Working in cold conditions isn’t just uncomfortable, it can be dangerous. Frostbite, numbness, dehydration and hypothermia are real concerns from chilly outdoor weather. If you're working outdoors this winter, be aware of the dangers and stay safe. In this article, we're looking at 6 tips for staying safe in the cold.

You’re tasked with hosting safety training, and you know that you have a lot to consider. You have limited time and resources, and you’re not sure how many attendees to expect. Do you have a plan? The best way to make sure that your training is effective is to plan a structured meeting. Here are some steps to creating a successful meeting from start to finish.

When it comes to planning for winter, we often overlook our electronic devices. As temperatures fall, the capacity of batteries decreases. If you're working outdoors, you need a plan to keep your devices running. If you unwrapped new technology these holidays, these tips will make sure that the winter weather doesn’t leave you out in the cold.

It was announced this past Saturday that the Saskatchewan government is changing labour regulations for better protection of lone workers in retail and gas stores. The regulation calls for a check-in system and panic button requirements for all employees working alone in late-night retail establishments.

The results are in! The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced for the Fiscal Year 2016, the most frequently cited workplace safety violations. Without further adieu, we are counting down the Top 10 Safety Violations of 2016!

It’s important for employers to have a plan in place that covers not just lone workers, but groups of employees. In this post, we’ll look at what employers can do to create safety policies that protect both lone workers and larger groups of employees.

Of all the hazards in your workplace, physical hazards might the least obvious. Despite their name, physical hazards aren’t always something that you can see or touch. In this installment of our “Workplace Hazards” series, we’ll take a look at how you can identify and prepare for physical hazards.

To know where you’re going, you need to know where you’ve been. People spend a lot of time on current trends in the workplace, but don’t often look back at how work has evolved. One area that doesn’t get enough attention is the history of workplace safety. In this post, we’ll look at how safety has improved over time to appreciate just how far we’ve come.

Building a safe work environment is everyone’s responsibility. Just like any work rules, safety works best when it’s consistent. If you want to establish a real culture of safety, you need to make safety a habit. Creating an effective habit is more than just repetition, it’s about adopting a new mindset. In this post we’ll look at some of the ways that you can make an ongoing commitment to safety in your workplace.

Road ice is slippery business, especially the kind you can’t see: Black ice. Despite the name, black ice is completely clear. Because black ice allows you to see the road, it can be difficult to know when it’s present. With winter just around the corner, it's important to know how to avoid the hazard of ice. In this article, we're looking at some tips to keep you safe when the temperature drops.

When you're working alone in the cold, it’s important to plan ahead and make sure you're prepared for anything. This week we’re looking at some of the ways that you can stay safe when you're working alone in cold weather.

When you’re dressing for cold weather, you need to find a balance between warmth and function. It’s also important that your clothing is up to the task. Standard PPE and work wear may not be enough, even in layers. In this article, we look at some of the ways that you can stay safe as you dress for cold weather work.

If you will be taking your kids Trick-or-Treating, you not only want them to have fun going door to door stocking up on candy, but to stay safe while doing so! Keep in mind these 10 Halloween safety tips to have the best time trick or treating!

This update paves the way for future upgrades, and introduces more control over the GPS breadcrumbs feature. When you report a location to SafetyLine with the breadcrumbs feature, you'll now be able choose when you're sending breadcrumbs (when checked in, or only during emergency).

There are Injuries that are caused by strain placed on the body from ergonomic hazards and aren’t always immediately obvious, making these hazards difficult to detect. In this post from our “Workplace Hazards” series, we’ll take a look at how you can identify ergonomic hazards and remove them your workplace.

A hazard doesn’t become safe because you see it happen every day. Common sense, yes, but this “hazard blindness” happens to the best of us. Not using safety goggles becomes part of the norm, and you don’t even notice that the work bench you always work from is unstable anymore. However, if this mindset continues when doing a hazard assessment or inspection, this can spell D-A-N-G-E-R.

Due diligence is the level of judgement, care, prudence, determination, and activity that a person would reasonably be expected to do under particular circumstances. Applied to occupational health and safety, due diligence means that employers must take all reasonable precautions, under the particular circumstances of every aspect of their business, to prevent injuries or accidents in the workplace.

When a lone worker is intoxicated, the risk related to their job is exacerbated by their altered state of mind, and that can lead to dire consequences. Here to speak to SafetyLine about the issue of drug use in the workplace is harm reduction advocate Gareth Crawford from the Vancouver organization Karmik.

Knowing when you’re alone at work may sound simple, but we don’t always recognize the dangers that we face in the workplace. Working alone doesn’t always mean working remotely, or even working in isolation. In this article we’ll look at identifying people who work alone, and the steps that they can take reduce the dangers in their work.

In many jobs, workers are surrounded by coworkers doing similar or complimentary roles. In these workplaces, if a worker needs help there is a good chance that coworkers will quickly notice and begin to take action. But what happens if that worker is alone?