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  Driving ability declines even 5 hours after cannabis use

  Oct 17, 2018

  Young Canadians are more at risk of a vehicle crash even five hours after inhaling cannabis, according to a new study out of McGill University.

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  Cannabis Impairment & Workplace Safety

  Sponsored By: Horizon Occupational Health Solutions

  With medical cannabis use increasing over 140% between 2015 and 2016 in Canada and recreational use now permissible by law, individuals who consume cannabis are and will continue to be a part of our society including our workplaces.

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  How to respond if you suspect a worker is high

  Sep 21, 2018

  Duty to accommodate may be triggered for medical use, substance abuse

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  Cannabis & Safety Sensitive Occupations

  Sponsored By: Horizon Occupational Health Solutions

  In the age of legalized cannabis, employers across the country are seeking to understand exactly how to react to this shift in culture. The effects of cannabis may vary from one person to the next, but one thing we know for sure is that safety sensitive occupations are at risk.

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  Cannabis industry must prioritize OHS as legalization approaches

  Aug 15, 2018

  Health and safety professionals across Canada are concerned about the legalization of recreational marijuana and its impact on the workplace — especially when it comes to safety-sensitive positions.

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  Beyond the cultivating and harvesting

  Sponsored By: 3M CANADA

  With the legalization of cannabis manufacturing, growing and processing operations by the Canadian government, licensed operators and workers in cannabis manufacturing operations will need to obey relevant health and safety laws to protect themselves from exposure hazards that could cause immediate and long-term health effects.

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  ‘What you do on your own time is our business’: Speaker

  Jul 26, 2018

  When Dan Demers asked a room full of 125 safety professionals “Who thinks marijuana is a current issue in their workplace?” hands quickly shot up and the room erupted into laughter.

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  How to Implement Zero Tolerance for Cannabis at Work

  Sponsored By: Horizon Occupational Health Solutions

  How can an organization defend a zero-tolerance approach to recreational cannabis when accurate testing is impossible?

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  Construction, oil and gas associations develop new policy model for impairment

  Jul 16, 2018

  Energy Safety Canada and the Construction Owners Association of Alberta have jointly released an updated alcohol and drug policy model to support employers in safety-sensitive workplaces.

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  WorkSafeNB releases new app topic: Impairment

  Jun 27, 2018

  In response to employer and employee concerns on the legalization of cannabis and to help workplaces address alcohol and drug use in the workplace, WorkSafeNB has released a new topic on its Guide to OHS Legislation (NB OHS Guide) app.

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