The Ministry of Labor, Training, and Skills Development of Ontario is planning to invest in different skills development programs. They plan to start in the Brantford region where more than $700,000 in the “Construct Your Career” program will be invested by SkillsAdvance. The project wants to help workers in preparing to take on construction jobs. They also aim to assist […]
The CCOHS or the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety describes working at tall places as a workplace where someone could fall and get injured from a certain distance. Some instances include falling from a roof, step ladder, or an open hole on the floor or ground. Protection may also be required when working on a vat, bin, open-top […]
The ASSP or the American Society of Safety Professionals said that they would be introducing an online library filled with resources about construction safety this week. From this library, people can access different educational resources. ASSP aims to reach as many health and safety professionals across the globe. They believe that construction and bulldozing sites are one of the most […]
Many employers worry about safety online since most employees work from their homes. This is one of the major concerns of employers, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Since employees have to use their personal internet to connect to their work servers, employers worry that personal internet is not as safe as the office internet. Bloomberg added that workers […]
The food industry in Canada has a big responsibility, especially now considering that several months have passed since the pandemic. Have there been significant changes in Canada’s food industry? Have there been improvements implemented? Are there actions that can be taken to improve safety worldwide? These are the questions constantly asked by the public. Even though it shows in recent […]
The government of Ontario is allocating more than $700,000 from the Ontario Together Fund. This is to give aid to 2 local businesses to make hand sanitizers to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the city. More than $450,000 from the funds will be given to Dairy Distillery. It is a startup business based in Almonte that manufactures alcohol […]
Nadine Spencer, who is BrandEq Group’s president and CEO and Black Business and Professional Association’s president and CEO, shares that diversity can be compared to being invited to a party and inclusion is being asked to dance there. She wonders what language can be used so that all people will feel included and what kind of conversation works for everybody. […]
There could be many challenges as businesses adjust to the new normal. What can be the possible solutions for these challenges? In Ontario, Stage 3 is on the way. This means slow re-openings of businesses in different parts of Canada. Therefore, it is inevitable to have challenges regardless if the business is big or mall. Although this would be the […]