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"I think everyone should take this course, even just to find out other ways of grading, the right ways, the results in the end, what is safe, and what isn't. Its needed."
- Wheatland County
"The front end loader training is going great. It is always nice when I hear staff saying they are learning something just from the classroom portion and even more from the gield portion - but that is what I have come to expect from your organization. Thanks!"
- Lambton County
"I learned a great deal from the instructor! Thank you very much for this course, the instructor was great!"
- Canton East-Ferris
"I learned many new things that will improve our roads and save time and money."
- Papineau-Cameron Township
"The instructor answered and explained everything very well. I would highly recommend this course."
- North Dumfries Township
"The information was presented very well and in a way that I could understand it."
- County of Haliburton
"Good quality of course and good explanations of different points."
- Counties of Prescott-Russell
"Excellent hands-on demonstration of pre and post trip check"
- Town of Milton
"This course taught me to safely operate a backhoe efficiently. There was a lot of information and was instructed very well. There was lots of one-on-one teaching and I enjoyed the course. Thanks!"
- County of Grey
"This course was very informative and very laid out with lots of hands-on practice. In my opinion, hands-on training is what is needed in training."
County of Northumberland
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Creating a Safety Culture
If a workplace is to be successful at
preventing accidents and injuries, it is often necessary to change an
organization's culture. Changing an organization's attitude toward
safety can be challenging, and effective, lasting change generally only
happens when senior management makes an absolute commitment to adopting
safety as a top priority. Unfortunately, many companies only commit to
a safety culture when...Click Here For The Full Story |
| WORKPLACE FATALITY |
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 Guess Canada Fined $50,000 for Worker InjuryOn
May 14, 2009, Guess Canada, a national clothing and accessories
retailer, was fined $50,000 for a violation under the Occupational
Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was seriously injured.
The
incident happened on October 7, 2007, at the company's Bloor St. W.
location. A worker was attempting to return a box to the top shelf, by
standing on an eight-foot, A-frame ladder in the storage room. The
ladder gave way and the worker ... Click Here For The Complete Article |
| JOKE OF THE DAY |
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 How Smart Is Your Right Foot? Trust me try this, it takes only few seconds.
This is so funny and will boggle your mind. You will keep
trying it to see if you can outsmart your foot.
But you can't!!!
1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction!!! |
| LACK OF TRAINING |
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Young Worker Killed
According
to Quebec's workers' compensation board, the Commission de la santé et
de la sécurité du travail (CSST), gaps in training and a deficient
occupational health and safety program was the main cause of an
accident last year near James Bay that claimed the life of one young
worker and seriously injured another.
The
CSST report charged the employer, Fernand Gilbert ltée, with failing to
protect the health and safety of its workers, in an incident that took
place on January 11, 2008, while working on part of the $2 billion
Rupert River diversion project.The two workers were replacing ... Click Here For The Full Story |
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Did You Know? - Between 2001 and 2008, young workers aged 15-24 sustained 573 critical injuries, and there were 27 fatalities.
- According
to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, young workers employed in
occupations such as sales and service, transport/equipment operators,
and labourers in processing, manufacturing and utilities had the
highest number of allowed lost-time claims for on-the-job injuries.
- In 2007, the average cost (direct and indirect) to employers of a lost-time workplace injury was $106,500.
(www.ontario.ca)
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WORKER'S ACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT
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Employer Fine ReducedIn a reminder that workers and employers both have a responsibility regarding safety,the
Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) in British Columbia has
ruled that an administrative penalty should be reduced by 20%, after it
was determined that a worker's actions partially contributed to the
accident in which he was injured.
The
decision alters a WorkSafeBC order from November, 2007 that imposed a
$29,500 administrative penalty against the employer in question. The
ordered reduction will reduce the penalty to about $23,500.
The accident in question occurred on September 8, 2006, when a worker's arm... Click Here For The Complete Article |
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT...
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You can't hold back the ripples once a pebble has broken the calm of a lake's surface. Neither can you control the ever-widening, ever-damaging effects of  an unkind word, once it has entered the ear of another. - Author Unknown |
| GREEN FLEET EXPO |
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Ground Force Training had the great privilege of
participating in the Green Fleet Expo held on May 21, 2009 at the Royal
Botanical gardens in Burlington.
It was an excellent day of information sharing and technology introductions. One could not walk away at the end of the day without realizing that, with the
pace of advancement, it will not be long before we see "pure" Green Vehicles
everywhere.
Rich Dal Bello, our Logistics and Business
Development Manager, did a presentation on "Lessons Learned by the Canadian
Forces" from his days when he was the Base Transportation Officer at CFB
Borden. |
| THE PAVEMENT EDGER |
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Making Road Crews Safe Doug
Bergman has a great product on the market that was borne out of his
concerns for efficiency and the safety of road crews as they do their
work each and every day.It's called the Pavement Edger,
an invention he conceived about 10 years ago to take the manual labour
out of edging and pothole filling, and perhaps saving some lives in the
process.
The device, patented in Canada and the U.S., is a steel hopper that can be easily retrofitted to municipal ... Click Here For The Complete Article |
| NEW COURSES AVAILABLE!! |
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LEVEL 2 TRAINING!
We are pleased to announce the launching of several new courses -
designed specifically for your more experienced equipment operator. The new
"Level 2" training courses focus on advanced techniques and control,
machine maintenance and best practices.Click Here For Full Details |
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 Ground Force Training reminds you to always THINK, ACT and BE SAFE! Sincerely,
Ground Force Training
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