Here in BC, companies are not required to buy earthquake supplies for their staff. But people should be prepared because they could be stuck at work for a few days if nearby bridges and roads are destroyed.
Monthly Archives: January 2011
When you park downtown, in a city with bike couriers, please take a good 360-degree look around your car before you open the door. Many bike couriers have been “doored” – i.e., someone opened a car door suddenly in their path.
Hartland Landfill & Recycling Area, north of Victoria, BC, staged a mock chemical spill during NAOSH Week. They pretended an unknown liquid substance broke or spilled while it was being transported from somebody’s vehicle.
“There are some things you can’t un-smell,” said Geoff Shellard, project manager at Bio Solutions, a Coquitlam-based company on call 24/7 for cleaning up crime-trauma scenes, stolen and recovered vehicles, clandestine drug lab damage, and many more unusual situations around BC.
Simon Paradis is adapting to a new lifestyle. Without use of his legs, Simon has a new process for getting out and about. It takes a lot of effort and he shares it in his photo essay/song: “Simon’s Legs”
My friend Shannon is in her first semester of nursing school. Recently she and her classmates were in the lab at school, learning to give injections by practising on sponges. She took a first stab at giving a needle – and ended up slashing her thumb.
I’ll admit it. I’m one of those Vancouver people who’s scared to drive in the snow. If you plan to drive in the snow – and feel apprehensive – check out “Shift Into Winter” at the WorkSafeBC website.
Listening to an ipod at higher than 50% volume reduces the overall time that you can enjoy your music before hearing damage occurs. Listening in a noisy place changes everything.
