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With locations in Courtenay and Comox, WesternOne​ is your one-stop shop on Vancouver Island for tool and equipment rentals and sales. WesternOne's Comox location is also North Vancouver Island's only authorized Polaris ATV and Ranger/RZR Utility Vehicles dealer, and Vancouver Island's exclusive dealer for Polaris snowmobiles. Factory-trained and factory-certified Silver/Gold technicians are on hand for any servicing or repair need, and financing is available. For more information, call 250.339.4518 (local) or 1.877.339.4518 (toll-free). You can also use their Request a Quote online form.

In addition to equipment rentals and sales, WesternOne now offers IVES Operator Certification Training. While a license is not required to operate forklifts and other lifts, employers must ensure that employees have been trained to current standards and have the documentation on hand to prove it. WesternOne will teach you everything you need to know about safely operating counterbalance forklifts, rough-terrain forklifts, scissor lifts, and aerial lifts. 

IVES Operator Certification Training includes theory, practical training, and evaluation. When an employee successfully completes the training, he or she receives a certificate and wallet card. The employer, in turn, receives copies of all documentation, including theory and practical test records. IVES certification courses meet or exceed all applicable safety requirements, industry standards, and government regulations. Training is available in a classroom setting or on-site.

To learn more, call Greg Phelps, IVES Certified Trainer, at 250.667.0665 or WesternOne in Courtenay at 250.331.0748. Safety is their goal — make it your goal, too!

Providing a safe workplace saves time, money, and, most importantly, workers’ lives. Double A Safety Services has extensive experience in implementing workplace safety for small, medium, and large construction projects throughout Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Owner Alana Gow is a Certified Health and Safety Consultant, Certified Safety Officer, and is currently working towards obtaining her Certified Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation.

Double A Safety Services can help you with safety training, evaluating current safety procedures, program development, safety documentation, and due diligence procedures. They’ll also work with you to ensure that your company’s safety documentation meets BC Construction Safety Alliance (COR) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH & S) compliance requirements. Double A Safety Services can also assist companies with work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE safety manual development, and claims management.

For a free safety consultation, call Double A Safety Services at 250.914.4699.

Double A Safety Services supports the Vancouver Island construction industry by helping businesses maintain and energize the integrity of their safety program.

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services brings experience in workplace safety from large and small construction projects to help companies of all sizes with safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation, and due diligence procedures.

Double A Safety Services can help you with safety training, evaluating current safety procedures, program development, safety documentation, and due diligence procedures. They’ll also work with you to ensure that your company’s safety documentation meets BC Construction Safety Alliance (COR) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH & S) compliance requirements. Double A Safety Services can also assist companies with work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE safety manual development, and claims management.

Double A Safety Services can work with your business to develop a health and safety program to the best industry standards for your company. Call 250.914.4699 today for a free consultation.

Give workplace accidents the boot with the help of Double A Safety Services on Vancouver Island!

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services helps companies of all sizes improve and maintain the integrity of their workplace safety programs. Their extensive experience in implementing workplace safety for small, medium, and large construction projects throughout Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan will ensure a top-notch safety program for your company.

Double A Safety Services can help you with safety training, evaluating current safety procedures, program development, safety documentation, and due diligence procedures. They’ll also work with you to ensure that your company’s safety documentation meets BC Construction Safety Alliance (COR) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH & S) compliance requirements. Double A Safety Services can also assist companies with work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE safety manual development, and claims management.

Providing a safe workplace saves time, money, and, most importantly, workers’ lives. Double A Safety Services will work with your business to develop a health and safety program that meets best industry standards. Call them today for a free consultation at 250.914.4699.

Double A Safety Services supports the Vancouver Island construction industry by helping businesses maintain and energize the integrity of their safety programs.

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services brings experience in workplace safety from large and small construction projects to help companies of all sizes with safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation and due diligence procedures.

Double A Safety Services will work with you to ensure that your company’s complete documentation requirements are met for BC Construction Safety Alliance (COR) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) compliance.

In addition, Double A Safety Services offers safe work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE safety manual development, and claims management to support your company in getting work done efficiently and safely.

Providing a safe workplace saves time, money, and, most importantly, workers’ lives. Double A Safety Services will work with your business to develop a health and safety program that meets best industry standards. Call them today for a free consultation at 250.914.4699.

Double A Safety Services supports the Vancouver Island construction industry by helping businesses maintain and energize the integrity of their safety programs.

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services brings experience in workplace safety from large and small construction projects to help companies of all sizes with safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation and due diligence procedures.

Double A Safety Services will work with you to ensure that your company’s complete documentation requirements are met for BC Construction Safety Alliance (COR) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) compliance.

In addition, Double A Safety Services offers safe work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE safety manual development, and claims management to support your company in getting work done efficiently and safely.

Providing a safe workplace saves time, money, and, most importantly, workers’ lives. Double A Safety Services will work with your business to develop a health and safety program that meets best industry standards. Call them today for a free consultation at 250.914.4699.

Make your workers and job sites safer with the help of Double A Safety Services!

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services helps companies of all sizes improve and maintain the integrity of their workplace safety programs. Their extensive experience in implementing workplace safety for small, medium, and large construction projects throughout Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan will ensure a top-notch safety program for your company.

Double A Safety Services can help you with safety training, evaluating current safety procedures, program development, safety documentation, and due diligence procedures. They’ll also work with you to ensure that your company’s safety documentation meets BC Construction Safety Alliance (COR) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH & S) compliance requirements. Double A Safety Services can also assist companies with work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE safety manual development, and claims management.

Providing a safe workplace saves time, money, and, most importantly, workers’ lives. Double A Safety Services will work with your business to develop a health and safety program that meets best industry standards. Call them today for a free consultation at 250.914.4699.

Double A Safety Services supports the Vancouver Island construction industry by helping businesses maintain and energize the integrity of their safety program. 

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services brings experience in workplace safety from large and small construction projects to help companies of all sizes with safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation and due diligence procedures. 

Double A Safety Services will work with you to ensure that your company’s complete documentation requirements are met for COR & OH & S compliance.  

In addition Double A Safety offers safe work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE Safety manual development, claims management and much more to support your company in getting work done efficiently and safely.

Double A Safety can work with your business develop a health and safety program to the best industry standards for your company. Contact them today at 250.914.4699.

Double A Safety Services supports the Vancouver Island construction industry by helping companies develop, maintain and energize their workplace safety programs. 

Based in Campbell River, Double A Safety brings experience in workplace safety from large and small construction projects to help companies of all sizes with safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation and due diligence procedures. In addition Double A Safety offers safe work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE Safety manual development, claims management and much more to support your company in getting work done efficiently and safely.

Double A Safety Services can work with your company to develop a Health and Safety Program to the best industry standards for your company, and help to ensure that your company’s complete documentation requirements are met for COR & OH & S compliance.

Contact them today at 250.914.4699.

At Elemental Energy Advisors, their main focus will always be always energy efficiency, but their certified energy advisors now say the often find themselves considering the air quality and environment of new homes.

"We find ourselves looking closer at ensuring our homes have a healthy living environment," says certified energy advisor Cristi Sacht.

New homes today are being constructed with a brand new BC Building Code which offers many changes to ensure a better build, she explains, but which has yet to launch the new Ventilation Requirements or Energy Efficiency Measures. These are forecasted to come into affect late 2013 or early 2014.

"Where does that leave us? Well we are finding that homes today are being built more air tight and that can cause come areas of concern, if the home does not have a balanced mechanical ventilation system," Sacht explains. "Combustion spillage can be a result, where combustion gases back draft into your home and is a serious health hazard. Combustion gases can contain toxic compounds and inhaling these gases can lead to health problems ranging from nuisance headaches to serious illness, including unconsciousness or death."  

Know the facts on your new home - have it EnerGuide Rated and Air Leakage Tested to ensure a healthy living environment for your family. To find out whether your home has combustion spillage, what your EnerGuide Rating is or to be eligible for cash incentives for building green, contact Elemental Energy Advisors on Vancouver Island today - call them today at 250.830.8000.

Workplace injuries are not always immediately apparent, especially in cases of exposure to dangerous materials or chemicals. Following Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and MSDS Personal Protective Equipment Requirements on the material safety data sheets, is the best way to ensure your long term health, reminds Alana Gow of Double A Safety Services on Vancouver Island.

She points to an article from the Canadian Cancer Society about the risks of exposure to asbestos:

"Exposure to asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma. Asbestos fibres are very fine and if you breathe them in, they can make their way deep into the smallest airways of your lungs. Once lodged deep in the lungs, the fibres do not escape when you breathe out and can’t be coughed out. The fibres sometimes make their way through the lung and settle in the pleura. This can cause pleural mesothelioma or other lung diseases, such as asbestosis. The fine asbestos fibres can also be swallowed and settle in the digestive system. From there, they can move into the peritoneum, causing peritoneal mesothelioma.

You can be exposed to asbestos either directly, by working with asbestos, or living or working where asbestos was released from building materials or other asbestos products or indirectly, living with an asbestos worker and being exposed to the asbestos dust that is brought home on clothing and hair.

Mesothelioma may not appear until 15 to 40 years after exposure to asbestos. Some people develop mesothelioma without knowing they’ve been exposed to asbestos."

Following proper workplace safety procedures can help keep you safe today and in the future. Employers or employees looking for help in reviewing or developing safety plans for their workplace can contact Double A Safety Services on Vancouver Island. Double A Safety provides safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation and due diligence procedures.

Double A Safety Services supports the Vancouver Island construction industry with the timely completion of construction projects, by helping companies maintain and energize the integrity of their safety program. 

Based in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, Double A Safety Services will help to ensure that your company’s complete documentation requirements are met for COR & OH & S compliance. Double A Safety brings experience in workplace safety from large and small construction projects to help companies from 10 employees to 200 employees with safety training, evaluation, development, safety documentation and due diligence procedures. 

In addition Double A Safety offers safe work practice development to industry best practices, incident investigation, workplace safety inspection services, HSE Safety manual development, claims management and much more to support your company in getting work done efficiently and safely.

Double A Safety can work with your Company to develop a Health and Safety Program to the best industry standards for your Company. Contact them today, using the button below.