by admin | Sep 3, 2015 | Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Health & Safety Committee Chair – MaryAnn MacKinnon Member – Harpinder Sandhu Recently there was an incident where an employee servicing in a remote area accidentally pressed the SOS/911 distress signal on their SPOT, GPS tracking device. Jennifer...
by admin | Jul 20, 2015 | Occupational Health and Safety
Chair – MaryAnn MacKinnon Member – Harpinder Sandhu Not all offices are consistently holding regular OH&S meetings and/or posting minutes to the shared drive as required. This is an ongoing issue that must be addressed to ensure we are in compliance with the Act....
by admin | May 4, 2015 | Occupational Health and Safety
Chair – MaryAnn MacKinnon Member – Harpinder Sandhu As a worker, we all pride ourselves on the ability to multitask. Sometimes our work will take us behind the wheel. In BC when driving-this becomes you only task. Worksafe BC stats have listed distracted driving as...
by admin | Mar 19, 2015 | Occupational Health and Safety
Chair – MaryAnn MacKinnon Member – Harpinder Sandhu Local Office Minutes Not all offices are consistently holding regular OHS meetings and/or posting minutes to the shared drive as required. OHS reps in the office need to follow the WCB Act requirement, which is to...
by admin | Jan 27, 2015 | Occupational Health and Safety
Chair – MaryAnn MacKinnon Member – Harpinder Sandhu Stress at work is one of the leading causes of people being off sick. The majority of people experience stress at some point during their working life. Employees are interrupted 7 times an hour and distracted up to...
by admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Occupational Health and Safety
Chair – MaryAnn MacKinnon Member – Harpinder Sandhu In case you haven’t heard the new buzz phrase going around health circles is “Sitting is the new smoking.” Its odd to think one would fit with the other, but studies found sitting for long periods is quite harmful to...
