A local manufacturing company shares its approach to well-organized workspaces that reduce the risk of slips, trips, and falls in the workplace. Recently I spoke about maintaining safe workspaces with Roger Hall, health and safety manager at RIMEX’s 200,000-square-foot production plant in Agassiz, B.C. The company manufactures wheels and rims for large industrial vehicles, and […]
A local streetscape planner shares best practices for businesses managing physically distanced lineups, with advice on signage, exits, and customer traffic. Public health guidelines in B.C. advise people to keep at least 2 metres apart to prevent transmission of COVID-19. For businesses whose doors open onto streets with pedestrian traffic, this posed new challenges in […]
Employers can improve workplace safety by following a three-step process to identify and manage tasks that can be particularly affected by fatigue. Unfortunately, many of us are not getting enough sleep. We may try to go to bed early or put up light-blocking curtains, but this doesn’t always help. Without enough sleep, people can end […]
