Jun 2, 2020 | Health and Safety
Can an employer be held responsible for the death of an employee, or anyone who they owe a duty of care to, in the event that the person under their employ succumbs from contracting COVID-19 in the workplace? This is a complex but important question to consider due to...
Jun 2, 2020 | Health and Safety
When processing plant startups, careful and detailed planning and implementation of safety measures are very critical and can help prevent hazards and incidents. This should be seriously emphasized during this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic where businesses and...
Apr 17, 2020 | Health and Safety
When asked to identify a potential workplace hazard and the severity of its risk, eager health and safety representatives and JHSC members are quick to point out the various sources at their workplaces that can cause injury or illness. From life-threatening exposures...
Apr 17, 2020 | Health and Safety
Health and safety is a constantly evolving discipline and is vastly influenced by social, political, and geographical factors. As a result, challenges to this field present itself in different shapes and forms. The positive aspect to this dilemma is that health and...
Apr 17, 2020 | Health and Safety
Uncontrolled hazards, the improper use of or lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), and other unsafe acts and other conditions are warning signs highlighting the lack of a positive health and safety culture in the workplace. In order to increase health and...
Mar 20, 2020 | Health and Safety
It is needless to say that ergonomics is a science widely used in everyday life. Whether it be the design of a hand-tool, a piece of furniture to sit on, or a vehicle to travel by – detailed attention to this science is crucial to make the product or improvement...
