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  BC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple Violations

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  BC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple Violations

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BC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple Violations

WorkSafeBC issues $39,000 OHS fines to BC, McDonalds restaurant for [...]

BC McDonalds Outlet Fined for Multiple ViolationsVicky Pickford2018-01-24T00:00:00+00:00

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  Workplace Emergency Preparedness Checklist

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  Workplace Emergency Preparedness Checklist

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Workplace Emergency Preparedness Checklist

This emergency preparedness checklist can help you ready your workplace [...]

Workplace Emergency Preparedness ChecklistVicky Pickford2018-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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  Alleged Repeat, Serious Violations Carry $117,000 in Proposed Penalties Against Illinois Business

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  Alleged Repeat, Serious Violations Carry $117,000 in Proposed Penalties Against Illinois Business

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Alleged Repeat, Serious Violations Carry $117,000 in Proposed Penalties Against Illinois Business

OSHA conducted a safety and health inspection in August 2007 [...]

Alleged Repeat, Serious Violations Carry $117,000 in Proposed Penalties Against Illinois BusinessVicky Pickford2018-01-23T00:00:00+00:00

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  Safety Puzzle – Emergency Preparedness

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  Safety Puzzle – Emergency Preparedness

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Safety Puzzle – Emergency Preparedness

How much do you know about emergency preparedness? Do you know how these words relate to you?

Safety Puzzle – Emergency PreparednessVicky Pickford2023-11-30T19:07:27+00:00

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  Oil Drum Blows Up

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  Oil Drum Blows Up

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Oil Drum Blows Up

A steel drum containing lubricating oil exploded while a worker was heating it with a propane torch. The explosion occurred in cold winter weather in a temporary logging camp. The victim was preparing to replace

Oil Drum Blows UpVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Remember 9/11?

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  Remember 9/11?

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Remember 9/11?

A total of 2,886 work-related fatalities resulted from the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

Remember 9/11?Vicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Falling Debris Kills Film Crew Worker

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  Falling Debris Kills Film Crew Worker

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Falling Debris Kills Film Crew Worker

A film crew member was killed in an unusual incident in cold weather a couple of months ago in Toronto.

Falling Debris Kills Film Crew WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Methane Kills Four Family Members

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  Methane Kills Four Family Members

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Methane Kills Four Family Members

The dangers of trying to rescue others from a deadly atmosphere can't be emphasized enough.

Methane Kills Four Family MembersVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Don’t Walk Away From Heat Illness Victims

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  Don’t Walk Away From Heat Illness Victims

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Don’t Walk Away From Heat Illness Victims

Editor's note: Toiling outdoors under a sizzling sun isn't an issue in much of North America at this time of year

Don’t Walk Away From Heat Illness VictimsVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Carbon Monoxide Kills Carpet Layer

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  Carbon Monoxide Kills Carpet Layer

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Carbon Monoxide Kills Carpet Layer

A 25-year-old man got a job as a laborer, installing carpets in newly-built homes for a small company after a tornado had devastated a small farming community.

Carbon Monoxide Kills Carpet LayerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash Flood

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  Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash Flood

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Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash Flood

The victim was a foreman of a crew working at a Wyoming rig site.

Oilfield Worker Drowns in Flash FloodVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Freight Train Hits Watchman

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  Freight Train Hits Watchman

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Freight Train Hits Watchman

A 59-year old worker was clearing snow from a rail station walkway when he was struck and killed by an approaching freight train.

Freight Train Hits WatchmanVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Ammonia Kills Worker

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  Ammonia Kills Worker

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Ammonia Kills Worker

A simple broken weld seam caused the death of a 68-year-old man, when an anhydrous ammonia tank ruptured.

Ammonia Kills WorkerVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Cold Water Immersion Kills Crabber

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  Cold Water Immersion Kills Crabber

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Cold Water Immersion Kills Crabber

On a November night, a crab fishing boat was off British Columbia?s north coast. The crew members were re-baiting a crab pot on deck when the vessel took a port turn.

Cold Water Immersion Kills CrabberVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Heat Illness Not Handled

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  Heat Illness Not Handled

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Heat Illness Not Handled

The symptoms of heat-related illness would have been obvious to anyone trained to spot them.

Heat Illness Not HandledVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Inexperienced Pilot Crashes Air Ambulance

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  Inexperienced Pilot Crashes Air Ambulance

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Inexperienced Pilot Crashes Air Ambulance

A pilot and his three passengers died when the air ambulance they were in crashed into a mountain range during a blizzard.

Inexperienced Pilot Crashes Air AmbulanceVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ

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  Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ

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Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQ

 

Emergency Preparedness – Do You Know What to Do? Test Your IQVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Corrosive Burns Kill

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  Corrosive Burns Kill

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Corrosive Burns Kill

A manager in a paper plant was draining a tank filled with wood pulp treated with chlorine dioxide, a corrosive material. During the process, some of the chlorine dioxide spilled. He tripped and fell into

Corrosive Burns KillVicky Pickford2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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  Flood Preparedness and Response Checklist

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  Flood Preparedness and Response Checklist

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Flood Preparedness and Response Checklist

Statistically, businesses are more likely to be flooded than to [...]

Flood Preparedness and Response ChecklistVicky Pickford2018-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

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  Seven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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  Seven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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Seven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition whereby the heart [...]

Seven Statistics on Sudden Cardiac ArrestVicky Pickford2018-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

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  Seven Statistics on Workplace Flooding

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  Seven Statistics on Workplace Flooding

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Seven Statistics on Workplace Flooding

Floods are one of the most common hazards in North [...]

Seven Statistics on Workplace FloodingVicky Pickford2018-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

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  First Aid Checklist

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  First Aid Checklist

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First Aid Checklist

When a fellow worker suddenly becomes ill or is injured, [...]

First Aid ChecklistVicky Pickford2018-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

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  Building Safety Checklist

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  Building Safety Checklist

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Building Safety Checklist

There's no one-size-fits-all fix for business resumption following a fire, [...]

Building Safety ChecklistVicky Pickford2018-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

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  Seven Statistics on CPR

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  Seven Statistics on CPR

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Seven Statistics on CPR

Cardiac arrest – an electrical malfunction in the heart that [...]

Seven Statistics on CPRVicky Pickford2017-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

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  Is This What You’d Call an Emergency Exit?

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  Is This What You’d Call an Emergency Exit?

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Is This What You’d Call an Emergency Exit?

Use this photo of a padlocked fire exit to train workers on emergency response and evacuation.

Is This What You’d Call an Emergency Exit?Vicky Pickford2014-08-15T00:00:00+00:00