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 …

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 …

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 …

In many cases, the OHS laws impose requirements on employers without specifying exactly what they must do to comply. To assist employers, government agencies responsible for enforcing the OHS laws will often issue guidelines that spell out the steps employers must take to fulfill their …

Say your company has just been hit with a bunch of very high fines because of safety violations. And these fines are just the latest. There’s clearly a problem—your OHS program isn’t working. How do you fix it? One solution may be to bring in …