Today there are many resources to guide the members of workplace health and safety committees – but things were much different in past years.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
In BC, falls from a height accounted for 92 worker deaths and 22,610 serious injuries from 2004 to 2013. That’s why a new partnership has been formed to address this tragic reality.
“The machine doesn’t know you’re there, so if it’s got to move from Point A to Point B, and you get in the way, it’s not going to stop.”
WorkSafeBC’s Prevention Line receives an average of 1,000 to 1,100 calls a week from workers, employers, and first responders with questions and concerns about safety.
Have you done anything to lighten the load and reduce workers’ risk of musculoskeletal injury? If so, here’s a chance for BC workers and employers to share their stories during October Occupational Ergonomics Month.
This video shows what happens when an excavator hits a power line on a construction site.
