In this video, John Cameron discusses how organizations can calculate the cost of workplace injuries, so they can better understand the hidden costs as well as the more obvious costs. For more information: https://ssiconsulting.ca/services/occupational-health-and-safety/ John’s Bio: https://ssiconsulting.ca/our-team/john-cameron/ Please post comments and questions below in the Comment section. If you would like to have a conversation…
Manager and supervisor discussing workplace safety.
Workplace accidents are expensive. The impact on an organization’s WCB costs is something that is visible and tangible for those leaders that look at them. But there are the hidden costs of accidents that are equally significant. The worker shortage we are all experiencing, as an example, makes it all the more stressful and expensive…
In this video, John discusses establishing a Positive Culture of Safety within organizations. It goes beyond the regulations and procedures and focuses on the mindset of the people. John’s bio: https://ssiconsulting.ca/our-team/john-cameron/ SSI Consulting Solutions Website: https://ssiconsulting.ca
In this video, John Cameron talks about some of the Health and Safety issues leaders need to think about as they consider restarting their businesses after the Covid-19 shutdown. John’s Bio: https://ssiconsulting.ca/our-team/john-cameron/ Covid-19 Resources: https://ssiconsulting.ca/resources-for-covid-19-information/ Please submit comments or questions in the comment section below.
Recently I had the pleasure of attending the International Safety Culture Summit at Saint Mary’s University. This was an excellent conference with several senior international speakers representing many diverse industries. Conference presenters spoke about the significant challenges associated with changing long established mindsets focused on compliance, utilizing by top-down controls to police workplace safety. As…
What if you could anticipate dangerous situations before they happened? You could fix the problem preventatively, totally mitigating the risk to your workers? The solution to this issue is to take some time in developing a protocol for reporting ‘Near Misses’….a proactive vs. a reactive approach. A near miss, often referred to as a close…
An effective JOH&S Committee is one of the most powerful, pro-active tools we have in preventing physical and mental injuries, as well as financial losses, in our workplaces. If for no other reason than having several of our most valued assets, our employees, taking an active hands-on role in identifying and mitigating hazards which reduce…
On July 6th I attended the Joint Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness meeting in Halifax where they presented their first annual report on plans and direction for the future. This initiative can be best explained by the Premier of Nova Scotia, Hon. Stephen McNeil’s message in the annual report: “Businesses across the Maritimes have told us that while they support the principles behind regulations-protecting health and…
The CSB (U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD) is an independent federal agency investigating chemical accidents to protect workers, the public and the environment. On April 13th. 2016 the CSB sent an e-mail to all subscribers with the following title: The U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s investigation into the Macondo (Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion in the Gulf…