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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Eye and Face Protection – Know the Laws of Your Province
Employers must provide and ensure workers use appropriate PPE against eye and face injury. If statistical averages hold true, by the time you finish work today, approximately 200 Canadian workers will […]
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Eye & Face Protection & PPE Policy
Here’s a policy template you can adapt to ensure safe and compliant selection, use, maintenance and inspection of eye and face protection and other PPE required by OHS laws. […]
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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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PPE and Head Protection – Know the Laws of Your Province
When and what type of head protection required varies by province, as does responsibility to furnish and pay for it. Head injuries are among the most serious injuries a worker can […]
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Head Protection & PPE Policy
Here’s a policy template you can adapt to ensure safe and compliant selection, use, maintenance and inspection of head protection and other PPE required by OHS laws. HEAD PROTECTION & PPE […]
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Powder Actuated Tools Safety – Know the Laws of Your Province
What you must do to protect workers who operate powder actuated. A powder actuated tool is literally a loaded gun. But instead of bullets, it fires nails, bolts, clips or pins […]
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How to Fix Your Hazard Assessments to Make Them Work
Date: October 12 Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PST Speaker: Daniel Clark, Clark Health and Safety Themes -A complete hazard assessment program is a cornerstone to a safety management system. Having the documentation is place is […]
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A Primer on Engineering Controls
As a concept, engineering controls are relatively simple. They are the preferred methods of hazard control that function by separating worker from hazard. Seems simple enough, right? Just the same, it creates some confusion […]
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What PPE Should Workers Use for Handling Cytotoxic Drugs?
Gloves, gowns, face protection, shoe covers, caps and maybe respiratory protection are a must for cytotoxic drugs exposure. Cytotoxic, sometimes referred to as antineoplastic, drugs are used in healthcare settings to […]
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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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The Top 5 Workplace Summer Safety Hazards (and What You Can Do About Them)
It's time for warm weather, long weekends, and backyard cookouts. But the summer season also brings unique workplace hazards. Staying safe during the hot weather means understanding and managing the risks. […]
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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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Focusing on Eye Protection in the Modern Age
DATE: April 14, 2022 TIME: 11:00AM PT SPEAKER: Stephen Badger ACCESS RECORDING While many people think that the eye protection regulations and standards referenced by OSHA represent the "best practices" for the protection of […]
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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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Are Excavations/Trenches Considered Confined Spaces? – Ask The Expert
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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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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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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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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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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Respirators v. Religion: Religious Objections to No-Beard Policies
On Sept. 1, 2021, BC became the first province to require employers to review each area of a job site when determining if a person must wear head protection in […]
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Company Had the Right Safety Policy but Didn’t Make Workers Aware of It
An elevator company had a safety policy banning workers from wearing gloves when working on moving machinery. The problem is that the worker who got his gloved hand ensnared while […]
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