In Canada, business owners, employers, and lessees not only need to understand the PSR but also implement and enforce it. Only then can they expect workers to comply with the rules and codes. However, it’s just as important for engineers who perform a pre-startup safety review to fully understand the process. Protecting Companies and Employees [...]
Whether it's melting snow in the spring or rainfall all year round, stormwater runoff from your roof, driveway and other hard surfaces in your yard can tax municipal sewer systems, pollute lakes and streams, and harm aquatic habitats. One relatively easy and inexpensive way to reduce runoff is with a rain garden -- a planted [...]
Subaru ranks highest among auto manufacturer websites in satisfying Canadian new-vehicle shoppers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Canadian Manufacturer Web Site Evaluation Study. Now in its third year, the study examines Canadian manufacturer websites from the viewpoint of shoppers who intend to purchase a new vehicle within the next 12 months. Four [...]
Summer is here and with it Canadians turn to sun-filled outdoor activities, which means they need to take a few simple steps to reduce their risk of suffering dehydration and heat-related ailments over the summer months. "To safeguard against dangerous bouts of dehydration, adults and children alike, need to continuously refresh their bodies with fluids, [...]
Fifty-two per cent of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent national survey commissioned by Disaboom.com, a website for people touched by disability. Disaboom announced the shocking results in an effort to educate people about why this viewpoint is so tragic. The survey, launched in an effort to understand [...]
SAFE Engineering Inc. is pleased to bring you the following general interest articles.... Some cheaper cars may cost more to own than higher-priced alternatives 52% of Americans would rather be dead than disabled Hydration is the key to summer fun and safety Automaker websites should target over-50s How to improve stormwater management in your yard [...]
Procedures are not enough to prevent injuries or accidents in the workplace. The best way to improve health and safety is to properly engage engineer safety into production machinery and processes. According to a new study from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, more than eight out of 10 workers [...]
Safety and productivity are 2 sides of the same coin but it costs money to add safety systems to an otherwise bare piece of equipment. So how can this be? To answer this question to an age-old argument we must consider the following. It is Human Activity that drives Operational Efficiency. Many organizations have changed [...]
To avoid cost and delays start with a contractually obligating the right people to share the right information. The short answer is a PHSR/PSR (Pre-Start Health and Safety Review) by an engineering group you trust. It’s a well-known axiom that if everyone had all of the available information right at their fingertips, it would be [...]
To avoid unnecessary liability, many purchasers of machinery and equipment pass the responsibility for PSRs on to their suppliers. Many of our new clients are complaining that the equipment they have purchased Overseas from Countries of Origin like China are not complaint. The price is good, the quality is good, they function well, but [...]
