COR™ – Understanding Your Audit Results
In this episode, Stacey Blea, HSMS Consultant, discusses what to expect during your internal audit results debrief. Sam Pitaro, Lead auditor, provides insight into this experience and how to maximize ...
8 Aug 202213min
Understanding Opioids, and the Crisis in Canada
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario) has been amended to require employers to provide naloxone kits and comply with related requirements if the employer becomes aware, or ought reasonably ...
25 Juli 202221min
Research Results for COR Certification in Ontario
UBC’s Dr. Chris McLeod describes the methodology he and his team utilized in conducting their research on how the Certificate of Recognition (COR™) program affected lost-time and high-impact injury ra...
11 Juli 202218min
Mental Health (part four): Toxic Masculinity
Toxic masculinity is a cultural norm that involves pressures on men to behave in a certain way—often based on outdated and unrealistic stereotypes of “manliness.” This does not mean that men are toxic...
27 Juni 202229min
Mental Health (part three): Challenging Stigma and Reducing Mental Harm
Stigma is a set of negative beliefs and prejudices about a person or group of people. It is often based on myths and outdated social norms, and can lead to discrimination—unjust treatment and behaviou...
15 Juni 202226min
Mental Health (Part Two): Beginning the Dialogue in the Workplace
Working in the trades comes with certain risks. Every day on the job, ironworkers, powerline technicians, long-haul truckers, and all other tradespeople face hazards that can affect their health and s...
31 Maj 202225min
Mental health (part one)
In the past, employers may have viewed mental health as a personal issue and not one to discuss with employees. But the topic should not be ignored at work. Employers and supervisors should find a way...
15 Maj 202218min
Threads of Life
Each worker and family member who has been affected by a workplace tragedy is a thread in the quilt of life. The Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support, known as Threads of Life, is a Canadi...
25 Apr 202224min
