Here at YorkU we rely on emergency phones when accidents or other bad things happen. They are a key part of our safety infrastructure. And, because of this, they need to be checked to see if they are actually functioning. Unfortunately, we've discovered that for some time now many of these safety phones are broken. […]
I want to follow-up on my earlier post on workplace incident reporting at York University. Our HSEWB department, which controls resources and processes related to workplace health and safety at York University, continues to insist that documentation -- including workplace incident forms -- be hidden behind password protection access. Hiding health and safety documentation behind […]
Summary The Ontario Workers Health & Safety Training Centre provides training on Indoor Air Quality. It’s valuable training for Joint Health and Safety Committee members to provide them on background to better understand how to go about gathering and analyzing information on indoor air in the workplace. The training covers common issues, limitations, and responsibilities. (preview here) Given the importance of […]
The Workplace Incident Report form is meant to be filled out by your supervision when there is a health and safety incident, like when you slip and fall on ice at work. But it is also meant to be used when you _could_ have been injured -- for instance, by a falling object or a […]
It's Fall 2022 and the masks are off. Well, officially, masking is a "personal choice". Leadership has dropped the COVID ball and is hoping that nobody is going to pick it up again. So what's left to do? Continue to mask, provide alternatives for everyone that don't require in-person gathering (classes, labs, meetings), get vaccinated […]