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ParentsAre Kids Camps as Safe as Posh Pet Retreats?Submitted by Rob on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 11:52.Curtis Geesman 15, dies at a camp in Ohio after participating in sumo-suit match. Sean Whitley, 17, of Marlton died in Philadelphia, the result of a fire at a Boy Scout camp. One mom creates a safe place for thousandsSubmitted by Rob on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 13:26.I ran into Shirley Hickman at the IAPA Health & Safety Conference yesterday. I was visiting the show with a new work colleague, so I introduced her to Shirley, who told her story: How her 21-year-old son Tim died in 1996 when a zamboni machine he was working on exploded due to faulty machine design. I was struck again by the analogy Shirley uses to describe the lack of support in Canada a decade ago for the families of people killed at work: Who's watching the parents? The new safety guardians...Submitted by Rob on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 12:00.Usually when I speak to an auditorium full of high school students, we focus on how they can get the respect they deserve on the job. But recently, when I chatted with students at York Memorial Collegiate Institute in Toronto, I was struck by how much concern they expressed about ... their parents' safety and well-being! As a dad, I was deeply moved. As a safety advocate, I was inspired. One grade 11 student stood up at the microphone - in front of hundreds of her peers - to ask how she can help her mom, who's a self-employed occupational therapist. Katie, 17, wanted to know: Confessions of a sleep-deprived motherSubmitted by jessica on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 09:24.Usually it is for noble reasons that I don’t get into bed at a decent hour – I have work to do, I have laundry to do, I have to watch Stephen Colbert…Inevitably, I am always turning off my light long after 1 a.m. Immigrants didn't come here to risk their kids' livesSubmitted by Rob on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 09:40.I spoke to about more than 200 adults at the Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre in Toronto this week; it was my first time speaking to adult students. (I usually speak to high school or college students and adult workers.) I was struck by a few impressions: |
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