Hazards & Operations that Require Special OHS Training
The OHS laws impose 2 kinds of safety training requirements. The first is a general requirement that employers provide whatever training workers need to do their jobs safely. The second […]
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Notice of Projects for Construction Work – Know The Laws Of Your Province
OHS laws require written notice before undertaking potentially hazardous construction projects. Construction sites are among the most dangerous. Work injury rates higher for construction than in most other industries; and the […]
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CANADIAN MINING COMPANY UNDERESTIMATES SCALE OF CATASTROPHE
A Canadian company, Trevali Mining Corporation owns the Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso that has been in the spotlight since April 16 when a flood trapped 8 workers underground. It […]
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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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Ask The Expert: Which Hazardous Spills Must You Report to the Government?
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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Hazardous Spills Response & Reporting Policy
How to Use the Tool Here’s a Spill Response and Reporting Policy that you can use to ensure that your employees report and respond to spills appropriately. This policy, which is […]
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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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Know The Laws Of Your Province on Spills Reporting
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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Making It Work: How to Build a Robust Safety Training Program, Globally
DATE: April 21, 2022 TIME: 11:00AM PT SPEAKERS: Lynn M. Ross & Norman Ford Click Here to Access Recording It takes work to build a global training organization with workplace safety at its core. […]
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How to Protect Workers from Arc Flash Hazards
Following NFPA 70E requirements is the key to controlling arc flash dangers. Workplace equipment used to generate, distribute or use electricity (we’ll use the term “electrical equipment”) poses 2 kinds of […]
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WorkSafeBC’s High-Risk Strategy for Construction Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Reduce Injuries
Serious injuries account for 19 percent of all claims in construction B.C.’s construction sector has an injury rate that is consistently higher than the provincial average. That’s why WorkSafeBC has a […]
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May 3 – Leading Edges in Fall Protection
Date: May 3, 2022 Time: 10:00AM PDT/ 1:00PM EDT Register Here This webinar will discuss some of the challenges and solutions associated with leading edge and sharp edge applications in the construction industry. […]
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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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Ask the Expert: Are Excavations/Trenches Considered Confined Spaces?
Question Do you know if a trench is definitely considered a confined space in BC? Answer It depends. Explanation The OHS Reg. definition of “confined spaces” in Sec. 9.1 lists characteristics but not specific examples. […]
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New Bill Would Revise CEPA Assessment of Toxic Substances
Watershed legislation marks next phase of Canadian toxic substances regulation. Newly tabled federal legislation (Bill S-5) would revise the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, (CEPA) and establish a new regulatory system […]
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Emergency Planning & Preparedness
Emergencies may be rare but when they occur, they can be catastrophic. Just look at the recent sawmill explosions and fires in BC and the shopping centre parking garage collapse […]
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…Introducing Electronic Monitoring Legislation, A First Of Its Kind
On February 28, the Ontario government tabled Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, which, if passed, would enact the Digital Platform Workers' Rights Act, 2022 and make amendments to the Employment Standards […]
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Daily Trench/Excavation Log
BENEFITS Trenches and excavations pose hazards to both the workers who work inside them and those on the surface. For example, these confined spaces can suffer cave-ins or collapses and trap […]
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Trench/Excavation Inspection Checklist
BENEFITS Trenches and excavations pose hazards to both the workers who work inside them and those on the surface. For example, these confined spaces can suffer cave-ins or collapses and trap […]
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Safety of Excavations Work – Know The Laws Of Your Province
Excavation & Trench Shoring Rules Across Canada FEDERAL (1) Employer must mark location of all underground pipes, cables and conduits in the area where the excavation work is to be done before […]
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Clarification To Law Of Employee Surveillance
Elevator law, according to one colleague and despite our best attempts to intervene, has its ups and downs. It has a unique set of characteristics, including its own elevator union […]
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Which Company Is Liable, as an Employer, for Excavation Gas Pipe Explosion? – Quiz
An employer’s OHS duty to protect may extend to the workers it doesn’t actually employ. Canadian OHS laws require “employers” to take measures to protect the health and safety of their […]
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How to Protect Workers from Atmospheric Hazards Inside Excavations & Trenches
Don’t send workers into excavations until you identify and control its atmospheric hazards. Any work operation becomes significantly more dangerous when it’s carried out inside an excavation or trench. One of […]
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Excavations Safety Policy
Here’s a policy template you can use to ensure that excavations work at your site is carried out safely and in compliance with OHS requirements. Note: Because OHS regulations vary […]
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Lockout: Employer Fined $100,000 for Machine Injury
A machine undergoing servicing unexpectedly started up and seriously injured the worker who was sanitizing the equipment. The employer was fined $100,000 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure that […]
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Material Handling: Employer Didn’t Use Due Diligence to Prevent Overhead Crane Operator Injury
An employer was charged with 2 OHS violations after a 22-year-old assembler operating an overhead crane suffered serious head and shoulder injuries in a lifting incident. The Sask. court found […]
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