{"id":11282,"date":"2021-05-20T09:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/?p=11282"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T11:29:21","slug":"take-the-time-to-do-everything-possible-to-ensure-safe-workplaces-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontarioconstructionreport.com\/take-the-time-to-do-everything-possible-to-ensure-safe-workplaces-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety advice: Take the time to do everything possible to ensure safe workplaces \u2013 every day"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Bruce Bolduc<\/p>\n
Special to Ontario Construction Report<\/p>\n
The National Day of Mourning is not only a day to remember and honour those lives lost or injured due to a workplace tragedy, but also a day to collectively renew our commitment to improve health and safety in the workplace and prevent further injuries, illnesses and deaths.<\/p>\n
Employers, safety professionals, supervisors and workers need to do more.<\/p>\n
All too often, safety is considered an afterthought. It will never happen to me, or I\u2019ve never seen anyone get killed at work. It doesn\u2019t happen here.<\/p>\n
Having personally investigated numerous critical injuries and fatalities, I\u2019ve seen firsthand the toll it takes on everyone. I was only there for a second is all too often the statement used to justify the risk.<\/p>\n