Occupational Health

Occupational health and safety is becoming a key area of practice for labour and employment lawyers, given that safety issues, and especially harassment issues, occur in many workplaces. One of our lawyers actually teaches a course at the University of Saskatchewan on occupational health and safety.

Our Services Include:

  • General Occupational Health and Safety advice and policies

  • Developing and administering a harassment policy

  • Developing and administering a workplace violence policy

  • Identifying health and safety issues

  • Setting up and dealing with Occupational Health Committees

  • Dealing with refusals to work

  • Harassment complaints

  • Discriminatory action complaints and appeals

  • Workplace Accommodation

  • Drugs and Alcohol, and general fitness for work

  • Workplace hazards