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EVERY WORKER MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 VOLUME 1 NO. 1 4 A conveyor guard may have saved his life BY JOHN LEVESQUE 2 www.healthandsafetyontario.ca FEATURES 6 Beyond compliance: safe guarding at Norampac BY KELLY ANN SMITH 10 Expert panel calls for improvements to workplace safety system BY HEALTH AND SAFETY ONTARIO 12 Research study tackles leading indicators BY INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH 14 Team work for a safer North BY HEALTH AND SAFETY ONTARIO 14 Hearst is leading the way BY JEAN BÉLEC PLUS... 9 Paper, printing and converting sector hazard alert 11 Mining sector hazard alert 13 Forestry sector hazard alert Contents
President’s Message Welcome to Every Worker The magazine you’re holding in your hands, or reading on-line, is another milestone in Workplace Safety North’s development – it’s a tangible symbol of new beginnings and offerings from your new health and safety association. Last year we unveiled our new organization’s vision: Every worker, home safe and healthy, and this magazine is one medium we’ll leverage to make this vision a reality, through education and knowledge exchange. We believe our Every Worker vision is not only ours, but is shared by you and every conscientious employer and worker in the province. Fittingly, Every Worker magazine has been designed to provide WSN’s membership, and every worker who reads it, with access to vital health and safety information and tools to eliminate workplace illness, injury and death. It will connect every reader to perspectives and experiences from across the diverse sectors and communities we serve, with the goal of improving health and safety within every workplace. In this issue we tackle machinery hazards from a number of angles. Did you know that between 2005 and 2009, 825 people in our sectors were either caught in or compressed by machinery, and were injured badly enough to need time off work? You’ll meet Bill Whelan who lost his arm in a conveyor, and you’ll learn the steps to dealing with guarding hazards on your site. You can expect more great things from WSN down the road: the next issue of Every Worker will focus on another critical hazard: motor vehicle incidents and mobile equipment. You will see more exciting new products, enhanced access to the services you want and need, and unrivaled expertise. The best way to stay informed about new services and everything else that WSN can do for you is by subscribing to our free e-updates. To sign up, send a message with your name and email address to First2Know@workplacesafetynorth.ca. We hope you enjoy our inaugural issue of Every Worker. We put tremendous value on our member relationship, and we welcome your feedback. Drop me a line and let me know what you think about this first issue. President & CEO candysballangermichaud@workplacesafetynorth.ca EVERY WORKER Home Safe and Healthy EDITOR Susan Haldane susanhaldane@workplacesafetynorth.ca CONTRIBUTORS John Levesque johnlevesque@workplacesafetynorth.ca Kelly Ann Smith kellyannsmith@workplacesafetynorth.ca Ken Sitter kensitter@workplacesafetynorth.ca PHOTOGRAPHY Neil Brown neilbrown@workplacesafetynorth.ca TRANSLATION Jean Bélec jeanbelec@workplacesafetynorth.ca DESIGN Brant Schewe brantschewe@workplacesafetynorth.ca PRINTED BY Creative Impressions www.creativeimpressions.ca For another copy of Every Worker or for the French version, call us Toll free: 1-888-730-7821(Ontario only) email: brantschewe@workplacesafetynorth.ca If you would like to receive this magazine electronically email: First2Know@workplacesafetynorth.ca WORKPLACE SAFETY NORTH 690 McKeown Avenue, P.O. Box 2050, Stn. Main North Bay, ON P1B 9P1 Toll free: 1-888-730-7821(Ontario only) Fax: 705 472 5800 workplacesafetynorth.ca The information in this publication is accurate to the best of our knowledge. WSN assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or sufficiency of this information, nor does it endorse any product mentioned herein with the exception of those produced by WSN. www.workplacesafetynorth.ca 3
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