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OHS PROGRAM: Answers to 8 FAQs about Near Misses

Managing near misses can be tricky but is essential for an effective OHS program. Here are answers to 8 FAQs about this often frustrating safety topic.

By |2013-04-10T00:00:00-07:00April 10, 2013|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, First Aid, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Safety Management, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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10 Tips for Ensuring Safety of Canadian Workers Abroad

You clearly must protect your workers in Canada. But must you also protect them when they work abroad in another country? Here's what two OHS lawyers say.

By |2013-04-09T00:00:00-07:00April 9, 2013|Articles, Due Diligence, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|0 Comments
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HAZARD PROFILE: Excavation and Trenching

Here's a look at the common hazards posed by excavations and trenching and how they're regulated.

By |2024-10-01T13:42:16-07:00April 9, 2013|Alberta, Back Safety, British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Electrical, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Excavation & Trenching, Federal, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Program, Ontario, Power Tools, PPE, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Termination of Driver for Angry, Threatening Outburst Upheld

While delivering a piece of equipment to a customer, a

By |2013-04-08T00:00:00-07:00April 8, 2013|Back Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Fire & Explosives Safety, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Clerk’s Inability to Do Work Within Doctor’s Restrictions Doomed Return

Health conditions, including injuries from a workplace incident, rendered a

By |2013-04-08T00:00:00-07:00April 8, 2013|Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Return-To-Work, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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Builder Hit with $70,000 Fine after Worker Is Injured in Fall on Stairs

A worker who was installing permanent handrails on a staircase

By |2013-04-08T00:00:00-07:00April 8, 2013|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Fall Protection, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Rejecting Unreasonable JHSC Recommendations

Read this Q&A on minimizing liability risks when rejecting unreasonable JHSC recommendations.

By |2024-03-08T07:19:58-08:00April 5, 2013|Emergency Preparedness, Joint Health & Safety Committee, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Crane Operation Requirements

I would like to ask about the qualifications required to operate cranes in Ontario and Quebec. We have a small construction company using 5 hydraulic cranes (the biggest is 50 tons).

By |2024-02-07T18:09:43-08:00April 5, 2013|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Ergonomics, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, Québec, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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Front End Loader/Excavator Operation

I just wanted to know if an operator of a front end loader or an excavator needs to have followed a training course or be in possession of an operator?s certificate of qualification if working on a construction site in Ontario?

By |2013-04-05T00:00:00-07:00April 5, 2013|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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