Accommodating Mental Illness at Work
Those suffering from mental illness deserve the right to be productive, income-earning employees.
The Workplace Safety Blog
Carola holds firm in her 
belief that preventing occupational illnesses, injuries and fatalities requires proactivity, not reactivity to an accident. Working with a variety of industries in Niagara since 2004 provides for an understanding of their health and safety needs.
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Other articles by Carola
ONLY TO SAVE A DIME
Linking health and safety to an economic perspective is essential to an employer’s decision-making process.
7 WORKPLACE SAFETY TIPS FOR EMPLOYEES
... employees should do their best to understand and implement workplace safety best practices
PREPARING FOR A MINISTRY OF LABOUR, TRAINING & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT INSPECTION
The good news - there are a few easy things you can do to better prepare your entire company for a surprise visit from an inspector.
CHANGING EVIDENCE FOR USE OF MASKS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Can Employers Mandate Masks?
MANY WORKERS FEEL UNSAFE ABOUT GOING BACK TO WORK
Some employees may still be anxious. How should you respond?
The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work During the COVID - 19 Pandemic
While the right to refuse unsafe work is always a possibility, that is all the more reason for employers to keep their workplaces safe to ensure such refusals are ultimately short-lived.
COVID-19: Action Plan for Workplace Safety Training
Workplace Safety Group is open for business in a preventative capacity, ensuring that our clients who are essential to our supply chains continue to have access to a quality training provider. This allows us to meet our customers’ demands pertaining to training alternate or new staff members to maintain their critical operations as they struggle with staffing challenges under rapidly changing conditions. It is vital that we continue to provide resources to these organizations.
WORKPLACE GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Employers must take reasonable care to maintain a healthy, safe workplace at all times under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including during a pandemic. However, at the same time, workers have the right to refuse work if they believe it will endanger themselves or other workers. This is a basic worker right entrenched in our prevention system.
PREPAREDNESS PLAN: HOW TO GET YOUR BUSINESS READY for COVID-19
“Discriminatory action against any persons or communities because of an association with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), perceived or otherwise, is prohibited by the Ontario Human Rights Code. The coronavirus is not isolated to people of any particular ethnic origin, place of origin or race.”