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Fire Safety Tips For The Office

Posted on October 13, 2017 Health and Safety

Fire Safety Tips For The Office An office fire can be devastating, resulting in the loss of life, jobs, property and information. It can lead to business interruption or even permanent closure. Offices are loaded with combustibles: carpeting, draperies, papers, books, wood and upholstered furniture, plastic laminate, vinyl-fabric-covered furniture, wood…

Fire Safety

Posted on September 29, 2017 Health and Safety

October is National Fire Safety Month, and there’s no better time to increase fire safety awareness in your workplace. Practice good workplace housekeeping. Clutter contributes to fires by providing fuel and by preventing access to exits and emergency equipment. Place oily rags in a covered metal container. This waste…

Seasonal Flu Prevention Tips

Posted on September 15, 2017 Health and Safety

Seasonal Flu Prevention Tips There’s no doubt about it, Cold and Flu Season is a sure thing, and it’s coming whether you’re ready or not. Nothing will take away all the risk of getting a cold or flu, but there are many things you can do to greatly reduce your…

WHMIS 2015 – An Overview

Posted on September 7, 2017 Uncategorised

WHMIS Overview WHMIS first came into effect on October 31, 1988. It was created to address the rights of Canadian workers, to know about health and safety hazards associated with chemicals that they use or may come in contact with in the workplace. In February 2015, Canada aligned WHMIS with…

Personal Protective Equipment

Posted on August 31, 2017 Uncategorised

WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHATEVER YOUR JOB…. USE THE RIGHT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT! If you’re unable to eliminate or minimize a safety hazard in your workplace through engineering controls or the use of safe work practices, you’ll need to ensure that workers have and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to…

Preventing Slips, Trips & Falls

Posted on August 16, 2017 Health and Safety

Workplace Safety Tips Preventing injuries in the workplace isn’t always complicated. A lot of injuries that occur are easily preventable with simple measures and increased situational awareness. From our 39 years of labour staffing experience, here are some basic tips on how to avoid some of the more common everyday…

The Perfect Summer Job?

Posted on June 16, 2017 Personal Advice

Summer work placements that provide students with experience for their resumes and an opportunity to practically apply what they have learned are highly sought after at this time of year. To gain relevant office, technical or corporate experience, many young professionals pursue co-op programs and internships; however, beyond these traditional…

The Issues Faced when Finding Temporary Work

Posted on April 28, 2017 Personal Advice

What are the biggest issues faced when finding temporary work? First off, when we talk about issues, it boils down to a few key elements. The first of which is: What is preventing our candidates from becoming more successful in finding positions? Ultimately, when our candidates succeed, we follow…

2016 Edmonton Tenure Awards

Posted on September 20, 2016 Business

At our most recent tenure awards in our Edmonton branch, DSS had 14 staff members receive awards based on their tenure of 5 years or more. Between all the staff members, the total years of experience is 150 years. Thank you to everyone for their continued hard work and dedication…

SURFING THE ALBERTA ECONOMY

Posted on September 16, 2016 Business

Summer is over, but we Albertans are still surfing the waves as the oil and gas industry yanks us up and down in our powerful ocean playground. This has been the Alberta way for decades, yet we still feel the exhilaration when at the top of a big wave. You…