Lesson 3: Reading Legislation How to Read Legislation Legislation reads differently from regular business documentation. The ability to read and interpret legislative writing is key to achieving compliance. Definition Section Acts and Regulations usually begin with...
Lesson 2: Locating and Identifying Changes to Legislation Who makes changes to legislation and codes? Federal Government is a broader term with different meanings. Inside the House of Commons, it usually refers to the Prime Minister, Cabinet, and other...
Lesson 1: Legal System What is Law? Law is the system of rules used to regulate how people and organizations conduct themselves in society. The law tells us what we must or must not do. In Canada, the law applies to everyone, including: the police the government...
Lesson 6: Incidents Employees must report to their employer any workplace incidents or near misses. Hazardous Occurrences (Federal) Under the Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, there are several different types of hazardous occurrences,...
Lesson 5: Due Diligence What is due diligence? Due Diligence is a term you hear quite often in Occupational Health and Safety as well as safety and risk management. “Due diligence is the level of judgement, care, prudence, determination, and activity that a...
