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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Scaffold deaths prompt probe of workplace safety laws Panel of safety experts, labour groups, employers and academics to recommend changes by next fall Several developments and increased awareness have come out as a result of the Christmas Eve scaffold accident. Developments include the Ontario government conducting an independent investigation into lax labor, workplace safety and enforcement laws. Tony Dean, a public servant, will head a panel of safety experts, labor groups, employers, academics to propose changes which should roll out by next fall. For a long time union leaders and labor activists have pointed out the lack of proper health and safety measures in the workplace. When poor enforcement is combined with the increased use of cheap migrant workers the number of accidents will increase. One of the tasks of the panel will be to research best practices in workplace safety around the nation and world. In particular, the panel will look into the variety of safety practices that can be utilized in the workplace, entry level safety training, the impact of the underground economy on health and safety, and existing flaws in labor laws. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-01-29 23:42:53 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Other posts tagged job site inspections, health and safety, migrant workers, construction workers: · [Ontario unleashes OHS enforcement blitz] · [RNs make 58 recommendations for improvement in Occupational Health & Safety] · [Construction site safety comes under the microscope] · [Younger People Have More Workplace Injuries] · [Work Zone Safety Tips] · [Top Three Myths about Workplace Injuries] · [Nurses say violence `part of the job`] · [Ontario has ignored criminal dimension of workplace safety] · [Construction workers at high risk] · [Update: Do you feel safe in your workplace?] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Telus FAQ slip up: cranky employee or poor choice of placeholder copy? Techvibes has four theories on what went wrong on the Telus FAQ fiasco Posted by: danica on 2010-07-30 15:04:47 Odds of death by drugs, alcohol, or sexual habits can be predicted by your job What you do for a living may shed light on how you will die Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-28 18:37:50 Alberta uses "immoral" incentives to deny WCB benefits to injured workers, says AFL Alberta WCB pays bonuses - averaging $5,600 a year - to staff who help the board reduce premiums. It also has highest workplace fatality rate. Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-25 20:23:37 American Cancer Society study also links sit-time to increased risk of death Yet another set of negative health outcomes that result from a sedentary lifestyle (see the blog tags at the end for more). Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 11:52:54 Employees with low literacy skills put selves, co-workers, and public at risk Conference Board of Canada publishes results of two-year survey that shows improving literacy can literally save lives in the workplace Posted by: gisela on 2010-07-23 00:01:41 \| Share: \| more	Social Tools: Visit our workplace wellness blog on Wellergize.ca for the latest industry trends, information, and some interesting timely tidbits. Connect with us: Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Seneca College, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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