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Working at home safety tips from WorkSafeBC
Richmond, B.C., April 17, 2008 —Whether you are renovating or working in your garden, WorkSafeBC has safety information to share with you at the 17th annual Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Central Okanagan’s The Real Home Show at the Kelowna Curling Club from April 18-20, 2008.
“At the show our staff will be talking about and demonstrating how even a simple device can prevent serious injury if used correctly,” said Sean Mitton, WorkSafeBC Prevention Manager. “Whether you are at work or home, knowing how to use your equipment safely is a key factor in preventing injuries.”
WorkSafeBC booths 606 & 607 will feature a demonstration of ergonomically correct gardening tools such as kneepads, stools and gardening tool extensions. Other materials useful to homeowners, employers and workers available at the booth and also online at www.worksafebc.com include:
- how to make your home computer workstation work for you (PDF 800kb)
- “watch your back” pamphlets (PDF 695kb)
- ladder safety techniques (PDF 54kb)
- information on asbestos, including a graphic of where asbestos is commonly located in older homes (PDF 323kb)
- hiring contractors and checking they are registered with WorkSafeBC (PDF 300kb)
- noise levels of common household tools such as an electrical drill or power saw and information on hearing protection (PDF 401kb)
Serving 2.3 million workers and about 197,000 employers, WorkSafeBC is a provincial statutory agency governed by a Board of Directors and funded by employers. WorkSafeBC was born out of a compromise between BC's workers and employers in 1917 where workers gave up the right to sue their employers or fellow workers for injuries on the job in return for a no-fault insurance program fully paid for by employers. WorkSafeBC is committed to a safe and healthy workplace and to providing return-to-work rehabilitation and legislated compensation benefits to workers injured as a result of their employment.
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