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Introduction

Blog (page 14)

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Onboarding and Offboarding Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) Members

When Joint Health and Safety Committee members join the committee, it’s often with little fanfare. When members finish their tenure on the committee, they normally leave without fanfare as well. Sometimes, JHSC membership term lengths are defined in the “Terms…

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Top 5 Tips & Tricks to Keeping Training Records

There are many benefits to keeping training records. Compliance with legislation is a big one that comes to mind, but outside of legal obligations, there are many other benefits to keeping well-organized training records, such as: Easily identify who has…

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Employees: You have Health and Safety Responsibilities, Too!

There’s a ton of literature and online content available that is dedicated to espousing the various – and very important – health and safety responsibilities of the employer. While the employer does have some of the most important responsibilities, employees…

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Proper Follow-up Procedures for Joint Health & Safety Committee Workplace Inspections

Workplace inspections are one of the most important functions of the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC). Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), s.9(23), the JHSC must designate a non-management member to inspect the workplace. If possible, the…

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Is Daylight Saving Time a Health and Safety Hazard?

A Brief History of Daylight Saving Time The concept of daylight saving is often attributed to Benjamin Franklin; however, the idea actually belongs to George Hudson of New Zealand. The first country to adopt daylight saving was Germany in 1916.…

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Health and Safety Implications of Having Dogs in the Workplace

Until recently, bringing your four-legged, furry pal to work was unheard of. For the most part, it still is. However, some employers are exploring the benefits of allowing employees to bring their dogs to work. For dog lovers, it’s a…

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Proving “Due Diligence” in Cases Involving Fatalities

In August 2017 we reported on an emerging story involving an Ontario construction employer by the name of Cobra Float Services (“Cobra”). You may recall that Cobra was charged by the Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) for violating numerous provisions of…

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Navigating the Green Book (OHSA): A How-To Guide

We’ve all seen theGreen Book (Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act)  dangling from the health and safety board at work, but have you ever opened it? Most have; a few may not have. Yet, it is one of the single most…

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Five Trends in Adult Learning to Help Your Training Efforts in 2018

When it comes to learning, there’s endless literature and research that explore the best way to educate today’s youth. They are the future, after all. But, learning doesn’t end when you leave your school-age years behind. Learning is never-ending, and…

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