Does Your Company Need Safety Data Sheets?
Did you know that every product that is classified as a "hazardous product" under WHMIS that is intended for use, handling or storage in a workplace in Canada must have an SDS? Chemicals can be in many of the common products we may have around our place of business. Hazardous substances are found in all types of business sectors. Some [...]
Ontario Helping Youth Explore Careers in the Skilled Trades
Good news for young people wanting to get into the skilled trades field. From September 2021 to March 2022, Support Youth Ontario will run “Tools in the Trades Boot Camps,” targeting three groups of participants: Grade 12 students who have an interest in the skilled trades People who lost their job during COVID-19 People looking to start a new career [...]
Work Place Hearing Loss And Prevention
Did you know that in most sectors of industry, there are workers at risk of losing their hearing? This is why it's important to do everything you can to help prevent this from happening to you or an employee. In almost all, work-related hearing loss is permanent, and it changes a person's quality of life. When hearing loss happens to [...]
Fall Featured Safety Courses
Working Safely with Propane on Construction Sites Construction work has inherent safety risks in general. Working with propane on a construction site adds new levels of risks and potential workplace safety hazards. Anyone working with propane in construction should be properly trained in the safe handling of propane, as well as on associated materials and safety awareness & procedures for surrounding staff [...]
Heavy Lifting In The Workplace – How Much Is Too Much?
Heavy lifting, not surprisingly, is one of the leading causes of injury in the workplace. It's the cause of more than one-third of all work-related injuries (about 36 percent) to the shoulder and/or back. Heavy lifting can result in both long term and short term injuries, including but not limited to: Back sprains; Muscle pulls; Wrist injuries; Neck injuries; Elbow [...]
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