DESCRIPTION Our client is a major North American stone mining company and they are looking to strengthen their team by adding a Safety Engineer. This position will be working with operations and requires up to 33% of travel. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Regional Safety Engineer will be responsible for: Implementing Corporate Initiatives to improve the … Continue reading
Richmond, B.C., November 29, 2011 — WorkSafeBC has produced a television special with Shaw TV that addresses some of the safety challenges faced by those caring for people with dementia. Dialogue on Dementia: Keeping Safe features a physician, family member, care worker, facility owner, and a health and safety specialist each sharing their experiences with dementia-related care. “The … Continue reading
HAMILTON, ON (December 1, 2011) – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed a new e-course that focuses on safety issues and travel incidents that may arise when travelling for work purposes. “When an employee is sent off-site, including abroad, for business, that location becomes their workplace,” says Chris Moore, Manager, Training … Continue reading
Eyewash stations and emergency showers in the workplace are an absolute necessity, and justifiable expense. A recent event at a Molson Brewery shows how important these emergency showers were. These two mature males, sprayed with acid, were already dousing themselves in the emergency showers by the time emergency crews arrived. Even with such immediate access, … Continue reading
Over 400,000 hours of safe operation are being celebrated this week at three Lafarge Canada ready-mix concrete plants in the Vancouver area (Kent Avenue, Harbour and North Burnaby) and at its McTar asphalt materials operation. These hours include the delivery of concrete in mixer trucks weighing about 44 tons which require highly trained drivers to … Continue reading
Directly attaches to most harnesses to replace lanyard Red Wing, Minn. — November 21, 2011 — Capital Safety, home of the DBI-SALA, PROTECTA and UNILINE brands of fall protection equipment, introduces the new DBI-SALA NanoLok™ Self Retracting Lifelines (SRL). These new SRL’s, an addition to Capital Safety’s extensive line of industry-leading self retracting lifelines, can be used in place … Continue reading
(information excerpted from Center for Disease Control and Prevention cold stress article) Workers who work in cold environments may be at risk of cold stress. Not surprisingly extreme cold weather is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people, such as those without shelter, outdoor workers, and those who work in … Continue reading
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Capital Safety, a leading provider of fall protection equipment (“FPE”), from Arle Capital Partners, for $1.12 billion. With roots dating back to 1938, Capital Safety is a global leader in the … Continue reading
An operational role for a committed professional-Delta, BC Seaspan Ferries provides daily scheduled sailings that deliver trailers and containers for our trucking and distribution customers and rail cars to or from Vancouver Island. Focused on making our safety program an effective and integral part of our workplace, you will monitor occupational health and safety compliance, … Continue reading
The “do as I say, not as I do” approach is not an effective method of leading, particularly when working to improve an organization’s safety culture. In order to establish an effective safety culture, senior management must lead by example. Culture is the atmosphere created by shared beliefs, shared attitudes, practices and a philosophy that … Continue reading
by Alex Marks Posted: July 1, 2006 A glove audit can reduce injuries and costs and consolidate glove usage Why should your company conduct a glove audit, and what is involved to execute such an audit? There are various reasons why a glove audit is necessary. In addition to compliance and due diligence issues, a … Continue reading
Job Description Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) requires a Senior Health & Safety Advisor with proven experience managing, developing and implementing company-wide strategic health and safety management programs and services. Based in Vancouver, B.C., this position reports to KCB’s Vice President, Technical. Duties will include: Continuous improvement of KCB’s Health & Safety programs worldwide Providing guidance to … Continue reading
About the Job Company Info: The Safety Coordinator is responsible for ensuring a safe workplace for divisional employees. This is achieved through providing expertise to safety personnel, employees, supervisors, managers, customers and contractors on all aspects of occupational health and safety as well as on workplace hazards and high-risk activities. In addition, this role is … Continue reading