Living with a chronic condition can be extremely hard on a worker, but companies can take actions to make things easier for employees and safer for everyone. Learn what you can do to accommodate chronic illness in the workplace. Read the full article.

When it comes to drug testing, there are a number of common myths out there to weed through—pun intended. In this article, Subject Matter Expert, Wayne St. John, debunks 5 common drug testing myths that continue to cause much confusion in the industry.

Managing a remote workforce? Us too! Distributed teams, co-working spaces, telecommuting, working from home, and flextime policies — chances are at least one, if not all, of the teams you will manage in your career will be working from a remote location and probably several remote locations. Here’s how to deal.

One of our Vancouver-based Temperature Screeners, Violet, lost her home and all of her belongings in a fire on February 14, 2021. Violet works at a KLTP site and Kiewit and their subcontractors created a GoFundMe page to help get her back on her feet, which SureHire has supported. The goal, $10,000. The story…

Every year, on average, vehicle collisions are responsible for 50 million injuries and 1.35 million fatalities. In fact, 41% of all fatal workplace injuries are caused by motor vehicle collisions.

Your drug and alcohol policy should be viewed as a component of your overall safety program. Having a well-documented policy provides a framework for dealing with the issues surrounding substance abuse and pre-existing medical conditions. SureHire has close to 20 years of experience partnering with companies from many industries across Canada. We have witnessed 9 keys of effective drug and alcohol policies that our partners with successful policies share. So what makes a good policy?

Whether you are operating in Canada or in the U.S., as an employer, you have a legal responsibility to provide a safe environment for your workers. The important question for corporate decision-makers at this point becomes; DOT or Non-DOT testing?

Fitness-to-Work testing acts as a tool for employers to better understand their workforce’s physical capabilities and potential limitations. This creates opportunity for employers to act in a proactive manner to ensure…

The rising popularity of hair drug testing has seen a rise in the amount of “how to cheat your hair drug test” videos and online suggestions. Some of the methods include shaving all of the hair off, detox shampoos, and home remedies including substances like tar shampoo, laundry detergent, detox salts, and vinegar. Some people […]

No organization wants to experience productivity loss, high turnover, and greatly increased safety risks resulting from alcohol or drug use at work (or after work to the point that it affects work the next day). Delve into some of the most crucial facts and FAQs about Drug & Alcohol testing, including the types of testing that can be done to protect and strengthen our workforces and communities.

On October 17, 2019, pot-infused edibles, extracts and topicals were made legal nation-wide with the exception of a few provinces who chose to delay the legalization of these products until further testing could be done. A lack of inventory pushed back the selling of these items to January 6th. Now, these products are for purchase and have filled stores in what is being called…

Mobile testing brings the laboratory to your workplace, eliminating many of the issues related to sending your workers to an off-site lab. Whether you are considering mobile testing as an interim measure or as a permanent alternative to fixed-site or on-site testing, here are 6 advantages to consider and some disadvantages to be aware of.

Take a deep dive into the causes of workplace fatalities, including some of the most dangerous industries to work in across Canada, the types of injuries most often reported, and prevention measures employers should consider in order to maintain safe, healthy, and productive workforces and communities.

Imagine it’s a sunny Sunday afternoon. Your kids, family, romantic partner have left you alone with a list of things to accomplish before they return. It all seems a bit daunting, and the couch is just sitting there, basking in the sunshine, and it has your name written all over it. So, you decide to take a nap instead. Just as you are slipping off into dreamland, your phone rings. Startled, you wake up and…

While the Covid-19 pandemic has brought devastation to an unthinkable number of industries, this does not hold true to all. There are roughly 7.8 billion people in the world and about 26% of them are online shoppers (Sleeknote). As a result, e-commerce sales are expected to reach $4.2 trillion by the end of 2020 (Statista), […]

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common work-related illnesses worldwide but can be prevented by effective workplace hearing conservation programs. Occupational hearing loss is a permanent, non-treatable condition, which leads to reduced quality of life when the person’s ability to communicate and socialize becomes impaired.