Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Winter 2024)
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a distracted maintenance worker who drove onto an active runway required an Air Canada plane to scrap an initial landing attempt to avoid a collision at Toronto’s Pearson airport last year (2023).
Created by Norm Keith is an OH&S Lawyer and published July 30, 2024
Report published – OH&S Canada magazine (Fall 2024)
After four decades of advising and representing management and employers in occupational health and safety law matters across the country, I have significant experience with effective safety programs. That being said, it’s not usually the length of the safety policy or the program documents that determine the best program. Rather, employers who invest in a simple, practical, and effective safety program consistently get the best results. They generally have the least number of incidents, worker injuries and fatalities. Based on my experience, I have come up with a straightforward set of recommendations for employers to consider in this article.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2017)
A new investigation report from the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP has concluded that harassment, sexual harassment, bullying and intimidation are still thriving within the national police force and that reform by the federal is necessary to make lasting change.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (May 2017)
Report from Jeff Cottrill
The federal government has pledged to make greater efforts to enforce the Westray Law – a provision in the Criminal Code regarding criminal prosecution for negligence after workplace fatalities.