Can you spot six hazards in this photo? WorkSafe Magazine invites you to e-mail your answers and be eligible for a prize awarded to one person each issue. The magazine publishes as many responses as possible. So far, this photo challenge is drawing answers from as far away as Africa, Poland, India, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates.
Is your emergency eye wash up to par? If not, you’re not alone.
The workplace safety community is venturing online quickly – sharing news, views, videos, photos, tweets, and more from around the world. Here are five blogs (from Melbourne, Arizona, Birmingham, London, and Massachusetts) that cover workplace health and safety issues.
Treeplanting is hard work. I’ve heard many stories from planters who finished their season with aches, pains, and more serious injuries. One is Michael Lien, who today works in the film industry, but in the past planted trees every spring.
WildPlay guests bungee jump into the river, zip-line through the air, swing across cliffs, and navigate obstacle courses high in the trees. During the peak summer season, up to 40 workers keep things going smoothly. All of them take a five-day training course and are coached and monitored continually during their employment at the park.
I’ve noticed quite a few YouTube videos that spoof the shocking safety videos released by the WSIB in Ontario.
I had some responses to my last post on shockvertising. I agree with Liv that I’d rather see a more positive approach – maybe a dad with his kids, saying “keep him safe” and not an example of “what terrible thing will happen to this family man.”
Falls are a hazard for everyone in construction, but young workers seem to be especially vulnerable. That’s why WorkSafeBC developed the Ladder Challenge, an online game and contest to raise awareness of hazards associated with ladder use in residential construction.
I asked on Facebook: “What precautions do you take to stay safe at work? What ‘dangers’ do you face at your job?” As I expected, some interesting answers came from my network of contacts who work in many different industries.
Don’t watch this video unless you can handle some “shockvertising.”
