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Compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act: Necessary for the lives of your workers

January 31, 2019 Beyond Rewards Inc Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Penalties and Fines, Training and Development, 0

This past September, a paving contractor was fined $325,000 for a workplace fatality that occurred due to not properly complying with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Compliance with the Act includes following proper policies and procedures and ensuring your employees are trained on safety issues.

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HRinfodesk poll result and commentary: Does safety training have to be multilingual?

January 2, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Training and Development, Union Relations

Does safety training have to be multilingual? According to 138 (45%) out of 304 respondents, yes, safety training should be multilingual. But it was close—124 (41%) respondents did not believe that there is such an obligation and 42 (14%) did not know either way. So what is the right answer?

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Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

August 2, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

Here are the top three articles most viewed on HRinfodesk in the week of July 30 in the areas of dismissal, health and safety and employee relations:

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A true tale of a real-life industrial accident

June 13, 2011 Andrew Lawson Health and Safety, Human Resources

The Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) is very clear on the many, many responsibilities employers have for ensuring the safety and well being of their workers. However, not listed in the OHSA is the duty to follow your gut instincts or the duty to lead by example.

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Preventing injury and deaths of the scaffolding workers

May 20, 2011 Christina Catenacci Health and Safety, Human Resources

Last August, I told you about the horrific scaffolding accident where five workers fell 13 storeys from an apartment building on Christmas Eve 2009. Four died and one suffered serious leg and spinal injuries. At this point, we must learn from this accident in order to ensure it never happens again.

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