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
Caselaw Developments Safety - Risk Management Ninety-day administrative driving suspension for impaired driving was not just cause to fire Assistant Fire Chief By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Prosecutions / Charges Safety - Risk Management Owner of electrical contractor, who transferred assets due to looming charges, held personally liable for company’s $430,000 regulatory fine By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety - Risk Management Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Court declines to quash “bid ban” imposed by City on paving company for safety and other reasons By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety - Risk Management Violence and Harassment Armoured car employee’s work refusal due to Christmas crowds was not justified By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety - Risk Management Violence and Harassment Nurse’s critical comments at union conference about workplace violence in hospitals were not just cause for dismissal By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments General Safety - Risk Management Safety Professionals - Practice Issues Possession of “small amount” of marijuana was just cause to fire employee who had “not carefully checked his pockets” before screening to board flight for offshore platform By Adrian Miedema
Amendments to Safety Laws Safety - Risk Management MOL consulting on changes to Industrial Regulations – new requirement of written risk assessment proposed By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Safety - Risk Management 3 1/2 year jail term upheld on appeal in criminal negligence case against Metron Project Manager By Adrian Miedema
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
Prosecutions / Charges Safety - Risk Management Second OHSA conviction gets construction employer jailed for 30 days By Adrian Miedema
Caselaw Developments Prosecutions / Charges Safety - Risk Management Appeal court upholds $270,000 fine in OHSA matter – when MOL and company agreed on $180,000 By Adrian Miedema
