You Read It Here First: Three Decisions Show the Importance of Documenting Safety Discipline

Three recent decisions by different tribunals underscore the importance of a well-administered and documented progressive disciplinary system, as previous articles in in EHS Today have urged.

Employers long have appreciated that it is not enough to train their workers in safety rules. The rules must be enforced and, as infractions recur, enforced more severely. Because the employer bears the burden of proving the defense of unpreventable employee misconduct, the company must usually have some way of documenting its safety enforcement.

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