At work each day, many brands and styles of safety glasses and eye-face protection are handled and sold. Quite often, the driving factor is budget. With so many low-cost glasses available on the safety market, it has become more economical for many to purchase the two-dollar variety as needed. Too often, a transient or careless … Continue reading
New Brunswick’s health and safety authority is considering a demerit system that would give it the legislative authority to levy fines against companies that break the rules, without having to turn to the courts. Still in the early stages of planning, WorkSafeNB is asking for input from stakeholders, through an online survey, on a system … Continue reading
The Canadian Press BURNS LAKE, B.C. — Sawmill employees being interviewed by police after a Friday night explosion levelled their workplace and killed two are telling police about safety concerns. RCMP Const. Lesley Smith said Tuesday officers plan to speak to everyone who worked at the mill about the day of the disaster and the days … Continue reading
Job Details Regular, Full-Time Start Date: March 1, 2012 Description of Position: Under the general guidance of the Associate Director, Facilities & Capital Planning, this position administers various College programs to ensure a safe and secure learning and work environment for students, faculties, staff, and visitors at the College. This position manages the following College … Continue reading
Workers can suffer serious injuries and death when access equipment is improperly used. Lack of training and non-compliance with manufacturer’s instructions are often the cause of these incidents. From August 1 to August 31, 2011, Ministry of Labour inspectors conducted a blitz of hazards involving all types of access equipment at Ontario constructions sites. Inspectors … Continue reading
Many company leaders and managers wonder, “Are we talking about safety too much?” The answer: “No one but you knows.” Realize that everyone may be a little overwhelmed with all kinds of communications and distractions. That’s why talking about safety effectively is more important than ever. TALKING SAFETY The fact is that it’s important to talk about … Continue reading
Two Quebec workers remain in hospital one week after suffering severe burn injuries after coming into contact with a cleaning solution at a brewery in Montreal. On November 29, just before midnight, the two Molson Coors operations employees came into contact with “an extremely hot cleaning solution” used industry-wide to wash and sterilize beer bottles, … Continue reading
The eighth-annual CHC Safety & Quality Summit is fast approaching and organizers of the aviation safety conference are encouraging prospective participants to take advantage of lower early bird pricing. The CHC Safety & Quality Summit is an internationally recognized aviation safety conference aimed at improving safety through excellence in human factors. This year the conference … Continue reading
Is your workplace a killer? No? The people who worked at the warehouse where John Petropoulos died likely didn’t think so, either. But guess what? Their workplace was a killer … and it left me a widow. On Sept. 29, 2000, Cst John Petropoulos of the Calgary Police Service responded to a break and enter … Continue reading
MIAMI, FL – (November 16, 2011) Trivest Partners (“Trivest”) today announced the successful completion of its recapitalization of Hazmasters Inc. (“Hazmasters” or the “Company”), a rapidly growing value-added supplier of workplace health and safety products and services. Hazmasters’ founders, Randy Myers and Tom Bowen, will continue as owners of the business and lead the Company’s … 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
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