Health & Safety

The rise of workplace-related mental health concerns across the country is reinforcing the need for business both big and small to take a close look at the problem, says Andrew Harkness, senior strategy advisor with the Industrial Accident Prevention

Business owners jaded by endless fear-mongering over such health threats as the West Nile virus and the bird flu shouldn't ignore the dangers of being unprepared for the H1N1 virus, according to industry experts.

Standing vibration.

Proving that small-town doesn't mean small-time, Dalas Forget's MEDIchair Ltd. franchise in New Liskeard is turning heads across Canada as his humble location rolls onto the national stage.

By James Neeley Leadership, dealing with stress, and building a culture of safety were the topics that attracted 300 industry people to the 2009 Mining Health and Safety conference.

Three Thunder Bay entrepreneurs have been honoured for their innovation at a luncheon on April 30.

There has been so much talk about stressers in people's lives these days.

Controlling dangerous infectious outbreaks in hospitals means going beyond regular handwashing, cleaning and using antibiotics, especially if someone breaks a quarantine or fails to follow infection control procedures.

With the right attitude, companies can turn health and safety from a necessary expense to a crucial business advantage, according to Jim Armstrong, executive director of Ontario operations for the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA).

The rising concern over health and safety is apparently not lost on Northern Ontario businesses, with attendance of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)’s 2008 Safety Solutions conference reaching record heights.