Every Worker Newsletter

Every Worker Print Annual - Jan 2014

Every Worker Print Annual features the most popular articles of 2013 from Workplace Safety North's Every Worker e-newsletters, as well as additional information and photos.

• Interview with Dr Peter Strahlendorf on the Internal Responsibility System;
• Interview with Dylan Short, chair of the Canadian Standards Committee on the new national health and safety training standard;
• Information on the new provincial mandatory awareness training program;
• Research regarding the ongoing high risk to new workers;
• Ontario Workplace Excellence health and safety award winners;
• Hazard alerts for mining, forestry, and pulp and paper sectors;
• Photos from the International Mines Rescue Body Conference held in Niagara Falls with a field trip to Sudbury.

November 2013: White out! Winter driving safety tips – on and off the job

Other articles include:

Workplace cancer prevention guide released
Northern Ontario safety group shares $1.4 million rebate
Video: Yard Loader Safety Training
Combustible dust alert: Increased risk of dust explosion during winter months
The road less travelled: Safe winter driving on logging roads
Global mine rescue conference wraps up with field trip to Sudbury
Perception vs. Reality: Survey helps company transform health and safety culture
Why your health and safety dashboard should including both lagging and leading indicators

Read the November 2013 issue of Every Worker

September 2013: Oh, deer! How to avoid highway collisions with wildlife

Other articles include:

Werner Herzog documentary on distracted driving receives more than 2 million YouTube views
WSN 2012 annual report now available
New growth for Ontario forest products industry
FAQ: What can you do to protect yourself from West Nile Virus?
A-twitter about workplace health and safety? Using persuasive technology
Prepared for MOL ground control inspection blitz?
Ontario to host global mine rescue conference
Do you use solvent 1-bromopropane in your workplace?
Video – Yard Loader Safety Training
Hazard Alert: 1-Bromopropane

Read the September issue of Every Worker newsletter

July 2013: How does the new national workplace safety training standard affect you?

Other articles include:

Fact-finding panel releases 2,4,5-T report
WSN hosts annual staff week and awards
Our boys from Brazil
Video – Industrial lift truck operation
Loader-assisted cargo securement for log trucks helps reduce musculoskeletal injuries for drivers
MOL inspection blitz results on underground mining ventilation hazards
Kidd Mine rescuers tops in Ontario
Supreme Court of Canada overturns random alcohol testing policy

Read the July issue of Every Worker newsletter