by Susan Haldane | May 23, 2024 | Health and Safety
A new national State of Safety survey conducted among members of the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of Threads of Life found the greatest challenge to improving health and safety at their company for 49% of respondents is a lack of time for training. This was consistent...
by Shirley Hickman | May 6, 2024 | Health and Safety
Safety and Health Week gives us an annual opportunity to reinforce our commitment to creating a safe workplace. The question then is – how do we do that? Each year I ask you if one person can make a difference. And you answer that question for yourself. Are you that...
by adminThreadsofLife | Oct 12, 2023 | Health and Safety
In recent years, workplaces and the health and safety system have developed a much clearer understanding of mental health and the work factors that can threaten a worker’s mental wellbeing. That comes as a relief to Margaret Campbell Mercer.“It is hard to accept what...
by Sarah Wheelan | Oct 6, 2022 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Health and Safety
Mental health has never had more attention than in the years since the first wave of lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety, isolation, pandemic fatigue, grief, insomnia, disconnection, Zoom fatigue, depression, trauma, and substance abuse are all experiences...
by Susan Haldane | May 26, 2022 | Health and Safety
2022 seems like an ideal time to be a student or young worker looking for a job. There are ‘help wanted’ signs everywhere, and employers are desperate to fill vacant positions. First job opportunities are a great chance to grow, and it’s vital that health and safety...
by Shirley Hickman | May 5, 2022 | Health and Safety
[Following is the text of Shirley’s speech given at the launch for Safety and Health Week 2022] Here we are once more marking Safety and Health Week. Companies and organizations across Canada, the United States and Mexico come together to create awareness of workplace...
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