Mar 13, 2020 | 2020, Campaigns, National Farm Safety Week, News, Workplace Safety
Manual Labour Shouldn’t Mean Manual Trauma 2020 Campaign DatesNational Farm Safety Week (March 14-20) National Summer Safety Week (May 1-7) National Road Safety Week (May 12-18) National School Safety Week (October 17-23) National Community Safety and Crime Prevention...
Nov 1, 2019 | 2019, News, Workplace Safety
NEW! Online Occupational Health & Safety Courses Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety The Canada Safety Council has partnered with Vubiz, an online training and e-learning...
Mar 12, 2019 | 2019, Campaigns, National Farm Safety Week, News, Workplace Safety
2019 Campaign DatesNational Farm Safety Week (March 14-20) National Summer Safety Week (May 1-7) National Road Safety Week (May 14-20) National School Safety Week (October 17-23) National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month (November) National Senior Safety...
Mar 5, 2018 | 2018, Campaigns, National Farm Safety Week, News, Workplace Safety
Don’t Let Safety Grind Your Gears 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...
Jan 5, 2018 | Workplace Safety
Carbon Monoxide 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...
Jan 5, 2018 | Workplace Safety
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety Farming is a traditional way of life for many Canadians. Most farms in this country are family operations. When the home doubles as an...
Jan 5, 2018 | Workplace Safety
Fatigue 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...
Jan 5, 2018 | Workplace Safety
Child Safety Community Safety Home Safety Online Safety Senior Safety Sports and Active Living Traffic Safety Workplace Safety 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...
Jan 5, 2018 | Workplace Safety
Methanol Home & Community Safety Vehicle & Road Safety Workplace Safety Youth Safety Methanol is a widely used industrial solvent also found in some household chemicals. Symptoms of Methanol Poisoning: Upset stomach, dizziness, vision problems. Symptoms...