What better way to deliver a safety message to youth than to let them craft it themselves? That’s what happened when 145 students from 19 BC schools participated in WorkSafeBC’s sixth annual student safety video contest. From 42 submissions came five winning entries – each excellent in its own way, with wacky teen humour, excellent […]
Monthly Archives: May 2011
It’s the hockey play-offs and, as we see all season, players are dealing with with aggression on the job. Sadly, so are nurses and other health care workers.
The RCMP emergency response team in the Lower Mainland is trying out a product called Cold Fire. It takes the heat out of fire, rather than trying to suppress oxygen, and it’s 100-percent biodegradable and non-toxic.
How many hazards do you see in this photo staged at a plant nursery? I see some – but I’m not telling you what they are because it’s a contest. Prize aside, this interactive photo challenge is fun to do online and good exercise for your safety eye.
Nova Scotia launched a new website during NAOSH Week. It’s called Knowledge Base and it includes a wiki format that allows users to contribute to the site.
Chronically gifted refers to the many positive things that come with age. In our youth-oriented culture, aging is usually depicted in a very negative way. But older workers bring improved workplace wisdom, skills, and knowledge. They may also need help in workplaces designed for younger people.
Alden Andrews is a 35-year-old father who works for the City of Vancouver’s Waterworks Department. He and his baby son Alistair, 10 months, were photographed for the Slow Down campaign aimed at raising awareness of driving safely around traffic control people.
Congratulations to Francesca Alfano, a teacher/librarian in Hamilton, who has won a copy of Forget Me Not: Canadian Stories of Workplace Tragedy from the Families’ Perspective. Publisher Threads of Life sent me two copies of their new book. They asked me to keep one copy and give one away (hence the contest).
I saw an amazing video about a man who survived by staying calm. His bulldozer was buried in a coal pile, so he took out his self-rescue kit, adjusted the ventilation in the cab, and then waited calmly, thinking of his family.
