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The Risks of a Sedentary Job

DF Safety April 18, 2022 Health and Safety Tips, Management and Leadership, Personal Safety Guide

As many of us return to the office, a topic of concern piqued my interest. How is our health impacted by working a sedentary job? As someone who tries to live …

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Motorcycle Safety 101

DF Safety March 31, 2022 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

While I bid a fond farewell to the Northwest Territories in the next week or so, my wife tells me she has seen her first motorcycles on the road already …

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Indoor Wood-Burning Safety

DF Safety January 18, 2022 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

A wood-burning stove or fireplace can be soothing on a cold winter’s night, but that feeling of warmth and coziness can turn dangerous, fast.  Two major concerns for potential incidents …

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Shoveling Safety Tips

DF Safety January 10, 2022 Environmental Hazards, Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

Today’s blog features a personal story from Dave Ferro. Please read to the end to read his words.  In Alberta, Canada, we are all too familiar with our car buried under a mound …

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Winter Emergency Kit

Cold Weather Safety Guide

DF Safety December 27, 2021 Environmental Hazards, Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

It’s that time of year where we as Albertans have packed away our summer clothes and pulled out the winter gear.   Seasonal changes and weather conditions are not new to most of us, yet we go unprepared for when things don’t go …

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Christmas Decorating Safety

DF Safety December 23, 2021 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an estimated 13,000 people end up in emergency rooms around the holidays due to injuries linked to Christmas decorations. That is equivalent to roughly 200 per day.  With Christmas approaching, …

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Rationalizing Unsafe Choices

DF Safety October 12, 2021 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

Safety is communicated through training, policies, procedures, and many other standards, giving us the ability to know how to work safely and mitigate hazards. In most cases, a failure to follow existing standards is …

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Appreciating Safety

DF Safety October 6, 2021 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

Toolbox talks, workplace policies and procedures, safe work practices, paperwork, inspections, hazard assessments; these are just a few of the safety tasks we carry out every day.  Although it may …

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Changing Bad Habits

DF Safety September 20, 2021 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

Habits.  We all have them, both on and off the job. Some habits are positive, others not so much. The habits we create have an impact on our lives and the decisions we …

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Defensive Driving

DF Safety September 13, 2021 Health and Safety Tips, Personal Safety Guide

Driving is a risk factor that most are exposed to every day. Whether you are driving to and from work, or as part of your job, we all face potentially serious incidents from occurring as a result of driving.  As …

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12710 101 Street NW
Edmonton, AB
T5E 4E5

(587) 473-0138

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Dave Ferro is an occupational health and safety expert with over 25 years of experience. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, a Construction Safety Officer and a member of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering.

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