Depending on the length of time exposed, your health status, your genetic background and the concentration of pollutants, air pollution can: Irritate your lungs and airways Make it harder to breathe Worsen chronic diseases such as heart disease, chronic bronchitis, ...

Driving has been identified as the most dangerous activity performed in both our personal and work-related lives. Recent and long-standing studies have identified specific at-risk behaviours which contribute to the majority of vehicle-related serious injuries and/or fatalities. We would like to share the identified at-risk behaviours with purpose of increasing ...

To better illustrate the Park Derochie HAKI advantage, we have completed a direct comparison between the use of traditional scaffolding material versus HAKI scaffold components on a recent tank project. The results are as follows. Reservoir Dimension – 46.1m; Reservoir Height (top of berm to parapet) – 13.5m HAKI Scaffold Components required:  ...

The Canadian Model for Providing a Safe Workplace was first issued in 1999 to establish standardized alcohol and drug guidelines ensuring fairness and consistency throughout the industry. It helps to standardize the approach, testing, application and rehabilitation of workers. The purpose of the Canadian Model is to contribute to a ...

Question for the Audience: What types of Events must be reported to your Supervisor, and when? Answer: All Events must be reported to your Supervisor immediately, or as soon as it is safe to do so. These types of Events are: Near Miss Bodily Injury ...

When Manhal Alkanakri, Abdulhafed Almagri, Ibrahim Alhariri and Rachid Anker fled war-torn Syria in 2016 to start a new life in Canada, they knew it wouldn’t be easy. They had to learn English. They had to find places to live. And they had to find jobs that would support their ...

Muslims across the world began the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, on Wednesday May 16th or May 17th by refraining from bad habits and eating or drinking during daylight hours. Depending on your geographical location in the world, this may lead to a number of challenges. It is ...

Mental Health at The Workplace Workplaces have traditionally looked at workplace health from a strictly occupational health and safety perspective. To have a complete or comprehensive approach, workplaces should also consider measures that may impact the mental health of workers. Workplaces have traditionally looked at workplace health from a strictly occupational ...

Last week our industry, our province and our country comes together to remember the workers who have lost their lives, or been severely injured or disabled while on the job. To put in perspective, in Canada 904 workers died from workplace-related injuries or illnesses, and another 240,682 suffered a ...

Park Derochie Partners With HAKI As Their Primary Contractor And Distributor For The HAKI Universal Scaffolding System In North America Park Derochie is pleased to announce its new partnership with leading global scaffolding manufacturer HAKI. Effective immediately Park Derochie will be the primary contracting partner and distributor in North America ...