Health and Safety Bulletin Archive August 2010

We all know that if we have more than 20 employees, we need to designate a health and safety representative in writing.

I doubt anyone hasn’t heard the story of the accident involving the employee whose hands were chopped off by an industrial guillotine – gruesome!

I often get questions from employers about the right steps to take when they suspect an employee is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

I imagine you’ve noticed a theme in the last few bulletins: Incidents, and all the issues surrounding your compliance if these occur at workplace.

Paramedics had to rescue a worker from Delta Ready Mix Company after his hand got stuck in a cement mix pipe!

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