by Glyn Jones | Aug 21, 2018 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Police, OHS investigators won’t be the only ones with questions When there is a serious or fatal incident at your workplace, there is a lot you will have to do as an occupational health and safety professional. Immediate action is needed. What should you do? Who needs...
by adminThreadsofLife | Aug 7, 2018 | How We Help
Making a phone call and asking about available services – that sounds easy, right? However when it is a family’s first contact with Threads of Life it may not feel so simple to make that call. It is hard to know what to expect and for many people it is difficult to...
by Susan Haldane | Jul 10, 2018 | How We Help
Threads of Life volunteer Alex Tuff shared his story at a Workplace NL Health and Safety Symposium last fall. Every year, more families across Canada find their way to Threads of Life when they need support coping with a work-related fatality, serious injury or...
by Carolyn Sim | Jun 5, 2018 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
June is brain injury awareness month.I have been affected by brain injury many times over the years.I had an immediate family member have a brain injury when I was a child, which devastated our family. I was eight years old when it happened, and my mom stayed at the...
by Susan Haldane | May 29, 2018 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
For many people attending a Threads of Life family forum, it may be the first time they’ve met anyone who’s been through a similar experience of workplace tragedy. Many say it’s the first time they’ve felt free to cry; some say it’s the first time they’ve smiled or...
by Sarah Wheelan | Apr 24, 2018 | Day of Mourning, How We Help
April 28th once again brings us the National Day of Mourning; a day marked to reflect on the lives lost or forever changed by workplace injury and illness, and re-commit to the actions required for prevention. There’s an extra layer of heaviness for those who feel...