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Incident Investigations for Ski Areas

This article describes how to investigate injuries, other accidents, and near misses, with a focus on ski areas.

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A Lawyer’s Perspective on Complying with Anti-Bullying and Harassment Legislation

This article provides advice to help you ensure your company is complying with anti-bullying and harassment legislation in BC.

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Orientation and Training for Young and New Workers are Essential

More than half of workplace accidents involving young and new workers occur during their first six months on the job. Providing effective orientation and training is the best way to prevent accidents. As an employer, you are responsible for ensuring that your workers are prepared for the job before they start working.

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Young and New Workers: Regulations

In this section, you will find the specific Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that governs young and new workers as defined by WorkSafeBC. You will be able to determine the impact of the Regulation — since regulatory guidelines and implementation policies will vary from sector to sector across many industries — by reading through the definitions to see which best suit your particular business. Remember that many of the young and new workers “guidelines” are just that, and do not necessarily meet all the compliance requirements.

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Tips to Mitigate and Manage Workplace Violence

Health and safety concerns in the workplace tend to focus on accidents. While this area of health and safety is most common, provisions must be made for a more malevolent risk: workplace violence. Violence against your employees can occur in two ways. The perpetrator may be another member of the staff or a member of the public. Although employee-to-employee violence is an important risk for your business, taking a look at guest-to-employee violence provides some strong take-away lessons that you can apply across your operations. Typically associated with alcohol and drug intoxication or guest frustration, workplace violence comes in many forms ranging from physical harm and attack to verbal abuse and threats. Here are some pointers on recognizing potential warning signs and providing a safe environment for your employees.

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Security in Your Workplace

This article describes safety tips for protecting employees against violent incidents involving members of the public.

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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

Some businesses deal with hazardous products. If mishandled, these can lead to major health problems in workers, or cause fires or explosions. So, the federal government created the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – a set of standards to classify hazardous products used in Canadian workplaces.

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Safe Work Procedures for Staff Working Alone

In addition to any other written safe work procedures, employers must develop and implement a procedure for checking on the well-being of employees who are working alone or in isolation.

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Make That Phone Call: Every Job Applicant Deserves Some Kind Of Response

Think you have exhausted your candidate pool? Think again. One strategy to recruit for vacant positions is to revisit past applicants who may be back on the market, or may still be passively looking for work. Or, some candidates who may not have met qualifications or been chosen for a previous role may still be well-suited for other positions in your company.

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10 Reasons Why Recruiting and Retaining Baby Boomers Will Improve Your Business and Your Bottom Line

The business case has less to do with traditional retention than with the links between flexibility and engagement and between engagement and business results.