• Auto workers walked off the job at three General Motors facilities in Canada early Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2023, after failing to reach agreement with the automaker. (khon2.com)
  • The 2023 Canadian federal worker strike was a strike by Canadian federal workers who are members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). (wikipedia.org)
  • TORONTO , April 11, 2023 /CNW/ - Manulife's 2022 Wellness Report , an assessment of existing workplace wellness measures of Canadian employers, highlights that a sizeable portion of Canadian workers are struggling to take care of their health and well-being, resulting in a significant drop in productivity throughout the workforce. (yahoo.com)
  • U.S. regulators on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, have announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving worker safety at thousands of the bargain stores across the country. (kron4.com)
  • However, the Labour Program estimates that federally regulated employers used replacement workers in about 42% of strikes and lockouts from 2012 to 2023. (canada.ca)
  • Between October 19, 2022 and January 31, 2023, the Minister and officials from the Labour Program of Employment and Social Development Canada consulted with Canadians, unions and labour organizations, employers and employer organizations, and Indigenous partners. (canada.ca)
  • Retroactive to March 8, 2020, all workers at Metro banner grocery stores in Ontario and Quebec will receive a wage premium of $2 per hour in recognition of employees' efforts to continue serving the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. (ufcw.ca)
  • UFCW Canada members are front and centre in the effort to provide safe, high quality food, sanitation products, and essential goods to Canadians and their families as we work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, and members' dedication throughout this crisis has been and continues to be truly heroic," says Paul Meinema, the national president of UFCW Canada. (ufcw.ca)
  • Mexico will resume sending temporary farm workers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for labourers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said on Sunday. (fruitandveggie.com)
  • The pandemic put new pressures and strains on Canadians, and as a result, we're seeing potential effects on their health continue three years later. (yahoo.com)
  • After more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 20 per cent of Canadian employers are not offering safety and orientation programs for new employee s even though these are legally required for much of the country, according to a report. (thesafetymag.com)
  • This image was taken by a worker prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. (cbc.ca)
  • While the CCPA's work is focused on progressive policies that will help protect workers and their families during this difficult time, we have received many requests from workers and renters looking for resources to help them navigate uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. (policyalternatives.ca)
  • But prisoners are not only experiencing the pandemic as incarcerated people, they are also essential workers facing many of the same health and safety issues as vulnerable workers outside of prisons. (socialistproject.ca)
  • Since the outset of the pandemic, prisoner workers have been met with half measures to ensure their safety and protection. (socialistproject.ca)
  • After more than a year of uncertainty and pandemic-induced remote work, there is a growing desire among some business leaders to return to business as usual, including welcoming employees back to the office once it is considered safe," says David King, Canadian senior district president of Robert Half. (hrreporter.com)
  • COVID-19: Mental Health Pros Come to the Aid of Frontline Comrades Psychologists, psychotherapists, and social workers in the US and Canada have formed a network to offer free psychotherapy sessions to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (medscape.com)
  • During the meeting, the WR paid tribute to health workers "as frontline staffs in the response to COVID-19 pandemic. (who.int)
  • Ag Safety Week organizers want to let employers know that CASA has new voluntary guidelines for youth employment in the agricultural sector. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • This new resource will help employers understand, accommodate and plan for the needs and limitations of young farm workers. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • With so many youth starting summer jobs on the farm, parents and employers of young farm workers need to have a clear understanding of youth development levels, abilities, limitations and know when and how to set clear rules and boundaries for any work assigned to a young person. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Mental health has become a top issue for Canadian employers. (thesafetymag.com)
  • Canada actually has a long history of restricting the ability of workers to engage in strikes or work slowdowns as a mechanism to force employers to address their concerns. (thetyee.ca)
  • In the old days, governments looked the other way when employers brought in paid "security" forces to beat workers into submission when they dared to engage in collective workplace actions. (thetyee.ca)
  • This means that employers can't permanently replace workers just because they were on strike or locked out. (canada.ca)
  • These workers can be used by employers to fill in for unionized employees while they are on strike or locked out. (canada.ca)
  • Today, federally regulated employers can temporarily replace workers that go on strike to continue operations. (canada.ca)
  • Footnote 2 There are no official statistics on how often employers use replacement workers. (canada.ca)
  • During a strike or lockout, Part I of the Code requires employers and unions to continue any activities that are necessary to prevent an immediate and serious danger to the health and safety of the public. (canada.ca)
  • They say it is causing unnecessary delays in bargaining, and employers can abuse it to delay workers' right to strike. (canada.ca)
  • While WHMIS was updated in 2015, responsibilities for employers, workers, and others remain unchanged. (worksafebc.com)
  • Under WHMIS 2015, the roles and responsibilities of suppliers, employers, and workers remain the same. (worksafebc.com)
  • Public sector workers in Maine welcomed new OSHA-approved safety protections, while advocates and workers in Washington state celebrated a court ruling that requires employers to pay farmworkers during their rest breaks. (scienceblogs.com)
  • I hope this verdict sends a message to employers that there is indeed a price to pay for neglecting to keep workers healthy and safe," said Myles Sullivan, USW District 6 Director (Ontario and Atlantic Canada). (usw.ca)
  • The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the modes of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the workplace, an assessment of the risk of transmission under various assumptions, principles underlying the control of risk, and specific risk-control recommendations for employers and workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Many states also have legislation protecting employers from liability and medical expenses related to hiring a prospective worker who has a preexisting disability. (medscape.com)
  • Toronto - March 23, 2020 - The voice of grocery store workers in Canada, UFCW Canada, is happy to announce that discussions with Metro and Sobeys have produced premium pay increases and enhanced safety measures for all front-line employees at Metro , Food Basics , Sobeys , Safeway , and IGA stores across the country. (ufcw.ca)
  • With respect to Sobeys employees, the company has agreed to provide an additional $50 per week, regardless of the number of hours worked, to all front-line workers at Sobeys, Safeway, and Safeway Extra stores across Canada, retroactive to March 8, 2020. (ufcw.ca)
  • Images posted on social media show long lines at Service Canada centers, with some even going as far as to camp out the night before in front of the building so that they can be served the next day. (lifesitenews.com)
  • NIOSH joins the Ag Centers in recognizing National Farm Safety and Health Week as an opportunity to emphasize the importance of working together to prevent injuries and illnesses to agriculture workers. (cdc.gov)
  • The material in this report was developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in collaboration with the Center for Infe ctious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control. (cdc.gov)
  • Estimates and sharp instrument injuries among these healthcare based on data from the Centers for Disease Control workers 18 based on the characterization of and Prevention, as well as other studies, suggest that occupational exposure and the knowledge of the a healthcare provider's risk of acquiring HIV infection as a result of percutaneous exposure to an HIV-contaminated device is 0.3%14. (bvsalud.org)
  • The CAW represents about 21,000 auto workers in Canada and about 16 percent of auto production in North America. (manufacturing.net)
  • The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with which Teamsters Canada is affiliated, represents 1.4 million workers in North America. (teamsters.ca)
  • In addition, PSAC repeatedly called for an agreement regarding remote work, in spite of a December 2022 mandate by the Treasury Board that requires workers to work from government offices at least 40-60% of the time (two to three days per week in most cases). (wikipedia.org)
  • Montreal, September 14, 2022 - A new six-year collective agreement was signed on September 9, 2022 for Olymel Anjou workers. (teamsters.ca)
  • Between 2004 and 2022, the Westray amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada have been used in approximately 23 incidents to bring criminal negligence charges in cases of serious worker injury and death. (usw.ca)
  • Develop and implement standardized, mandatory training specific to elevated work platforms, in collaboration with the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association. (hrreporter.com)
  • All of our 53+ courses in the area of Health & Safety are fully accredited through the Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) - Ontario's designated health and safety training centre. (ufcw.ca)
  • Quotes from Glen Blahey, Health and Safety Specialist with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and Greg Englot, a grade 12 student and young farm worker from Abernethy, Saskatchewan. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Glen Blahey is a Health and Safety Specialist with CASA. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • The Sunrise Regional Health Authority in Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to health and safety charges in four incidents, including the exposure of multiple workers to a spilled chemical on three separate occasions. (ohscanada.com)
  • The FREE Canadian Occupational Safety newsletter keeps you up to date on news and analysis about the world of occupational health and safety. (thesafetymag.com)
  • Most business or engineering schools do not offer courses - or offer very limited education - on health and safety. (thesafetymag.com)
  • But safety is integral to both of these professions , and individuals will only really learn about occupational health and safety once they get into the workplace. (thesafetymag.com)
  • The Government has also committed to "improve the process to review and certify activities that must be maintained to ensure the health and safety of the public during a work stoppage. (canada.ca)
  • Health and safety these days is not a given for postal workers," said Dave Lambert, the Winnipeg health and safety representative for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. (macleans.ca)
  • Policies, training and standard operating procedures for officer health and safety in regard to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are continually reviewed and updated to keep pace with the evolving threat," Dorion said. (macleans.ca)
  • A review from Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety has found that Cargill did not attempt to engage worker representation as it investigated the circumstances that led to the largest COVID-19 outbreak linked to a single facility in Canada. (cbc.ca)
  • Such steps are required under Alberta's OHS Act , which requires investigations to be conducted with the participation of the joint work site health and safety committee. (cbc.ca)
  • The OHS officer has given Cargill more time to complete its investigation and further involve the plant's joint health and safety committee,' the statement reads. (cbc.ca)
  • Provide a copy of the report to OHS and to the joint work site health and safety committee. (cbc.ca)
  • Adrienne South, a spokesperson for the provincial labour minister, said in an email that OHS had granted an extension to Cargill until May 18 to complete its investigation with the participation of the joint work site health and safety committee. (cbc.ca)
  • Goldcorp Canada Ltd., the operator of Hoyle Pond, a Timmins mine, was fined $350,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. (hrsgroup.com)
  • Goldcorp Limited was found guilty of violating section 25, sub-section 2(a) of the OHSA which states, "The employer shall provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health and safety of the worker. (hrsgroup.com)
  • Where was the written work instructions needed to place the workers in a position to better protect their own health and safety? (hrsgroup.com)
  • HRS Group Inc. has a great team that can help you with all your health and safety needs including 'Due Diligence' and 'Standard Operating Procedures' . (hrsgroup.com)
  • Stay tuned for tomorrow's post, which will highlight some of the previous year's most notable peer-reviewed literature in occupational health and safety. (scienceblogs.com)
  • This resource helps Canadian health care organizations assess and promote workplace psychological health and safety. (cma.ca)
  • We offer several VR systems such as Vuforia with our partner PTC that allow new workers and contract workers to understand plant layout and safety hazards before they arrive onsite," he explains. (pulpandpapercanada.com)
  • Yet, CSB incident investigations have identified missed opportunities for workers to effectively participate in process safety activities at facilities where they work, typically in proximity to the most serious hazards. (iafc.org)
  • Any maritime occupation, including commercial fishing, commercial diving, and water transportation workers are exposed to drowning hazards. (cdc.gov)
  • UFCW Canada represents thousands of Metro employees at all banners operated by the company. (ufcw.ca)
  • The strike was the culmination of more than a year of collective bargaining following the expiry of the previous collective agreement in 2021, with it ultimately resulting from disagreements between PSAC and the Government of Canada (represented in bargaining by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) on issues related to remote work, enhanced work amenities and wage increases to compensate for inflation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prior work contracts for PSAC workers had expired in 2021. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since June 2021, PSAC had been bargaining with the Government of Canada to establish a new contract, largely as an attempt to increase worker pay to keep up with a surge of inflation, which had precipitated an increase in the cost of living. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to The Wellness Report , the average number of days lost to absences and presenteeism has increased by seven days compared to data from 2021, and the health of younger Canadians (18 to 24-year-old workers) shows worrying trends. (yahoo.com)
  • Between 2012 and 2021, WorkSafeBC data revealed more than $26.4 million was paid out in job-related disability claims for workers who were aged 16 to under-19 at the time of the injury. (thesafetymag.com)
  • In October 2021, changes to B.C.'s Employment Standards Act regarding young workers took effect. (thesafetymag.com)
  • Under the agreement, the chains operated by Dollar Tree Inc. are required to find the "root causes" of violations that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has repeatedly cited at multiple stores and fix them within two years, the department said. (kron4.com)
  • The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) is the first state-approved Occupational Safety and Health Administration plan to adopt the Iron Workers' (IW) comprehensive updates for reinforcing steel and post-tensioning practice. (concreteproducts.com)
  • Chris Morgan and Eric Haapamaki, applications engineers at Sudbury, Ontario-based Ionic Mechatronics, are also seeing increasing uptake of integrated safety solutions. (pulpandpapercanada.com)
  • GM said that it reached the deal with Unifor around 1 p.m. Tuesday after workers went on strike at the Ontario facilities just after midnight. (khon2.com)
  • NIOSH co-funded, with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, a project that convened a unique series of symposia between 2007 and 2010 that brought together scholars from multiple disciplines, practitioners and business representatives from the U.S. and Canada to consider the implications of youth employment, and to make recommendations for moving forward, considering the complex relationships of work with other components of youth development. (cdc.gov)
  • The federal Canadian and Ontario province governments worked in tandem with the U.S. government on auto bailouts in 2009 to maintain Canada's share of North American auto production. (manufacturing.net)
  • This site contains general legal information for Ontario, Canada. (cela.ca)
  • OSHA has a Heat Safety App that allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite and, based on the heat index, displays a risk level to outdoor workers. (workerscompinsider.com)
  • We appreciate the opportunity to engage with OSHA on our safety initiatives as we move forward, seeking to establish our position as a leading retailer in workplace safety. (kron4.com)
  • An identical final exam and OSHA-aligned safety training certificate applies, no matter which of the three format options you choose below. (hardhattraining.com)
  • The 1971 federal OSHA standard is antiquated and must be updated," says IW Executive Director of Safety and Health Steve Rank. (concreteproducts.com)
  • As part of IW General President Eric Dean's 2017 ZERO Incident Campaign, he adds, the IW Safety and Health Department has targeted OSHA standard updates to prevent incidents and fatalities, and will pursue new reinforcing steel and post-tensioning standards in other state-approved OSHA plans throughout the country. (concreteproducts.com)
  • The IW Safety and Health Department urges other state OSHA plans to follow Cal-OSHA's and ANSI's lead. (concreteproducts.com)
  • Within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), officials tightened standards to protect workers from heat illness. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Across the country in Massachusetts , worker safety advocates and their partners celebrated the extension of OSHA protections to public sector workers - an issue advocates have been working toward for years. (scienceblogs.com)
  • And at the New York Daily News , Greg Smith exposed injuries among workers at the World Trade Center site, finding more than two-dozen incidents that were not reported to OSHA. (scienceblogs.com)
  • It also calls for the company to maintain a 24-hour hotline for safety complaints and anti-retaliation protections for workers, Nanda added. (kron4.com)
  • California health care workers gained new protections as well, with a new state regulation requiring hospitals to implement safe patient handling programs. (scienceblogs.com)
  • In addition to new rules and protections at the state and local levels, reporters at local media outlets chronicled the lives of workers who experience injury and illness on the job. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Teamsters Canada represents 125,000 members in all industries across the country. (teamsters.ca)
  • The directory page is coordinated by the Office of Agriculture Safety and Health (OASH) in the NIOSH Director's Office. (cdc.gov)
  • The new directory page offers improved access to these NIOSH data sources, topics and publications on agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing workers, and our extramural programs. (cdc.gov)
  • NIOSH resources on National Farm Safety and Health Week topics and many others can be accessed through the new web page. (cdc.gov)
  • Captain Husberg is Director of the NIOSH Office of Agriculture Safety and Health and Manager of the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Program. (cdc.gov)
  • Ms. Check is Deputy Director of the NIOSH Office of Agriculture Safety and Health and Coordinator of the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Program. (cdc.gov)
  • Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the United States [2, 3]. (cdc.gov)
  • First, NIOSH has consistently identified worker empowerment as critical to occupational disease and injury prevention and continues to do so. (cdc.gov)
  • In Canada cell phone use is being looked at from the viewpoint of a workplace safety issue for those who drive for an employer. (reduceyourworkerscomp.com)
  • The workers threatened to stop working overtime - which they understood to be voluntary - if the employer continued to refuse to address their concerns about long hours and lack of a "living away allowance. (thetyee.ca)
  • Instead of addressing the workers concerns, the employer ran off to the Alberta Labour Relations Board - the body responsible for overseeing labour law on unionized worksites in the province - and quickly obtained an order warning that, if they refused to work the overtime demanded by the employer, the workers would be deemed to be "engaging in an illegal strike" and subject to termination. (thetyee.ca)
  • In order for there to be trust and a sense of belonging, workers need to feel respected by their employer," explains Denis Fournier. (teamsters.ca)
  • However, the Government has heard that it undermines this right when an employer brings in replacement workers to keep the business going while workers are on strike or locked out. (canada.ca)
  • The worker, in turn, waives the right to sue his or her employer. (medscape.com)
  • Prior to workers' compensation legislation, the employee and the employer could be significantly affected by a claim. (medscape.com)
  • METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 500 land-based OGE workers examined work schedules and hours, commuting, sleep, employer policies, and their relationship to potentially harmful events while driving. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Implementation and evaluation of OGE employer policies and programs to limit long work hours, reduce long daily commutes, promote sufficient sleep, and reduce drowsy driving among U.S. OGE workers are needed. (cdc.gov)
  • The deal ratified by workers at Ford of Canada raises base hourly pay for production workers by almost 20% over three years. (khon2.com)
  • and encourages farmers to engage in conversations about safety through a combination of farmer testimonials, producer resources and videos. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Despite their essential work, prisoners have been forced to complain, beg, and engage in work refusals to ensure basic safety on the job. (socialistproject.ca)
  • Among them, a new law that holds companies responsible if they contract with staffing agencies that engage in wage theft and fail to maintain workers' compensation insurance. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The workers were taken to a hospital with various injuries, but police said none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening. (ohscanada.com)
  • Also in the previous year, Massachusetts public health officials released new recommendations for the prevention of work-related injuries among health care workers. (scienceblogs.com)
  • General themes across the reviewed articles point to the need for increased overall awareness and education regarding injury prevention and risks associated with occupational injuries and fatalities among AI/AN workers. (cdc.gov)
  • OASH provides leadership to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses among the nation's agriculture, forestry and fishing workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Visit the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing website to find out more about protecting farm workers, loggers, and fishermen from work-related injuries and illnesses. (cdc.gov)
  • The International Labor Organization's Occupational Safety and Health Branch estimates that 24,000 fatalities occur worldwide per year in fisheries. (cdc.gov)
  • The workers' compensation system provides injured workers with medical care, income (or a percentage of income), and survivor benefits in cases of fatalities. (medscape.com)
  • As well, Sobeys has agreed to install plexiglass barriers in its stores to help protect front-line employees as they work to serve Canadians and their families throughout the COVID-19 crisis. (ufcw.ca)
  • She says the deal includes "all items that the company had initially fought us on such as pensions, retiree income supports and converting full-time temporary workers into permanent employees over the life of the agreement. (khon2.com)
  • Workers from the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) bargaining unit continued to strike until a tentative agreement was announced on May 3, ending the strike altogether, at which point they were required to return to work by May 4 at 11:30 a.m. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is the largest public sector union in Canada, representing 159,000 public service workers, of which 120,000 fall under the Treasury Board of Canada and 39,000 are Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees under the Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) component of PSAC. (wikipedia.org)
  • Faced with safety and fairness concerns, employees are blocked from acting together in these key ways. (thetyee.ca)
  • While there have been many incidents of police and other first responders being exposed to fentanyl, no Canada Post employees have been injured to date, said spokesperson Jon Hamilton. (macleans.ca)
  • Canada Post takes the safety and security of the mail and our employees very seriously," Hamilton said in an email. (macleans.ca)
  • Safety measures in food processing Having some body in an authoritative standing as a source of advice could offer aid to employees. (bypasswebfilters.com)
  • But, workers compensation attorneys can reflect the employees to simply help them to browse the claims procedure in order that they could buy their own benefits. (bypasswebfilters.com)
  • According to the Inquiry Of Ministry , this was because "safety of clients and employees remains the top priority. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Temporary workers would get pay raises, and those with at least one year of service would get permanent jobs. (khon2.com)
  • Our consultations focused on temporary replacement workers. (canada.ca)
  • In Canada, only the provinces of British Columbia and Quebec currently prohibit the use of temporary replacement workers. (canada.ca)
  • This webcast presents research findings on temporary employment pathways for Central American migrants in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica. (migrationpolicy.org)
  • Land-based OGE workers drive frequently to remote and temporary worksites. (cdc.gov)
  • The company "made some significant improvement" in worker safety following a 2015 settlement that expired in 2018 but continued violations show more work needs to be done, Parker said. (kron4.com)
  • Blog posts published before October 28, 2018 are licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License. (activehistory.ca)
  • FREDERICTON - The United Steelworkers union (USW) is gratified with the verdict in the criminal trial of a supervisor found guilty of criminal negligence causing the death of 18-year-old worker Michael Henderson at Springhill Construction in 2018. (usw.ca)
  • However, approximately 30,000-46,000 jobs (including approximately 8,600 Canada Border Services Agency workers who constitute PSAC's FB bargaining unit) were deemed essential (i.e., they were considered necessary to the safety or security of the public or a segment of the public), meaning these workers could not participate in a strike and needed to continue to work, nor could strikers impede essential workers' access to their workplaces. (wikipedia.org)
  • Type 3 Intermediate Large first aid kit is required for workplaces with 51-100 workers per shift at any given time working in a high risk environment . (canadiansafetysupplies.com)
  • There is a reason we have laws and regulations in our workplaces - it is so workers are kept safe and go home in one piece after each shift. (usw.ca)
  • Of the 145 total articles, only 11 articles met the search criteria for addressing occupational safety and health research among AI/AN workers. (cdc.gov)
  • Unifor said that the deal includes pay raises of nearly 20% for production workers and 25% for skilled trades. (khon2.com)
  • As reported by Blacklock's Reporter , Service Canada, which is the federal agency that runs the country's passport program, had at least 249 workers placed on leave under its vaccine mandate. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Last fall, the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put in place a COVID vaccine mandate for all federal workers. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The model policy advises farm owners and operators to provide a basic orientation program for young workers, which helps introduce guidelines, expectations and policies for work on the farm. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • These include reminders about drinking enough fluids, scheduling rest breaks, planning for and knowing what to do in an emergency, adjusting work operations, gradually building up the workload for new workers, training on heat illness signs and symptoms, and monitoring each other for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness. (workerscompinsider.com)
  • The work permit is requested ahead of time, so it's ready when the workers arrive. (pulpandpapercanada.com)
  • About 4,300 striking workers at two GM factories and a parts warehouse will return to work Tuesday afternoon and will vote on the three-year deal later. (khon2.com)
  • Early on May 1, PSAC announced that a tentative agreement had been reached for the PA, SV, TC, and EB bargaining units and that workers in these units were required to return to work at 9 a.m. (wikipedia.org)
  • The idea that workers can be forced to work so-called "voluntary" overtime against their will probably strikes most people as shocking and unfair, but sadly, it is an established fact in Canadian law. (thetyee.ca)
  • It is important to say that it is through the solidarity of the membership and the good work of the bargaining committee that we can improve working conditions for all workers. (teamsters.ca)
  • The members of Local 555M of the Canadian Teamsters Union who work at the Mirabel plant have a job security clause in their collective agreement on which Arbitrator Suzanne Moro based her decision. (teamsters.ca)
  • While the strike has now been resolved and most of the workers are back at work, the strike raised important issues about labour relations between Canadian mining companies and workers and surrounding communities. (miningwatch.ca)
  • A replacement worker is a person who does the work of a unionized worker who is on strike or locked out. (canada.ca)
  • The facility would reopen the following Monday despite the union saying that 85 per cent of workers surveyed indicated that they were afraid to return to work. (cbc.ca)
  • Prisoners perform much of the custodial and maintenance work in federal prisons and, beginning in April, prisoner workers have also been producing personal protective equipment (PPE), through the CSC's prison industry program, CORCAN. (socialistproject.ca)
  • This work is necessary to help safeguard prisoners, guards, and other federal government workers. (socialistproject.ca)
  • Two workers approached the tram on foot and had a conversation with its operator about work to be done that day. (hrsgroup.com)
  • While the tram was gone one of the two workers on foot began laying electrical wire in the tram's work zone and a third worker entered the area on foot. (hrsgroup.com)
  • The operator saw two cap lamps near the entrance and proceeded into the work zone unaware that there was a worker laying electrical wire there. (hrsgroup.com)
  • However, 51 per cent of workers say they prefer to work in a hybrid remote and office setup, compared to those who prefer a fully remote (30 per cent) or fully office-based (19 per cent) setup, according to the survey of 500 workers in Canada. (hrreporter.com)
  • Workers say that a remote-only work arrangement brings challenges, including weaker co-worker relationships (39 per cent), fewer career advancement opportunities (21 per cent) and decreased productivity (16 per cent), finds Robert Half. (hrreporter.com)
  • He failed to follow obvious safety direction of the plug's manufacturer and failed to comply with the legislative requirements for confined-space work. (usw.ca)
  • Together, we will continue fighting to make sure workers across New Brunswick are safe and healthy at work," said Daniel Légère, NBFL President. (usw.ca)
  • In 2017, a Winnipeg postal worker stumbled upon an unconscious woman in an apartment vestibule, called 911 and suddenly had a difficult decision to make. (macleans.ca)
  • In 2017, the federal Liberal government considered a Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police resolution to close the legal loophole that was backed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), but opted not to act. (macleans.ca)
  • Two of the cases involve drivers communicating via hands-free cell phones, according to Jim Houlahan, vice-president of Canadian Auto Workers Local 111. (reduceyourworkerscomp.com)
  • TORONTO (AP) - General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday, ending a strike that began just after midnight. (khon2.com)
  • Until Tuesday, Unifor had avoided going on strike against the Detroit automakers, unlike its U.S. counterpart, the United Auto Workers. (khon2.com)
  • Canadian auto workers at Ford have voted to accept the new contract that their union leadership negotiated last week, the union said Sunday. (manufacturing.net)
  • The Canadian Auto Workers union said 82 percent of its Ford members accepted the four-year deal. (manufacturing.net)
  • In addition, the United Auto Workers union in the U.S. has agreed to steeper concessions than the CAW, making U.S. labor costs cheaper. (manufacturing.net)
  • It was about the recent efforts of the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW) to organize a number of demonstrations in support of continued access to safe, legal and accessible abortion . (activehistory.ca)
  • Occupational exposure limits (OELs) are used as an important regulatory instrument to protect workers' health from adverse effects of chemical exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • Evan Fournier scoring 19 of his 21 points in the first half for France, which had won all three of its previous World Cup contests against Canada. (wreg.com)
  • Shortly after the June 2010 strike began, the company fired the 397 unionized workers, but the strikers established guards at the mine to protect equipment and to prevent contract workers from entering. (miningwatch.ca)
  • Ionic now offers an automated remote lockout system called SafeBox where a worker or supervisor requests entry into a given area and the system does the lockout, saving time and ensuring better safety. (pulpandpapercanada.com)
  • King had failed to read any of the company's safety manuals or the manual setting out his duties and responsibilities as a supervisor. (usw.ca)
  • Farm safety is important for all agriculture workers including young workers. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • New Voluntary Guidelines for Young Farm Workers focuses on the importance of the safety of young workers and introduces the Canadian Model Youth Policy: Youth Employment in Agriculture. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • However, Englot says that young workers can put themselves in harm's way, "Sometimes you get full of yourself and think you can do something you probably shouldn't. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Young workers] want to prove themselves, especially if they are really into the job they are doing and can end up putting themselves at risk," he says. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Talking to young workers is one part of good communication in the farm workplace. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Many young workers tend to generalize their skills from one task to another, feeling they possess the size and strength to overcome any problem. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • CASA has developed a resource that provides information about the needs and limitations of young workers. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • British Columbia has proposed a framework that outlines the types of jobs that could be defined as hazardous and unsuitable for young workers, and the province would want to hear feedback from stakeholders. (thesafetymag.com)
  • A healthcare worker (HCW) collected a nasal swab specimen, which was sent to the BC Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory (BC-PHMRL), where most influenza testing is centralized in BC. (cdc.gov)
  • COVID-19: 'Striking' Rates of Anxiety, Depression in HCPs A significant proportion of healthcare workers treating patients exposed to COVID-19 have symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. (medscape.com)
  • It is crucial to develop an exposure to this virus is a significant occupational effective strategy to monitor and manage needlestick hazard among healthcare workers 1,12,13 . (bvsalud.org)
  • As Rail Safety Week rolls around, the Teamsters would like to remind the public never to approach tracks except at designated grade crossings. (teamsters.ca)
  • Mental health problems related to stress arising out of or in the course of employment are more frequently being approved for workers' compensation benefits as well - another instance of where mental injury is being treated on a similar level to physical illness or injury. (thesafetymag.com)
  • In B.C. the average annual injury rate is 2.1 per 100 workers, but some jobs have much higher injury rates, according to the government. (thesafetymag.com)
  • A lack of effective worker participation can lead to an increase in the risk of injury to workers and, in the event of a serious safety incident, can adversely impact the company and members of the public who live near these industrial facilities. (iafc.org)
  • Generally, the injured worker has a responsibility to report the injury in a timely fashion. (medscape.com)
  • CRA workers sought a 30% increase in wages over the next three years, while others were asking for a 13.5% increase, amounting to a 4.5% annual increase. (wikipedia.org)
  • Both the Government of Canada and the union agreed that workers needed an increase in wages. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Ford and GM contacts cut wages for new hires and freezes pay for current workers. (manufacturing.net)
  • The workers will also get back all the wages and benefits they lost since the beginning of the year, adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. (teamsters.ca)
  • In national debates over the 1917 constitution, Guanajuato's miners were held up as examples as workers fighting for fair wages and labour rights. (miningwatch.ca)
  • GM workers are set to vote on the tentative agreement on Wednesday and Thursday. (manufacturing.net)
  • To make sure that all workers in federally regulated sectors continue to benefit from a meaningful right to strike, the Government has committed to introduce amendments to the Code to prohibit the use of replacement workers in federally regulated sectors. (canada.ca)
  • Lambert said the Winnipeg postal workers' union has organized unpaid training sessions for letter carriers on how to recognize and deal with fentanyl, inviting speakers from the police, fire and paramedics services. (macleans.ca)
  • In San Francisco , local officials passed the nation's first Retail Workers Bill of Rights, which takes on fair scheduling practices and job retention. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The policy was adapted from a similar document developed by youth safety advocates and agricultural leaders in the United States. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • In Wyoming , advocates teamed up with policymakers to draft legislation that would assess a non-negotiable $50,000 fie against a firm that "willfully and knowingly" violates safety laws, resulting in an occupational fatality. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Mexico said last Tuesday it would pause sending workers to farms with coronavirus infections after Mexican nationals died from COVID-19 after outbreaks on 17 Canadian farms. (fruitandveggie.com)
  • But that does not mean that workers, their families and other citizens don't want to be treated and paid fairly and to have safe working conditions, healthy communities and opportunities for their families. (miningwatch.ca)
  • An initiative of the Native Women's Association of Canada, The Safe Passage resources are aimed at individuals, industries, and communities that are directly connected to the MMIWG2S+ genocide and provide specific and distinctions-based training and tools. (casw-acts.ca)
  • Canadian communities. (who.int)
  • At least 3 Mexican workers have died after outbreaks on 17 Canadian farms. (fruitandveggie.com)
  • The Canadian Institute of Food security accounts that foods processing businesses are behind the majority of the hardest instances of outbreaks of diseases that are senile. (bypasswebfilters.com)
  • It became the site of one of the worst prison outbreaks in Canada, with over 160 infected and one, Gilbert Dorion, dead. (socialistproject.ca)
  • Access other tools and information in OSHA's Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers . (workerscompinsider.com)
  • The Canadian HR Newswire is a FREE weekly newsletter that keeps you up to date on news, opinion and analysis about the field of human resources. (hrreporter.com)
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  • Laval, September 16th, 2015 - In the first bit of good news to come out of a seemingly endless lockout, an arbitration tribunal ordered yesterday the Journal de Montréal and Québecor Média's Mirabel printing plant to reinstate 13 workers with all their rights and privileges within 7 days of the decision. (teamsters.ca)
  • A copy of the OHS review was provided to CBC News by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401, the union representing workers at the meat processing plant in High River, Alta. (cbc.ca)
  • Among the many notable pieces we cover in the report was James Gordon's piece in the Dallas Morning News , "Death on the Job," which found that a worker in Texas is 12 percent more likely to be killed on the job than workers performing the same task in a different state. (scienceblogs.com)
  • WHMIS provides information on hazardous products, as defined and described in the federal Hazardous Products Act and Hazardous Products Regulations, so workers can protect themselves. (worksafebc.com)
  • Existing federal regulations require worker participation in matters of process safety, and industry standards similarly call for worker participation. (iafc.org)
  • The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated team player with a respect for bio-security and Health & Safety procedures and regulations. (careerbeacon.com)
  • Once a worker has determined the risk level, they can then access information about protective measures that should be taken for that risk level to prevent heat-related illness. (workerscompinsider.com)
  • Providing premium pay and enhanced safety measures to workers on the front lines is the right thing to do, and we commend Metro and Sobeys for recognizing the essential role of grocery workers in this time of need," the UFCW leader adds. (ufcw.ca)
  • Food safety measures are essential to be certain that businesses meet up with the requirements of their own consumers. (bypasswebfilters.com)
  • Plan training on safety measures for in-facility returning workers. (hrreporter.com)
  • In Arizona , new safety measures aim to better protect firefighters - measures that were inspired by the deaths of 19 firefighters in 2013. (scienceblogs.com)
  • It is important to note that the implementation of control measures for HIV and HBV does not obviate the need for continued adherence to general infection-control principles and general hygiene measures (e.g., hand washing) for preventing transmission of other infectious diseases to both worker and client. (cdc.gov)
  • The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) deliver CASW in partnership with the Government of Canada through Growing Forward 2, a federal, provincial, territorial initiative. (casa-acsa.ca)
  • Part I (Industrial Relations) of the Canada Labour Code (Code) is the federal law that sets the rules for unionization, collective bargaining, and strikes and lockouts in federally regulated sectors. (canada.ca)
  • As of December 30, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has reported 1093 positive cases and three deaths among federal prisoners. (socialistproject.ca)
  • State workers' compensation statutes provide guidelines for most, if not all, injured workers not covered by the above-mentioned federal programs. (medscape.com)
  • In California , a number of new worker safety laws went into effect. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Based on the results of a RAND/University of California, Los Angeles project to aid in selecting California's workers' compensation guidelines for clinical care and utilization management, Harber et al developed a list of choices and processes for determining and evaluating such guidelines. (medscape.com)
  • To start the consultations, the Government published detailed discussion papers on each topic and invited written submissions and personal stories from stakeholders and interested Canadians. (canada.ca)
  • In 2013, the American National Standards Institute updated its A10.9 Concrete and Masonry standard to reflect comprehensive reforms the IW Safety and Health Department and industry stakeholders proposed. (concreteproducts.com)
  • Similarly, increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is recommended for the agricultur e, forestry, and fishing industries, as well as for workers exposed to metals dust. (cdc.gov)
  • However, if mental health issues arise out of an incident outside of someone's employment, workers' compensation benefits aren't an option. (thesafetymag.com)
  • A Ministry of Labour investigation found that at the time of the incident Goldcorp had a procedure in place to alert equipment operators of workers in their area. (hrsgroup.com)
  • The union did not indicate how many of its 4,500 workers at Ford cast ballots. (manufacturing.net)
  • These workers are represented by Local Union 931 of the Teamsters Union of Quebec. (teamsters.ca)
  • This contract will have a major impact on all workers in this industry, but first and foremost on the families of the 135 members we represent in this company," said Pierre-André Blanchard, President of Local Union 931. (teamsters.ca)
  • From mid-2010 until early 2011, the workers of Local 142 of the National Union of Miners, Metalworkers and Related Industries of Mexico went on strike against the Canadian company Gammon Gold (now called AuRico Gold ), which owns the El Cubo mine, near the city of Guanajuato in central Mexico. (miningwatch.ca)
  • Despite this, the union received an injunction halting the Labour Board's decision and stating Gammon Gold could not legally fire the striking workers. (miningwatch.ca)
  • He said Canada Post consults with Health Canada and the postal worker's union to design the most effective approach. (macleans.ca)
  • I'd say that this should be taken as a strong reminder by the company to make sure that the workers and the union are being involved in the important decisions that affect their safety. (cbc.ca)
  • Canada's advantages in the past - a weak Canadian dollar and government health care - have all but vanished compared with U.S. factories. (manufacturing.net)
  • GMG Fish Services Ltd ., a division of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., a dynamic and growing east coast family company, with Platinum Member status in the Canada's Best Managed Companies Program has immediate openings for Net Loft Worker based out of St. George, New Brunswick . (careerbeacon.com)
  • Report any new worker infections. (cbc.ca)
  • In addition, Metro will be adding further customer and employee safety protocols at its stores, including plexiglass dividers at checkouts and service counters. (ufcw.ca)
  • The trends in this report underline the close connections between stress and sleep, and physical and mental health - and offer insights into how to help support employee health and well-being," says Dr. Steve Pomedli of Cleveland Clinic Canada. (yahoo.com)
  • Establish training based on existing Canadian Standards Association standards and the manufacturers' operating procedures and best practices. (hrreporter.com)
  • Integrated systems for contractor management also provide significant safety and efficiency value. (pulpandpapercanada.com)
  • These improvements will not happen overnight, but this agreement will create a pathway for significant investment by the company to put in place controls that we believe will make workers safer. (kron4.com)
  • made nine recommendations for two provincial ministries, the Canadian Standards Association and the construction industry after concluding an inquest into the 2011 death of a construction worker. (hrreporter.com)
  • In March, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture launched "Let's Talk About It! (casa-acsa.ca)
  • The IW Safety and Health Department has conferred with the IW Department of Reinforcing Steel, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, National Association of Reinforcing Steel Contractors, Post-Tensioning Institute and the Western Steel Council to reform existing standards since 2010. (concreteproducts.com)
  • Meets Canadian Standards Association (CSA Z1220-17) first aid kit requirements. (canadiansafetysupplies.com)
  • This learning exercise from the Canadian Medical Protective Association helps people identify and cope with stress. (cma.ca)
  • The Government of Canada had offered a 9% increase instead, but PSAC would not accept it. (wikipedia.org)