What can employers do to protect workers from cold stress?
Cold stress can lead to frostbite and hypothermia, which can be life-threatening. Watch this video for tips to protect workers from cold stress.
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Winter Safety
Explore winter safety tips to help you protect the safety of your workers and business throughout the season.
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What are the considerations for working outdoors in the winter?
Does your workplace involve outdoor work in the winter? Watch this video to find out what you can do to keep workers safe.
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Prevent the 'January Blues': 4 tips to foster a psychologically safe workplace
The January Blues can have a significant impact on your employees. Help them avoid it with these four tips for maintaining positive mental health during the post-holiday season.
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What is cold stress? What are the common signs and symptoms?
Cold stress is a hazard for workers exposed to the cold, whether outdoors or in artificially cold indoor environments. Watch this video to learn what happens when someone is experiencing cold stress.
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Top 3 winter hazards: how to keep employees safe
Take steps now to protect your workers, and your business, from the increased risk of injury that comes with cold weather, and wet slippery conditions.
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Helping people fight seasonal depression
Short winter days plus cold weather that keeps us inside can send our moods into a nosedive.
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Holiday countdown: keep employees safe with this 7-point checklist
Employees are at greater risk of physical and mental harm during the holiday season. Here’s how to keep them safe.
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Seasonal Depression Isn’t a Myth, and Leaders Should Be Equipped to Address It
Many people experience what is known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) — and leaders should be prepared to address it. Some people thrive in the winter. Whether they are enjoying time out
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Road safety: winter edition
Motor vehicle collisions on Ontario roads are the greatest single cause of worker fatalities.
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Removing snow from roofs: get ahead of winter with a 10-step plan
Ontario winters can sweep in quickly and unexpectedly, and once here they can still be unpredictable, with extreme variations in snowfall and temperature.
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9 ways to help your employees avoid cold stress
Use these tips from WSPS Consultant Kristin Hoffman to implement a cold stress prevention program, or gauge the effectiveness of what you already have in place.
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Safety Check: Snow Blower
Snow blower safety tips for workers.
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Tackling the winter blues
The winter blues can affect a person's health and well-being, enjoyment of life, and how they do their jobs.
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Winter's coming: 12 tips for staying safe
WSPS Consultant Kristin Onorato lives in Southwestern Ontario. While it’s not the coldest part of the province, it is home to paralyzing snowfalls that can dump upwards of 30 centimetres in hours....
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Keep the holiday spirit bright with these 12 tips for safe decorating
Decorating the workplace is a great way to boost spirits and morale, but don’t let hazards and injuries spoil the mood.
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6 ways to boost holiday cheer during a pandemic
Access tips and resources to promote good mental health and boost morale for your employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get links to healthy workplace resources, blogs and more.
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25 holiday health & safety tips for work and home
Ensure your holiday season stays festive at work and at home by keeping health and safety top of mind.
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10 safety tips for the busy holiday season
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can have an unbelievable impact on the health and safety of workers in the retail and hospitality sector.
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Decorating your workplace for the holidays? Follow these 12 safety tips
Before you start putting up those decorations, WSPS consultant Andrew Moffett suggests applying the same health and safety principles here that you would apply to any new workplace activity.
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