by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jun 9, 2016 | Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende Everyone has a panic button. It is a natural protective internal system that causes us to react in life threatening situations. First aid situations can trigger a person’s panic button. Did you hear about the paramedic that came upon the scene of a...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | May 3, 2016 | Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende Any injury to the eye could potentially lead to a loss of sight, which is why knowing first aid for the eye is so important. First Aid for the Eye To locate and remove a loose foreign particle from the eye: Begin by asking the casualty where s/he feels...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Apr 7, 2016 | Human Resources, Uncategorized, Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende Because of their dramatic impact on survival rates and their incredible ease of use, more and more Automated External Defibrillator’s (AED) are popping up in public places as part of Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) Programs. Many workplaces...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Mar 1, 2016 | Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende Five major agencies including St. John Ambulance, Canadian Red Cross, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Ski Patrol and the Lifesaving Society are implementing improvements to first aid and CPR practices. Approximately every five years, the...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Jan 5, 2016 | Uncategorized, Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende The most recent statistics published by the Workers Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)1 reports that although the workforce has grown by almost 9%, the number of registered claims has decreased by 36% and injured workers are returning safely to work...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Nov 4, 2015 | Training and development, Uncategorized, Workplace Safety
By Dianne Rende November is CPR month. Open your wallet and take out your certificate. Is it dusty or more than three years old? Then it is time to renew it. There are no longer any expiry dates on CPR training, so you can book into a CPR renewal course at any...
