Whether seemingly harmless or threatening in nature, harassment in the workplace can take root without warning and erode a company from the inside out, and no company is immune from the risk.

Samantha Romanick says she's riding high after her company received a perfect score on its Safety Group validation audit and a substantial rebate on its 2016 workers compensation premiums. Samantha is Health and Safety Coordinator for The Sarjeant Co. Ltd., an Ontario supplier of ready mix concrete and aggregates, and heating and air conditioning services.

Mental health in the workplace may seem like another buzzword topic, but many employers ignore it at their peril. "Fostering a psychologically healthy and safe workplace should be an organizational priority, not just because it's ethically the right thing to do, but because it's an investment well spent," says Danielle Stewart, a Workplace Mental Health Consultant at WSPS.

In the blink of an eye, we can become a statistic - a lift truck "jockey" who collides with a rack, resulting in a multiple rack collapse. Or maybe, it's a supervisor who's too busy to observe risks operators are taking. These are just two common situations that can lead to something going wrong unless we take appropriate steps to recognize the hazards and implement the proper controls.