The Top 13 OHS Compliance Cases of 2025 & Their Impact on You

The 2025 court cases most likely to directly affect your OHS program.

By |2025-12-09T09:08:34-08:00December 5, 2025|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Confined Spaces, COVID-19, Drugs & Alcohol, Employee Wellness, English, General Industry, General Safety, Health & Safety, Inspection & Incident Reporting, Leadership & Communications, Safety Management|0 Comments
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Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Use Prevention Game Plan

Base your anti-drug policy on fitness for duty and accommodate drug addiction.

By |2024-07-16T10:07:57-07:00July 16, 2024|Compliance Game Plans, Drugs & Alcohol, English, General Industry, Health & Safety, Safety Management|0 Comments
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Court Temporarily Bars Random Drug Testing of Nuclear Plant Workers

The unions asked a federal court to 'stay,' that is,

By |2023-11-09T22:43:00-08:00November 9, 2023|Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, English, Federal, General Safety, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Court Temporarily Bars Random Drug Testing of Nuclear Plant Workers
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Is It Okay to Search a Worker’s Locker for Illegal Drugs? – Ask The Expert

It depends on whether the worker has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

By |2023-09-18T22:48:00-07:00September 18, 2023|Ask The Expert, English, General Industry, General Safety, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Is It Okay to Search a Worker’s Locker for Illegal Drugs? – Ask The Expert
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Is a Worker’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination?

Don't expect workers to self-disclose substance abuse if you don't

By |2024-01-16T06:38:24-08:00February 3, 2022|Articles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Drugs & Alcohol, Employee Wellness, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Is a Worker’s Failure to Disclose Medical Marijuana Use Grounds for Termination?
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Workplace Drugs, Alcohol & Substance Abuse – Compliance Game Plan

Preventing work impairment without violating privacy and disability accommodations laws.

By |2024-01-04T16:45:14-08:00February 3, 2022|Compliance Game Plans, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Workplace Drugs, Alcohol & Substance Abuse – Compliance Game Plan
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What to Do When a Worker Shows Signs of Substance Abuse – Ask The Expert

The employer's duty to inquire about a worker's potential need

By |2022-02-03T15:39:00-08:00February 3, 2022|Ask The Expert, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on What to Do When a Worker Shows Signs of Substance Abuse – Ask The Expert
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How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy

The 12 things every testing policy must include. It's hard

By |2021-10-15T18:47:00-07:00October 15, 2021|Articles, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Scorecard, 2020 to 2021

Employers continue to lose more drug test cases than they

By |2024-12-26T10:45:58-08:00October 15, 2021|Articles, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, Safety Management, Scorecards, TOOLS, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Workplace Impairment Removal Policy

Here’s a template of a policy providing for the immediate

By |2026-02-19T11:59:46-08:00October 15, 2021|Alberta, British Columbia, Drugs & Alcohol, Federal, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Policies, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Yukon|0 Comments
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Your Right to Immediately Remove Workers Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol

Keeping drunk and high workers out of the workplace to

By |2021-10-15T17:14:00-07:00October 15, 2021|Articles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Safety Management, TOOLS, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Scorecard of the Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Decided Since Marijuana Legalization

Using actual court cases to evaluate whether your workplace testing

By |2024-12-26T10:45:58-08:00October 15, 2021|Articles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Drugs & Alcohol, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Safety Management, Scorecards|0 Comments
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