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How to convince senior management that investing in safety compliance, training and other safety-related initiatives will benefit the company financially and in other ways, such as improved production and reduced worker absences—and how failing to make such investments will cost the company down the road.
Where would a CEO get the crazy idea that less work injuries occur in a recession? Some statistics appear to support this, but they are misleading.
SAFE Work Manitoba has a new tool, the Health and Safety Smart Planner, that will guide you through the planning process and help you develop a business case for health and safety programs. With the help of instructional videos, you can store and update your …
Keeping workers safe costs money. Even in the best of economic times, getting management to invest in the OHS program can be challenging; when the economy is down, you may have to fight tooth and nail to keep your safety budget from being slashed.
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For safety professionals, workplace safety is their focus and priority, their raison d’etre so to speak. But for other groups in the workplace, such as management and workers, safety may not be on the top of the priority list—if it’s even on the list at …
By: Norm Keith, B.A.,J.D., LL.M., CRSP | Gowling LaFleur Henderson LLP | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Introduction
There has been increasing interest in the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, (“CSR”) in business generally and in the EHS profession specifically, and the proposition that corporations should take into account …
By Barbara Semeniuk, Purcell Enterprises Ltd.
Introduction
There are myriad ways to improve your company’s health and safety program, even in times when resources are as thin as stone soup. In fact, on both ethical and financial levels, you can’t afford anything but the best possible health …
The OHS laws spell out the minimum requirements employers must meet, which aren’t necessarily the best or most effective ways to approach a hazard or protect workers. That’s where voluntary standards, such as those from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), come in. CSA standards typically …
In most workplaces, the OHS program operates independently of the wellness program—if the company even has a wellness program. Typically, a safety coordinator runs the OHS program while the HR director oversees the wellness program and there’s little, if any, coordination between the two. But …
Doing more than just meeting regulatory requirements can pay off for your company.
