On the job site, safety is of paramount importance. Safety is a tool that promotes responsible business practices and continued productivity. More importantly, in the context of the workplace, safety is a necessary preventative measure to ensure continued health and wellbeing for you as well as for those around you. Read on for information on how to keep your workplace safe from common hazards as well as to access our suite of online Occupational Health & Safety e-learning courses!
As workplaces continue to adjust to COVID-19 and its impacts on the world, there has been an emphasis on working from home, where possible, to try and maintain as much productivity as is feasible. “Many workplaces — including ours at the Canada Safety Council — are...
As society evolves, some professions come and go. For instance, there aren’t very many elevator operators in the world anymore. Gone are the days of town criers. You won’t see many librarians organizing their microfiche catalogues, nor are VHS repair technicians in...
Farming is a traditional way of life for many Canadians. Most farms in this country are family operations. When the home doubles as an industrial worksite, safety must always come first. Basic Precautions Over half of all serious farming-related injuries happen when...
Methanol is a widely used industrial solvent also found in some household chemicals. Symptoms of Methanol Poisoning: Upset stomach, dizziness, vision problems. Symptoms reappear six to 30 hours later with greater severity. Methanol is a clear, colourless liquid with a...
Farmers and agricultural workers of all stripes are unsung heroes in our daily lives. Their efforts to provide the nation with crops, livestock and sustainable sources of food require hard work that often includes specific safety risks in. As a result, specific safety...
Throughout the past century, much has evolved in the agricultural industry – and this is most obvious when we look at the machinery that farmers count on to make their day-to-day tasks easier. From power steering in tractors to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) becoming an...
The tragedies of Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and the Exxon Valdez all occurred during the night shift. Fatigue is a critical occupational safety concern for shift workers, especially workers in the transportation industry. Off the job, being overtired creates a risk...
Fragrances have been used over the millennia for medicine, religion, romance, and simply to mask foul odors. However, the composition of today’s fragrances is quite different from that of the ancient pharaohs or the “perfumed court” of France’s King Louis XV. Until...
The Canada Safety Council has partnered with Vubiz, an online training and e-learning distributor, to make online Occupational Health and Safety courses more accessible and user-friendly than ever. We're proud to offer a new suite of more than 100 courses in the...
Carbon monoxide can poison and kill with little or no warning! Carbon monoxide (CO) is the leading cause of fatal poisonings in North America. Exposure to high concentrations can cause death in just a few minutes. Confusion -- a symptom of exposure to this colorless,...
We Canadians pride ourselves on our ability to cope with our severe winters. But we forget that the cold can and does kill. The dangers become all too clear when there is a disaster, and unprepared people become stranded or fall into cold water. Hypothermia, sometimes...
Unlike many workplaces, the office is a relatively quiet place to work. Two important benefits of good office acoustics are the ability to concentrate without being distracted, and the ability to hear the spoken word. Noise is a productivity issue as much as it is a...