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11 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Infographic - Our Safe... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Infographic - Our Safe... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Infographic - Our Safe... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Infographic - Our Safe... · 0 replies · +1 points
I think the fatality rate in Canada is higher than the 2.7 you mentioned. We've been hovering around 1000 fatalities/year (traumatic and illness) for a few years now and we've been ranging at !7+ million workers in the workforce for a few years as well.
When I originally posted the info graphic I emailed the authors and asked for the source of the data, but haven't heard back.
I think the moral of the story and your comments capture it so well is ... there are a lot of statistics out there that we need to question ... the truth is out there and sometimes our understanding of the numbers may obscure the facts ...
Do you have a link to the ILO statistics? It would be a good addition to the conversation.
Thanks for your thoughts and time to comment...it's good to hear from other practitioners...Andrew
11 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Workplace Deaths in Ca... · 0 replies · +1 points
I believe that we need to understand these numbers a lot better because they represent individual Canadian workers and families that have been left without a loved one. Not only do we need to understand, we need to act. When discussing this with a safety colleague of mine he made a comment about "worst first". We've spent a lot of effort with driving down lost time injury rates. We need to focus on "worst first". Too many of our friends and family members are paying the ultimate price.
12 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Safety Videos on YouTube · 0 replies · +1 points
12 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Workplace Deaths in Ca... · 0 replies · +1 points
http://www.ccohs.ca/events/mourning/
2009 - 939 fatalities
2010 - 1014 fatalities
12 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - About the Author · 0 replies · +1 points
I can't really recommend a specific course. You might want to try some of the health and safety associations or google "hazard assessment training". The Alberta Government has a great online course (it's a touch dated, but has some good information). You can find it here:
http://www.employment.alberta.ca/whs/learning/haz...
Good luck!...Andrew
12 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - The Corporation...sust... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ canadiansafetyblog.com - Hazard Assessment in A... · 0 replies · +1 points
Interesting comment. Thanks for taking the time to share.
I think that some individuals read a lot into the hazard assessment process in Alberta. You can make it as hard or easy as you want...as long as you comply with the law. Hazard assessment or identification is one of those foundational activities in all health and safety programs/systems. I see a lot of people taking the requirement in the Alberta OHS Code and using it to justify field level risk assessment or something akin to critical task analysis. Its extremely important for all of us to do things for the right reasons...if we're trying to generate paper, but getting no value from the activity then you're right; it is a waste of time. If your hazard assessment process provides you with useful information about potential harm in your workplace and then you develop new control measures to prevent injury or illness...that is good.
The hard thing for a lot of us safety folks is matching the cure to the illness. We need to do the best possible job giving the workplace the right medication at the right dosage. Doing the wrong thing or too much of the right thing is not helpful. It sounds like you've had this experience.
I sometimes get frustrated with the safety culture of one size fits all in a lot of Alberta workplaces. All workplaces are different. There are many ways to get to safety. I like your comment about the effectiveness of safety meetings. This is a great way of engaging workers...again, as long as its done for the right reasons and not because the company has to.
As to the cop thing, I think I wanted to be one when I was ten, but I'm glad I grew up to be a safety guy.
Have a good one....Andrew...a Canadian Safety Guy