Health & safety report - save your skin
The latest issue of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety newsletter has an excellent article on skin disease in the workplace. It's really worth a read and can be found here.
PRESS RELEASE : LADDER SAFETY COURSE NOW AVAILABLE
London, Ontario Canada June 8th, 2010 -- Online Learning Enterprises Inc., is pleased to announce the release of their NEW Online Health & Safety course: Ladder Safety Training, which is available in English and French (Sécurité des echelles).
Provinces across Canada regulate the use of ladders in all workplaces because the improper use of a ladder could cause significant injuries.
Anyone who uses a ladder must comply and obtain the necessary training in order to:
Virtual worker at Ford will contribute to a safer, ergonomically correct workplace
An avatar has started work at Ford. His name is Santos and he's a virtual worker capable of not just simulating motion, but able to record the actual stresses and strains of working on a production line - stretching, lifting and reaching. Santos can walk, talk and even answer questions. Santos has been heralded by ergonomists as a breakthrough in digital modeling.
Ladder Safety
Ah spring; a time of renewal, a time of re-awakening and a time of chores. Lots of chores! Such as bringing out our summer garden tools, furniture and hoses out of storage. It’s also a time to put away our winter equipment in those same storage cabinets. In order to do all this work I am going to have to spend a certain amount of time climbing up and down my old, trusty six foot step ladder.
