Human Resources and Health & Safety Articles

This year, the ministry is coordinating the proactive enforcement blitz schedules for the Occupational Health and Safety Program and the Employment Standards Program. Coordinating the schedules highlights the importance the

Tampering with or removing safety devices on machinery can kill workers. One such incident recently resulted in the manager of a California vineyard being sentenced to 30 days’ jail and

You’re outside in the sun, hanging out with some friends. The temperature’s around 32°C or 90°F. Feeling slightly shaky, you shrug off the sensation as tiredness. Half an hour later,

TRAFFIC CONTROL THROUGH WORK ZONES: Traffic control persons (TCPs) must be given written and oral instructions regarding their duties. Section 69(4) of the construction regulation should have the rules outlined.

 Industrial workplaces have come to rely on forklift trucks for their ability to lift and transport just about any load around the plant. The power of forklifts makes them indispensable,

Random drug testing has always been a controversial issue in Canada. Since the inception of testing programs inn the late 1980s, random testing has been challenged on both contractual and

The dismissal of an employee from Tonolli Canada was upheld by an arbitrator. Employee received several suspensions for failing to follow company safe work procedures and not wearing perosnal protective

An engineering company has been hit with a penalty of 1.5 million. Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Company peleaded guilty of three charges to failign to ensure the safety of workers under

Most human rights legislation in Canada prohibits discrimination of employment on the basis of “family status”. However, the scope of this protection and whether it covers standard childcare obligations is

The Ontario government is developing standards that will require safety training providers to undergo an accreditation process, according to government officials. The new standard will require safety training providers in