Factory Explosion Survivor, on Fire, Fell Into Chocolate Vat in Pennsylvania
A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co- workers says flames had engulfed the building, and her arm, when […]
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Top Safety Compliance Hazards – Special Report
Always be thinking about workplace safety. Almost all injuries are preventable but not thinking and not paying close attention are the leading cause of all workplace injuries. Watch out for […]
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Due Diligence 2022, The 17th Annual Scorecard
While the paramount objective is to prevent OHS violations and injuries, nobody expects you to be perfect. Stuff happens. Your liability for the “stuff” you fail to prevent will come […]
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The 13 Most Important OHS Cases of 2022
Technically, courts and legislatures are supposed to make the laws while courts, arbitrators and tribunals (which we’ll refer to collectively as “courts”) are supposed to simply interpret it. This is […]
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2022 Due Diligence Semi-Annual Scorecard Special Report
For nearly 2 decades, OHS Insider has been the only source of data tracking due diligence in OHS cases across Canada. Why do we do it? Technically, “due diligence” is […]
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Canada Launches New OBPS Funding System
Does your company qualify for Output Based Pricing System funding? Last February 14, the federal government offered a Valentine’s Day present to business by launching the Output-Based Pricing System Proceeds […]
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Are Companies Liable for Environmental Offences of a Rogue Employee?
Should a company be liable for an environmental offence committed by an individual or group of employees acting on their own, either deliberately or carelessly, and without the company’s authorization […]
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Whom To Call To Report a Spill or Discharge
Every jurisdiction has an “emergency spill hotline” that you can call to report a spill or release of a hazardous substance. Here’s where to report such incidents in each part […]
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Which Hazardous Spills Must You Report to the Government? – Ask The Expert
QUESTION Which kinds of chemical spills do we have to report to the Ministry of Environment? ANSWER It depends on the kind of spill and jurisdiction you’re in. EXPLANATION Companies that discharge or spill products […]
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How to Create a Hazardous Spills Response Plan
After accidentally dropping a pallet containing a toxic cleaning agent and causing a spill, workers dilute the spilled solution with water and flush the contaminated water down a storm drain. […]
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Hazardous Spill Reporting Form
As with any health and safety incident, prompt reporting of spills is crucial to effective response. Here’s a template you can adapt to capture the essential details about the spill […]
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Hazardous Spills Reporting – Compliance Game Plan
You’ve just discovered an oil slick under one of your trucks. It looks like an oil leak. The truck has been sitting in a gravel lot for at least 3 […]
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Spills Reporting – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Environmental laws require companies involved in discharging or spilling substances that have the potential to harm the environment to report the incident to the government. But the laws vary significantly […]
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May 5 – The Hidden Occupational Hazard: Poor Indoor Air Quality
DATE: May 5, 2022 TIME: 11:00AM PT SPEAKER: Connie Muncy Click Here to Register Poor indoor air quality is an insidious hazard that negatively affects building occupants in the same way work process hazardous air […]
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Don’t Teach my Mother WHMIS
My mom works in a highly hazardous occupation. She belongs to a class of workers who are the most injured in British Columbia. According to WorkSafeBC’s 2020 annual report, people […]
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Ontario Removing Masking Requirement On March 21 In Most Settings And Ending All COVID-19 Public Health Measures On April 27
On March 1, 2022, Ontario moved to the Roadmap Exit Step, as amended. We provided a summary of the restrictions that were eliminated on that date and those that would continue to exist. On […]
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Not Discrimination to Make Worker Shave Beard before Using Respirator
A scaffolding worker claimed he was the victim of discrimination citing, among other things, his employer’s demand that he shave his beard before using the tight-fitting respirator he had to […]
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Design Center Fined $120,000 for Exposing Workers to Carbon Monoxide
Two workers using gas-powered concrete saws to cut flooring in a retail space for the installation of plumbing systems were exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide and had to […]
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Part 3: HR Strategies for a Pandemic Recovery
Recorded Date: September 22, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT Speaker: Norm Keith To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. All ancillary material is available as a handout with […]
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Respiratory Protection Equipment – Compliance Game Plan
The 8 steps you must take to protect workers who are required to use a respirator. You must take measures to prevent workers from breathing in harmful mists, vapours, fumes, gases, […]
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Respirator Maintenance Checklist
Ensure that workers properly care and inspect their respirators. Here’s a Checklist you can adapt to ensure proper care and maintenance of respirators at your workplace.
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Respirator Fit Test Form
Ensure workers required to use respirators perform proper fit tests. Here’s a Respirator Fit Test form from WorkSafeBC that you can adapt for your own use.
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Procedure for Performing Respirator Seal Checks
Preventing hazardous air leaks in tight fitting respirators. Workers required to wear respirators relying on tight fit with the face must check to ensure that there’s an effective seal before each […]
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Respiratory Protection Equipment – Know the Laws of Your Province
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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Combustible Dust Quiz
QUESTION How do combustible dust explosions happen? ANSWER Any fire needs three elements. These elements are known as the "fire triangle": 1. Fuel to burn 2. Oxygen 3. Ignition source (heat, spark, etc. ) A dust explosion […]
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Asbestos Quiz
QUESTION What is asbestos? ANSWER Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring silicate minerals. Mined and milled from native rock, asbestos is fibrous, thin, and strong. Chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite […]
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Indoor Air Quality Quiz
QUESTION Name four key kinds of air pollutants that are found in homes and commercial facilities ANSWER There are principally four kinds of groupings. Cigarette smoke Dust Mold and mildew Chemical pollutants WHY IS […]
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Top Court Upholds Permanent Ban on Asbestos Firm for Defying OHS Orders
For 8 years, the WCB waged litigation war to compel an asbestos abatement firm to comply with OHS asbestos rules, culminating in a 2019 ruling permanently banning the firm and […]
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Hydrogen Sulfide Explosion Burns Prime Contractor to the Tune of $88,149
A subcontractor using a vacuum truck to clean hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from a pressure separator at a natural gas well site committed 3 big mistakes, including failing to: i. bond […]
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