Here’s a quick redux of the Top 5 most-viewed posts of 2011. This is my last post for the year. I’m taking a break for the holidays, and will be posting again in 2012. Please let me know if there are any topics you’d like me to explore in the new year.
NAOSH Week organizers suggest different ways to participate – one of which is “setting new goals for workplace health and safety.” That’s what the health and safety committee did at Tourism Whistler, winner in BC’s NAOSH Week Tourism/Hospitality category.
“Many supervisors recount stories of fear when they took over. They talk about how scared they were of making a mistake and not really knowing where to turn when they had questions or problems,” says safety officer Mike Tasker, one of the people who helped create WorkSafeBC’s new online course for supervisors.
At the SafetyCommunity.com site, members post photos and join groups that discuss ergonomics, construction, health care, machine safety, mental well-being, hearing protection, gas detection, fall protection, e-learning, and more. Why isn’t this great resource more popular?
“Some of these guys are literal artists,” said John Gilder, re: the high skill level of participants at the 14th Annual BC Forklift Rally at the Cloverdale Agriplex on Saturday June 25th, 2011. He said some of them are artists using machines that are like extensions of their bodies.
Are you tired? If so, you aren’t alone. Many of us sacrifice sleep for many of the same reasons – work, family life, socializing, social media. We know sleep is important, but we don’t make it a priority.
New safety posters shout their messages from the sides of buildings, fencing, guardrails, and magnets on equipment. They’re part of a joint WorkSafeBC–Preventable Construction Signage Pilot Project.
Most people probably think truckers’ greatest safety risk is being in a collision. It isn’t. The most likely way truckers are injured on the job is by falling out of their cabs or off their trailers. To show the impact of these falls, the Trucking Safety Council of BC has a new resource on its […]
The RCMP emergency response team in the Lower Mainland is trying out a product called Cold Fire. It takes the heat out of fire, rather than trying to suppress oxygen, and it’s 100-percent biodegradable and non-toxic.
Nova Scotia launched a new website during NAOSH Week. It’s called Knowledge Base and it includes a wiki format that allows users to contribute to the site.
