Health and Safety

Creating a successful health and safety culture for employee wellbeing and strong risk management

By John May

 

Employee wellbeing fosters a happy and productive workforce. Consequently, occupational health and safety (OHS) is a strategic imperative that demonstrates sound risk management while protecting a company’s most valued resource: its people. This is why it’s not only the right thing, but simply good business to make employee wellbeing a key organizational goal. Moreover, the best way to realize this goal is to embed it into company culture.

A new approach to support employee health beyond the four walls

By Jacob Sattelmair

 

Most employers agree – a more convenient, digital approach is required to support employees’ health beyond the four walls of care delivery.

How to maintain your work-life balance

By Jenny Alonzo

 

The concept of work-life balance has become increasingly popular in recent years, and according to medical research, the idea should be taken more seriously than a passing fad.

Take a deep breath and relax

By Lorenzo Lisi

 

The federal Cannabis Act (the Act) and its regulations will come into force on Oct. 17, 2018. The legislation imposes strict restrictions on promotional

Barriers to psychological health and safety

By Dr. Kate Toth, CHRL

 

Considerable recent efforts by mental health leaders in Canada have been successful in opening the conversation about mental health in the workplace.

What should employers know?

By Marnie Downey R.Kin., M.Sc.

 

Over the last several years, the media has been focusing on how prolonged sitting at work can negatively impact worker’s health.