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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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All podcast include 3 sections
Coast to Coast - Update on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation legal developments across Canada.
Hot Topic - Today’s Hottest OHS topic
Ask the OHS Legal Expert
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- Hot Topic – Cathy Chandler interviews Alan West (Partner/Doctor at Gowlings) - What is the H1N1 influenza?
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – If my company operates in more than one province is it acceptable to develop our OHS program on the most stringent requirements?
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- Hot Topic – Cathy Chandler interviews Elisa Scali on Bill 118, Ontario's ban on handheld communication devices while driving.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – If I engage a consultant to provide me with a report - who owns that report? Can I ask them to change the report once I receive it?
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- Hot Topic – David Marchione interviews Gowlings associate Goldie Bassi about Bill 168 and its implications on Ontario employers.
- Ask the OHS Legal Expert – Do all Ontario companies need to develop workplace violence and harassment policy and programs even if they have never had an incident at their workplace and the risk of one occurring are negligible?
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Hot Topic – Montreal Company Charged with OHS Criminal Negligence under Bill C-45 Amendments to the Criminal Code
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- 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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