by admin | Mar 20, 2013 | safety
Seems there were a lot of messages in my mail-box about driving safely this week! So far this week, we talked about employer responsibilities for employees driving; then we talked about the emotional impact of accidents while driving. Today we see distracted driving...
by admin | Mar 19, 2013 | safety
Each year in BC, 24 workers are killed on average as a result of motor vehicle incidents (MVIs), the leading cause of traumatic work-related deaths. Employers are responsible for ensuring the safety of workers when they drive for work. (If you are not sure of your...
by admin | Mar 18, 2013 | safety
Motor vehicle incidents are the leading cause of traumatic work-related deaths in British Columbia, but do employers have any responsibility for staff driving? Especially when you’re not with the staff doing the driving. (Of course, or there would be no point to...
by admin | Mar 11, 2013 | News
9-1-1 is for police, fire, or medical emergencies when immediate action is required. Sometimes, it seems, people forget that. To make the point, one UK police service recently used Twitter to ‘tweet’ every call they had over a 24 hour period…. And they had...
by admin | Mar 8, 2013 | CPR
In first aid training as in many other things in life, you get what you pay for. There are cheap CPR & First Aid courses available and you might have seen some advertised. We don’t do that. We want to give you awesome first aid training, but you have to pay...
by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | News
Did you buy that bike helmet for them to wear now? Let’s be honest, it’s easy as parents to buy many things for them to ‘grow in to’ but a kids bike helmet shouldn’t be one of them. It’s there to protect their heads NOW, not next...
by admin | Feb 27, 2013 | News
As safety instructors of course we have to say with think BC safe driving is possible, in fact safe driving is possible wherever you live. If safe driving is possible, this suggests that unsafe driving is a choice we make. Or perhaps it’s a habit we get in to as road...
by admin | Feb 21, 2013 | News
Today we have a guest post from Ingunn, who writes about Safety Training in Norwich. I am often asked for advice on safety training and successfully delivering effective safe working practices and policies in the workplace. It is a subject many managers and business...
by admin | Feb 19, 2013 | News
So apparently if you use an ice pack on head injuries, you’ll cause permanent brain damage, right? One facebook fan and past student of ours asks: “? About head bonks… Ice or no?! I was told no because it makes the bruising/bump spread inwards...
by admin | Feb 18, 2013 | basics, diabetes, News
(Previously called Juvenile Diabetes.) We were talking in class just yesterday – what exactly is type 1 diabetes and what causes it? What signs & symptoms can you expect? Type 1 diabetes is becoming much more common and it’s something that parents,...
