Sentences with phrase «occupational safety issues»

Besides transactional experience, Ms. Connolly counsels clients on a variety of environmental and health and safety topics, including climate change, renewable energy projects and concerns, compliance with hazardous waste and hazardous material, wastewater and air emission requirements, occupational safety issues, asbestos, mold and other building concerns, as well as shareholder, successor and lender liability.

I provide advice and assistance with mechanic's liens, contract review and consulting, occupational safety issues (VOSH and OSHA), and risk management for construction professionals.

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In 2010, Bill 168 expanded the Occupational Health and Safety Act to include issues of workplace violence and harassment, specifically calling out domestic violence.

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffuor - Awuah, has indicated that his Ministry is developing an Occupational Health and Safety Bill which when passed, will establish an authority to regulate occupational health and safety issues at workplaces and puOccupational Health and Safety Bill which when passed, will establish an authority to regulate occupational health and safety issues at workplaces and public sSafety Bill which when passed, will establish an authority to regulate occupational health and safety issues at workplaces and puoccupational health and safety issues at workplaces and public ssafety issues at workplaces and public spaces.

The study, published in this month's issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM), is featured in a special section highlighting the impact health and safety programs may have on a company's investment value.

Sargent warns that mistakes will become increasingly crucial as issues about occupational health and safety, environmental protection and international trading standards creep up the political and social agenda.

One nonprofit organization, the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), keeps a diligent watch on 9 / 11 - related issues.

In October 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it would soon issue a «compliance directive» to ensure that health - care facilities have controls in place to protect workers from occupational exposures tOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it would soon issue a «compliance directive» to ensure that health - care facilities have controls in place to protect workers from occupational exposures toccupational exposures to swine flu.

The Environmental Protection Agency [83], the Centers for Disease Control's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)[84], OSHA / NIOSH [85], and more recently the National Institutes of Health [86] have been tracking various aspects of metal toxicology and have issued alerts regarding toxicity of various metals and occupational safety and health guidelines.

Fiona Riley, chair of the Education Group of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), examines the issues and how they can be overcome

It is time to acknowledge that the problems exist and have a national conversation to address the issues highlighted in the 2016 Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing Survey Report and the research into teacher health and wellbeing.

Fiona Riley, chair of the Education Group of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), examines winter health and safety Safety and Health (IOSH), examines winter health and safety safety issues

The current concept of working conditions must move beyond typical labor issues of occupational health and safety concerns to consider a more comprehensive environment for teaching and learning.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a joint guidance memorandum clarifying the applicability of their respective requirements for labeling hazardous chemicals.

APEN has been a trailblazer in bringing the voices of APA communities to the forefront of environmental health and social justice fights in the Bay Area, winning real policy solutions for the community across a gamut of issues including occupational safety of high - tech workers, affordable housing, transportation and land - use, and challenging multinational corporations to mitigate pollution that is devastating the health and well - being of countless low - income communities of color.

Of course, telecommuting has also raised a number of new issues that employers will have to deal with, such as occupational health and safety (when is an employee considered on the clock for the purposes of determining whether the employee suffered a workplace accident?)

With subjects ranging from industrial relations / labor and human resources, business immigration and international mobility, enterprise and collective labor agreements and occupational health and safety matters, our lawyers are at the forefront of these issues and offer an international perspective that is recognized worldwide.»

Wrongful and constructive dismissal claims, harassment complaints, human rights and discrimination claims, labour union disputes, occupational health and safety laws, privacy matters and social media issues.

Under sections 40 and 41 of Quebec's Act respecting occupational health and safety combined with the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases and the Regulation respecting the certificate issued for the preventive withdrawal and reassignment of a pregnant or breastfeeding worker, pregnant employees with a doctor's certificate can withdraw temporarily from the workforce to avoid unsafe work.

It goes beyond a high level summary and provides detailed commentary and analysis on the latest developments and important issues in Occupational Health & Safety and Workers» Compensation.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issues regulations and guidelines that industries have to follow when it comes to keeping its workers safe.

As an employer in Ontario, when handling the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, Ontario's Human Rights Code (the «Code») and in the near future, the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the «Act»), are two major legislation that must be complied with when dealing with sexual harassment issues.

According to EHS Today, the leading US occupational safety and health magazine, the main reason for over half of slip and fall and trip and fall accidents in this country are issues related to the floor itself (the other major factors include the footwear the victim was wearing at the time of the accident as well as delays in cleaning up spills).

According to this year's enforcement plans, MOL inspectors will look for occupational health and safety violations involving issues such as working at heights, hazardous materials, machine guarding, conveyors, mobile equipment, violence, ergonomics and falls.

Because Keesal, Young & Logan finds that a little «preventive medicine» often averts and / or mitigates potentially troublesome matters resulting in litigation, the firm's attorneys frequently advise clients on a wide variety of employment issues, including hiring and selection procedures, discipline and termination, harassment and discrimination investigations, wage and hour matters, drug testing, polygraph testing, COBRA, occupational safety and health matters, unfair competition, employee indemnification, and many other issues.

We provide statutory compliance training with respect to the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Bill 168, human rights issues, and occupational health and safety.

Stay tuned to Condo Law News for more blogs about Occupational Health and Safety issues in condominiums.

Rather than address the issues — many of which can trigger legal obligations for the employer under the Human Rights Code, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and other legal obligations — the employer either «waits you out» or actively encourages you to resign if you don't like your workplace.

Increasingly, clients are turning to us for help with occupational health and safety matters under the OHSA, as well as human rights issues related to workplace conduct and terminations.

The mandate of the Appeals Officers is to receive, hear and decide on appeals of decisions of absence of danger and directions regarding occupational health and safety issued pursuant to the Canada Labour Code.

In resolving the issue of whether being fired for making a complaint of workplace harassment was a reprisal in violation of section 50 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, set out above, Vice-Chair McLean held:

Our lawyers represent private and public employers in employment litigation, traditional labor law, wage / hour issues, competition - related litigation, immigration matters, workers» compensation proceedings, and administrative proceedings before the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and various state agencies.

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Jay's practice encompasses Kentucky and Ohio Workers» Compensation, Occupational Health and Safety issues, product...

Bill's practice focuses on large issue litigation and the conduct of complex negotiations, domestically and internationally, in the following fields: arbitration and dispute resolution; collective bargaining; education law and university governance; employment law; health law; human rights; inquests; international labour standards; labour relations; occupational health and safety; and privacy law.

Ellen provides advice to employers and employees in plain English on all aspects of employment law including: drafting and reviewing employment contracts, workplace policies, termination provisions, non-competition clauses and restrictive covenants, wrongful and constructive dismissal litigation, employment standards, workplace investigations, occupational health and safety issues as well as human rights in the workplace.

This blog has long taken issue with both the provisions of the changes to Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act as well as the Ontario Labour Relation's Board's approach to those changes.

Lorna frequently speaks to large groups about occupational health and safety and related issues.

Now, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued its report that reflects similar findings.

Our lawyers provide ongoing advice and direction to our clients on topical workplace issues such as the use of social media in the workplace, human rights issues and the disabled employee, and considerations when involved in an occupational health and safety investigation.

It does require employees of public bodies to work with their face exposed unless they have to cover their face because of a work - related task or occupational health and safety issues.

This three hour seminar will be conducted by occupational health and safety and human rights law specialists and will explore various issues arising from the Bill 132 amendments to the OHSA including:.

advice on issues related to accommodation and diversity, employment standards, attendance management and occupational health and safety

The primary focus of the articling experience in Toronto is on all aspects of labour and employment law, including labour arbitration, proceedings before the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Canada Industrial Relations Board, human rights and equity issues (including Charter litigation), collective bargaining, construction labour relations, pension and benefits law, workers» compensation, disability claims, employment standards, wrongful dismissal litigation and occupational health and safety.

Mark practices in all areas of workplace law, advising and representing employers on issues involving discipline and discharge, wrongful dismissal actions, occupational health and safety, human rights, and workers compensation matters.

We have litigated contractual and compensation issues, disputes with unions, claims of human rights violations, as well as disputes related to disability accommodations, pay equity, occupational health and safety, and workplace safety and insurance issues.

The proposal would change sexual harassment from strictly a human rights issue to an occupational health and safety issue as well.

Much later, the Occupational Health and Safety Division issued a Notice of an Administrative Penalty to Guild alleging «that Guild had violated s. 23 (1) of the General Regulations which provides that an employer shall, when required, provide an emergency eye wash fountain where there is a potential for a person's skin or eyes to be affected by exposure to a hazardous substance.

While the role of risk used to reside with the in - house legal team or general counsel, who was the go - to person on anti-bribery or corruption questions, occupational health and safety, and other issues, rapidly that role is also moving right up the chain of command so in many companies it's the CEO, CFO, COO, and chief risk officer.

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