Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Consultations to help develop British Columbia’s mandatory entry-level training for class I commercial driver’s licenses will begin this summer, as the province beefs up training to bolster trucking safety.
Blog Post #1046 – Hearing-Loss Warning Issued by WorkSafeBC
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
WorkSafeBC issued a safety bulletin on May 21, 2019 to warn about the risk of hearing loss in the service industry, after studies found that noise levels in pubs and nightclubs in Vancouver and Victoria often exceed 85 dB, which can cause permanent hearing loss and unprotected workers.
Blog Post #1044 – Safety, Mental Health are Key in British Columbia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A whopping 94 % of working Canadians say workplace health, safety and mental well-being are important when choosing a job, but only 77 % of them think that decisions made in their workplaces consider employee health and safety all or some of the time, according to an Angus Reid poll commissioned by the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of B.C.
Blog Post #1020 – British Columbia Unveils Builder’s Code
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
British Columbia launched Builders Code on March 8, 2019, to address the province-wide issue of skilled-labour shortage by reducing harassment, bullying and hazing on construction sites.