Heenan Blaikie LLP Cheryl A. Edwards and Shane Todd A new and surprisingly complex Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard may be arriving at and impacting your workplace soon. A proposed Standard has been developed, setting out optimistic goals and processes for achieving “psychological health and safety” in the workplace. Policies, procedures, hazard identification, incident investigation and monitoring … Continue reading
VANCOUVER, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ – The BC Pharmacy Association (BCPhA) and the Capital Regional District (CRD) have joined forces to urge members of the public to make a New Year’s resolution to bring their unused medications back to their local pharmacy. Unused medications can pose a significant health, safety and environmental hazard when improperly stored or … Continue reading
The Mental Health Commission of Canada is asking Canadians to make Mental Health First Aid part of their New Year’s resolutions for 2012. “Mental Health First Aid has the same purpose as traditional first aid – to save lives,” said Sandy Allen, Program Director, Mental Health First Aid (Canada). “There are more than 47,000 Canadians to date who … Continue reading
By: The Canadian Press NOVEMBER 4, 2011 2011-11-04 VICTORIA (The Canadian Press) Stressed-out employees in British Columbia will soon be eligible to receive expanded workers’ compensation benefits. Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid said Thursday the Liberal government is amending the Workers’ Compensation Act to broaden mental stress benefits for workers beyond the current ”acute reaction to … Continue reading