When it comes to safety on farms, Alberta hasn't necessarily been an outlier. It is only in the sense of safety regulations and laws that the province has been the black sheep of Canada. The Alberta provincial legislature put the end to that recently with Bill 6. Bill 6 closes the worker-safety loophole in Alberta, [...]
There is nothing like a cell phone to make us all feel so important. After all, it was not that long ago that it seemed appropriate for high-ranking executives and certain politicians to have cell phones so they can be reached at any time in any crisis situation, whereas the rest of us could stick [...]
This is not the fall season, but it is a season for falls. As spring has sprung in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, this can often be a peak time for construction crews to be on the job. Building, renovating, repairing, expanding are all part of construction during the springtime. And as is well-documented [...]
Due diligence. It is a catch-all phrase to end all catch-all phrases. There is no question that the term "due diligence" is prevalent not only in many occupational safety regulations and in many defenses in court, but such a term has been difficult to codify. Many courts in North America have had this issue before [...]
Would safety professional really care much about visitors to a worksite? After all, the safety officer has enough on his or her plate keeping the workers safe at all costs, so as to not only keep the workforce at work and productive but also to help the bottom line in preventing workman's compensation claims and [...]
Spring is considered a time for renewal. A time to put away the coldness of the past and to celebrate new life. Often, however, the spring can be a time not to just drop the past, but to take lessons and learn from them in order to move forward with progress and regeneration. And sometimes [...]
When running a business (believe me, I know this firsthand), there are investments, and there are expenditures. There are few things that are one or the other based on timing, but safety is one of those few things. I have been advocating for years about being proactive when it comes to workplace safety. I promote [...]
Who doesn't like a little safety conversation with their first cup of coffee in the morning when you come to work? It can certainly be much less controversial than talking politics! Safety can involve a ton of information, and it would be unrealistic to expect your workers to retain all of what is important from [...]
It was not that long ago that we could all keep our attention for hours on end and can sit through several hours of training seminars and remember most of what was covered. Nowadays, though, we experience so much sensory overload with technology that many of us seem to have ... oh look! Squirrel! [...]
There is little doubt and lots of reason to believe that musculoskeletal discorders (MSDs) and injuuires are prevalent in the construction trades. But what we all know is that we have not had a blind eye to this over the last 30 to 40 years. Much progress has been made in the areas of safety [...]
