Dec 8 – Employer’s Legal Obligations: Harassment, Bullying, Violence in the Workplace
Date: December 8, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST Speaker: Lorenzo Lisi Register Here to register for this webinar. This presentation will be an overview of employer's legal obligations with respect to harassment, […]
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What Does the OLRB Teachers Pandemic Decision Mean for OHSA Appeals?
By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition on traumatic mental stress injuries, which meant as a practical matter very few stress claims […]
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Court Refuses to Pull Plug on RCMP Employees’ $1.1 Billion Harassment Lawsuit
A group of RCMP employees who claim they were harassed and bullied at work filed a $1.1 billion class action against their employer for “systemic negligence” in allowing the behaviour […]
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Supervisor Annual Safety Performance Appraisal Template
Using performance appraisals to hold supervisors accountable for safety. To establish supervisor accountability, job descriptions should define safety-related functions in terms of discrete and measurable tasks and then annually evaluate performance […]
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Using Performance Appraisals to Hold Supervisors Accountable for Safety
How to determine if supervisors are performing their safety duties effectively. Supervisors are key to ensuring a safe and healthy workplace. But getting supervisors to understand, accept and perform their role […]
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Supervisor Job Description: Safety Responsibilities
A template you can adapt to communicate safety expectations for supervisors. To establish accountability, job descriptions should define safety-related functions in terms of discrete and measurable tasks. The Job Description template […]
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WHMIS Training & Compliance Game Plan
Take 6 steps to ensure workers exposed to hazardous substances get proper WHMIS training. Many if not most workplaces contain chemical, biological and other substances (called “hazardous products”) that pose health […]
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What to Do When an Employee Defies Your Mandatory Vaccination Policy
Find out why the worker is refusing before deciding what to do. Before the pandemic, mandatory vaccination policies were rare and limited to sensitive sectors like health care and travel. But […]
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Failure to Name Prime Contractor Makes Construction Site Owner the Prime
CNESST cited the owner of a construction site of failing, as prime contractor, to ensure that guardrails were installed around a roof terrace elevated more than 3 metres above the […]
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Cement Company Fined $165,000 for Machine Accident
A cement worker sent inside a Finish Mill Cooler to measure vibrations while the equipment was in operation stepped on the unsecured hatch cover, which flipped inward, resulting in critical […]
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Roll-Over Accident Costs Worker His Life and His Employer $200,000
A mine worker operating a self-contained hydraulic track drill equipped with steel tracks for movement lost his life as a result of injuries sustained in a roll-over accident while scaling […]
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Town Employee Can Sue Both the Town and GN for Sex Harassment
In March, a Nunavut court ruled that a government employee could sue both her employer, the Hamlet of Pangnirtung, and the Government of Nunavut for failing to protect her from […]
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Maintenance Contractor Is Still on the Hook for Training Bonus
Vale, a food processing plant hired Pennecon, a contractor to perform maintenance on machinery at the site. Pennecon’s collective agreement required Pennecon to pay maintenance technicians a mentoring bonus to […]
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Forklift Operator Gets His Suspended Driver’s Licence Back
Trying to make ends meet, a forklift operator decided to risk driving while his licence was suspended so he could make some extra money performing cleaning working during the holiday […]
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Metal Manufacturer Fined $13,500 for Failing to Lock Out Machine
A worker reached into a wheel rim fabricating machine that he thought had been de-activated. But his hand caused the sensor to activate the machine, resulting in the partial amputation […]
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Prime Contractor Fined $100,000 for Forestry Worker’s Death
A forestry worker was killed when the log loader he was walking past swung, pinning him between the loader counterbalance and the cut slope next to the road. The victim […]
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First Aid, Other OHS Violations Cost Pipeline Contractor Over $254,000
A prime contractor at a pipeline right-of-way worksite was fined $254,697 for multiple offences, including repeat violations. Among other things, the firm failed to ensure that ensure that trees hazardous […]
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7-Eleven Fined $340,000 for Not Protecting Night Workers from Violence
After visiting two 7-Eleven stores, WorkSafeBC inspectors spotted several violations in the company’s violence prevention program for late-night retail, including: i. Workers working alone at night weren’t wearing a personal […]
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Roofer Loses Appeal of $10,000 AMP
A worker was hit on the head by a bag of debris weighing 18 kg that was tossed off a roof. The employer was socked with an administrative monetary penalty […]
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Employer Fined $95,000 for Powered Mobile Equipment Mishap
A rink chiller being transported from a mechanical room to an outdoor temporary storage area tipped and fell onto a worker, causing serious injury. The employer was fined $95,000 after […]
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Workers Comp Doesn’t Bar Harassment-Based Constructive Dismissal Claim
Less than 2 months after an Ontario arbitrator ruled that the workers comp bar against employees suing their employers for work injuries doesn’t apply to constructive dismissal for harassment, an […]
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OHS Tribunal Nixes Prison Guards’ Fire Safety Work Refusal
A group of 85 prison guards at a maximum-security institution began an OHS work refusal after the prison eliminated the in-house fire brigade, contending that they’d be in mortal danger […]
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Dec 1 – COVID-19 Status Update: Workplace Precautions, Vaccinations, and Where We Go From Here
Date: December 1, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Preston Parsons Register Here to register for this webinar. This session will look at the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic for your […]
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Ergonomics Solutions to the Potential Pitfalls of Hybrid Offices
As we eagerly return to work in the office, many organizations are considering hybrid working models. For some, this simply means working at home a few days a week and working […]
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Privacy Law in the Workplace
Recorded Date: November 23, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Jill Wilkie Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount […]
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To What Extent are Employees Barred From Pursuing Stress Claims in Court?
Recorded Date: November 18, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Ryan Conlin Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. Historically, workers’ compensation law placed a highly restrictive definition […]
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Nov 10 – Canadian Corporate Immigration: Understanding and Navigating the System
Recorded Date: November 10, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Benjamin Kranc Recording: To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. Corporate Immigration is an intricate and sometimes confusing system. […]
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Scorecard of the Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Decided Since Marijuana Legalization
Using actual court cases to evaluate whether your workplace testing policies are legally sound. It’s been 3 years since Canada officially legalized recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018. Of course, while […]
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How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy
The 12 things every testing policy must include. It’s hard to enforce a workplace drugs and alcohol policy without a meaningful testing process. But testing is also a lightning rod for […]
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Drugs/Alcohol Testing Policy Checklist
PROBLEM: One of the biggest challenges is developing a fair, tough drug and alcohol testing policy that balances the organization’s need to protect safety with employees’ rights under privacy and discrimination […]
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