by Johanna LeRoux | Apr 25, 2017 | Day of Mourning, Health and Safety, How We Help
I have attended or participated in several National Day of Mourning ceremonies in the years since my son Micheal’s workplace fatality, and been fortunate enough to have been asked to speak at two of them. Ceremonies are held every year across Canada on April 28th, in...
by Maryanne Pope | Apr 18, 2017 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
Is your workplace safe for everyone, including police, fire and EMS who might have to attend during an emergency? Not sure? Here are ten simple ways to help you find out: Take a good look around your workplace. Right now. Close your eyes. Imagine you are a...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 11, 2017 | Day of Mourning, Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Health and Safety
I’m not the best at skipping flat stones across water, but I’ve had a few multiples – the stones that ricochet off the water several times before finally sinking into the depths. It’s absorbing to watch the ripples move out from each point where the stone contacted...
by Susan Haldane | Jan 24, 2017 | Health and Safety
“This relationship [with the employer] was very important to our family. We felt that they sincerely cared about us and would do whatever they could to help us through the difficult times.” No one wants a work-related tragedy to happen. A fatality, serious injury, or...
by New Glasgow NS | Jan 17, 2017 | Health and Safety
(Posted on January 17, 2017) On October 26, 2006, Town of New Glasgow Public Works employee Michael Bonvie died at the scene of a preventable workplace accident on Foxbrook Road, Westville, NS at 9:30 a.m. On that fateful day, Michael lost his life while working on a...
by Susan Haldane | Oct 18, 2016 | Health and Safety
(Posted on October 18, 2016) Most days, you don’t have to look far to spot safety problems all around you. The crew walking around on the neighbours’ roof with no fall protection. The young woman mowing grass for a company near your office, wearing running shoes and...
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