Blog Post #1331 – Nurse Attacked in British Columbia Hospital

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015)

The B.C. Nurses’ Union (BCNU) Is calling for increased worker protection at a hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia, after a male nurse was attacked while trying to de-escalate an argument between two patients on October 26, 2015.

Blog Post #1329 – Tribunal to Hear Complaint

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2015)

The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT) has agreed to hear a complaint against a Tim Hortons location in a case that the United Steelworkers (USW) originally filed on behalf of Filipino employees of the coffee shop in December 2013.

Blog Post #1328 – Teens Prone to “Micro-Accidents”: Study

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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2015) Young workers are at a heightened risk of non-lost-time injuries and are less likely to speak up about dangers at work, a recent study concludes. The study examines self-reported, non-lost-time injuries or “Micro-Accidents” involving more than 19,000 workers aged 15 to 25 across Canada over a four-week … Continue Reading