We are always looking for ways to encourage a safety culture, and to remind everyone why it's important to stay safe in the workplace every day. Whether it's looking forward to a weekend getaway, dinner with friends and family, watching your kids grow up, or travelling around the world, we all have something in our lives that makes being safe at work worth it.

This is why the WSCC has created these #worthit coffee sleeves. It's never too early in the day to start thinking about safety - and getting home safely - and there is never a bad time to remind yourself, and others, to be safe while at work.

Join us on our #worthit safety challenge: share a picture with @WSCCNTNU of you and your coffee sleeve, or a picture of you being safe at work, and use the hashtag #worthit for a chance to win awesome prizes. We'll be picking a winner every month, while coffee sleeve quantities last. Get snapping, and show us on Facebook or Twitter why you think safety is #worthit.

The WSCC, in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), has developed an online WHMIS 2015 e-course to help employers ensure their workers' WHMIS, or Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System training, is current.

The WSCC will sponsor 1,000 free seats to the online training. The e-course helps employers and workers comply with training requirements, and fully understand the changes in labelling hazardous materials and the material data sheets that must be available at the worksite.

Employers, workers, and suppliers must conform to the new information system, which became known as WHMIS 2015 after it incorporated the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in February 2015.

The WHMIS training includes information on new symbols for specific types of hazards, to handle and store the materials, First Aid measures, and level of risk. Workers must be trained to identify these hazards and know how to handle them safely.

Anyone who requires WHMIS training prior to April 15 can visit the CCOHS webpage to complete it for $10 per person.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please call 1-800-661-0792 and ask to speak with Meta Antolin, our OHS Specialist.

For more information on WHMIS 2015, visit our WHMIS page and take a look at the resources linked below, available in English, French, Inuktitut, and Inuinnaqtun:

Each year, almost 1,000 Canadian workers die due to workplace accident, disease, or injury.

April 28 is the National Day of Mourning. It is a day dedicated to remembering lives lost or injured in the workplace. It is also a day to renew our commitment to improving health and safety in the workplace to prevent further tragedy.

The Northern Territories Federation of Labour (NTFL) is hosting public ceremonies to remember and honour fallen workers. Ceremonies take place at the Legislative Assemblies in Yellowknife and Iqaluit on Friday, April 28, at noon. All are welcome to attend.