Employer obligations regarding first-aid in the workplace.

When I interviewed George Gritziotis, Ontario’s chief prevention officer, a few months ago, he spoke about the need to focus prevention efforts on vulnerable workers — those who, due to age, newness of work, literacy level, cultural barriers, mental and physical state or precariousness of employment, are at higher risk of work-related injuries or illnesses.

Top executives from some of Canada's largest organizations gathered at the Partners in Prevention Conference this week to talk about best practices and the important role chief executives play in creating a culture of safety in the organization. Executives from Habitat for Humanity Canada, Trillium Health Centre, Siemens Canada and Sodexo Canada participated in the forum.

Workplace safety legislation requires every company to have policies and programs to protect workers against workplace aggression. In some cases, however, despite having such policies, management still fails to act for lack of sufficient knowledge — until it’s too late.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has nominated Elizabeth Witmer as chair of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

Witmer's nomination came after current chair, Steve Mahoney, announced he would not be seeking a new term at the WSIB. Mahoney is expected to end his six-year term in May.

VANCOUVER — The effects of long years of exposure to asbestos is still one of the biggest challenges faced by British Columbia’s workers today, and it is expected to continue to be a problem in this decade.

VANCOUVER — For most workers, the topic of safety is unappealing and uninteresting, and this misconception is partly the safety managers’ fault, according to one veteran safety trainer.

Vancouver will be buzzing again as safety professionals across the West Coast gather for the 17th annual Western Conference on Safety on April 23 and 24. Organizers hail the show as Western Canada’s largest occupational health and safety event.

Having a work environment that has workers on frequent, irregular rotation shift schedule may be causing them more than just sleepless nights. 

A World Health Organization study on the carcinogenic effects of shift work showed there’s “modestly increased” risk of breast cancer among long-term employees who performed night shift work.