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By Beyond Rewards Inc | < 1 Minutes Read January 31, 2019

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

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.

Article by Beyond Rewards Inc / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety / employment law, safety training, workplace fatality

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read January 2, 2014

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

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?

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Union Relations / assess the risk of accidents, canadian employment law, diversity, Does safety training have to be multilingual?, employment law, Health and Safety program, health and safety training, HRinfodesk newsletter, injuries and illnesses, multicultural workforce, multilingual health and safety resources, multilingual signs and written materials, multilingual workforce, needs of employees from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, safe and fair working environments, safety training, training materials

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read August 2, 2012

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

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:

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Payroll / annual bonus, bonus, British Columbia, constructive dismissal, Discretionary bonus, employment law, HR, ontario, safety training, sports

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