Join us on May 4th and 5th at the IAPA Partners in Prevention conference in Mississauga, Ontario.  Please stop by Bongarde’s booth #152 and say hello – we love to meet our customers in person and are always eager to hear how your …

Building a Better Safety Measurement Mousetrap
Measuring results is essential for a safety system committed to ongoing improvement. But while we all recognize the importance of measuring, the measurement method that we have historically relied upon has limited our capacity to prevent injuries and accidents. So …

OHS laws typically set out a hierarchy of controls to deal with physical dangers like fall hazards. The top of the hierarchy is to use engineering to eliminate the danger. Thus, for example, surrounding every perimeter with sturdy guardrails would be the first choice way …

A worker in Ontario is cutting down a tree using a chainsaw. Because the felling procedures are so lax, the crew loses control of the tree, which falls into an energized power line. The line comes down on another …

In the summer of 2008, 22 Canadians died from an outbreak of listeriosis, a bacterial infection.  The bacteria was traced to contaminated meat products produced at a Toronto plant owned by Maple Leaf Foods. The tragedy fuelled a …