For more than fifty years, Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) has been the primary way of checking safety performance across professional industries. Pre Qualifications for contractors and annual performance incentives have been based on TRIR, which has recently been found to have detrimental limitations on long-term improvements. Because the safety community has yet to agree [...]
Every crisis has a rhythm, with different phases occurring at different times. Scaling an emergency into multiple phases organizes a crisis and creates control and direction when an actual disaster hits your community. The Four Phases of a Crisis To produce the best results, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) must adapt to the different [...]
There are a variety of types of emergencies that can devastate a community. Effective communication may be the only resource we have at the start of an emergency, whether it be a technological or natural hazard, like a major structural failure, loss of water supply, fires, floods, tornadoes, or radiation exposure. It can significantly impact [...]
Too often, we see these accidents happen. We hear about a worker who says he was wearing his Protective Personal Equipment (PPE), his hard hat, but it had failed him. His safety was put at risk when a 2x4 came crashing down, knocking his hard hat off, leaving his bare head exposed for the rest [...]
Don’t get behind on the newest updates for health and safety in your workplace. We’ve compiled the essentials to help ensure your business is in line with the latest OHS and CSA standards. Make sure to stay ahead and keep your workplace compliant with Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety codes. Learn About the Latest Updates This [...]
Don’t get behind on the newest updates for health and safety in your workplace. We’ve compiled the essentials to help ensure your business is in line with the latest OHS and CSA standards. Make sure to stay ahead and keep your workplace compliant with Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety codes. Language Updates There have been [...]
Effective March 31, 2023, Canada’s First Aid training for workers must comply with CSA Standard Z1210-17. Don’t get behind on the newest updates for health and safety in your workplace. First aid certification remains a basic requirement for all primary contractors and employers. We’ve compiled the essentials to help ensure your business is in line [...]
In 2003, committee members in the Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA) met about lagging and leading indicators. Their focus was to push toward a more safety-preventive workforce with leading indicators or activities. At the end of their meeting, they came up with over 300 leading indicators, of which they came up with the top [...]
Vehicles, forklifts, excavators, trucks, and graders are designed to make workers' jobs easier and to help them get work done more quickly. However, these useful pieces of equipment can cause serious injuries and death every year. It's important to identify struck-by-incident risk factors and understand the hierarchy of hazard controls to help reduce on-the-job injuries [...]
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injuries and death in the workplace. The injuries from vehicle crashes extend a worker's recovery time by thirty percent compared to other workplace injuries. With these facts in mind, businesses should be more aware of the dangers of driving. However, a study by the Road Safety at [...]
