jessica's blog

I love it when I find great resources that promote the cause of workplace safety.  I just came across the new campaign that Work Safe Alberta is promoting.  

They have developed a campaign that is getting lots of press... I love the videos because:

I used to be an inner city elementary school teacher.  I loved my job.  I loved seeing students' faces light up when they learned something new and I enjoyed going to work everyday knowing that I had the opportunity to make a difference in the world.  

So it's Sunday afternoon - my favorite time of the week to doze off on my couch while sluggishly flipping from station to station.  Usually, I end up watching some weird public television program that is just boring enough to let me have a great nap.  Today however, I couldn't find anything that caught my attention. I watched the end of a football game that the Tennesse Titans easily won and then I stumbled across a bull riding show from LasVegas.  Maybe I'm not very cultured - but I have never really seen a bull riding show.

As I sit on my couch and watch the news I can't believe what I am hearing about a tractor trailer losing its load and killing a 53-year-old man on a Toronto highway.  When we think about workplace safety we often think about on site jobs but what we fail to recognize is that a large percentage of injuries are the result of traffic accidents. 

I love loud talkers in cafes; their conversations, although not usually very exciting, are at least entertaining -  especially when you need a break from  working... it’s like a little vacation in the midst of a busy day.