Talking about danger is a good segue into a discussion on safety. That’s why I like this “visual library of danger” – as I picture it – that WorkSafe Victoria is archiving online.
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Mental disorders like depression and anxiety are being examined closely by the workplace safety community in many countries today. At issue is how these disorders can be triggered by bullying, harassment, and other stressful situations in the workplace.
I met Terry Bogyo at the Make It Safe conference for manufacturing, after his keynote address “Rewire Your Safety Culture: Is there an app for that?” Can you guess the answer to his question?
What do safety inspectors look for in a construction supervisor? Find out in this video from the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
I spoke with a home care worker who’s been “bumped out of the way” a few times by the 76-year-old lady in her care. Being struck or grabbed is the second most common cause of occupational injury in health care (after overexertion). This WorkSafeBC video series shows home workers how to use compassion to keep the calm.
“If signs are not noticed, they won’t convey their potentially life-saving messages.”
“If you tweet or post on Facebook only every several days with gaps of silence in between, you’re not going to build an audience. People will find little value in following you. We work on our Twitter and Facebook sites under that premise, making sure we’re active – and usefully active, not just active for the sake of creating noise.”
“… inhaling too much of it can result in suffocation due to insufficient oxygen,” reads a new safety alert issued by WorkSafeBC after a BC farmer was exposed to elevated methane levels while moving manure. This is a known hazard – but reminders are still needed.
Communication in the workplace is crucial to safety. A lack of English skills can make it difficult for newcomers to understand their rights and talk about health and safety issues. To address this barrier to safety, the BC Federation of Labour is offering a free ESL workshop for workers.
“All too often, supervisory tasks are imposed on employees without considering the nature of those new responsibilities. This results in giving a new job to someone who does not have the skills or knowledge to do it,” says Earl Galavan, OHS Advisor for SafetyDriven – the Trucking Safety Council of BC. In this blog post, […]
