Participate In Emergency Preparedness Week
Eight ways to participate in Emergency Preparedness Week! Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) began 15 years ago as a way to raise awareness across the country about the importance of being prepared for an emergency. This year, EP Week is being celebrated May 2 – 8...
Do you know how to handle Shock
Help your staff learn about shock treatment using the exercise below: Shock Scenarios: A child has been helping to prepare dinner: The knife slips and makes a long slice across her hand, which is now bleeding profusely. Only the mother and child are at home. Who can...
Feeling Earthquake Anxiety – call now
A swarm of strong earthquakes hit China's Qinghai province near Tibet early Wednesday morning, the strongest being a 7.1 that toppled an estimated 85% of homes in the impoverished rural area. The China earthquake is the latest major quake of 2010, following the...
Workplace Health & Safety
According to the Workers Compensation Act, if you are an employer with 20 or more staff in a workplace determined to be moderate or high risk, or one with 50 or more workers in a workplace determined to be low risk, you are required to implement a formal occupational...
Day of Mourning April 28th
Every year, WorkSafeBC, the B.C. Federation of Labour, and the Business Council of British Columbia co-host a public ceremony to remember workers who have lost their lives as a result of work-related accidents or occupational diseases. This year, the Day of Mourning...
Emergency Oxygen saves life of High School Student
Richmond teachers saved the life of a 15-year student who went into cardiac arrest. A teacher dispatched a student to get two teachers that are certified Level 2 first aid attendants at MacNeill Secondary. The two performed CPR and administered oxygen, which the...