Let’s be aware of health and safety for workers who are at risk of sprains, strains, and other injuries while collecting residential garbage and recycling. Not everyone has the same way of “taking out the garbage.” Different jurisdictions use different methods for collecting garbage, as well. But one thing all garbage pick-up locations have in […]
Get ready for fall conditions and review your company driving policy, clear storm drains, and prepare for rain on the roads. September tends to be a month of transitions. “It’s the perfect time to review your company’s driving policy in your health and safety program,” says safety advisor Lorne Davies of the Manufacturing Safety Alliance […]
New eTick photo ID app helps identify ticks that carry disease. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is asking people to send in photos of ticks, using the eTick app. Your submitted photos are reviewed by a regional expert. Information is then sent back to you about whether a bite could lead to a […]
Follow these tips to stay safe in the summer months — at work, at play, and on the roads, as we move through the summer of 2022. Summer is in full swing and we need to keep prepared to avoid heat stress, both indoors and outdoors. Last year, in 2021, WorkSafeBC accepted 115 claims from […]
The E-Limit tool gives workers, employers, and occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals easy access to exposure limits for B.C. An exposure limit is “the maximum allowed airborne concentration for a particular substance from which nearly all workers are believed to experience no adverse health effects over a working lifetime.” In other words, it’s the […]
The recipe for safety culture at Vancouver Island Brewing includes safety awards for workers and new risk assessment training for its JHS committee. Vancouver Island Brewing (VIB) is one of the most recent companies to earn the Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence (OSSE) certification They are the fourth brewery in B.C. to do this. (See […]
A new online tool guides employers step by step through incident investigations and tracks incidents, hazards, and risk controls needed for workers’ safety. Employers are required to investigate certain incidents (including near misses) that happen at work. (See B.C.’s Workers Compensation Act, Part 2, Division 10.). The investigation helps find out what happened, why it […]
A courier dispatcher shares the top hazards delivery drivers face, and gives his take on a new video series about avoiding harm when making routine deliveries. The courier industry, which includes last mile and food delivery services, has grown rapidly since the beginning of the pandemic. With this industry growth, WorkSafeBC claims have increased by […]
Employers can get valuable information and ideas to improve safety when they engage with front-line workers through a key risk inventory. A key risk inventory (KRI) is a process to summarize the key risks and controls in each area of your workplace. It involves engaging with workers to identify key hazards and risks specific to […]
Transporting oil, milk, and other liquid cargo can affect a vehicle’s stability and handling, and drivers need to have specific knowledge in order to carry these liquid live loads safely. In November 2021, a worker was driving a tanker truck loaded with salt brine. As the truck descended a hill, it rolled on its side […]
