Supervising employees remotely? Get 7 tips to boost your effectiveness
New research shows supervisors are doing a good job overall at managing those who work remotely, but could improve in four key areas.
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Welcome to our collection of workplace health and safety articles. Discover leading content from industry experts on a wide range of H&S topics and trends.
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Smart technologies for health and safety: what’s new now
Emerging technologies such as smart glasses, smart personal protective equipment (PPE), sensors, and apps hold great promise for health and safety.
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How Superior Glove’s corporate culture helped it earn a prestigious award
After Derek Neal attended his first JHSC meeting at Superior Glove, he knew he was in the right place working with the right people. Find out what impressed him most.
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Avoid the “Great Resignation” with these 9 best practices
Cultivating a culture of psychological safety will differentiate businesses that are just surviving from those that are thriving, says Esther Fleurimond, a healthy workplace consultant with WSPS.
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10 ways to help your employees avoid cold stress
Use these tips from WSPS Consultant Kristin Hoffman to implement a cold stress prevention program, or gauge the effectiveness of what you already have in place.
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Award-winning Rural Road Safety videos
Watch this collection of Rural Road Safety videos created to keep both equipment operators and drivers safe on the roads.
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Did you know wearing eye protection can be a COVID requirement?
Employees who work indoors and outdoors within two metres of an unmasked person must wear appropriate eye protection and masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
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Managing COVID-19 related impairment (Manufacturing Sector)
Impairment caused by fatigue, conflict, extreme cold or heat, substance abuse and other factors could make us a hazard to ourselves and others. Take these steps to reduce the risk.
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Mental Health: Self-Help Strategies that Work Day In and Day Out
The good news is that mental health is something that is now being discussed more and more freely and being recognized as a legitimate workplace hazard in all walks of life including farming.
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For Everything There is a Season
For most farms, it’s the time when equipment, which has been operating relentlessly around the clock without preventative maintenance, can be serviced.
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A Game Plan for Emergencies
At the beginning of the pandemic not many of us could project we’d be approaching our third year of dealing with it.
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Ask the Expert Protecting Your Team from Asphyxiating Gases
As two senior health and safety consultants at WSPS, Sheila and Jason Killoran know a thing or two about the devastating effect of gasses on farm operations.
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Welcoming employees back to work? Don't forget mental health in your plans
Help returning employees get up to speed with minimum stress and disruption by integrating mental health considerations into your plans.
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Manage workplace impairment during the pandemic with these six steps
Impairment caused by fatigue, conflict, extreme cold or heat, substance abuse and other factors could make us a hazard to ourselves and others. Take these steps to reduce the risk.
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Conducting a COVID-19 risk assessment before bringing employees back
If you're about to welcome employees back into the workplace, ensure they will be protected from COVID-19 by conducting a pandemic-specific hazard assessment.
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7 ways to maximize the effectiveness of your pandemic-era JHSC
Establishing terms of reference and understanding its role in remote workplaces are just two of the ways JHSCs can overcome COVID-19 obstacles and maximize their effectiveness.
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6 tips to launch a "disconnect" policy now
Being on call all the time is unhealthy and ultimately unproductive. Instead, limit after-hours communication with these six tips.
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Six conseils pour prévenir les troubles musculosquelettiques dans l'environnement de travail post-pandémie (pour les employeurs fédéraux)
Les employeurs proposeront bientôt des modèles de retour au travail permanents (présentiel à temps plein, télétravail à temps plein ou un mode hybride), le moment est donc tout indiqué pour envisager
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6 tips for preventing MSDs in the post-pandemic office (for Federal employers)
As workplaces prepare to assume a more permanent office model (full-time office, full-time home office, or a hybrid of the two), now is the ideal time to consider possible ergonomic implications.
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Six étapes pour adapter le plan de préparation aux urgences de votre entreprise aux changements climatiques (pour les employeurs fédéraux)
Selon Pam Patry, chef intérimaire du programme de lutte contre la pandémie, chargée des opérations sur le terrain à WSPS, l’augmentation considérable de l’ampleur, de la gravité et du caractère imprév
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