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Five Tips to Identify Safety Issues in the Workplace
As an employer or business owner, the ability to keep your workers safe is of utmost importance. Not only is this a legal and moral responsibility, but it directly impacts your bottom...
Warehouse Safety: Five Things You Need to Know
Working in a warehouse is very different than working in an office, and ensuring your staff's safety requires a different approach. There are several ways you can go about keeping...
How to Promote a Safe Work Environment for Young Workers
Your workforce is likely comprised of a diverse group of workers: young and old, experienced and non-experienced. With years on the job comes a lot of safety knowledge, especially...
How Working Remotely Impacts Employee Mental Health
For many companies, the pandemic changed the way that they do business. Many employees who previously worked in an office environment were forced to work remotely for several months,...
5 Things to Consider When Creating a Safety Program
If you are in the process of developing a safety program for your workplace, you may be unsure of where to start. Some hazards in your industry may be obvious, but there may also be...
How Creating a Happy Workforce Can Help Mitigate Injuries
You are probably intuitively aware that by creating a workplace culture where employees feel engaged and happy, it will result in higher productivity, lower turnover, and improve your...
The Dangers of Ergonomic Injuries
Making sure that your workplace is ergonomically functional is an important part of preventing ergonomic injuries, such as back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. Any type of job that...
Preventing Burnout Before It Begins
Most of us have experienced workplace stress at some point in our careers, but when that stress becomes chronic it develops into burnout, which can create a toxic workplace culture,...
Preventing Psychological Injury in the Workplace
Employers have both a moral and a legal responsibility to keep their employees safe. This obligation does not end with physical safety, but also includes psychological safety. Given...
Is wellness a consideration for your health and safety program?
When employers think about health and safety for their employees, they tend to think about things like safety gear (hard hats, goggles, etc.) and WHMIS training. However, more and...
How to Protect Your Roadside Workers
Summers in Canada are also known as construction season. It is a time for provinces and municipalities to repair road damage that has been done over the course of the winter and to...
Impairment in the Workplace: What to Look For
Impairment in the workplace is often a delicate matter. On the one hand, impairment that is caused by an addiction, the use of prescription drugs to combat an illness, or even severe...
Stress dû à la chaleur : Comment protéger vos travailleurs
Having employees who work outside means that they are sometimes subject to the elements. With summer here, you want to make sure your employees are not suffering in the heat, and they...
New Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
The Board of Directors at WorkSafeBC recently approved amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, coming into affect on August 22, 2022. These changes provide...
Occupational Injuries: 5 Important Things You Need to Know
Good employers aim to keep their employees safe and injury-free. Not only is it the right thing to do, but it also makes good business sense. After all, keeping your employees safe...
How to Support Your Workers’ Mental Health as They Return to the Workplace
The last two and a half years have been tough on everyone. While many companies were able to pivot by having employees work from home, that may not be ideal or sustainable for every...
5 Tips for Building a Culture of Safety in Your Workplace
The greatest asset to any workplace is the people who work there. So, it should be a top priority of every business and employer to ensure that their workers stay safe on the job. One...
How a workplace health and safety program can help your business
As a business owner, you know the importance of keeping your people safe. Not only is it a moral responsibility, but it is also a legal one. In addition, having a good health and...