OHS Canada

A North Vancouver employer has been fined $250,000 for failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee at its bulk terminal facility one of the largest fines levied against a federally regulated employer in Canadian history. #Conviction

Heat, poor air quality, biting insects, and inclement weather can put workers at risk for illness and injury. But by supporting workers with hazard assessments, training, and safety measures, you can help to keep them safe, according to CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety). https://www.ohscanada.com//time-to-turn-up-the-heat-on-su/

The province of Ontario will remain in a stay-at-home holding pattern until June 2, Premier Doug Ford announced today.

Our friends at Canadian Security are hosting a FREE virtual event on how to protect your business from cyberattacks. Register today and get expert advice on how to provide educational tools and best prepare your company to mitigate today’s cyber threats. https://www.ohscanada.com//focus-cyber-security-virtual-s/

FREE WEBINAR! Join us May 27 for a session covering what the most and least successful hand safety programs have in common; practical tips for building a hand safety program that works; and how to achieve team buy-in. Register today! #HandSafety

With surging COVID-19 rates threatening to overwhelm Alberta’s hospitals, Premier Jason Kenney is reintroducing stricter rules on gatherings, businesses and schools not seen since the first wave of the pandemic. #ABpoli

As COVID-19 vaccines become available to Canadian citizens in 2021, employers have questions regarding mandatory vaccinations and workplace safety. Norm Keith of Fasken tackles these questions in his latest commentary for OHS Canada. #COVID19 #Legal

Our Jan/Feb cover story zeroes in on COVID-19's effect on the OH&S profession. The increased focus on workplace health and safety has been so major that even industry professionals couldn’t have entirely anticipated it. #WorkplaceSafety

Both Patient Zero and his wife recovered. Their cases would mark Canada’s first minor health-care skirmish of what was to become an all-out global defensive war against COVID-19.

Manitoba is loosening lockdown measures as its COVID-19 case counts continue to level off, but while other provinces see early signs of a similar slowdown, experts warn that some of the worst impacts of the recent surge may be yet to come. https://www.ohscanada.com/provincial-roundup-manitoba-ease/

As Ontario struggles to beat back a dire wave of COVID-19, workplace spread has been singled out by public health experts, mayors and top health officials as a major source of infections.

Occupational health and safety legislation is once again under the microscope in Alberta. Loretta Bouwmeester of Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP outlines the changes being mulled by the legislative assembly for OHS Canada.

A Mexican worker has been awarded damages after being fired for speaking out about poor working and living conditions during a COVID-19 outbreak at the Ontario farm where he worked. #WorkplaceLaw #COVID19

Stricter COVID-19 measures are being implemented in several Ontario regions, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday. #ONpoli

The Quebec government says it’s considering shutting schools for up to a month around the holiday season to reduce the spread of COVID-19. #QCpoli

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Armed Forces has continually been called into duty when others were asked to stand down. #ThankYouForYourService