WSPS Ergonomic Specialist Tanya Muller's work with SNOLAB, a world-class science laboratory specializing in neutrino and dark matter physics, required her to descend two kilometres underground in total darkness, walk another 1.5 kilometres through an underground tunnel just to reach the worksite, and then proceed through a comprehensive decontamination process.

Just-released results show that strong performance among the 318 firms that successfully completed the 2017 Safety Groups program earned them a collective premium rebate of $6,756,894. WSPS' current members are on track to achieve similar results, so now's the time to sign up for 2019.

Ice and snow are inevitable, but injuries to your workers and customers from slips, trips and falls are not. The key to keeping people safe from winter hazards is to be proactive with your prevention plan, says WSPS Consultant Jeff Pedlow.

This means "don't wait for the snow to fall before raising employee awareness about winter hazards" and "check in advance if your outside contractor will clear snow and ice in an emergency."

At a gala event on October 18, Bill Borger, President and CEO of the Borger Group of Companies, stood at a podium to accept - for the second year in a row - a Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award.

Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award, co-developed and sponsored by WSPS, was inspired by the CEO H+S Leadership Network, a group of forward thinking leaders who embrace their role as champions in the growth of sustainable businesses and communities.