Four Steps to Conducting a Job Safety Analysis in the Canadian Workplace
Each year, the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) reports on the number of fatal workplace injuries occurring across the country. This number declined to 925 in 2019, down from 1,027 in 2018. Nevertheless, even as fatalities and workplace injury and illness claims declined in recent years, occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals […]
Title IX Regulations and Changes
In the 1960s, more women than ever entered the American workforce, highlighting issues of gender equality and workplace sexual harassment. This, in turn, helped bring attention to discrimination in educational settings, especially at colleges and universities. Fueled by this growing women’s movement, President Richard Nixon signed Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 into […]
7 Tips for Being a Great Safety Leader
On December 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 into law. The following April, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed. Since then, OSHA has been charged with ensuring “safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by […]
OSHA Citations: What To Do, When To Contest & How To Avoid Them
On December 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 into law. The following April, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.” […]
How COVID-19 Changed Workforce Training
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the rapid spread of a newly discovered virus named SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as COVID-19 or coronavirus, as a pandemic. Each state determined a level of action to be taken in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, from issuing full stay-at-home orders to choosing […]
The Role of Human Resources in Canadian Workplace Safety
Each year, the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) reports on the number of fatal workplace injuries occurring across the country. This number rose from 951 in 2017 to 1,027 in 2018. While it is never ideal to see the number of deaths increasing year-over-year, you must consider that there were more than […]
Four Steps to Conducting a Job Hazard Analysis
For 27 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported on workplace injuries across the United States. During that time, both the number of cases and the rate per 100 workers has steadily decreased. In 2018, they reported 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses. While these decreasing numbers are encouraging, occupational health and safety […]
Choose Your Own Adventure: How Adaptive Learning Creates Effective Training
Think back to when you were a child. You likely read at least one “choose your own adventure” book where you were able to select what happened next at certain points in the story. Based on your choices, you could end up with a different story each time. This type of interactivity used branch logic, […]
ISO 45001: Emerging Standards in Safety Training
In March 2018, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published ISO 45001: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use, the world’s first International Standard addressing workplace health and safety. This new standard replaces OHSAS 18001, which was developed in 1999 as a framework to help organizations align workplace health and […]
OSHA Safety Regulations: Training Requirements and Best Practices
On December 29, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 into law. The following April, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was formed. Since then, OSHA has been charged with ensuring “safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and […]
