Construction is one of the most hazardous industries. Workers at construction sites face a multitude of hazards but fall hazards are by far the most common. For example, in BC, falls from elevations represented one quarter of all construction claims and more than half the …

Implementing a new IT a new system that allows you to track work injuries in real time and identify the hazards that cause them is a pretty impressive accomplishment. Or so you’d think. Only some people may not be so impressed–like the personnel that have …

Under Canadian OHS law, workers are protected from reprisals for exercising their rights under these laws. For example, a worker can’t be suspended, fired or otherwise disciplined for, say, refusing unsafe work or participating in the JHSC. The point of this protection is to encourage …

Every year at this time, the federal government comes out with a three-inch thick piece of tax legislation implementing the new budget.
What many don’t realize is that a big fat bill working its way through parliament that everybody knows is going to eventually pass—like a …

As someone who writes about workplace safety, I feel like I spend a lot of time writing about workplace injuries and deaths from, say, explosions or falls but not much time focusing on occupational illnesses. The fact is that exposure in the workplace to certain …