Brasco Safety Inc.
161 Athabascan Avenue T8A 4C8 Sherwood Park, AB, Canada

As women in the O&HS industry, what obstacles do you face day-to-day?

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Taking simple steps to improve your PPE program can have a major impact on your bottom line: - Focus on comfort. Consider the needs of every employee when choosing sizing optionsmany PPE manufacturers, for instance, now offer garments fitted to be more comfortable for women. - Involve workers. One way to ensure comfort is to work with a PPE manufacturer and have employees wear different types of PPE while on the job to conduct wear trials. ... - Investigate incidents. Injuries and near misses should always be investigated to identify the underlying issue, and the root cause may be PPE-related. - Conduct proper training. Train workers on how to use PPE properly, when PPE is necessary, and the limitations of PPE. - Make it convenient. PPE must be accessible at all times and relatively easy to use. - Improve the culture. Revise and revamp the safety culture of your workplace to encourage workers to ask questions about their equipment. When they feel comfortable reporting issues or discussing PPE, they’re less likely to become complacent against workplace hazards. Speaking of comfort, our new P&F women's high vis safety vest is extremely comfortable. Shop here: https://bit.ly/3cC6i49

Losing sleep over Daylight Savings Time may increase workplace injuries. Research showed that there were 5.7% more workplace injuries and 67.6% more work days missed due to injuries on the first Monday following Daylight Savings Time than on other days. So today pay extra attention to colleague schedules, sleep, and safety, because as the statistics show, the gains in daylight with Daylight Savings Time may come at a human cost.... Some tips: - Defer the dangerous: Schedule particularly hazardous work later in the week (where possible) after you, and your colleagues, have had more time to adjust sleep schedules. - Step up the safety: Take extra safety precautions and assign extra safety monitors on days following the switch to Daylight Savings Time to help avoid potential workplace injuries before they occur. Wear your PPE, drink all the coffee, and take extra precautions over the next few days. Watson Gloves

"Women currently make up 48 per cent of the Canadian workforce, but they only comprise 28 per cent of the manufacturing workforce and roughly four per cent of the skilled trades."