Monthly Archives: January 2012

Here’s a new online resource for simplifying the early return-to-work process for injured workers – originally made for construction but generic enough for employers in any industry.

When the snow falls in Vancouver – as it has this January – the transit drivers have their work cut out for them. They navigate challenging roads, where vehicles slide at odd angles, and more passengers than usual line-up at snow-covered bus stops. Let’s thank them and think about how bus drivers stay safe on the job.

Why did this young worker – with less than three weeks on the job – fall 13 feet from a forklift onto a cement floor? This new slide show from WorkSafeBC explains what happened, including best practices for prevention.

The current issue of WorkSafe Magazine features a landscaping scenario in its popular photo challenge What’s Wrong With This Photo? It includes at least six hazardous work habits and your challenge is to identify them and submit your answers to WorkSafe Magazine by January 30, 2012.

In 2011, the BC Institute of Technology won the Educational Institutions category of NAOSH Week for the fifth year in a row. TJ Garcha, BCIT’s health & safety coordinator, told me the prize pool was bigger than ever, with 35 prizes and lots of giveaways from health and safety exhibitors.

I talked with a musician who says he can’t wear earplug because it’s disorienting and detaching. He’s not alone in this view – but there are options that protect hearing without distorting the music.

Back strains account for almost 25 percent of all WorkSafeBC claims, so the FIOSA/MIOSA Safety Alliance is offering a Workplace Warm-up and Stretches fact sheet online.