Month: April 2023

Unprotected openings in floors and shafts are serious hazards and put employees at risk of injury from falls.   In Canada, falls injure more than 40,000 workers and a large number […]

What is excavation? Excavation is the process of removing earth to form a cavity in the ground. On small sites or in confined spaces, excavation may still be carried out by manual means using tools such as picks, shovels and wheelbarrows. Larger scale excavation works will require heavy plant such as bulldozers and backactors. […]

The decision to take a shortcut can be influenced by many different factors. That being said, at the end of the day, shortcuts are a choice made by an individual. […]

While this guidance has not been updated to reflect current work health and safety legislation (the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and regulations), it may still contain relevant […]