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  Education

  The Competitive Edge You're Looking for in Health and Safety

  UNBC Continuing Studies has taken the flexibility of online learning to a completely new level. Its online Occupational Health and Safety Certificate is entirely...

  By: Nicole Neufeld | Manager of Continuing Studies

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  Safeopedia Podcasts

  WIS #26 -Managing our Lone Workers: Identifying Risk to Protect Remote

  Join us as Bernadette Prosser and Don Cameron discuss look the changing landscape of "lone working" due to covid-19, the rise of remote workers and the...

  By: Tamara Parris | CD

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  Ergonomics

  Construction Ergonomics: Major Risks and How to Control for Them

  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that ergonomic injuries account for 33% of all worker injury and illness cases in the workplace, with direct costs to the...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  EHS Programs

  Debunking 8 Common Workplace Safety Myths

  Occupational health and safety is deeply ingrained in most organizations. It is a discipline that has worked its way up to the strategy table in many organizations....

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  Transportation Safety

  How Truck Drivers Can Stay Safe on the Long Haul

  Driving a truck can be a long haul - both literally and figuratively. The demands of the industry mean that American truckers work an average of 60 hours per week and...

  By: Daniel Clark

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  Ergonomics

  Implementing Virtual Ergonomics to Prevent Remote Worker Injuries

  A few months into 2021, it seems that we’re approaching a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic that may see more of the country relaxing public health guidelines...

  By: Kevin Lombardo | CEO & President

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  PPE

  How to Clean, Maintain, and Extend the Life of Your Respirator

  Respirators play an incredibly important role in worker safety by preventing exposure to potentially harmful air contaminants such as dusts, fumes, gases, smoke, and...

  By: Jessica Barrett

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  Safeopedia Podcasts

  Meet the Author with Brent Sutton, Glynis McCarthy and Brent Robinson

  Join us for a collaborative discussion on the next episode of Meet the Author with Brent Sutton, Glynis McCarthy, and Brent Robinson discussing “The Practice of...

  By: Tamara Parris | CD

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  Best Practices

  Tips for Implementing a 5S Strategy in Your Workplace

  When I look at my professional network, it seems increasingly common that consultants and specialists identify “QHSE” or “HSEQ” as their area of...

  By: Daniel Clark

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  Safeopedia Podcasts

  WIS Morning Show: The role of leadership in change

  Join us for another WIS discussion with our guest Sonia Funk from the Whole Avocado. We dive into a great discussion about leadership and how it is key to change! If the...

  By: Tamara Parris | CD

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  EHS Programs

  Gas Hazards in Commercial Cannabis Operations

  There are currently 36 states that allow the medical use of cannabis. 14 states now have made it legal to use it recreationally, while 16 have decriminalized it.These...

  By: Karoly Ban Matei | HR and Safety Manager

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  Safeopedia Podcasts

  1% Safer through Innovation: Achieving Organizational Improvement

  Join us for another awesome 1% safer conversation with Funmi Adegbola, Paul Hendry and Malcolm Staves. In this discussion we get into an amazing discussion about how...

  By: Tamara Parris | CD