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VOLUME 53
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ISSUE 5
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015
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VOLUME 53
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ISSUE 5
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015
COLUMNS
9
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Risk tolerance affects workplace safety
By Glyn Jones
10
LEGAL LANDSCAPE
Inaction amounts to criminal neglience
By Jeremy Warning
11
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Executives may need personal coverage
By David Marchione
DEPARTMENTS
6
WORKPLACE NEWS
Updates from the world of health and safety
8
UP CLOSE
Profi ling personalities in OHS: Geoff Teoli
34
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Product focus: Cutting safety; FR products
FEATURES
Pull-out
Safety
Poster
Fatigue
is
the
state
of
feeling
very
tired,
weary
or
sleepy
and
it
results
from
insufficient
sleep,
prolonged
mental
or
physical
work
or
extended
periods
of
stress
or
anxiety.
Sleeping
for
less
than
five
hours
before
work
or
being
awake
for
more
than
16
hours
significantly
increases
risks.
FIGHTING
FATIGUE
HOW
FATIGUE
AFFECTS
PERFORMANCE
•
Slowed
reactions
•
Failure
to
respond
to
stimuli
•
Incorrect
actions
(physical
or
mental)
•
Flawed
logic
and
judgment
•
Inability
to
concentrate
•
Memory
errors
and
forgetfulness
•
Decrease
in
vigilance
•
Reduced
motivation
•
Increased
tendency
for
risk-taking
PHYSICAL
SIGNS
OF
FATIGUE
•
Tiredness
•
Blurred
vision
•
Micro
sleeps
(blank
stare,
head
snapping,
prolonged
eye
closure)
•
Irritability
•
Depression
•
Giddiness
•
Loss
of
appetite
•
Digestive
problems
•
Increased
susceptibility
to
illness
WHAT
TO
DO
WHEN
YOU
ARE
FATIGUED
•
If
you
are
on
the
job,
you
may
need
to
do
a
less
risky
task
or
have
a
rest
•
Take
a
20
minute
nap
•
Take
a
walk
in
fresh
air
•
Have
a
snack
•
Stay
hydrated
•
Regularly
get
enough
quality
sleep
•
Stay
physically
fit
•
Eat
healthy
foods
on
a
regular
schedule
•
Identify
and
manage
stressors
21
hours
awake
is
equivalent
to
a
blood
alcohol
content
of
0.08
!
?
?
!
?
?
!
?
?
21
hours
awake
is
equivalent
to
a
blood
alcohol
content
of
0.08
BONUS!
Pull-out safety poster
Page 18
14
COVER STORY
Canada's
Safest Employers
Profi ling this year's
award-winning companies
By Amanda Silliker,
Linda Johnson,
E. Lisa Moses,
Liz Bernier and
Anastasiya Jogal
26 Combustible
dust
Paper, plastic pose fi re risk in
recycling facilities
By Linda Johnson
30 Objects at
heights
Fall protection for tools
needed on construction sites
By Amanda Silliker
32 Hearing
conservation
Are your workers
overprotected?
By Amanda Silliker
