Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
When to report a workplace safety violation: Telling vs. tattling
Scenario: You see a co-worker cut corners in an unsafe manner to finish a job faster. What do you do? A lot of people...
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Matt Burtney
Content Marketing Specialist
5 ways I made working from home work for me (and how you can too)
Almost 5 million Canadians are now working from home who normally would not and I am one of them. I found out on March...
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Jonathan McCallum
Market Segment Manager: Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Monitoring
What is fit testing and why should I care?
Do you wear a respirator for work? Were you fit tested for it? If you haven’t been, you should be! A respirator fit test...
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Matt Burtney
Content Marketing Specialist
5 winter work problems (and the products that can solve them)
Canadian winters are cold, but that doesn’t mean that you have to be. While it might be tempting to cut corners to finish...
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Tony Guarino
Market Segment Manager - Confined Space
4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Working from a Boom Truck
Boom trucks, also known as bucket trucks or cherry pickers, allow workers to access high, remote locations which can otherwise be difficult to...
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Leslie Molin
Market Segment Manager - Personal Safety
Want to eliminate hand injuries? This infographic will help!
Preventing and eliminating hand injuries may seem impossible but you can implement a few simple procedures to drastically reduce your rate of hand...
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Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
Try before you buy: why more companies are opting to rent safety equipment
John Lindsay likes helping people who are in a pinch. “I operate off the seat of my pants, but I never fail to...
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Tony Guarino
Market Segment Manager - Confined Space
Traditional Ladders vs. Work Platforms
In almost every industry, there’s a need to perform maintenance at height. This can range anywhere from servicing tanks and hoppers to repairing jet...
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Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
12 Safety Fails That Will Make You Reconsider Your Work Platform
Here at Levitt-Safety we get a lot of questions about working at heights – especially in tight and awkward spaces. While we could...
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Alton Newman
Market Segment Manager. Fire and Emergency Services
Fire Extinguishers: A Beginner’s Guide
Fire extinguishers come in many different types, sizes and capabilities. From small units for the household to industrial, hundred-pound extinguishers set on wheels,...
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Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
Lifting is part of the job. Back injuries shouldn’t be.
Did you know that 80 per cent of work-related back injuries are a result of manual materials handling (MMH)? Lifting is common in...
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Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
Occupational Cancer: Are You at Risk?
What are you exposed to while on the job? As millions of Canadians head into work each day, the Ontario Cancer Research Centre...
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