There’s a certain appeal in pointing out other people’s errors. This is evident when you look at the popularity of “What’s wrong with this picture?”
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Here’s a story from a former care aide attendant who worked in a group home for young and middle-aged adults. Residents at the group home lived with cognitive and physical disabilities, mental illness, and dual diagnosis (i.e. addiction and mental illness together).
Years ago, Christine was working at a car dealership when she walked outside and found two coworkers in danger of electrocuting themselves.
Up to 16 Americans die at work each day and the United Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities formed to remember them and lobby for improved safety conditions.
In the 1970s a UK man was given a hammer and a damp cloth to cover his mouth. His foreman said to smash down an old ceiling made of asbestos boarding. “My how things have changed!” he wrote.
Steps For Life is a fundraising walk to raise money for families who lost loved ones in workplace tragedies. On May 1, 2011, people in 33 Canadian communities will walk together and remember the human faces behind the statistics.
“Have you ever said no to a supervisor because something seemed too dangerous?” I posted this question on Facebook and got some interesting responses. I’ll share them with you in the coming weeks, and start with the craziest one.
Last fall, I had a great time hearing about all the NAOSH Week 2010 winners at the annual awards ceremonies – and now it’s time to plan for this year’s activities.
A friend of mine – who I’ll call Jane – announced half-jokingly on Facebook that she “failed her graduated RTW.” I followed up and learned she had tried to do an early return-to-work (RTW) program, but was held back by pain.
In 2008, 2,419 road users died in Canada, down from 2,761 in 2007. I thought about why these numbers are down (but still too high) and it seemed to me we owe credit to the people who’ve been advocating for road safety.
