Weekend DIY warriors are getting busy as the weather warms. But before you get out there with the power tools, please review these safety videos and make sure you are prepared.
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The WorkSafeBC YouTube channel has nearly 14-million video views – and now this popular source of safety information is available on an app for iPhone, iPod touch iPad, along with Apple and Android tablets.
You can download WorkSafeBC’s interactive ebooks onto your iPad – and once you’ve downloaded them, you can access their content again without an internet connection. This allows safety officers, supervisors, and trainers to use these interactive images, videos, photo galleries, quizzes, and other resources from any location.
We’ve heard it before – but here’s some new, scientific insight into how improved diet and lifestyle change can make a difference. Risk reversal is what’s needed.
Order decals and posters for Day of Mourning events in your community. Talk about lost workers in your community to help prevent similar incidents in future.
The BC Trucking Safety Council reminds us to pay attention on the roads. It’s a simple message indeed – but many people still aren’t taking note.
Since 2000, 14 workers in the US have died while refinishing bathtubs. All the deaths involved the use of paint-stripping products containing methylene chloride: “a highly volatile, colorless and toxic chemical that is widely used as a degreaser and paint stripper.”
NAOSH Week is getting closer ( May 5–11) , so here are a few more ideas on what you can do to engage your workers and the community in thinking about this year’s question: Are you as safe as you think?
It’s easy to be deceived by the sunshine and dress in clothes that aren’t warm enough. But if you are venturing into the wilderness – for work or recreation – it pays to be prepared.
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week runs from March 10-16, 2013. It is a national farm safety public education campaign focusing on the importance of farm safety practices.
