“Who’s responsible for safety when workers get behind the wheel at work?”
You’ll find answers to this question in “Driver’s Seat” a story in the Sept/Oct 2010 issue of WorkSafe Magazine by Helena Bryan. And just ask Rick Mercer.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
“If I was to report every time a patient actually tries to strike out at me or literally tries to claw me or kick me, we’d be drowning in a sea of paperwork,” said Beth, who has worked as a nurse for four years. “There’s huge under-reporting because it’s ‘just part of the job’ – but it shouldn’t be.”
I asked Earl about his training in violence prevention. He said he and his colleagues in the recreation department take seminars on the topic every two years. He said that in 10 years he’s only had one brush with violence. But maybe there’s something about violence that warrants so much preparation against it. It can happen so suddenly, and it’s helpful to think in advance what you would do if you became the target of someone’s anger.
Crew talks are an excellent way to deliver information on the job site. When it’s time to show the crew how to use a new piece of equipment or perform a new process safely, follow these eight steps to communicate your message on the shop floor, outside the site trailer, or at the cash register.
“People love giving and receiving high-fives,” says Canadian Paralympic medallist Josh Dueck, who High Fived 9,307 people on August 27 and 28 in Vancouver, breaking the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD and raising awareness of young worker safety.
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.
Can you spot six hazards in this photo? WorkSafe Magazine invites you to e-mail your answers and be eligible for a prize awarded to one person each issue. The magazine publishes as many responses as possible. So far, this photo challenge is drawing answers from as far away as Africa, Poland, India, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates.
Is your emergency eye wash up to par? If not, you’re not alone.
The workplace safety community is venturing online quickly – sharing news, views, videos, photos, tweets, and more from around the world. Here are five blogs (from Melbourne, Arizona, Birmingham, London, and Massachusetts) that cover workplace health and safety issues.
