Mark chose to discuss eyewear safety in the workplace this past Monday, as this is a topic that is extremely important in our facility! To ensure safety in any work area, remember to check your work station for potential eye hazards – if there is a safeguard missing, stop the…
This week Mark focused on the importance of safety awareness in the work place. To sum up this week’s Safety Talk, our decisions at work directly affect those around us, a phenomenon otherwise known as the “Ripple Effect.” One’s family, co-workers and customers may all experience the effects of one…
As Mark was out this morning, Jeff took the floor to discuss the work places’ “Fatal Four.” To demonstrate the dangers of the ‘Fatal Four,’ Jeff provided some statistics from 2014 regarding workplace fatalities: Falls – accounted for 40% of all workplace fatalities Electrocution –8.2% of workplace fatalities Struck by…
Monday, May 29th, Mark discussed the risk of heart disease during our weekly Safety Talk. Some of the common factors that contribute to heart disease are: Smoking Obesity High Blood Pressure Sedentary Lifestyle Diabetes To bring awareness and help combat heart disease, we will be providing a free blood pressure…
So, we had to hold off on the celebrations of NAOSH week for a little bit because sometimes it is hard to get everybody in the same place at the same time. But on May 16th, we managed to gather the staff together at lunch time and do what it…
BWS was invited, along with many other local employers to kick off NAOSH Week with an informative breakfast. This is an activity after own own hearts, we celebrate everything over a meal! The way all good events start – FOOD! We all got a lovely breakfast put on by the…
In the work place, there are constant distractions, so this week, Mark took the staff aside and spoke to them about the many hazards of a distracted coworkers. Mark highlighted housekeeping as a major contributing factor to avoiding accidents. Making certain that walk-ways are clear fro coworkers will keep them…
This week during the Safety Talk, Mark took a bit of a different approach. We had a number of new staff join our team today, so he thought it best to go over some general housekeeping information to remind our staff and educate the new people. He went over the…
Save your back, your arms, shoulders and heels! That was the message of this morning’s Safety Talk with Mark. What was he talking about? Using a pallet truck. Mark encouraged the staff to always push, if possible. Though the act seems harder, it is actually saving you from a laundry…
Today was a different format for Safety Monday. Once a year, we are required to go through WHMIS controlled substance, by area, with the staff. So different safety talks were done for the different environments that employees work in. Area specific WHMIS were arranged and presented throughout the factory today….
