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1. Mine Worker Fatigue and Circadian Rhythms: How biological clocks respond to light and darkness

Author

Martell, Max

Subjects
Mining industry -- Safety and security measures -- Discovery and exploration -- Production management, Workplace accidents -- Control, Occupational safety and health -- Analysis, Business, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Petroleum, energy and mining industries
Abstract

The mining industry often uses shift work schedules with the intention to have a productive working mine around the clock. However, one potential side effect of operating on a 24/7 [...]

Published
2018

2. Ontario imposes restrictions on industrial operations in northwest as wildfires continue

Author

De Luigi, Elena

Subjects
Workplace accidents -- Control, Occupational health and safety -- Laws, regulations and rules, Wildfires -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects -- Social aspects, Government regulation, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: ELENA DE LUIGI, THE CANADIAN PRESS Lead Ontario imposed new restrictions on mining, rail, construction and transportation industries in the province's northwest on Tuesday to reduce the likelihood of [...]

Published
2021

3. Jail Sentences For Worker Fatalities: Will They Or Won't They?

Author

Demerse, Alissa

Subjects
Ontario. Court of Appeal for Ontario -- Powers and duties, Work related injuries -- Laws, regulations and rules, Workplace accidents -- Control, Employers -- Training, Accidents, Health, Government regulation, Business, international
Abstract

Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. Most employers are aware that the health and safety of their workers is one of the most important considerations on a worksite. [...]

Published
2019

4. OS HA standards for fall control reviewed

Author

Galutia, Rich and Schwalke, Randy

Subjects
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Standards, Construction workers -- Safety and security measures, Workplace accidents -- Control, Occupational safety and health -- Standards, Agricultural industry, Business, National Safety Council -- Standards
Abstract

JUNE is National Safety month, and the National Safety Council has selected four areas of emphasis for its promotion of safety on and off the job: fall protection, emergency preparedness, [...]

Published
2018

5. 5 STEPS TO SAFETY EXCELLENCE: Keep employees safe on the job by intensifying your focus on these key areas

Author

Yeomans, Eric

Subjects
Construction equipment -- Safety and security measures, Workplace accidents -- Control, Construction equipment industry -- Safety and security measures -- Employment, Business, Petroleum, energy and mining industries
Abstract

Equipment safety and the reduction of accidents, injuries and fatalities is one of the top priorities on any jobsite. According to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, the injury [...]

Published
2017

6. Miscarriage Is A Disability

Author

Coulter, Catherine

Subjects
Labor law -- Interpretation and construction, Workers -- Laws, regulations and rules, Workplace accidents -- Control, Miscarriage -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Business, international
Abstract

In a recent interim decision of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, adjudicator Jennifer Scott found that miscarriage could constitute a 'disability'. The door was also left open for employees terminated [...]

Published
2016

7. Keep your word: trust and honesty build positive supervisor-employee relationships

Author

Price, Barrett

Subjects
Work environment -- Ethical aspects -- Analysis, Workplace accidents -- Control, Occupational health and safety -- Analysis -- Ethical aspects, Business, general, Business, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Abstract

Relationships play a huge role in the culture of a workplace, especially when it comes to safety. Jill James, Vivid Learning Systems' resident safety consultant and former OSHA Safety Investigator, [...]

Published
2016

8. Distracted? You may have ADT: (no, not the home security system ...)

Author

Mellinger, Beth

Subjects
Workers -- Management -- Psychological aspects, Attention -- Analysis, Workplace accidents -- Control, Company business management, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Library and information science
Abstract

Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., introduces the term attention deficit trait (ADT), which he feels people in all [...]

Published
2015

9. The art of anticipation: why every accident is indeed preventable

Author

Davidson, Arthur

Subjects
Workplace accidents -- Control, Professional employees -- Safety and security measures, Occupational safety and health -- Analysis -- Methods, Business, general, Business, Engineering and manufacturing industries
Abstract

I have seen considerable resistance, even from safety professionals, when it comes to trying to instill an 'all accidents are preventable' culture. In spite of the resistance, I believe: 1) [...]

Published
2015

10. Top 10 tips for safety orientations

Subjects
Workplace accidents -- Control, Occupational safety and health -- Methods, Business, Human resources and labor relations
Abstract

One of the most important things you can do to promote safety is to make sure each member of your crew understands the importance of working safely--and makes a commitment [...]

Published
2016

11. The truth about slips, trips, and falls

Subjects
Workplace accidents -- Control, Fall protection -- Methods, Occupational safety and health -- Management -- Methods, Company business management, Business, Human resources and labor relations
Abstract

Three common misconceptions may keep employers from giving slips, trips, and falls the serious attention they deserve. Myth #1: Slips, trips, and falls are not a big problem. Each year, [...]

Published
2015

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