One of the most fundamental components of any effective OHS system is the creation of safety rules or procedures that address the hazards in that particular workplace. But simply creating safety rules isn’t enough even if those rules are …

The WSIB released a new incident reporting policy. Employers must report a work-related incident to the WSIB if they learn that a worker requires healthcare and/or:

Is absent from regular work
Earns less than regular pay for regular work
Requires modified work at less than regular pay
Requires modified …

Under a revised Workwell Audit policy, the WSIB may increase or decrease the premiums otherwise payable by a particular employer in such circumstances as it considers appropriate, including the following:

If, in the opinion of the WSIB, the employer has not taken sufficient precautions to prevent …

The government updated its workplace health and safety bulletin, First Aid in the Workplace: Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement & Agreement on Internal Trade. The updated bulletin affects employers and workplace first aiders who work in more than one province or territory.

Fire chiefs in BC and ON are concerned about how licensed medical marijuana growers are growing their pot. For example, grow operations often have unsafe electrical wiring and improperly store volatile chemicals. The chiefs argue that legal growing operations should be inspected for the safety …