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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Great Reasons to Stay Home During Your Work Week

Submitted by heather on Mon, 11/24/2008 - 09:00.

Working from Home... Cons: Possible loneliness/isolation, taking fewer showers. Pros: Elimination of stress associated with commuting; fewer traffic accidents because less cars on the road; less wear and tear on roads so safer driving; less greenhouse gas emissions; no time wasted commuting; more sleep resulting in greater productivity and healthier workers, which means lower health costs for employers; less office space required... Hmmm, tough call, eh?

Give your (Hard Hat-less) Head a Shake!

Submitted by heather on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 13:38.

Got safety gear? How about you... [here's a thought].. wear it!?! I read an almost unbelievable statistic today: 89 percent of safety professionals polled at the 2008 National Safety Counci l Congress have observed workers failing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when they should have been.

Dumb and Dumber on YouTube

Submitted by heather on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 10:58.

Who doesn't love to laugh at a crazy homemade video on YouTube: a cat doing the jig, a sportscaster making an embarrasing blunder, a young guy.... driving his forklift backwards on two wheels??!!

That's right, an Australian 20-year-old thought it would be a hoot to drive his hoon forklift at top speed backwards with the rear wheels off the ground, performing burnouts, and crashing into a concrete pipe...

That was dumb. Deadly dumb.

He then proudly loaded the video onto YouTube... no, really.

That was dumber still.

12 to 14 Year Olds Getting Hurt at Work, Too

Submitted by heather on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 00:13.

Six percent of 12 to 14 year-olds in Ontario are injured at work, according to a new study conducted at the Institute for Work & Health.

The organization also surveyed youth in British Columbia, where they found 3.5 percent of tweens and early teens get hurt at work.

The rate of work-related injuries in this age group is comparable to that of 15- to 24-year-olds, the study showed. Work injuries were reported by six per cent of youth surveyed in Ontario and 3.5 per cent in B.C.

Some Days are Bloodier than Others

Submitted by heather on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 10:33.

I am still reeling from watching BloodyLucky.ca - very upsetting short videos showing young lady with serious burns from chemicals splashed on her face, a deli worker slicing his finger off, a shoe sales girl falling backwards off a ladder... I couldn't get past that. Do I suggest you watch them? Bloody right, I do, and show them to your teenager who's new in the working world... please. Just don't do so just after they, or you, have eaten.


yeah I don't think that law Munro's Safety Apparel 11/04/2009 - 16:02 In my work experience, small Fred Rose 09/10/2009 - 17:57 Hi, Morgan,Absolutely we'll heather 06/01/2009 - 12:52 I’ve been working in the Sylvain Grenier 06/01/2009 - 12:45	View more videos	Workplace Injury is an Inevitable Part of Life: Agree - no one or no company is perfect - accidents will always be a part of society. Somewhat agree - accidents will always be a part of society but we can work on reducing the most tragic accidents. Disagree - every accident is preventable.