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The Benefits of Membership
Are you looking at the health and safety program in your workplace and wondering what happened? You may be wondering if there is anyone in that workplace that has taken responsibility for workplace...
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Do You Have Fifteen Seconds to Prepare an Emergency Kit?
If you are someone who doesn’t overlook the possibility of something going wrong during a trip in cold weather, then you are doing yourself a favor. You are thinking about the risks involved while...
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How to Tolerate Bad Road Users
It’s the start of your shift and you just got on the road after completing your pre-trip inspection. You have your favorite coffee and you’re enjoying the conversation on the radio. Suddenly a car...
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What Is Fatigue?
A picture is worth a thousand words. The infographic below provided by CCOHS helps you think of every word in that statement. It’s great to have resources from organizations that work to improve health...
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Refresher Training and Awareness
Have you ever wondered if employees in a workplace need refresher training? A better question to ask is: are employees working as safely as possible? If the answer is yes, then you have a done a great...
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End of the Year Review
Most employers in the Trucking Industry are wrapping things up for the year. They’re ensuring invoices are sent out and all payments are received, projections for the upcoming year are determined, and...
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Avoid Making Safety the Elephant in the Room
Most employers are proactive about health and safety and feel proud about being able to help employees stay safe. We know this, because most employers are willing to take the time to train and orient...
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Where Does Road Rage Begin?
Road rage is an issue that is always making the headlines in local news and social media. You may have seen a recent video of two drivers on Highway 1 expressing their frustrations with one another...
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Is Mentorship Right for You?
Keeping employees safe and healthy during their work activities has a number of benefits. The most obvious is employees showing up to work each and every day. Unfortunately, despite these benefits,...
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Working Alone
Working alone is considered a hazard due to the lack of help available in the event of an emergency or an incident resulting in a serious injury/illness. Employers need to take appropriate measures to...
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Fog is No Excuse for Accidents!
Foggy conditions are common in British Columbia. Therefore, drivers in BC need to know how to drive in the fog. Limited visibility is the most obvious result of fog. This can make it hard for motorists...
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More Information on the Employee’s Right to Refuse Work
Every employer in BC is required to provide new hires with an orientation. This gives new employees an opportunity to understand hazards in the workplace before they carry out their work activity....
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Are you concerned about back strains as a truck driver?
There are several trucking companies out there whose drivers experience a number of back strain injuries due to the nature of their work. Most people who see trucking as a profession assume they make...
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Find us at Truxpo 2016
SafetyDriven will be at Truxpo this year hosting a Speaker Series which will feature Grant Aune, Mike Harnett, and Dr. Art Hister. You can find more information by visiting the Speaker Series webpage....
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Is Your Company Ready for New Employees?
Summer vacation is around the corner, and students will be fresh off a long semester of being buried in books. This means they will be out there looking for work to pay off student loans or save up for...
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Use Podcasts to Develop a Health and Safety Program
Every employer needs a health and safety program to ensure their staff are safe while they carry out work related activities. One of the key components of such a program is a process to identify...
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Driver Fatigue
If my driver is fatigued, does that mean they are impaired? According to the health and safety legislation in BC, an employee who has a physical or mental impairment is not considered to have the...
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Facing Harmful Chemicals Unexpectedly
So what do you do if you come across a potentially harmful chemical substance during the course of your shift? That’s exactly what happened to an employee loading their truck in January of this year....
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Documentation and Health and Safety
Any workplace is going to be covered by a variety of health and safety practices, the number and extent of which tends to depend on how many employees are working there, how many and what kind of...
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Fatigue Management Survey
SafetyDriven is asking our readers to participate in a quick 3 question survey on fatigue management. The results will be used to determine the extent of fatigue management in the trucking industry....
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