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How Vision Affects Posture
How Vision Affects Posture Have you ever considered how your vision can affect your posture? If you can’t see properly, you won’t sit properly. This can lead to eye fatigue, neck pain, and even injuries. go2HR is BC’s tourism & hospitality, human resources and health & safety association driving strong workforces and safe workplaces that… Continue reading How Vision Affects Posture
Food Truck Safety
Safety considerations for food truck operators and tips on how to reduce the risks and keep your team safe.
Hearing Protection for Heli-Ski Guides
Heli-ski guides face high noise levels from helicopters. It's important to use hearing protection that is compatible with ski helmets. This bulletin explains the noise hazards and suggests the best hearing protection.
Health and Safety for Wineries and Vineyards
This guide will help prevent accidents and injuries by describing: specific hazards; how to eliminate the hazards and minimize the impact; develope specific safe work procedures and; how to deal with an accident or injury.
Kitchen Safety: Preventing Cuts from Knives
Well-known executive B.C. chefs share their real-life perspectives on the importance of kitchen safety and offer lessons from their own experiences.
Supervisor Series – Spotlight on Safety
This interactive web book series uses text, video, and quizzes to provide information on four different aspects of safety supervision.
PreparedBC: Emergency Planning Resources for Tourism Operators
When natural disasters strike, tourism operators play a vital role in providing information, direction, and guidance for tourists and visitors unfamiliar with BC and its potential hazards. Below you will find many industry-specific resources available for your use in preparing for emergencies when they occur, including ways to prepare for tsunami, wildfire, flood, wildlife encounters, avalanche, and other natural and recreation-related risks. Check out drill manuals and preparedness guides and plans, BC-wide safety awareness events, and channels to stay connected with the most up-to-date weather and emergency alerts. By sharing this information with your staff and guests, you can help prepare them for various emergency scenarios and ensure a high standard of safety.
Whistle While You Work: A Psychologically Supported Workforce is Good for the Bottom Line
Considering the fact that most people spend more time at work than anywhere else, it is important to ensure that employees feel psychologically secure in the workplace. This takes on greater importance in the holiday season as existing psychological issues can get amplified for some employees.
Gearing Up: Creating an Effective Joint Health & Safety Committee
Gearing Up: Creating an Effective Joint Health & Safety Committee A Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) may be a legal requirement, but with a few upgrades it can become a powerful tool for maximizing workplace health and safety. The basic requirements are straightforward: every employer in British Columbia with 20 or more employees must,… Continue reading Gearing Up: Creating an Effective Joint Health & Safety Committee
Reference Guide for Employer Incident Investigations
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