Canada does not have an OSHA.  Canada’s workplace safety and health standards are very different then the OSHA standards here in the USA.  In fact, the Canadian workplace OH&S regulations (and their enforcement) are better and more effective than what the USA is doing with their OSHA regulations....

  An effective method of cooling workers is to use a fan to increase air movement on, and around, the worker.  Fans increase the evaporative cooling effect on workers’ skin, and they help to remove the heat produced by production processes and machinery. Some employers allow employees to bring in...

    With much of the USA stuck in the middle of a heat wave, we wanted to remind everyone that Safety Awakenings has three articles (below) on heat stress prevention.  Please be sure to tell others who also have employees working in hot environments about these free resources! Heat Stress Tips...

    While working in extreme temperatures, a buddy system should be used. Look out for one another and be alert for the symptoms of heat stress. Inexperienced workers may need special attention as they may continue to work beyond the point at which signs of heat strain appear....

       Heat Stress Resources   Below are links to our favorite free on-line heat stress resources (posters, bulletins, videos, alerts, Power Points, apps).  You may want to incorporate some of these valuable heat stress resources into your employee heat stress prevention program.      It’s HOT out there!...

    I’ve worked at factories that had extremely hot operations!   Under normal operating conditions, the temperatures on the work floor would exceed 100 degrees.  You add to that a mid-summer heat wave, and you have a dangerous combination. Here are 14 proven methods you might want to use...

  The Donald Trump Of Safety   Donald Trump tells it like it is!  There are two types of people who can be brutally honest – billionaires (like Mr. Trump) and retirees.  Both are financially secure and don’t care much about the consequences of not being PC (politically correct).  ...

    Workplace Safety Talks   Lovetoknow.com is a fun website to visit.  They claim to have “everything you’d love to know”.  One of the many subjects that they cover is workplace safety.   Lovetoknow.com has about 70, short, free workplace safety talks on a wide range of workplace safety and...

      Construction Tool Box Talks One of the more popular and well established websites that provides free tool box (toolbox) safety talks is www.toolboxtopics.com.   – The toolboxtopics.com tool box safety talks are divided into two sections – general industry and construction safety talks.  Below are the links...

    Below are links to our favorite free workplace safety and health resources for small businesses.  These best safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, safety rules, posters, checklists, model programs, PowerPoints and videos. Please feel free to tell your friends who work at small businesses about these totally...