Innovating Canada
Workplace Safety 2024
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Your ACSA: Building a Safer Construction Industry by Protecting First-year Workers
Addressing the challenges of high-risk environments and the vital role of the community in keeping each other safe. As a high-risk industry, construction companies are always grappling with how to keep workers safe on the job. And data shows that first-year workers are at the highest risk of getting hurt. Over the last five years,...
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More fires linked to power tool batteries
Recently, a worrying trend has emerged in Ontario’s mining world: more fires are happening because of power tool batteries, especially the lithium-ion type. Workplace Safety North (WSN), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (Ministry) has issued a hazard alert that describes the risk along with preventative measures. Understanding the...
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When Day of Mourning is personal
For Bill Stunt, National Day of Mourning on April 28 is more than a square on a calendar – it’s personal. Bill’s son Karl was working at a ski resort. Karl was on the top of a maintenance cage used as a platform for inspecting and working on the ski lift and the structures that...
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Q&A with Jamie McMillan
Kick Ass Careers founder, Jamie McMillan, shares with us the importance of mental health in th Skilled Trades industry, and shares resoures on the matter to help everyone in the field. For more information on DHD Women of Hamilton support group contact [email protected]
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Q&A with Seamus O’Regan
Mediaplanet asked the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Labour, about Canada’s efforts on keeping workers physically and mentally safe with the right to disconnect and other government initiatives
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Your Four Health and Safety Rights
As trade unionists, it is our responsibility to continue the fight to protect workers. All workers need to know about the four workers’ rights enshrined in every health and safety law in the country: 1. THE RIGHT TO KNOW Workers have the right to know what health and safety hazards are related to their work....
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How BCRSP Certified Safety Practitioners Can Help Prevent Worker Injuries
Reducing workplace-related fatalities starts with understanding the importance of certification and empowering safety practitioners with the right education. On the National Day of Mourning, the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) joins in grieving with families who have lost loved ones due to workplace tragedies and recognizes the suffering of those injured or made...
