From over-the-counter medicines to illicit substances, drug and alcohol misuse accounts for a staggering proportion of deaths, illness and injuries in the workplace and the…
Health and Safety Research indicates poor ergonomics costs organizations and the community millions per year. An employee only needs to injure themselves on one occasion…
Forklifts are a powerful tool when used properly and safely by trained operators. However, serious injury and death can occur if forklifts are misused or…
A forklift is a powerful and effective load-shifting tool but can be extremely dangerous if used incorrectly. Forklifts have stability characteristics that can lead to…
Good hygiene is vital in all organizations to help minimize the risk of infection in Canadian workplaces.Colds, flus, and other infectious diseases come and go…
A simple maintenance task can become a life threatening activity when working on operational equipment. Isolation procedures, often called ‘Lockout / Tagout’, are designed to…
Workplace Harassment is an issue no organization can afford to ignore. The consequences of workplace harassment can be low productivity & morale, high turnover of…
Manual Materials Handling is the most common cause of work-related injuries in our country. They can cause personal suffering and loss of income for both…
Research indicates that unsafe manual handling is the most common cause of work related injuries in the office. These injuries cause personal suffering and loss…
When starting out with an organization, it is important to familiarize yourself with its practices and policies to ensure that you are the most valuable…
Failure to wear PPE, use PPE properly & use compatible PPE results in accidents & fatalities that cost organizations & the community millions per year.
As times have changed, we have gotten better at recognizing and responding to workplace harassment, but unfortunately, many kinds of harassment still occur in offices…
As times have changed, we have gotten better at recognizing and responding to workplace harassment, but unfortunately, many kinds of harassment still occur in offices…
Unsafe manual handling is the most common cause of work related injuries. These injuries cause personal suffering and loss of income, and also cost businesses…
Working in the warehousing and storage industry presents a variety of hazards. Collisions between vehicles and pedestrians, musculoskeletal injuries, and slips and trips are amongst…
WHMIS is a national hazard communication system that provides information on the safe use of hazardous products used, handled or stored in Canadian workplaces. GHS…
The standards for classifying and communicating chemical hazards have generally varied between countries and in many cases across different local regulations, which have the potential…
Bullying, harassment, and violence are all forms of unacceptable behaviour that create a risk to health and safety in the workplace. Employers and employees at…