UA Local 787 Blog
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Spring Into Safety: Will Power— Preparing for What We Can’t Prevent
Part three of Spring Into Safety series focuses on estate planning and preparing for life’s uncertainties. Launching on April 28th, Canada’s National Day of Mourning those affected by workplace injuries and illness, and fatalities, we explore the impact tragedy has on families and how Local 787’s new partnership with Enriched Academy can help protect your family with there Will Kit service.
Spring Into Safety: Physical Stress & PPE Evolution
Personal Protective Equipment is critical to a safe workplace. But poor fitting PPE impacts workers safety, increases fatigue injury risks. Thankfully, new research by the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance is changing that.
Spring Into Safety: Stress Test Your Safety System
Our Spring Into Safety series takes on one of the most common—and often overlooked—hazards: stress.
This series looks at how stress shows up on and off the job, from physical strain and PPE fatigue to mental overload, burnout, media saturation, and financial pressure. Because one of the most important safety practices isn’t just what you wear or follow—it’s how you manage the stress on your own system.
In our first blog, Stress Test Your Safety System, we break down the basics of the human stress response.