OHS is shining the light on well…. Safety.

This May, members of OHS and HR attended the Western Conference on Safety. We were among a sell out crowd of over 850 participants. For 2 days, we interacted with other Safety/ HR professionals and JHSC members from all provinces, representing a wide variety of industries. We attended their Tradeshow, spoke with safety vendors and had front row seats to learning seminars from experts in the field of Ergonomics, Mental Health, Risk, Incident Investigations and Leadership, all of whom were bringing new ideas and insight into safety and incident prevention.

We appreciate Lordco for recognizing the value in these opportunities to continue our own learning so that we can bring you the best OHS program.

Learning from our past.

You’ve heard the phrase "hindsight is 20/20"…... well, that is often the case in the world of safety. After someone has been hurt, we think of all the steps we should have done differently; the PPE we should have worn, a missed opportunity for refresher training, a process that isn’t working but still used. Most of the time, it is a series of actions that contribute to an incident.

Below is a story from an actual Lordco employee. Our hope is that their story will help you and your coworkers learn from their experience so that a similar incident can be prevented at your Lordco site.

A slip, a fall, a trip to the hospital…

While on my way into my store, I slipped on snow-covered ice, causing a severe sprain to my ankle. It had just recently snowed, but the eaves on our roof had been leaking for some time, creating a black ice section. I didn't think anything about it as we had just salted the lot two days before, but with the new snowfall, the ice hardened, and I didn't notice. I couldn't stand, and no one was around.

Luckily a driver came out of the building and rushed to help me. They called for the manager, who came out. After evaluating me, they took me to the hospital so I could receive treatment. I was able to return to work in a limited capacity until I was fully healed.

Since January, we’ve had 19 slip, trip and fall injuries. While most happen during inclement weather, they occur anytime there are slippery surfaces, items left on the floor, bulk stacks with missing product along the edges to name a few. Be sure to check our monthly inspection to see if your JHSC or Safety Rep identified these in your location.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

Charlette Rajotte (57:17)

Dan Bassetto (57:53)

Jarod Hamilton (58:52)

Kevin Sandy (59:13)

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Jason Stevenson (1:02:32)

Andrew Dash (1:04:49)

Arthur Barros Souza (1:05:08)

Ian Coates (1:08:46)

Aurora Naivean (1:11:51)

Garett Durant (1:12:13)

Kim Mazur (1:13:01)

Dennis Dreger (1:18:56)

Heather Kraft (1:34:22)

Winston Cummins (1:42:03)

Marlyn Coates (1:42:05)

Sandy Albuqueqrque (1:43:49)

Shawna Reid (1:46:29)

Shelly Staples (1:46:30)

Guiseppe Rancanelli (1:49:08)

Nigel Bruce (1:49:15)

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