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Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 12:00 PM
For those responsible for the delivery of training to security workers, here's the Canadian Safety Association's new national standard for OHS Training. The private security industry has no work to do it's been done for us.
CSA Z1001 – Occupational Health and Safety Training
Providing adequate training to employees is a critical element of risk management and can help promote health & safety on the job. Each year, many organizations in Canada make significant investments in providing safety training to workers yet often have difficulty ensuring that it meets their needs. |
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Jim Foston: Posted on Saturday, April 27, 2013 10:57 AM
Robert Baden-Powell - Be
Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by
previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so
that he is never taken by surprise.
Question: Who is responsible for ensuring that
security officers are appropriately vetted and trained for emergencies? Answer:
Ultimately, the property owner (possessor).
There is no wiggle room on this. It is
the same in the U.S. and Canada Could
the bombing in Boston been prevented? |
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Jim Foston: Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:45 AM
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/01/15/policing-private-security-industry.html?goback=.gde_3775024_member_233347250
At my age, I have the experience to understand the phrase "what goes around, comes around." This discussion, to one degree or another, has been going on since the 70/80's and probably before that. And, yes, policing costs were a major topic of concern back then. Those costs concerns were addressed/reduced by civilianizing sections of the police organizations such as; records, communications, admin, etc higher paid position - and of course, popularized by CIS TV programs. |
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Posted on Monday, April 08, 2013 11:50 AM
This Post is in response to an article in the Nanaimo Bulletin News,April 6th article -" Man suspected of break-ins, assault arrested"
This incident is generating a fair bit of discussion in both Canada and the U.S. because the safety of the security officers providing security for clients/employers is often a last thought. The usual lament, on the parts of employers, "is training is too expensive and if we start delivering safety training it will have to increase our billing rate and that will make us uncompetitive and our clients will go to a cheaper (low-ball) security company. |
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Posted on Sunday, April 07, 2013 12:46 PM
Once you've read the incident, read my next 2 blogs for what the employer should do. Note: the due diligence self evaluation will encompass much more; including, Lone Worker protection.
About 4 days ago a security officer in Nanaimo BC, while working alone, a security officer interrupted a B&E in progress during the very early hours of the morning. He suffered non life-threatening injuries, fortunately, and is resting at home as I write. The fact that the injuries sustained were non life-threatening can only be attributed to LUCK, it could have been so much worse. |
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Posted on Sunday, April 07, 2013 12:40 PM
Evaluate Your
Liability
for an
Accident or Injury
Checklist for Analyzing Viability of
a Due Diligence Defense
Instructions:
Fill out this questionnaire after an
accident involving a serious injury or fatality. The purpose of the
questionnaire is to help you evaluate your risks of liability in the event you
are charged with an OHS violation in connection with the accident by
determining the availability of a due diligence defence.
Definition: Due diligence means
making reasonable efforts to ensure compliance with the laws and prevent
accidents. |
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Posted on Sunday, April 07, 2013 9:22 AM
The Canadian Law of Workplace
Violence
Every Canadian jurisdiction requires
employers to safeguard workers against workplace violence. They just don't do
it all the same way. Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan list specific steps. Federal
Labour law says employers must take "prescribed steps" to guard
against violence in the workplace without describing what those steps are. The
other provinces and territories interpret their General Duty Clauses-the
provision requiring employers to take reasonable steps to guard against
foreseeable risks-as covering the risk of workplace violence. |
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Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 11:14 AM
To Train or Not To TrainAn Ethical Legal Dilemma - By Jim Foston
QUESTION:
ANSWER:
Yes, and there are OSHA and Canadian health and safety compliance requirements
that must be met...
EXPLANATION:The following information is directed
to clients that contract for security services - aka employers (Direct Employers,
HR Managers, Supervisors, and Workers). |
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Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:50 AM
http://macleodlawfirm.ca/employers/2013/03/does-monitoring-emails-breach-an-employees-right-to-privacy/#comment-1494
Does Monitoring Emails Breach an Employee’s Right to Privacy?By MacLeod Law Firm, March 25, 2013 9:25 am A New Right to Privacy – Employers May Face Liability for Monitoring Employees E-mailsToday, it is common for employees to browse the Internet and handle personal emails on their company computers and for employers to monitor this activity. Employers will need to think twice about this as a result of two important court decisions in 2012. |
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Posted on Monday, March 25, 2013 11:29 AM
On a daily basis, I deal with security company owners who lament their llow "bottom-line" revenue. They refuse to spend money on the safety training they are required to deliver to their workers. "I can't train or have a health & safety committee because I can't increase my billing rate to cover all I need to do. If I increase my billing the client will look for another security contractor."
In the UK the SIA took the following approach - it's a "buyer beware approach:""When the SIA was established in 2003, we conducted a broad examination of the entire industry.
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