January 2015 - HRSGroup - Providing Occupational Health and Safety Training

Blog Post #532 – Dismissal Not the Result of Raising Safety Concerns

January 28, 2015
Dan
BC Health and Safety, British Columbia Health and Safety, Demolition, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Standard, Engineering Standards

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine After years of legal wrangling, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled in April that the captain of a ferry that sank five years...

Blog Post #531 – Setting Sites on Eye Safety

January 27, 2015
Dan
Blog, British Columbia Health and Safety, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Discrimination, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Federal, Health and Safety, Healthcare, Industrial, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine The BC ‘Construction Safety Alliance’ in New Westminster, British Columbia has teamed with several provincial and national partners to promote vision safety and...

Blog Post #530 – CRS Specialties Inc. and Supervisor Fined $59,000 after Co-op Student Injured

January 25, 2015
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Employer Responsibilities, Engineering Standards, Events, Health and Safety, Industrial, Ontario Health and Safety

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ CRS Specialties Inc., a Welland manufacturer of rebar bending equipment, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act...

Blog Post #529 – Focus On Shoulder Tendonitis

January 22, 2015
Dan
Blog, Canadian Health and Safety, Construction, Due Diligence, Employer Responsibilities, Ergonomics, Health and Safety, Healthcare, Industrial, Lockout and Tagout, Ontario Health and Safety, PEI Health and Safety

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine The Prince Edward Island WCB in Charlottetown has produced a series of fact sheets in a bid to keep stakeholders in the know.