1. Supervisor Responsibility for Occupational Health and Safety
This presentation will address the role of supervisors in managing workplace health and safety on behalf of their Employer. Topics covered will include:
Identifying supervisor safety obligations
Reviewing the basic statutory and regulatory safety obligations of supervisors
Attributes of effective duly diligent supervisors
Steps for satisfying supervisory safety obligations
Consequences of non-compliance with safety obligations: Penalties and prosecutions
2. Occupational Health and Safety Investigations
This presentation will address the legal requirements and strategies for conducting both routine and serious incident occupational health and safety investigations. Topics covered will include:
When are Employer OH&S incident investigations required?
The role of the joint safety committee in investigations
What information must be included in an Employer OH&S investigations
Strategies for managing serious incident and fatality investigations
Templates will be included to compliment the presentation.
The largest area of Andy’s practice is occupational health and safety (OHS), an expanding area of the law and one of increasing concern for employers. He provides strategic advice and representation to his clients on issues relating to the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, the Canada Labour Code, and associated federal OHS regulations. He is especially skilled at working on matters regarding serious injuries and fatalities, including advising clients on crisis management and how to avoid administrative penalties and prosecutions in such serious cases. Andy has advised employers in 40 cases involving workplace fatalities.
Andy spent three years as in-house counsel at the BC Labour Relations Board, where he obtained in-depth exposure to labour law and administrative law issues. Having an insider’s view of the internal workings of an administrative tribunal allows him to more effectively serve his clients in proceedings before administrative agencies and tribunals such as WorkSafeBC, the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, and the Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada.
Andy has represented both provincially and federally regulated public and private sector employers involved in a wide range of activities, including local government, education, hospitality, insurance, forestry, mining, construction, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, property management, retail, healthcare, and the arts.
