Author name: Act First Safety

Ontario Ministry of Labour Deadline for Working at Heights Training Is Now Just Weeks Away October 1, 2017 is the extended deadline for employers and workers in construction projects to […]

OHSA’S Top 10 Most Cited Violations According to the National Safety Council (NSC) in the United States, the most common safety violations change little year over year. That means that

The Importance of Fire Extinguishers in Early-Stage Fires The Devastating Consequences of Fire Residential fires account for 73% of all fire-related fatalities in Canada. Fires that occur in offices can

The Price of Perfect Nails They may not look like dangerous worksites, but nail salons are coming under scrutiny as researchers sound the alarm about the constant exposure to hazardous

Is more material handling in our future? With things looking up on the global economic front this may be the case. According to the United Nations Global Economic Monitoring United

Suspended Work Platform Systems (SWPS) Training A Preventable Tragedy Minutes before quitting time on Christmas Eve, 2009, four workers at a renovation project in Toronto plunged 13 stories to their

Women Workers and Chemicals – Part 2 in a three-part series. WOMEN WORKERS AND PLASTICS MANUFACTURING There is now a credible body of research showing that workers in the plastics

Women Workers and Chemicals – Part 1 in a three-part series. WORKER SAFETY: NEW CONCERNS FOR WOMEN DID YOU KNOW that female workers are at increased risk from certain chemical

Elevating work platform dangers The death of a New Brunswick carpenter after falling from an elevated work platform is a sobering illustration of the fact that heights don’t have to

Sharing the Goal of Workplace Safety We all share the goal of making Ontario’s workplaces safe and healthy. The Occupational Health and Safety Act provides us with the legal framework