Toolbox meetings (tailgate meetings or crew talks) can be an effective way to deliver information, introduce new concepts, skills or procedures, and generate work-based discussions. Although most prevalent in the construction industry, toolbox meetings can be used to promote safety in the spectrum of workplace industries, environments and situations. Seizing the opportunity to hold[…]

  In June 2008, in its continuing effort to eliminate all workplace injuries, the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Labour launched the Safe At Work Ontario compliance strategy. The strategy is designed to improve the culture of workplace health and safety; reduce workplace illness and injuries; reduce the burden on the provincial health care system;[…]

  The importance of workplace health and safety has been brought into the spotlight on an international level, with the recent announcement of the Seoul Declaration on Safety and Health at Work. This summer, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted the Declaration in an effort to establish a global culture of workplace health and safety.[…]

  In February 2008, the BC Trucking Association and WorkSafe BC formed the BC Trucking Safety Council, which represents over 10,000 employers in general trucking and moving and storage. With a Board of Directors that includes industry and regulatory agencies and police members, the Council was created to address the safety needs of the industry.[…]