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WINNERS & LOSERS: Is Hiring a Competent Contractor Enough to Establish Due Diligence?
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WINNERS & LOSERS: Is Hiring a Competent Contractor Enough to Establish Due Diligence?

Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Due Diligence, Electrical, Environmental, Ergonomics, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, OHS Program, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

WINNERS & LOSERS: Is Hiring a Competent Contractor Enough to Establish Due Diligence?

Here's a look at two cases in which courts had to decide whether hiring a competent contractor was enough to prove due diligence.

By vickyp|2012-11-07T00:00:00-08:00November 7, 2012|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Contractors, Due Diligence, Electrical, Environmental, Ergonomics, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Nova Scotia, OHS Program, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

Safety & Take Your Kids to Work Day
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Safety & Take Your Kids to Work Day

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Safety & Take Your Kids to Work Day

Nov. 7, 2012 is the 18th annual Take Your Kids

By vickyp|2012-11-06T00:00:00-08:00November 6, 2012|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Hearing Conservation, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

Injuries from Saw Kickback Result in $80,000 Penalty for Employer
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Injuries from Saw Kickback Result in $80,000 Penalty for Employer

OHS Leadership, TOPIC, Training

Injuries from Saw Kickback Result in $80,000 Penalty for Employer

A worker was cutting a piece of pipe when the

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|OHS Leadership, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments

Roofing Company Fined $85,000 for Worker’s Fall
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Roofing Company Fined $85,000 for Worker’s Fall

Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, TOPIC

Roofing Company Fined $85,000 for Worker’s Fall

The worker who was part of a four-worker crew was

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Emergency Preparedness, Fire & Explosives Safety, TOPIC|0 Comments

Postal Worker’s Rejection of RTW Plan Costs Him Workers’ Comp Benefits
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Postal Worker’s Rejection of RTW Plan Costs Him Workers’ Comp Benefits

Back Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, New Brunswick, OHS Program, PPE, Return-To-Work, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation

Postal Worker’s Rejection of RTW Plan Costs Him Workers’ Comp Benefits

A postal worker slipped on ice and injured his back.

By vickyp|2024-01-17T07:03:56-08:00November 5, 2012|Back Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, New Brunswick, OHS Program, PPE, Return-To-Work, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation|0 Comments

PTSD from Disabled Worker’s Confrontation with Manager Was Compensable
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PTSD from Disabled Worker’s Confrontation with Manager Was Compensable

Emergency Preparedness, PPE, TOPIC

PTSD from Disabled Worker’s Confrontation with Manager Was Compensable

A worker with a visible tremor complained to the office

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Emergency Preparedness, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Court Fined Pipe Manufacturer $50,000 for Slip-and-Fall
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Court Fined Pipe Manufacturer $50,000 for Slip-and-Fall

Emergency Preparedness, PPE, TOPIC

Court Fined Pipe Manufacturer $50,000 for Slip-and-Fall

A worker at a pipe manufacturing facility was setting up

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Emergency Preparedness, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Quarry Operator Fined $50,000 for Traffic Control Training Violation
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Quarry Operator Fined $50,000 for Traffic Control Training Violation

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Quarry Operator Fined $50,000 for Traffic Control Training Violation

A quarry worker was in a rock truck waiting to

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

Hotel Worker Loses Fingers in Fan Box
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Hotel Worker Loses Fingers in Fan Box

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Hot Work / Welding, TOPIC

Hotel Worker Loses Fingers in Fan Box

A worker doing a weekly test of a hotel's emergency

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Hot Work / Welding, TOPIC|0 Comments

Construction Company Convicted of Pile Driving Violations & Fined $90,000
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Construction Company Convicted of Pile Driving Violations & Fined $90,000

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Hot Work / Welding, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Construction Company Convicted of Pile Driving Violations & Fined $90,000

Workers at a construction project were vibrating large steel beams

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Hot Work / Welding, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

Two Lockout Incidents Cost Food Company $200,000
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Two Lockout Incidents Cost Food Company $200,000

Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC

Two Lockout Incidents Cost Food Company $200,000

A worker at a food company's factory was operating a

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Emergency Preparedness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC|0 Comments

Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment of Transgender Worker
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Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment of Transgender Worker

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Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment of Transgender Worker

A transgender worker who was hired as a man and

By vickyp|2012-11-05T00:00:00-08:00November 5, 2012|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Workers in Western Canada More at Risk of Injury
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Workers in Western Canada More at Risk of Injury

Alberta, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, Ontario, PPE, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOPIC, Workplace Stress

Workers in Western Canada More at Risk of Injury

Do you know what factor may influence your risk of a workplace injury? Where in Canada you work. That's what an IWH study says.

By vickyp|2024-02-07T18:10:15-08:00November 1, 2012|Alberta, Emergency Preparedness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, Ontario, PPE, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOPIC, Workplace Stress|0 Comments

Answers to 6 Frequently Asked Questions about Due Diligence
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Answers to 6 Frequently Asked Questions about Due Diligence

Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving

Answers to 6 Frequently Asked Questions about Due Diligence

Make sure that you understand these basics about the all-important due diligence defence.

By vickyp|2012-10-31T00:00:00-07:00October 31, 2012|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments

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