Foot Protection PPE Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2023-02-02T14:11:17-08:006 things to do to prevent foot injuries and OHS violations *** 96,000+ foot and ankle injuries resulted in lost workday injuries in the U.S. in 2018 (NIH) 1
Industrial Robots Safety & Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2023-01-12T14:16:25-08:005 things to do to prevent robot injuries and OHS penalties. Once relegated to the realm of fantasy and science fiction, industrial robots have become a fixture in a wide
Eye and Face Protection Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2023-01-04T14:22:30-08:007 things to do to prevent eye and face injuries and OHS violations. If statistical averages hold true, by the time you finish work today, approximately 200 Canadian workers
PPE and Head Protection Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-12-05T11:21:55-08:007 things to do to prevent head injuries and OHS violations
Powder Actuated Tools Safety & Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-12-05T11:07:34-08:00The 7 steps to take to prevent powder actuated tool injuries and OHS violations. A powder actuated tool is literally a loaded gun. But instead of bullets, it fires nails,
Fire Prevention Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-12-05T11:16:40-08:00The 5 things to do to control workplace fire hazards and comply with OHS requirements. Hundreds of workers die in workplace fires each year. Consider these sobering numbers:
AEDs in the Workplace – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:32:13-07:00Workplace AED programs are highly recommended everywhere and will soon be mandatory in Ontario. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the second leading cause of death in Canada, taking more lives
Minimizing Liability Risks When Rejecting Unrealistic JHSC Recommendations – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:32:22-07:00Rejecting, or even worse, ignoring JHSC recommendations is a liability risk. In addition to being required by OHS laws, having a joint health and safety committee or health and safety
Fixed Ladder Safety – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:32:34-07:00Falls are the leading cause of workplace injuries and OHS penalties. Although horizontal falls, i.e., slips, trips and falls from the same level) happen more often, vertical falls are more
Naloxone for Workplace Opioid Overdose – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:32:40-07:00Keeping a naloxone kit at your workplace can save lives—and ensure compliance if you’re in Ontario. The opioid crisis is having a devastating impact on Canadians, especially in the western
New & Young Worker Safety – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:32:47-07:00The 4 things you must do to protect inexperienced workers. Studies show that new workers who’ve been on the job for less than 6 months are more likely to get
Construction Worker Safety Guide
RoryL2022-05-24T10:50:10-07:00Construction sites are dangerous places to be. There’s a safety hazard awaiting innocent and unsuspecting workers in every corner. For this reason, clear and elaborate safety protocols have been put
Workplace Fatigue Risk Management System – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:32:58-07:00While workplace fatigue has been around as long as workplaces have existed, the problem has assumed a new urgency. Labour shortages and rising wages are creating intense pressure on workers
Hazardous Spills Reporting – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:33:05-07:00You’ve just discovered an oil slick under one of your trucks. It looks like an oil leak. The truck has been sitting in a gravel lot for at least 3
Electrical Safety – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-12-05T10:57:35-08:00The 6 things to do to prevent electrocution deaths and OHS violations. Working in the vicinity of live power lines and other unguarded and uninsulated high-voltage electrical sources
Excavation & Trench Safety Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-08-04T15:59:16-07:00The 10 things to do to avoid excavation deaths and OHS violations. Excavation work is extremely dangerous. Common hazards: Cave-ins or excavation collapses; Excavated materials, which can fall back
Powered Mobile Equipment – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:33:17-07:00The 12 things to do to prevent forklift and other PME injuries and violations. Forklifts and other powered mobile equipment (PME) accidents are a leading source of fatal and serious
Workplace Drugs, Alcohol & Substance Abuse – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-12-05T11:24:47-08:00Preventing work impairment without violating privacy and disability accommodations laws. Workplace substance abuse shouldn’t be such a controversial issue. After all, you can’t keep workers safe unless they show up
Writing & Implementing an OHS Policy Statement – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:33:31-07:00An OHS Policy is something just about all companies have. And there’s a good reason for that: The OHS laws require you to have one. The OHS laws also
Compressed Gases Safety – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:33:40-07:00The 7 steps to take to prevent compressed gas injuries, incidents and OHS violations Gases kept compressed in storage cylinders are commonly used at many workplaces. While great for welding,
Grinding Wheel Safety – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-12-05T11:08:15-08:00The 7 steps to take to prevent grinding wheel injuries and OHS violations. “Grinding wheels,” or machines that power a wheel constructed of abrasive materials to spin at rapid speeds
WHMIS Training – Compliance Game Plan
Tina Tsonis2022-09-21T09:33:52-07:00Take 6 steps to ensure workers exposed to hazardous substances get proper WHMIS training. Many if not most workplaces contain chemical, biological and other substances (called “hazardous products”) that pose
Respiratory Protection Equipment – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-12-05T11:22:28-08:00The 8 steps you must take to protect workers who are required to use a respirator. You must take measures to prevent workers from breathing in harmful mists, vapours, fumes,
Lockout and Energy Control – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:34:05-07:00The 8 steps you must take to protect workers who service shutdown machinery. Most machinery and equipment has to be shut down before it can be safely serviced, cleaned, repaired
Protecting Workers Who Work Alone – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:34:12-07:00The 4 steps you must take to protect workers who work alone or in isolation. Workers are generally safest when they’re with co-workers, supervisors and others who can provide help
Office Workstation Ergonomics – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-12-05T11:26:27-08:00Protecting office workers and telecommuters against MSI hazards. Serious injuries don’t happen just to construction, plant, energy, mine and other workers who perform physical work. They also happen to workers
Heat Stress – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:34:25-07:00The 6 steps you must take to protect workers from heat stroke, heat exhaustion and other heat stress hazards. The human body functions normally at a “core” temperature of 36°C/98.6°F.
First Aid – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:34:31-07:00Do your workplace first aid arrangements comply with new OHS first aid “harmonization” rules? Ultimate responsibility for treating workplace illnesses and injuries falls to the doctors, nurses and medical professionals.
Workplace Harassment Prevention – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:34:37-07:00The employer’s duty to prevent workplace harassment has evolved from an HR to a wider health and safety imperative. The duty began with human rights laws which ban not only
Portable Ladder Safety – Compliance Game Plan
RoryL2022-09-21T09:34:43-07:00Falls are the leading cause of workplace injuries and OHS penalties. Although horizontal falls, i.e., slips, trips and falls from the same level) happen more often, vertical falls are more