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| The OHS Team at Gowlings is pleased to present its new service – the OHSLAW™ Podcast. This news broadcast is available monthly and provides up-to-date information, discussion, and facts related to OHS and workers' compensation matters across Canada. |
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| Each 10-15 minute episode is FREE and can be shared with others. |
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada.
- Hot Topic – Proposed changes to Ontario's Workers' Compensation System affecting coverage for construction workers
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – A look at the role of the Constructor under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada.
- Hot Topic – Adam Neave reports on a new regulation under the WSIA which sets out new re-employment obligations in the construction industry, featuring an interview with Gowlings' OHS Consultant David Marchione.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Adam Neave answers one listeners question: Do I have any liability under OHS laws as a home owner if a subcontractor is carrying out work on my property?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Cathy Chandler interviews Reesa Cashmore, an Infection Control Consultant from the Mississauga Halton Infection Control Network.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – David Marchione answers one listeners question: What roles do management and worker members play on joint health and safety committees?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Ailsa Wiggins provides an update on recent decisions regarding alcohol and drug use in the workplace.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Kathryn Aldridge-Fisher answers one listener's question: can an employer be held liable for a workplace injury caused by a hazard, where OHS legislation does not stipulate how the hazard is to be controlled?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – David Marchione talks with Stephen Roberts, Partner in Gowlings' Hamilton office, about new policy on fatalies introduced by Ontario's Workplace and Safety and Insurance Board.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – If a workplace has 18 full-time workers and 3 part-time workers that only work one day a week, do the requirements of having a joint health and safety committee still apply?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Anthony Di Gianni speaks with Len Hong, President and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety regarding April 28 - the National Day of Mourning.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Do you have any tips for reducing my WSIB claim costs?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Interview with Norm Keith on the sentence handed down in the first OHS criminal negligence (Bill C-45) conviction.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – How can employers demonstrate worker competency?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Cathy Chandler speaks with Elizabeth Rankin, Project Manager at the Canadian Standards Association regarding the CSA Standards.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Are employers required to pay premiums for their workers who are over 65 years of age? Are these workers still entitled to benefits if they are injured at work?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Adam Neave, Gowlings' OHS Consultant, covers Ontario and Alberta enforcement statistics for 2007
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – As an employer, can I be held responsible for an incident involving a volunteer worker?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – David Marchione, Gowlings' OHS Consultant, covers two hot topics this month: Part 1 - Regulations for Paralegal Representative as announced by Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and Part 2 - OHS Year in Review.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Is a worker allowed to work alone and are there any restrictions to working alone??
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Kathryn Fisher, Gowlings' OHS Consultant, provides and in-depth look at Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Are directors of corporations protected from lawsuits arising from work-related injuries compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Anthony Di Gianni, Gowlings' OHS Consultant, discusses "Working in Cold Environments"
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert
1. Does a federally regulated worker have to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) when they perform contract work in a workplace regulated by the OHSA?
2. Does the federally regulated employer have a duty to protect their workers that perform work in a provincially regulated workplace?
3. Does the provincially regulated employer have any reporting requirements if the federally regulated contractor suffers a critical injury at their workplace?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Jennifer Hogan, Gowlings' OHS Consultant, interviews Frank Cutruzzola, of GTG Associates, and discusses "Workers' Compensation Fraud and the Top Five Questions Employers Have Regarding Surveillance and Investigation into a Worker's Compensation Claim"
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – What is a victim's fine surcharge, where does it go and what is it used for?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Cathy Chandler, Gowlings' OHS Consultant, interviews John Vander Doelen, Director of Occupational Health & Safety Policy at the Ontario Ministry of Labour, and discusses "Asbestos Regulation 278: Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations."
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – If I am not obligated to re-employ a worker following a workplace injury, and I choose not to, does it really cost me anything?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Jennifer Hogan, Gowlings' OHS Consultant discusses "How employers can handle young workers responsibly regarding occupational health and safety in the workplace."
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Is my company still compliant with Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act requirement for two certified members on a Joint Health and Safety Committee if one of them is absent due to maternity leave?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – David Marchione, Gowlings' OHS Consultant discusses "Creative Sentencing for Convictions under Provincial Occupational Health & Safety Law"
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – If I am charged by an OHS Regulator and I win my case, can I get a court order requiring the OHS Regulator to pay a portion of my legal costs that I have incurred to defend the charges in court?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Emergency Preparedness and Response: Kathryn Fisher, Gowlings' OHS Consultant discusses this increasingly important issue in today's workplace
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Is having an organization's goal of zero accidents unrealistic and unattainable?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Whole Body Vibration Syndrome: Elizabeth Rankin, Gowlings' Senior OHS Consultant, discusses this common health hazard associated with transportation related employment
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Can a worker's vehicle be considered the workplace? If so, how can an employer ensure they are meeting their legal duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to provide and maintain a safe workplace when the hazards associated with vehicles and road conditions are so difficult for an employer to control?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – An in-depth look at the government's prevention strategies for reducing workplace musculoskeletal disorders - Includes an interview with Anne Duffy, Provincial Ergonomist at the Ministry of Labour
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – If I hire a contractor to do some work for me, what are my obligations with respect to workers' compensation?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – The media's sudden interest in OHS and how it may impact OHS law enforcement - Includes an interview with Sherri Wood, Columnist with the Toronto Sun
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – A number of companies are using safety registries as a cornerstone in their due diligence program, often quoting Bill C-45 compliance as their motivation. Is a registry process really proof of a company's due diligence?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace, includes an interview with Ailsa Wiggins, one of Canada's leading experts on the Issue
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – How do the courts determine the amount of the fine for a party who has been found guilty under the Occupational Health and Safety Act?
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Montreal Company Charged with OHS Criminal Negligence under Bill C-45 Amendments to the Criminal Code
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- Coast to Coast – Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada
- Hot Topic – Interview with Jonathan Tyson, Project Manager of the Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevention Strategy for Ontario
- Ask the OHS Expert – Can a Ministry of Labour Inspector issue a Stop Work Order if he attends my workplace and determines that our Confined Space Program is not in compliance with the new Confined Space Requirements yet?
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