I’ll admit it. I’m one of those Vancouver people who’s scared to drive in the snow. If you plan to drive in the snow – and feel apprehensive – check out “Shift Into Winter” at the WorkSafeBC website.
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Listening to an ipod at higher than 50% volume reduces the overall time that you can enjoy your music before hearing damage occurs. Listening in a noisy place changes everything.
Here’s wishing you a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season. This is Speaking of Safety’s final post for 2010, and I’ll be back in the new year with more stories for you. In the meantime, check out the most popular posts of the year on Speaking of Safety.
Recently I came home to this hand-lettered safety sign. My son had posted it on the fence, above a slippery patch of black ice on the walkway. It made a big difference to me and others who could have been seriously injured.
Preston Boomars, of Ventana Construction, created an innovative solution for dealing with electrical cords on the worksite. His “Electrical Cord Management System” won Ventana a Safety Innovation in Construction Award from the Canadian Society of Safety Engineers.
This 1970 safety video is a must-see, according to a guy at my local cafe. It’s described as “The Citizen Cane” of safety films. Some say they saw it at diesel college and in shop class every year. Have you seen it, long ago or recently?
Safety is a big issue for hotel managers with properties in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside – a neighbourhood known for its struggle with poverty and addiction. Recently a trio of researchers won a Special Project award from the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering for their Downtown East Side SRO Project that addresses safety for workers and residents.
Last week I met a pet store manager who’d been bitten on the face by a dog. Her name is Rayne and she is very shaken up from the incident – feeling like her lifelong trust in animals is now in question.
Last week I was at a café , having a “What do you do?” conversation at an outdoor table. When I told people I’ve been working on a workplace safety blog, “Well, I’ve got a story for you!” exclaimed a 33-year-old named Jimmy. “My buddy and I were working for a construction guy and, when I asked him to hire a safety guy, he punched me in the face!”
One witness described it as “epic.” Last weekend I slipped down seven stairs in my house. Somehow I “surfed” down all of them on my feet.
