You Make The Call: Did Employer Use Due Diligence To Prevent Lockout Injury?

Scenario: After implementing the lockout procedure, a competent supervisor verifies [...]

By |2021-10-14T17:29:00-07:00October 14, 2021|Articles, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Due Diligence, Federal, JURISDICTION, Lockout Tagout, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on You Make The Call: Did Employer Use Due Diligence To Prevent Lockout Injury?

Accommodation Doesn’t Mean Letting Worker Pick His Own Job

An aviation safety officer was able to return to work [...]

By |2021-10-10T17:21:00-07:00October 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Return-To-Work, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Accommodation Doesn’t Mean Letting Worker Pick His Own Job

Consider Requiring Covid-19 Testing As An Alternative To Mandatory Vaccination

A few months ago, everybody was asking if mandatory vaccine [...]

By |2021-10-07T17:27:00-07:00October 7, 2021|Articles, COVID-19, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Consider Requiring Covid-19 Testing As An Alternative To Mandatory Vaccination

Do Covid-19 Fears Justify Telecommuter’s Refusal To Return To Work?

Based on the number of questions we've received, it seems [...]

By |2021-09-23T17:17:00-07:00September 23, 2021|Articles, COVID-19, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Work From Home|Comments Off on Do Covid-19 Fears Justify Telecommuter’s Refusal To Return To Work?

The 4 Things Employers Must Know About Vaccine Passports

'Vaccine passports' have become the burning topic of the day. [...]

By |2021-09-16T17:15:00-07:00September 16, 2021|Articles, COVID-19, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on The 4 Things Employers Must Know About Vaccine Passports

Requiring Disclosure of Legal Drugs Allowed Only for Safety-Sensitive Workers

A Crown corporation in Qu‚bec adopted a policy requiring dockworkers [...]

By |2021-09-10T17:19:00-07:00September 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Requiring Disclosure of Legal Drugs Allowed Only for Safety-Sensitive Workers

Positive Urine + Negative Oral Swab Test Don’t Prove Marijuana Impairment

A federal arbitrator reinstated a railway worker who was fired [...]

By |2021-09-10T15:52:00-07:00September 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Positive Urine + Negative Oral Swab Test Don’t Prove Marijuana Impairment

How Far Can You Go in Disciplining Workers for Distracted Driving?

Like many employers, you may have adopted safe driving policies. [...]

By |2021-09-02T17:06:00-07:00September 2, 2021|Articles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Federal, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on How Far Can You Go in Disciplining Workers for Distracted Driving?

Is Fear of Heat Stress Valid Grounds for a Work Refusal?

How hot has it been' So hot that government authorities [...]

By |2021-08-26T17:03:00-07:00August 26, 2021|Articles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Federal, Heat Stress, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Is Fear of Heat Stress Valid Grounds for a Work Refusal?

Employer Pays The Price When Supervisor Tells Worker To Lie About Workplace Injury

There's a kernel of truth in every clich‚, including the [...]

By |2021-08-19T17:01:00-07:00August 19, 2021|Articles, Federal, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Employer Pays The Price When Supervisor Tells Worker To Lie About Workplace Injury

CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion

Starting in 2019, employers had to specify what they do [...]

By |2021-08-10T14:54:00-07:00August 10, 2021|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Federal, JURISDICTION, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Workplace Violence|Comments Off on CSJ Didn’t Give Employer Chance to Answer Lack of Harassment Policy Exclusion

Why Do Cranes Keep On Collapsing?

As you learn the moment you drive through the city, [...]

By |2021-08-05T16:57:00-07:00August 5, 2021|Articles, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Fall Protection, Federal, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Why Do Cranes Keep On Collapsing?

Accessibility, Emergency Evacuation And The Need To Accommodate The Special Needs Of The Disabled

Qu‚bec did it first. Manitoba and Ontario did it next. [...]

By |2021-07-29T16:54:00-07:00July 29, 2021|Articles, Emergency Preparedness, Federal, JURISDICTION, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Accessibility, Emergency Evacuation And The Need To Accommodate The Special Needs Of The Disabled
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