Earthquake Risk Threatens Hundreds of B.C. Schools
We strap our children into car seats and boosters, we make sure they get their vaccines, we make them wear bike helmets...yet everyday we send them off to school into buildings that will not withstand an earthquake. In September a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck deep...
A Visit from the WorkSafeBC Inspector
Most business owners dread the visit from the WorkSafeBC occupational safety or hygiene officer. WorkSafeBC officers aren't there to make an owner's life msierable. They are there to ensure that your workers make it home safely and to ensure that employers know how to...
Emergency Eye & Skin Rinse
We are proud to welcome the Ripple FX Emergency Eye & Skin Rinse bottle to our line. Rethink what you eye-wash can do. Maintenance Free for one year Ripple FX Emergency Eye & Skin Rinse now offers additional savings and safety. Available in a 1 L prepackaged...
What to do if there is an earthquake at work
1)Read earthquake preparedness info on your municipality’s website. 2) Store heavy books on bottom shelves so they won’t fall on you. 3) Keep a spare supply of critical medications with you, in case you can’t get home or go to a pharmacy. 4) Make sure you have shoes...
The Great British Columbia Shakeout
At 10:20 a.m. on October 20, thousands of British Columbians will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, the largest earthquake drill in BC history! Everyone is encouraged to participate in the drill wherever you are at 10:20 a.m. on 10/20!...
Fire Planning – Fire Prevention Week
Plan an Escape Gather all family members and housemates. Sketch a floor plan of all rooms with doors, windows, and hallways. Include each floor of the home. Draw the escape plan with arrows showing two ways, if possible, to get out of each room. Sleeping areas are...