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Bill C-45 lives: Worker death sparks criminal negligence charges In what should serve as a stark reminder for both employers and individuals, police in Ontario recently charged a corporate employer and two individuals with criminal negligence causing death after a fatal workplace accident at a construction project. ... Legal Stories | Cheryl A. Edwards, Shane D. Todd and Jeremy Warning | Friday, 5 March 2010 Read more |
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Proactive claims management saves time, money One of the biggest pitfalls of workers’ compensation claims is a failure on the part of the employer in the management of those claims. Most experience rating programs established by workers compensation boards are based on claim cost and claim duration. A failure to manage claims will result in increased ... David Marchione | Friday, 12 February 2010 Read more |
Legal Connection: Mediation vs. prosecution The recent trend of increased prosecutions for occupational health and safety contraventions in many provinces, especially Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia, are a continuous challenge for OHS and risk management professionals. On the one hand, the existence of another organization or individual being prosecuted, with a headline-splashing fine, ... Norm Keith | Friday, 29 January 2010 Read more |
Court rules B.C. mental stress requirements violate Charter Determining entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits for work-related mental injuries is a complex issue for workers’ compensation boards. A recent successful Charter challenge to the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Board’s mental stress policy has resulted in a direct change to B.C.’s policy on this issue. The decision may herald challenges ... Cheryl Edwards and Shane Todd | Friday, 22 January 2010 Read more |
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Lockers unite! North Safety Products’ new tamper-free Group Lock Box — GLB03 (bilingual) and GLB03/E (English only) — simplifies lockout of large equipment, the company says.This is how this system works: After a machine or process is locked out, the key or keys are placed in a lock box. Then each authorized wo... Read more |
Lockouts get ready access Brady Corporation’s recently introduced Ready Access Storage Stations come in two styles: the Ready Access Padlock Station, designed to hold padlocks, group lockout hasps and tags, and the Ready Access Lockout Station, which offers flexible storage for a variety of lockout devices, the company says. Ready Access Padlock Station comes in... Read more |
Blocks Impacts The new APS Dock Impact Barrier is built to stop a 10,000-pound load moving at four miles per hour. Featuring heavy construction, the APS dock barrier bar is constructed of nine-sixteenths inch-thick steel cable inside a flexible fiberglass rail, which latches securely into place. Highly visible yellow nylon webbing is ... Read more |
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Technology Trends for Managing Safety - Health & Safety Outlook 2010 Part 3 of 3
