct. 6-12 is a good time to consider how your company accommodates workers with mental illnesses and what it does to foster psychological health and safety.
Handout on Manual Materials Handling
Give this handout to workers to educate them on MSIs and how they can be caused and avoided. Use the handout to supplement your manual materials handling training program.
Poll Results: More Workers Should Be Fined for OHS Violations
Companies are the main targets of safety prosecutions. But the OHS laws allow workers to be prosecuted for safety violations, too. And many think more workers should be charged.
Common MSI Risk Control Options
This chart from WorkSafeBC shows possible options for reducing the risk of workers' suffering musculoskeletal injuries while performing common actions.
Worker’s Heart Attack Wasn’t Caused by Heat or Stress
A worker filed a workers' comp claim, alleging that he
Board Defers to Inspector in Refusing to Suspend Order
An employer was using a fabricated attachment on an excavator
Two LOTO Violations Within Three Months Didn’t Justify Firing
A millwright failed to follow lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedure, which was
Excessive to Fire Worker for Using Cell Phone in Violation of Policy GalleryExcessive to Fire Worker for Using Cell Phone in Violation of Policy
Back Safety, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fire & Explosives Safety, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, TOPIC
Excessive to Fire Worker for Using Cell Phone in Violation of Policy
A worker was fired for using his cell phone on
October Is Also Healthy Workplace Month in Canada
During Healthy Workplace Month, encourage workers to improve both their physical and mental well-being with easy tips, activities and strategies.