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Alberta employers: Changes to occupational health and safety legislation take effect on December 1, 2021

By Cristina Wendel and Sarah Offredi
  • Amendments to Safety Laws
  • Safety Professionals - Practice Issues

Alberta’s joint work site health and safety committee requirements are changing

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Safety - Risk Management

Alberta Court of Appeal confirms that directors may be held personally liable for injuries sustained in a workplace incident

By Cristina Wendel
  • Amendments to Safety Laws

Alberta bans mandatory high heels in the workplace

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

Alberta Court of Appeal clarifies what the Crown must prove in a general duty offence

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments

Vehicle Owner Not Liable for Accident Caused by Repair Shop Employee During a Test Drive

By Cristina Wendel
  • Amendments to Safety Laws
  • Violence and Harassment

Alberta releases further amendments to its occupational health and safety legislation in relation to Bill 30

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments

“Sham” investigation results in $75,000 aggravated damages award against employer

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

Employer ordered to pay fine of $100,000 following a fatal workplace incident at a road building construction site after court accepts joint submission

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments

Employee’s “theory” that he was dismissed for questioning his employer’s safety systems was just a theory and was not evidence

By Cristina Wendel
  • Caselaw Developments
  • Prosecutions / Charges

Court finds that “accident as prima facie breach” principle precludes an order for particulars on an OHSA “general duty” charge

By Cristina Wendel
  • Amendments to Safety Laws
  • Safety - Risk Management
  • Safety Professionals - Practice Issues
  • Violence and Harassment

The introduction of Bill 30 brings the potential for significant changes to Alberta’s workplace laws

By Cristina Wendel
  • Amendments to Safety Laws

Learn how OHSA changes in Alberta and Ontario will affect your business, January 22, 2018 – Webinar

By Adrian Miedema and Cristina Wendel

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