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National Day of Mourning – April 28

On April 28, please take the time to honour and recognize the workers injured or killed in Canadian workplaces. Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia, that outlines the history and significance of this very important day. The National Day of Mourning, or Workers’ Mourning Day is observed in Canada on 28 April. It commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to …

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Workplace Safety Training

It’s no secret that while workplace safety training is critically important there are many employers who view the actual training session as an inconvenient disruption to the workday. Training sessions can take workers off their jobs resulting in a costly loss of production time but also workers may be unfocused or distracted in the training sessions due to the work …