Rob Ellis and Jessica Di Sabatino lost a son and brother in 1999 to a workplace accident: David was 18 and it was his second day on the job. Rob and Jess have been on the lookout for Safety Champions ever since. This is their blog.

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Gap Time: Is Your Business Prepared?

Submitted by jessica on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 22:53.

If I were to ask you what "Gap Time" was - you probably wouldn't be able to tell me what it was. In fact, up until a couple of years ago I probably couldn't have told you what it was either. Recently, I was at an assembly where I asked the question about Gap Time to students, executives and unions leaders. Nobody, except two young Mexican college students were able to correctly give a definition for "Gap Time" which is - the period of time where new immigrants learn to adjust to language, and culture.

Be a Snitch

Submitted by jessica on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 22:42.

Over the past 10 years I have been astounded to realize how many workplace hazards really exist in our "safe" and "comfortable" society. While, I had been to hundreds of gas stations and hundreds of fast food joints I must admit that I rarely thought about who the person was that was closing up and how dangerous a job that could be.

In the past decade however I have been educated about the dangers that some of these jobs pose. In fact, rarely do I frequent one of these establishments where I don't look at the young employees and wonder if they are being left alone to lock-up, or if their employer cares enough about them to put proper protocols and buddy systems in place.

Young Canadians Question Tradition in Safety in Northern Ontario

Submitted by jessica on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 21:37.

Last week MySafeWork had an the great opportunity to joining with Dibrina Sure to bring the message of safety to 4000 students in the Sudbury ON area.

On Wednesday morning Students filled the Memorial Arena, a place where they usually go to watch the Sudbury Wolves play, to learn about career opportunities, while interacting with local business and union leaders.

Our Fifth Annual 'Simulcast" at Ontario High Schools

Submitted by jessica on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 15:25.

I'm going to be up on that stage, like my dad, in a couple of weeks speaking to hundreds of high school students at once - live and via the miracle of video-simulcast, and I'd be lying if I said I'm not nervous!

I will be speaking at four different schools in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, while my dad, Rob Ellis, speaks at other schools and our corporate champions talk to youth at still other schools.

Murder and Hazardous Chemicals

Submitted by jessica on Mon, 01/19/2009 - 22:12.

The following article was written by Shanna Audain, a grade 12 student at Father John Redmond High School.

It is not often that I have had to think about workplace safety in my own home. In fact, as a student I will admit that I have rarely had to think about workplace safety at all. Last week however, I was confronted with the fact that not all jobs are as safe as others.


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