Personal Stories
A new fellowship award for research in occupational health and safety and work disability honours Ralph McGinn, who devoted his career to worker safety.
Training & Education
Workplace health and safety training programs use virtual reality to recreate hazards, incidents, best practices, and more.
Health & Safety Solutions
Health and safety organizations are developing new resources for employers in the cannabis industry to help keep workers safe.
Managing Risks & Hazards
Learn how managing risk and involving workers in safety planning are keys to safety for conveyor systems in manufacturing and other industries.
Roles & Responsibilities
It’s up to the prime contractor to ensure that each subcontractor has their own COVID-19 safety plan.
Safety at Home
Patio heaters are lovely for keeping us warm outside in the cold, but we need to use them safely to avoid potential fire and carbon monoxide hazards.
Health & Safety Culture
The National Day of Mourning is April 28. People will keep memories alive together online, reminding us why workplace health and safety matters.
Hazardous Materials
A costume studio shares its enhanced disinfecting and sanitizing protocols, and explains how it minimizes the potential chemical hazards.
Safety Gear & Equipment
WorkSafeBC prevention officers visit herring fishery crews to look at PPE, worker supervision, safe work procedures, and other risk-reduction tactics.
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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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