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MENTAL HEALTH
Apr 17, 2019

B.C. extends PTSD presumption to nurses, care aids, dispatchers

Several factors considered for each occupation, such as nature of work, potential for exposure to traumatic events
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Apr 8, 2019

Mental stress injuries on Ontario covered by workers` compensation, not civil suits

Employees with mental stress injuries suffered at work must receive benefits though workers’ compensation; may not sue for damages
MINE SAFETY
Jan 3, 2019

Nova Scotia's Donkin coal mine suspends work after roof collapses

No workers injured in mine`s sixth roof fall since July 2018
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
Dec 20, 2018

Women more likely than men to experience workplace harassment: StatsCan

Health-related professions most at risk
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Oct 31, 2018

Safety violation results in contractor getting 18 months in jail

First case of its kind in Canada sees president of company convicted of manslaughter after employee killed in trench collapse; Safety Code standards for trench shoring hadn't been followed
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CHEMICAL SAFETY
Apr 11, 2019

Employee charged with assault in Texas plant explosion

Misrepresentations of chemical tank monitoring caused 2 people to enter toxic cloud
AIRLINE SAFETY
Jan 14, 2019

Air traffic controllers' union sues over unpaid work during U.S. govt shutdown

Workers deemed essential have been working without pay since partial shutdown on Dec. 22; Union argues its a violation of wage law and endangers passengers
MINING SAFETY
Jan 5, 2018

US coal mining deaths surge in 2017 after hitting record low

Coal production increased in 2017 after years of decline
Current Issue
CURRENT ISSUE: Apr 2019

Worker’s return to full-time work after 16-year absence doesn’t stop benefits

Benefits were locked in when worker was deemed unemployable; Decision not reviewable after five years

Benefits for recurrence of mental stress injury 3 years after incident

Ongoing modified work, PTSD diagnosis, similar symptoms that developed 3 years after original incident all pointed to compatibility with original mental stress injury

One conviction, one charge dismissed after worker’s fall

Hole worker fell through and plummeted 2 storeys was too big to cover but should have had guardrails or other safety measures in place: Court
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HEALTH & SAFETY VIDEO

Understanding the relationship between marijuana and OHS

Dan Demers, senior manager of strategic business development at CannAmm, explains how marijuana affects the brain and why it’s important to relay the message to employees in safety-sensitive positions that what they do on their own time is the company’s business.
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