Congrats to ESCO Coquitlam – winner of WorkSafeBC’s 2013 Ergonomics Innovation contest. One worker said the solution offers “a night and day difference” – quite a review, I’d say!
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I’d like to thank everyone who has shared their ideas and stories throughout the past year – helping Speaking of Safety live up to its name.
Forty-two BC truckers took part in “an easy, fun, and inexpensive” challenge posed by the BC Forest Safety Council. They logged their daily steps for a month, competed for prizes, and set their own goals.
One company reduces warehouse workers’ risk from moving vehicles by keeping distraction at bay. For example, no iPods or cellphones, even hands-free.
In the new video below, it’s a farm worker during the harvest. But it happens in all industries – when effective safeguards are not put in place.
While they may not rank high in the excitement factor – compared to all the electronics and flashiness – safety-related gifts can do much more than provide entertainment. They could make the difference between life and death.
Municipal workers face many different hazards – and now their supervisors in BC have a new program to help keep them safe.
A engineering firm encourages its 6000 workers to report every incident and near-miss in an online “learnings database.”
A forestry worker was on his way to pick up his freshly sharpened saw – ready to take it out for a new land clearing contract. He said his company inspected each saw at the beginning of a job – to be sure it was sharp and properly maintained, with all safety features in working order.
A new policy in BC outlines employers’ responsibility to their own employees and others on their worksites. Companies like Golder and Associates recognize this responsibility – and they have a plan.
