Watch and listen to Apolonia Rockwell and Dave Ferro, as they dive into many interesting health and safety topics in this engaging YouTube video hosted by True Safety Podcast. Topics …
Investigating and Reporting Serious Incidents
With the recent legislative changes, which came into effect on December 1, 2021, there have been noteworthy changes made to PSI reporting. Just when you finally understand legislation, am I …
Working in the North Country – Life below -40C
Today I share with you my first time in the North West Territories. Having been here for the last four weeks working on a project close to Yellowknife, I have …
Post Injury Loss Reduction Wrap-Up
This week, I would like to wrap up our blog series on Post Injury Loss Reduction. First of all, I would like to thank our guest bloggers: Dr. Gerhard Benade …
PILR – Tenielle MaGee: The Role of Work Conditioning and Work Hardening in Post Injury Reduction Losses
Work Conditioning and Work Hardening programs are designed to help you regain enough strength & function to return to work. Today, Tenielle MaGee, an alumnus of the University of Alberta …
PILR – Geoff Buxton: WCB Claims
What to do When a WCB Claim Occurs. When WCB claims occur, it often falls to the HR and/or H&S departments to manage claims and assist their injured employee with a safe return to work. Both departments …
PILR – Dr. Gerhard Benadé: What does an Occupational Physician do?
An Occupational Physician (OP) is a doctor who specializes in managing work-related conditions. While some Family Physicians and general practitioners have expertise in treating work-related conditions; an accredited Occupation Physician is an expert at …
Post Injury Loss Reduction (PILR)
When considering Safety Professionals and the work we do, what most often comes to mind is prevention; hazard assessment, audits, safety meetings training, plans, and other actions that are designed to prevent incidents. There is, however, another side to what we do …
Good Enough is not Good Enough: Workplace Safety
Being good enough is acceptable for certain things in life, but in workplace safety, good enough does not make the cut. Addressing hazards that lead to risk exposure which at some point could lead to loss, needs more than ‘good enough. …
Safety Hazards in… a Flower Shop?
A flower store must be a safe place to work…right? Today, I thought I would talk about my favorite place to work other than here at DF Safety. For those of you …