Safety Talks

I wish every time a worker made a conscious decision to do a task safely, they were rewarded with some sort of prize. Wouldn’t that be nice, gift cards, treats, money, gas cards… All for doing your job safely. What people don’t seem to realize is every time you do a task safely, you are […]

You’ve inspected all your rigging equipment. You’ve checked the load weight and centre of gravity. You’ve checked the stamped SWL (you know what this is right?) on each piece of the rigging equipment and verified it is well within the load weight. You rig up the load and raise it a mere half an inch

Now when it comes to hanging your lights, never use nails, staples, tacks or anything that can puncture the protective coating on the cord. Especially anything metal… It conducts electricity, remember. Try plastic hooks or clips instead, the clips are much quicker too! Make sure to keep cords out of walkways or hanging where someone

Nothing tells your neighbors that you are the merriest of all like an outdoor display of Christmas lights similar to Clark Griswold himself. Whether you’re hanging one simple string of lights or a massive array so bright that it can be seen from Mars… You need to do it safely. Here’s a few tips to

I think the hardest obstacle to overcome regarding safety in the trades is attitude. Unfortunately so many workers still complain about having to wear a hard hat while welding, gloves while putting screws on, traction aids in the winter, safety glasses when they get foggy or an uncomfortable respirator when grinding. I could actually go

OH&S recently reported an incident of a zoom boom carrying a window, making contact with energized power lines causing an arc flash. Luckily no one was injured. This incident could have been catastrophic and human life could have been lost. We definitely want to make sure this never happens again so let’s run through the

Unfortunately most safety posts involve what injuries or deaths have happened from an unsafe act … I guess in a way, it’s a scare tactic but a truthful one. Every once in a while it’s nice to hear about when a major incident was avoided due to following safe work practices. OH&S reported a great

Remember that post we did about hard hats way back? One of the things mentioned was to always give your hard hat a quick once over. So I’m sure you know the brand of your hard hat right? Well if not, today is the day you are going to check it again. According to OH&S

Pulling a muscle or your back is probably the most common injury associated with shoveling snow… Both are very much avoidable. Always stretch before beginning, warming up those muscles beforehand will help steer clear of an injury. To begin, stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Always bend with your knees. When you use your

It’s that time of year again… Shoveling season! Yay… Said no one ever. Look no one likes shoveling snow but it goes with the territory here in Canada. Not only does shoveling (for lack of a better word) suck but if done incorrectly, can cause some serious injuries. So let’s learn a few ways to