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Pandemic & Privacy
Preventing flu and infectious illnesses can get you into trouble under privacy laws. Back in the winter of 2010, when H1N1 was running rampant, the Privacy Commissioners of Canada, Alberta and BC issued guidelines (the “Guidelines”) establishing some parameters on how employers can keep their infection prevention measures within bounds. The Guidelines talk about 7 [...]
9 Tips for Safe Winter Driving
Driving requires all the care and caution possible any time of year. But winter driving has even greater challenges because of wet and icy road surfaces, longer hours of darkness and poor visibility due to snow, rain and fog.
Help your workers drive safely this winter with these tips.
9 Tips for Safe Winter Driving
1. Allow enough [...]
10 Hurricane Clean-Up Hazards to Watch For
A hurricane’s dangers don’t subside with its winds. After the storm, emergency crews put themselves in harm’s way to help others. These emergency crews include law enforcement, emergency medical assistance, debris clearing workers, power line repairers and others doing restoration work.
This is dangerous work. According to OSHA, these are just some of the hazards faced [...]
Schindler Recommends Proper Elevator Preparations During Harsh Weather Seasons
During a season in which weather can be potentially hazardous, it’s important that building and facility managers take the proper precautions to help prevent elevator damage and protect the safety of building occupants. Schindler Elevator Corporation offers the following tips to consider before, during and after weather-related events. For questions or assistance, customers should contact [...]
Materials Handling Best Practice
Last week, a SafetyXChange member asked about the safest way for workers to carry long materials.
He wrote:
We feel it is unsafe to carry long material on your shoulder as you cannot see the back (head height) end and it may come into contact with people or equipment.
Our suggestion was to carry long material at [...]
Materials Handling Best Practice
A SafetyXChange member is looking for information on the safest way for workers to carry long materials. He writes:
We feel it is unsafe to carry long material on your shoulder as you cannot see the back (head height) end and it may come into contact with people or equipment.
Our suggestion was to carry long [...]
The 5 Biggest Myths about Sunglasses
While we’re talking summer, here are 5 common myths about sunglasses that I hope you don’t believe:
1. Sunglasses are just for looks.
Truth: Sunlight can damage the cornea, lens and retina. And squinting not only fails to limit the harmful effects of the sun’s rays but makes you look [...]
10 Essential Tips for Emergency Eyewash Stations
A chemical eye injury is something to avoid at all costs; it is a painful and frightening experience and one that may leave a person blinded for life. So if your employees are exposed to hazardous chemicals and other substances, it’s imperative that you do everything you can to ensure that your emergency eyewash stations [...]
Picking Up the Pieces Following a Disaster
People breathe a sigh of relief if their home or business has been spared, without any loss of life, in a tornado, hurricane, earthquake or other disaster.
But just because the disaster has passed doesn’t mean the danger is over. Here’s a list of safety tips from the American Society of Safety [...]
Worst Oil Spill in US History Blamed on Several Critical Failures
The worst offshore oil spill in US history began a year ago today – April 20, 2010 – with a fire and explosion that killed 11 workers on BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, the aftermath of which will likely linger for years to come.
The Deepwater Horizon, a $560 million rig owned [...]
