Original Report by: Buzz Hargrove
David Ellis, an 18-year-old student from Burlington, Ont., became entangled in a commercial dough mixer in a bakery. He died on Feb. 17, 1999. It was his second day on a job that was to last only three weeks.
Blog Post #1060 – Caregiving A Gendered Task
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Despite their growing numbers in the workforce, women are much more likely than men to stop working, work part-time or take time off work during the week to care for an older relative. This is the finding of a study published on April 08, 2019 by the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto.
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 #1042 – Presumption Legislation Extended in British Columbia
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
The extension of the mental-disorder presumption to emergency dispatchers, nurses and healthcare assistants in British Columbia took effect on April 16, 2019.