Proper training on safe equipment use prevents a majority of injuries and this goes hand in hand with proper maintenance and shop cleanliness.
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This yucky reminder shows how viruses can make their way from one sneeze onto keyboards, phones, other surfaces, and ultimately into your home.
Spot the Fall Hazards is a series of interactive activities for construction, health care, kitchens, and mining.
I thought about a friend of mine when I first heard about new WorkSafeBC requirements for emergency planning and response. How would he get out if the elevator broke down and everyone relied on the stairs?
Their sap can cause blisters, long-lasting scars, and temporary or permanent blindness if they touch your eyes.
Do a walk-around before you back up your vehicle. The delivery driver in front of my van neglected to do that yesterday. I didn’t even have time to honk the horn. He just started his truck, as I sat in the driver’s seat saying bye to my son at the skate park. Luckily there were no serious injuries – and it makes me want to write this reminder.
Six workers died from falls last year in BC – as safety advocates look for solutions to this serious problem that affects many industries, especially construction.
“Only use brake pads that do not contain asbestos. When ordering aftermarket replacement brake pads, check to confirm that the product identifies or confirms that it does not contain asbestos,” warns the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
A carbon monoxide (CO₂) leak had tragic consequences for two people in Burnaby recently. A man and woman in their 50s died in their trailer, likely from exposure to a CO₂ leak from a propane-powered generator. Furnaces, boilers, kilns, natural gas space heaters, fires, welding activity can create CO₂. So can pressure washers and other tools.
Let’s put the spotlight on exposure to silica dust in stone, bricks, tile, and gravel. Workers who grind, cut, and haul these materials are at risk of developing silicosis – a lung disease that destroys lung tissue and restricts a person’s ability to breathe.
