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Managing Safety in a Hybrid Work Environment
As businesses continue to adapt to a post-pandemic world, many are embracing hybrid work environments that allow employees to work both in the office and remotely. While this provides...
How to Prevent Noise Pollution On the Job
Noise pollution is a major issue in workplaces, especially in industries that require workers to operate heavy machinery or work in loud environments. Prolonged exposure to loud...
Why Safety Training is so Important in Construction
When we talk about the construction industry, many people will associate it with extra safety training and precautions simply due to the nature of the job. However, it is rarely...
How to Ensure Workers’ Safety During a Snowstorm
Part of living in Canada is dealing with the winter weather and all the dangers it can bring. As an employer, you are responsible for ensuring that your employees are safe when...
How to Leverage Technology for your Disability Management Program
Technology is used to assist us in practically every aspect of our lives – and likely in practically every aspect of your business, from production to inventory tracking to accounting...
How to Enhance Your Workers’ Safety with Signage
Proper safety signage in the workplace can help to keep everyone safe and give directions for what you’re supposed to do (or not do). However, if you don’t have any — or enough —...
How to Prevent the January Blues in your Workforce
Everyone looks forward to the holidays, spending time with their families and winding down for the year. However, it can be tough to return to work and get back into the routine once...
How to Help Workers Who Are Struggling with Addiction
When we think of those struggling with addiction, many associate it with unemployment. That, however, isn’t always true. Addiction happens in the workplace, and it can impact the...
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...