Personal Stories
New videos explore what motivates agriculture workers to make safe choices. One reason, beyond rules and regulations, is having family who rely on you.
Training & Education
BCIT’s Joinery Department is aiming to change safety culture with thorough student training and an award-winning safety orientation manual.
Health & Safety Solutions
Employers at wood pellet mills need to ensure their operators can easily detect, understand, and respond to alarms for preventing fires and explosions.
Managing Risks & Hazards
B.C.’s craft beer industry is booming. Brewery employers need to look at safety issues like heavy lifting, confined spaces, and carbon dioxide exposure.
Roles & Responsibilities
If you were an employer, how would you keep your young workers safe? That’s the challenge for youth in WorkSafeBC’s 2019 student safety video contest.
Safety at Home
The holiday season is here. Check out these holiday safety tips, whether you’re on vacation or at work, and share your tips for staying safe this winter.
Health & Safety Culture
The BC First Responders’ Mental Health Committee promotes positive mental health by reducing stigma and providing best practices, education, and tools.
Hazardous Materials
Food truck operators need to know the hazards of working with propane. WorkSafeBC officers are reaching out to raise awareness and offer solutions.
Safety Gear & Equipment
How can we keep workers safe near reversing vehicles and equipment? Along with backup alarms, we need more solutions for preventing injuries.
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About Me
I'm Susan Main, a writer based in Vancouver, BC. Since this blog began in 2010, I’ve talked about health and safety with hundreds of people in different industries, and many of their stories will stay with me forever. Please note that I am not a health and safety professional and any opinions expressed by me, the people I write about, or my readers are not necessarily the opinions of my sponsor, WorkSafeBC
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