Tag: PREVENTABLE INJURIES

    Burnaby_Billbaord

    We’re back on billboards this winter season. Last year we had a billboard that spoke to the need to act preventably when it comes to hanging your Christmas lights. This winter, we’re still focused on ladder safety, but this time around our billboards theme is acting preventably when it comes to painting. Instead of showing the aftermath of an injury, this billboard show the moment before an injury might happen.  A dummy that looks like a man with painter cloths on is standing on a ladder precariously leaning on one leg on the ladder rung while he reaches away from the ladder to paint the billboard.

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    Shift Into Winter
    The other day, I read a news story about a woman who drove into three pedestrians in Langley. The driver was given a ticket for not defrosting the ice from her windshield, which could have led to the injuries. Defrosting or cleaning your windshield seems like such a banal thing to do, but in this case, it might have meant the difference between moving on with your life as usual and serious injury. Continue Reading…

    Preventable.caBefore I was a parent, people used to tell me how kids are like little petri dishes of viruses. Until you get that flu lovingly shared with you by your offspring, these words don’t really mean much. I’m still waiting for that flu, but if the cold my child brought home and quickly spread to my entire family is any indication of sickness to come, I’m going to be stocking up on medication in preparation. Continue Reading…