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Workplan: Heavy Equipment Hazards and Controls

Are you considering the following heavy-equipment-related hazards and safe work practices in your heavy equipment policies and programs? Whether you’re creating a policy for the first time or reviewing and updating existing policies and procedures, use these recommendations as a guide for heavy equipment safety.

Workplan: Heavy Equipment Hazards and Controls2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Focus On: Presenteeism

The overwhelming majority of health-related productivity losses occur on the job from reduced performance by employees who show up for work not feeling their best. This is commonly known as presenteeism. The implications and costs of presenteeism are enormous and can be highly disruptive. Integrating wellness strategies into a safety program can help combat the effects. Here’s a 4-step model by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba Division (Manitoba Model) to consider.

Focus On: Presenteeism2023-09-04T14:36:21+00:00

Handling Work Refusals and Avoiding Reprisal Complaints

March 27th, 2019 | One of the most powerful protections for employees under the Occupational Health and Safety Act is the right to refuse unsafe work. While the right to refuse unsafe work has proven to be an essential element of safeguarding workplace safety, it has also been improperly used as a tool for other, non-safety related ends by employees and organized labour. Employers must navigate these treacherous waters, ensuring that legitimate work refusals are dealt with appropriately, while preventing abuse of this significant power.

Handling Work Refusals and Avoiding Reprisal Complaints2018-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

Noise Levels: Pick Six

Hearing damage, and the symptoms can take time to develop. You are likely to be exposed to different types and levels of noise during you work day.

Noise Levels: Pick Six2018-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Two Die When Fumes Ignite in Elevator Car

Three workers were using solvent to refinish an elevator interior. One of the solvent-soaked rags was ignited by either a spark from a light fixture panel or a worker's rag brushed against one of the recessed lights in the roof of the elevator, shattering the bulb and igniting the rag. The worker dropped the rag on the floor to try and extinguish the flame but the accumulated fumes of the cleaner ignited and the entire cab became filled with flames. Trapping the workers inside the elevator.

Two Die When Fumes Ignite in Elevator Car2018-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Tempt Fate by Working Solo

The freedom of working alone sounds like a dream job for many, but the downside is there’s nobody around to help you if something goes wrong. Social workers, home care nurses, custodians, security guards and late-night convenience store clerks all face hazards from working solo. People might not be able to hear your calls for help and come to your rescue when you work alone.

Don’t Tempt Fate by Working Solo2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Lone Worker Safety Checklist

Complete this checklist before an employee is set to work alone. Distribute the checklist to the supervisor in charge of the lone worker and to the lone worker. These items are minimum requirements to be met before the work begins. You can edit this list to better suit your specific situation.

Lone Worker Safety Checklist2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This: Hazards of Working Alone

There are several unsafe conditions in this image that could be harmful to any worker, but especially for a lone worker. Use the Picture This to spark discussion about the hazards of working alone and the precautions and procedures your organization has in place to protect lone workers.

Picture This: Hazards of Working Alone2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Two Lone Worker Deaths in 24 Hours

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a Fatal Accidents Alert in response to the deaths of two miners that occurred within 24 hours of each other. Both fatalities involved miners working alone in restricted areas with hazardous conditions.

Two Lone Worker Deaths in 24 Hours2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: Four Steps to Protect Lone Workers

Many of the procedures and precautions taken for general employee safety and health are applicable and necessary for those employees who work alone. However, as a supervisor you do need to take into consideration additional factors for lone workers.

Workplan: Four Steps to Protect Lone Workers2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Lone Workers

 Working alone can expose workers to hazards and dangers that aren’t found in other types of work settings. Prepare your workers through well-thought-out policies, communication plans, and knowledge on what to do in different situations. Share these 10 tips with workers and adjust as your situation calls for.

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Lone Workers2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Injury and Illness Prevention Plan Self-Assessment

An Injury and Illness Prevention Program can help you save lives, save money, and comply with regulations.

Injury and Illness Prevention Plan Self-Assessment2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Focus On: The Role of Hazard and Risk Assessments in Accident Prevention

The hazards you and your workers are up against depend on factors such as the type of job, how it’s done, and the environment in which it’s carried out. As a supervisor part of your responsibility lies in identifying exposure to hazards and finding ways to protect workers from them. One of the best ways to do this is by conducting hazard and risk assessments.

Focus On: The Role of Hazard and Risk Assessments in Accident Prevention2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: Hazard Prevention and Control

Do you know the six elements of a successful hazard control plan?  Here’s a hint…an effective hazard control plan involves worker input; reduces or removes hazards; and minimizes or eliminates risk.

Workplan: Hazard Prevention and Control2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Picture this: You Make the Call

Use this Picture This as a tool to train and inform workers on injury prevention. Show them the image and ask them: Pretend you’re the supervisor who instructed this chap to do this work. First, think about how you would have set him up to be safe. Second, what would your reaction be if you pulled up to this scene and saw how the work was being performed. Then discuss their feedback and cover anything they might have missed.

Picture this: You Make the Call2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Managers Work on What is Urgent, Not What is Important

There is a direct link between the profitability of your business and your manager’s focus on what is important - the quality and quantity of time they spend actively planning, communicating and following up on the key drivers of profit - but the odds are against you.

Managers Work on What is Urgent, Not What is Important2018-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Contributor Article: If You Can’t Buy Capacity You Have to Make It

CEO’s that identify, recognize, and attack the business constraint win – but they can’t do it themselves. In a survey of 1,000 qualified, intelligent and hard-working managers, only 10% could accurately identify and describe the constraints in their business.

Contributor Article: If You Can’t Buy Capacity You Have to Make It2018-11-18T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Video Loop – Q1

This video is the perfect way to introduce new employees to general occupational hazards to which they may be exposed and to re-train experienced workers. Program includes basic safety rules, electrical hazards, powered equipment and machinery, back injury prevention, fire protection and more.

Safety Video Loop – Q12018-11-13T00:00:00+00:00

Focus On: Program Evaluation and Improvement – Leading and Lagging Indicators

You should be evaluating your safety program on a regular basis - at least annually – to determine what is working and what’s not and whether the program is on track to meet its goals. Tracking and analyzing leading and lagging indicators are one effective way to monitor the performance and progress of your safety program.

Focus On: Program Evaluation and Improvement – Leading and Lagging Indicators2018-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

Article: Four Types of Meeting Participants

It can be tricky dealing with the various personality types, levels of experience, and differing backgrounds of meeting participants. You can’t always predict what their reaction will be, and you may not have advance knowledge of who will be in attendance, but you can still prepare. One way is by understanding the four general types of meeting participants you’re likely to encounter and how best to interact with them. You may also encounter entire groups that have these characteristics – the response is the same.

Article: Four Types of Meeting Participants2018-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Article: A Better Way to Onboard

In a 2013 webinar former, OSHA administrator David Michaels said, “We have known for decades that new workers, when they first start at a new job, are at greatly increased risk of injury – and we know why: New workers are often not adequately trained in the potential hazards at the new jobsite and the measures they can take to protect themselves.” And yet, according to the Toronto-based Institute for Work & Health, only 1 out of 5 new workers receives safety training.

Article: A Better Way to Onboard2018-11-04T00:00:00+00:00

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