Cone Zone posters reminds us that every roadside worker we see this summer is someone’s beloved, so we should slow down.
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Keeping lone workers safe is an important responsibility for employers. See how to assess the conditions and determine how to provide assistance within a reasonable time in case of emergency.
Back injury is the number one body part injured in both General Trucking and Moving and Storage CUs. Adjusting backrests, seats, mirrors, and other parts of the cab helps. So does safe exiting – using 3-point contact.
Sometimes I wonder if we don’t place too much emphasis on the attitudes of youth. Youth can show up with a good attitude – but a lot depends on the training they get on arrival. That’s the responsibility of employers and supervisors.
Working in pairs, taking breaks in the shade, and scheduling the hardest tasks when it’s cool are among the preventive measures taken by workers at a BC vineyard.
It focuses less on what happened and more on how and why it happened. The basic question behind it all is: “Do we have the safe processes in place that allow the worker to do the job safely?”
Don Masterson will tell you why. In this video, the veteran farmer shares his story of a chilling close call with his son and grandson.
New video from CCOHS describes workers’ right to know, right to participate, and right to refuse unsafe work.
It sounds simple because it is. Hear more about dignity from a former deal-maker on the TV show Dragons’ Den.
Awkward hand position? Heavy lifting? Neck bent and twisted? You’ll see it in Spot it. Fix it. – an online challenge from Nova Scotia WCB.
