Topic

Occupational health and safety

Plain-language answers on occupational health and safety, written from primary sources.

Answers

A side-by-side look at how federal, Ontario, and Alberta law require employers to prevent, investigate, and document harassment complaints.

The six-step process Alberta employers must follow, from the written prevention plan to the documentation rule most workplaces get wrong.

The specific written policies Ontario, Alberta, and federal law require, the size thresholds that trigger them, and when a handbook binds employees.

What counts as workplace reprisal for reporting safety or misconduct issues, and where to file a complaint in Ontario, Alberta, or federally.

How far Alberta's OHS Act reaches into a home workplace, the limits of the private-dwelling exception, and the one true carve-out.

How far Ontario's OHSA reaches into a home workplace, the private-residence exemption and its limit, and what enforcement looks like there.

How Ontario, Alberta, and federal law each define workplace harassment differently, and the management-action exception most people miss.

The reporting steps that apply wherever you work, where the jurisdictions diverge, Ontario's job-protected leave, and what escalation looks like.

The stage-by-stage requirements for an Alberta workplace investigation under OHS law, and the fairness test employers most often miss.