Occupational Health Services Blogs
The Importance of Screening Despite Vaccinations
A little over 16 months has passed since COVID-19 was first detected, with various degrees of lock-downs significantly impacting Canadians, from coast to coast. But optimism is beginning to replace gloom, with many vaccines becoming increasingly available....
Keep Your Business Open and Employees Safe, Know the Facts About COVID-19 Testing
Keep Your Business Open and Employees Safe, Know the Facts About COVID-19 Testing Like most companies, you are open for business and keeping employees and customers safe by following strict COVID-19 protocols on social distancing, masking, and hand washing. But there...
COVID-19 Update for WMC Clients
As the world works to slow the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) through physical distancing and self-isolation, Workplace Medical Corp. is continuing to provide information and services for our clients.We are still open for businessMany of our...
COVID-19 List of Resources
At times like these, we must rely on only the most credible sources of information. We've compiled a list of websites to help you stay up to date on matters related to COVID-19.The...
COVID-19 Update
If you manage a business in Canada, the biggest threat to your company's productivity this winter might just be the flu. Canadian doctors are currently bracing for impact in anticipation of a particularly difficult flu season, having ordered an extra 300,000 doses of...
Why This Year’s Cold and Flu Season May Be the Worst Yet for Canadian Business
If you manage a business in Canada, the biggest threat to your company's productivity this winter might just be the flu. Canadian doctors are currently bracing for impact in anticipation of a particularly difficult flu season, having ordered an extra 300,000 doses of...
Self-serve health screening kiosks gain traction
About two years ago, Honda Canada had self-serve health-screening machines installed at its Alliston, Ont., plants. The machines provide readings for blood pressure and heart rate, along with measuring weight and body mass index (BMI).The Healthbots link well to...
Employers, Use the Impending Legalization of Marijuana to Your Advantage
Employers, Use the Impending Legalization of Marijuana to Your Advantage The conversation surrounding the likely legalization of marijuana by July 2018 opens the door to a broader conversation surrounding drugs and alcohol for employers. Executives, supervisors,...
TTC Random Drug Testing: What It Means For Your Workplace
As the TTC has recently been cleared by the courts to conduct random drug testing, we’d like to address what many of our clients have been asking us: can they too conduct random drug testing? The answer isn’t a simple yes or no. While the ruling did open...
Medical Marijuana- A Workplace Safety Hazard?
The use of prescribed medical marijuana by employees creates questions for Canadian employers. How do you deal with an employee in a safety-sensitive role who has a medical marijuana licence? Are employees with medical marijuana licences exempt from drug testing?