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Summer safety tips from WorkSafeBC
Everyone at WorkSafeBC wishes you and your family a Happy Canada Day. Please keep these safety tips in mind as we head into summer, and pass them on to your friends, family, and colleagues. |
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Preventing heat stress at work
From WorkSafeBC
Many jobs require working in the heat – both indoors and outdoors – particularly in the hot summer months. This booklet contains essential information on how to prevent heat stress, as well as how to recognize and treat it. Available in English, Punjabi, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Spanish. |
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Sun safety for outdoor workers
From the Canadian Dermatology Association
If you work outdoors, you have a high risk of developing skin cancer. Learn how to protect yourself. |
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Severe summer weather: Do you know what to do?
From Environment Canada
Although we hope for sun, Canadians face many other types of weather during the summer. Read these tips for staying safe during tornadoes, lightning, wind storms, heat waves, and floods. |
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Lifejackets save lives
From the Canadian Red Cross
Each year, almost 200 Canadians drown while boating. Most either are not wearing a lifejacket or do not have it properly done up. Find out how to select and test today's comfortable, sport-specific models. |
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Food safety during the summer months
From Health Canada
Many of the 11 to 13 million cases of food-related illness in Canada every year could be prevented by proper food handling and preparation. |
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West Nile Virus: How can I protect myself?
From the BC Centre for Disease Control
Did you know you are most likely to be bitten by a mosquito from your own backyard? There are many things you can do to protect yourself from West Nile virus. |
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Summer driving tips
From the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
Here’s how you can prepare your vehicle for the rigours of the summer season. |
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Lawn mower safety
From the American Academy of Pediatrics
The power lawn mower is one of the most dangerous tools around the home. Follow these recommendations to prevent mower injuries to children. |
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