Falls from heights are a leading cause of serious injuries for workers in the residential construction industry. WorkSafeBC joins with safety organizations in other regions by upping inspections in its Stay On Top Enforcement blitz.
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Here’s a good example of why these workers need protection from the public. I heard it from a late night delivery driver who fuels his work truck at least four times a week in the middle of the night at gas stations with convenience stores.
“When you engage the leaders of an organization – whether it’s the CEO, president, or vice president of the business side – they understand that it actually is better for business to work safely,” says Donna Wilson, WorkSafeBC’s VP of Industry Services and Sustainability. Donna is opening the second day of the Make It Safe […]
I invited him to coffee – and it was so uncomfortable and intimidating that I had tears in my eyes. He stared at me, looking really uncomfortable, as I asked, stammering, if I had done something to make him mad. After a silence, as I wiped my eyes and sipped my coffee, he said not to take it personally and said: “There’s a few things that really piss me off. One is when the Canucks lose.”
Advice from Ian Rood – owner of UBSafe Inc. a company that specializes in safeguarding and risk assessment. He’s been training WorkSafeBC officers to spot and address safeguarding violations. See Ian’s seminar at the Make it Safe Conference in Vancouver Sept. 21 & 22.
It’s up for discussion in BC – and many other places. Employers, supervisors, and workers in BC are invited to share their views on a discussion paper and proposed new OHS policies regarding workplace bullying and harassment, published by WorkSafeBC.
“Every worksite has a safety culture. It may be good or bad but it is real and it is an important determinant in work-related injury and disease,” says Terry Bogyo, keynote speaker at the Make it Safe Conference in Vancouver Sept. 21 and 22.
“Whether you’re making food products, furniture, sheet metal, or anything else, if you work in the manufacturing industry you will be exposed to the hazards of machinery or equipment with moving parts. Loose clothing, gloves, jewellery, and long hair can get caught in moving parts and cause serious injury or death,” reads this new safety alert.
Most of us know the importance of using sunscreen at work and play. But do you know how different types of sunscreens work?
In BC, a hospitality worker died after falling 17 feet from a ladder while checking a smoke detector located at the top of a vaulted ceiling in a loft apartment. I read about this tragedy on the new Ladder Safety Portal from WorkSafeBC.
