Back Belts – Should I wear a back belt at work?
A common question asked by employees that lift, push, pull or carry materials. Is there enough scientific evidence to support back belts at the workplace?
For all Federal Workplaces – How Much Can I Lift ? Is 50 lbs or 100 lbs too much ?
Under the legislative requirement, as part of the Canada Labour Code, Part II Manual Handling of Materials, for all federal workplaces it states the following:
Does safety pay ?
The cost of safety is a fair question that needs to be examined and reviewed for such size companies.
Healthy @ work
Working for any organization, we come to the realization we spend a tremendous amount of time at the workplace, 35 hours a week, approximately 1800 hours per year.
Job Safety Analysis
A job safety analysis (JSA) is a procedure which combines health and safety principles and practices into a particular task or job operation.