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By shudecki on December 3, 2009

A few months ago while doing some training at an Ontario Municipality the fleet manager told me about a recent visit from the Ministry of Labour. They were doing a routine inspection and noticed a plow in the shop being serviced. The inspec...

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New Software Program Will Measure Benefits, Costs of ...

By shudecki on March 12, 2010 | No Comments

In Toronto, The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is preparing to release The Health & Safety Smart Planner, a software program designed to assist workplaces in understanding the full costs and benefits of occupational health and safety programs and interventions. The software program, ...
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Groundforce Tip of the Week: Make a Safety Commitment

By shudecki on March 12, 2010 | No Comments

If you run a business, you owe it to your company to put as much energy into your commitment to safety and health as you would any other important part of your business. If you don’t make workplace safety and health a priority in your business plan and integrate it into all aspects of your b...
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Ontario Worker Hurt by Acid Splash

By shudecki on March 11, 2010 | No Comments

A Windsor, Ont. worker was recently transferred across the border to a Detroit hospital for specialized treatment after he suffered burn injuries in an industrial accident. The accident happened on August 28 at about 8 PM, when a worker for Custom Blacks, Inc. of Windsor was splashed with sodium hyd...
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“Boots” Campaign Hope to Protect Emergency Respon...

By shudecki on March 10, 2010 | No Comments

The John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF) has started a new campaign, entitled “Put Yourself in Our Boots,” which endeavours to make workplaces safer for emergency services providers. To that end, the groups has released several public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at educating ...
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Free Photo Utilities

By shudecki on March 10, 2010 | No Comments

First we told you about photo editors, then photo organizers. But perhaps your current photo program has almost everything you need, and the previous free programs are missing a feature or two. Or perhaps you just need a program that will do one specific thing you rarely have to do. Here are a few v...
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Hydro One Fined $175,000 for Worker Death

By shudecki on March 10, 2010 | No Comments

The Ontario Ministry of Labour reported this week that Hydro One Networks Inc. has been fined $175,000, as a result of an accident last year that caused the death of a Thunder Bay worker at a Red Lake transformer station. The incident occurred last September 30, when a crew was working on an additio...
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CCOHS Makes Health and Safety Tips Available Via Podc...

By shudecki on March 9, 2010 | No Comments

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) continues its march forward technologically, and has now made available several podcasts for easy download in mp3 format, for easy transfer to your iPod or other mp3 player. Of course, you don’t need an iPod or mp3 player to list...
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Health and Safety Officers Protest in Nova Scotia

By shudecki on March 8, 2010 | No Comments

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union, which represents health and safety officers across Canada, held a rally last week to demand that Labour Minister Rona Ambrose reverse her decision to eliminate the position of labour affairs officer in Cape Breton. The union is concerned that witho...
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Worker Injured at Salvage Yard in Saskatchewan

By shudecki on March 4, 2010 | No Comments

A worker was injured recently as a result of an accident at a salvage yard in southern Saskatchewan. In the end, it was a miracle that his injuries weren’t far worse. The accident occurred as the driver had just finished weighing and backing his waste management truck into the Silver Star Salvage ...
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Podcatching Without iTunes

By shudecki on March 3, 2010 | No Comments

One of the best ways to keep up with the news, or to listen to or watch your favorite radio or tv program on your time is through podcasts. But iTunes isn’t the only program to use when looking for and downloading podcasts. The term for finding and downloading a podcast is “podcatching&#...
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