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A 31-year-old man died on a residential construction site in Coquitlam, BC, on Feb. 23 when a trench collapsed on him.
This social media campaign runs til January 2017 and focuses on workplace safety in the agriculture sector.
Three young workers lives ended in the last year in separate log hauling fatalities in British Columbia.
In 2015, Canada’s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) was updated to be in line with similar systems in the United States and other countries. It’s now referred to as WHMIS 2015 and also as the globally harmonized system (GHS). It’s being rolled out gradually until 2018, to give workers, employers, and suppliers enough time […]
“They express fear about losing their jobs over refusing unsafe work. They want to know who they can talk to if their supervisor isn’t responsive to their concerns… Generally, they just want to know how the system applies to them once they get out there in the field.”
Since 1998 in B.C., avalanches have caused three worker deaths and 47 accepted time-loss injury claims. It doesn’t just happen on big mountainsides; basically it can happen in anything that is steep enough to slide.
They may seem pretty funny at first – but it’s really tragic to think of all the loved ones, co-workers, clients, and other people who are affected when things go sideways (literally).
In BC, every employer must have policies and procedures in place for dealing with bullying and harassment at work. A good first step (admittedly easier for some people than others) is letting bullies know how their behaviour affects you. This video shows a great example of how to do it.
Remember: “As an employer, you have the same duty to ensure the safety of your employees when they are behind the wheel driving for work as when they are in the office, on the shop floor or on a construction site.” – Road Safety at Work Alliance.
