Our Occupational Health & Safety Practice Group has successfully handled a variety of matters, including:
Assisted employers in conducting internal OHS investigations
Defended owners, prime contractors, employers and employees charged with OHS offences in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the NWT
Commenced a constitutional challenge against a government policy that attempted to ban all lawyers, including the lawyer representing the actual witness being interviewed, from being present during a compelled statement with an OHS officer investigating a serious workplace accident
Drafted prime contractor agreements for large oil sands expansion and urban development projects
Represented employers on a section 37 OHSA Disciplinary Action Complaint before the OHS Council
Represented employers with employees refusing to perform dangerous work
Commenced an inquiry with the Privacy Commissioner to obtain a copy of a witnesses' own statement given to OHS officers investigating a serious workplace accident
Provided in-house OHS legal training to large and small corporations from across Alberta and British Columbia
Assisted large corporations with aligning health and safety procedures for legislative compliance in multiple jurisdictions
