Information You Must List in Accident Reports: Know the Laws of Your Province
Don’t use legally required incident reports to “tell the story of the accident”. OHS laws require employers to report serious workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses to the government. Not filing a […]
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Accident Investigation & Reporting Policy Language
Don't let your OHS accident report become Exhibit A in your own prosecution. Here’s a model policy explaining what to list in an accident report. This should be part of a […]
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Conveyor Safety: Know the Laws of Your Province
Conveyors require additional machine guarding measures. In addition to general machine guarding and lockout/tagout rules, OHS regulations require employers to take additional measures to prevent conveyor injuries. Here’s a look at […]
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Conveyor Safety Policy
Prevent costly conveyor injuries and OHS violations. Like many companies, you may use conveyors in your workplace to move materials from one place to another. But while conveyors eliminate the need […]
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Ionizing & Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety: Know the Laws of Your Province
What employers must do to protect workers from harmful radiation. Exposure to hazardous levels of radiation can cause cancer and other health problems. Equipment that emits dangerous radiation may be found […]
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Workplace Ionizing Radiation Safety Policy
A template you can adapt to protect your workers from hazardous radiation exposure. Radiation is a hazard at not only medical and nuclear sites but also industrial workplaces where X-ray machinery, […]
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Workplace Impairment Removal Policy
Establish your right to send workers home if they're drunk or high. Here’s a template of a policy providing for the immediate removal of workers who are impaired by drugs, alcohol […]
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Chain Saw Safety: Know The Laws Of Your Province
What you must do to protect workers who operate chain saws. All jurisdictions require employers to take specific measures to protect workers who use chain saws at the workplace. Here’s a […]
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Chain Saw Safety Policy
A template you can adapt to prevent chain saw injuries and OHS violations. Chain saws can be deadly when the equipment is improper or misused. That’s why OHS laws require employers […]
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Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Policy
Although courts have yet to weigh in on the issue, regulatory guidelines indicate that employers may follow the lead of some provincial governments and implement COVID-19 vaccination passport policies requiring […]
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Lawscape: COVID-19 Vaccination Passport
Which provinces have adopted vaccination passport requirements? It’s up to each jurisdiction to decide whether to adopt a vaccination passport system within its own borders. Here’s a visual rundown of where […]
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Crane Inspections: Know the Laws of Your Province
OHS crane inspection rules vary by province. While all jurisdiction require employers to ensure that cranes are properly inspected in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, CSA and other applicable standards, there are […]
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Cranes, Hoists and Slings Safety Policy
A template you can adapt to prevent costly crane accidents and OHS violations.
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JHSC Membership and Co-Chair Requirements: Know the Laws of Your Province
JHSC violations open the door to more intensive scrutiny by OHS investigators. If and when safety inspectors show up at your workplace, one of the first things they’ll want to review […]
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Alberta OHS Act And OHS Code Changes Postponed Until Late 2021
In late 2020, the Alberta government introduced a number of important and controversial changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Those amendments, contained in Bill 47, Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red […]
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Know the Laws of Your Province Regarding Respiratory Protection Equipment
Requirements governing respirator selection, use, maintenance and inspection across Canada. You must take measures to prevent workers from breathing in harmful mists, vapours, fumes, gases, dusts and other airborne contaminants. The […]
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Month In Review – Alberta
Download the Alberta Month In Review. These monthly snapshots will provide you with up-to-date information to develop your business strategy by giving expert advice on what actions should be taken as […]
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Lockout – Know the Laws of Your Province
When are lockout procedures required and what must they contain? Machinery and equipment typically has to be shut down before it can be safely serviced, cleaned, repaired or adjusted. But machines […]
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Protecting Workers Who Work Alone – Know the Laws of Your Province
You must do a hazard assessment and implement measures to ensure the safety of workers who work alone. Workers are generally safest when they’re with co-workers, supervisors and others who can […]
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Supervisor Guidelines for Enforcement of OHS Rules
Educate your supervisors on how being too lenient hurts the company. Workers who disobey safety rules are a danger to others and to themselves and must be disciplined. But disciplining workers […]
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Work From Home Policy
To ensure that key functions within the XYZ Co’s business can be conducted from employees’ homes or, other remote locations is the purpose of this statement of Policy and Procedure.
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COVID-19 Workplace Testing Policy
Use this template to create a fair, balanced and legally sound testing policy at your workplace. During the current pandemic and until further notice, ABC Company employees who perform their jobs […]
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Free Rapid COVID-19 Testing For Eligible Workplaces
Recently, a number of initiatives have been unveiled that will provide free rapid antigen testing to small and medium-sized businesses. Federal On May 7, 2021, the Federal Government announced that certain businesses […]
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COVID-19 Screening & Vaccination Verification Policy
Asking for proof of vaccination instead of or in addition to onsite screening. Regulators have made it clear that given the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers may implement pre-screening […]
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Office Workstation Musculoskeletal Injuries Prevention Policy
Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) have become among the most common and expensive of workplace injuries. Most jurisdictions require employers to take specific steps to identify, assess and control MSI risks. So […]
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Variances from OHS Requirements – Know the Laws of Your Province
OHS laws give you some leeway to implement alternative measures. There may come a time when the required procedures, materials, equipment and other safeguards simply don’t work nearly as well for […]
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Heat Stress Requirements – Know The Laws of Your Province
The employer’s duty to maintain safe thermal conditions and protect workers from heat stress. The OHS laws require employers to maintain safe, healthy and reasonably comfortable thermal conditions in the workplace […]
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Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Policy
For purposes of this Policy, “harassment and violence” means any action, conduct or comment, including of a sexual nature, that can reasonably be expected to cause offence, humiliation or other […]
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Portable Ladder Safety – Know The Laws of Your Province
Falls are the leading cause of workplace injuries and OHS penalties. Over 20% of all workplace fall injuries involve ladders; that rate rises to 81% when the sample is limited […]
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OHS Workplace Posting Requirements Across Canada: Know The Laws Of Your Province
Which health and safety information must you post at your workplace? Canadian OHS laws incorporate the principle of the workers’ right to know about the hazards to which they’re exposed […]
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