In the US, a government program – named in memory of 25 dead miners – is offering $1-million in safety training grants for mining employers. In 2010, 48 miners died in the US and no miners died in BC.
Category: Managing risks & hazards
OSHA reports that 30 workers die each year in the US from heat-related illness, and that thousands more get very sick. To combat this, OSHA has launched a Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers, including a video and other resources (also available in Spanish).
On March 25, 1911, 148 people died at work – trapped by a fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Those workers were trying to support families for a low wage from an employer who locked them in to prevent theft and left them to die. Let’s remember them.
Listening to an ipod at higher than 50% volume reduces the overall time that you can enjoy your music before hearing damage occurs. Listening in a noisy place changes everything.
The mountain pine beetle invasion has left thousands of trees in B.C. designated as “danger trees” because they have severe lean, root damage, or rotten branches that make them likely to fall. For safety’s sake, these trees are being removed from within striking distance of campsites, picnic tables, outhouses, and parking lots.
WildPlay guests bungee jump into the river, zip-line through the air, swing across cliffs, and navigate obstacle courses high in the trees. During the peak summer season, up to 40 workers keep things going smoothly. All of them take a five-day training course and are coached and monitored continually during their employment at the park.
