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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Hands-Free or Highway Parking

Submitted by Rob on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 16:06.

This week the use of hand-held cellphones, Blackberries, other PDAs, iPods and other MP3 players, and handheld GPS systems while driving became illegal in Ontario, where I live and work. Now only hands-free devices can be used in the new "distracted driving" law.

Road Accidents Kill

Submitted by jessica on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 00:56.

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.

Teaching my daughter to drive

Submitted by heather on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 08:39.

I'm supposed to be a wreck teaching my teenage daughter to drive, right? But I'm not ... instead I feel humbled and enlightened by the whole experience. Let me explain: I've long felt I am a good driver, abiding by the rules of the road (and only occasionally getting speeding tickets). But my 16-year-old is showing me the light...

Swedes are safer in snow tires; why are we slip-slidin' away?

Submitted by Rob on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 14:34.

Old Man Winter has kicked us but good this past couple of months in my neck of the woods, dumping 30 or more cm at a go over and over and over. The only thing that's given me peace of mind and kept me warm and smug in my car has been my good ole set of snow tires - while all around me, all-season radial tire owners go slippin' and slidin' and fishtailin' through traffic lights, across lanes and into ditches.


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.