Twenty-three fallers in Smith Inlet, BC, Canada are taking part in a pilot study to learn more about how they sleep.
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It’s a topic that tends to make people uncomfortable – but compassionate solutions can be found. Workers need support to get back on the job, where they are needed, and employers and supervisors need to learn how they can help make that happen.
Workers need protection when a clean-up job includes used drug needles, bed bugs, and rodent droppings. Respirators, coveralls, rubber gloves, tongs, sharps containers, protective footwear, and exposure control plans are just the start.
Safety is no laughing matter – but having a laugh can be a great way to start a safety meeting.
Six young workers died in BC in 2013. They are among 128 work-related deaths reported by WorkSafeBC, of which 67 “were the result of occupational disease, mainly owing to previous exposure to asbestos.
The Farm Safety Online database is one example of information sharing. Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is set to launch a one-stop collection of individuals and organizations providing farm safety services or resources.
Health and safety strategies for older workers need to be different than they are for other workers. One reason is because their injuries hit harder and last longer – and this means employers need to adapt their approach as people work to 65 and beyond.
Let’s get designers and constructors to sit down together and discuss the constructability of a facility. The goal is to design changes that could reduce the inherent hazards for workers building the project.
Lack of sleep is a serious safety issue for workers in all industries. Find out more from a fatigue management expert who sees three main reasons for lack of zzzzz.
“This will haunt me for the rest of my life; don’t let it happen to you,” says a worker who fell from a brand new ladder with structural deficiencies.
