Oct 22, 2021 - You may look at the title of this blog and think to yourself “of course they are” and you’re right but if they are preventable then why do they continue to happen? During the evolution of my career, I have spent many years operating lift trucks. I have seen many things done right, many things […]
Sep 15, 2021 - As many of us in the safety business has experienced, the world of occupational health and safety can seem complex and overwhelming. There seems to be no apparent end, but instead, a continuous need to assess, implement, inform, and repeat. While the overview of a project that needs to be completed can seem exhausting, it […]
Jul 12, 2021 - I am not sure if any of you have ever taken a JSHC refresher course, but part of the session sees the instructor asking participants how they have actually applied the knowledge from their original certification. The answers vary from “oh, we rolled out a complete safety program and the JHSC facilitates its maintenance” to […]
Jul 05, 2021 - If you have ever taken one of our training courses, or any course really, the introductions are always done at the beginning. Now, some instructors take the time to regale the participants with war stories pertinent to the topic at hand, while other cut to the point and just chronicle their personal background history. It […]
May 21, 2021 - Hello all, it’s a glorious day again for me, and I hope you are also having the same. It’s getting towards the end of the workweek, the weather is getting warmer – and yes, I am still working from home! As previously discussed, there are pros and cons of “living at work,” but being able […]
May 14, 2021 - When someone mentions the term “Distracted Driving” to me, I think – so what? That’s nothing new. I remember when it hit the news that the Highway Traffic Act was being amended, it caused quite the stir. I was reading all over social media, we could now get tickets for drinking coffee, eating a breakfast […]
May 07, 2021 - One of the benefits of living at work… err… I mean, working from home is that there just magically seems to be more hours available to me in my workday! I am no longer confined to the rigour of the 8-4 or 9-5; my workstation is in my living room. As such, I have found […]
May 04, 2021 - Over one year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. We have all been touched by it in some way, whether it be your job, an ill family member, a struggling business, and for most, the uncertainty of when the pandemic would end and what position we would all be in when […]
Apr 13, 2021 - As an occupational health and safety trainer, I teach about many different topics. Some days I am focusing on JHSC over Zoom or in a boardroom – then other days, I am on a construction site teaching rough terrain forklift safety. To be honest, the variability and the constant challenges are why my job can […]
Mar 23, 2021 - Learning is something that all of us do continuously throughout our lives; it is inaccurate to say that any of us knows everything. In our world, change is constant. We must become familiar with what that change consists of. The only way to do this is to adapt through learning about it. While it is […]