Health and safety strategies for older workers need to be different than they are for other workers. One reason is because their injuries hit harder and last longer – and this means employers need to adapt their approach as people work to 65 and beyond.

“As the temperatures warm up to freezing, snow covered roads will melt in sunshine but as soon as the sun starts down the surface quickly refreezes into a glazed surface…”

A long haul truck driver raises the issue of slipping on ice, which has happened to him, though never resulting in a serious injury. Proper footwear goes a long way.

The Road Safety at Work team is offering free events for participants who are beginning or improving a road safety plan for organizations that employ people who drive during their shift at work. Workshops are ongoing at locations in BC.

One company reduces warehouse workers’ risk from moving vehicles by keeping distraction at bay. For example, no iPods or cellphones, even hands-free.

Municipal workers face many different hazards – and now their supervisors in BC have a new program to help keep them safe.

Twenty-five percent of all motor vehicle crashes each year in BC can be attributed to distracted driving. Cell phones and other wireless devices are the number one cause of these distractions. WorkSafeBC, ICBC, the RCMP, and other road safety partners recently launched their annual campaign against distracted driving aims to raise awareness of these facts.

The Trucking Safety Council of BC reminds us that more truck drivers than roofers were injured in falls between 2002 and 2011.

Proper training on safe equipment use prevents a majority of injuries and this goes hand in hand with proper maintenance and shop cleanliness.

Six workers died from falls last year in BC – as safety advocates look for solutions to this serious problem that affects many industries, especially construction.