Slips, trips, and falls are a major source of workplace injuries in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut every year. Between 2017 and 2021, over 20% of WSCC claims were caused by slips, trips, and falls. Falls caused by slips and trips often lead to sprains and strains. In the worst cases, these incidents can result in traumatic injuries.
Representatives from the Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation group were thankful to participate in the Wekweetì Tourism Workshop delivered by the GNWT’s Industry, Tourism & Investment Department April 17 and 18.
Educational, creative and inspiring discussions were held with community leaders, staff of the Tłı̨chǫ Government & Community Government, as well as community members, who were all very proud, engaged and passionate about discussing tourism opportunities within and around their beautiful community of Wekweetì.
Good morning, everyone, our safety program is showing us that slips trips and falls, along with back injuries are our two leading factors for having lost time injuries over the past two years. We must raise awareness, and all must be more diligent as to their surroundings and what their bodies are telling them, make the necessary changes to prevent these injuries.
Tłı̨chǫ Property Management is looking for an experienced, organized, reliable, and dependable General Maintenance worker to join our team located in Whatì, NT,
Duties and Responsibilities:
Hand injuries account for 80 percent of all occupational injuries. This is because the hands are engaged in almost all activities on the job. Can you imagine any occupation that does not make use of the hand?
Hand Safety Dos and Don’ts
Make sure your workers learn and remember these hand safety dos and don’ts.
Tłı̨chǫ Firefighting Services (TFS) is 100% Indigenous Owned by Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation. We are currently accepting applications for our seasonal firefighting project located in the four Tłı̨chǫ communities: Behchokǫ̀, Whatì, Gamètì, and Wekweètì.
Type 1 Firefighter/Alternate Firefighter
As part of the TFS team, the Type 1 Firefighter/Alternate Firefighter will report to the Crew Lead.
Responsibilities:
As we all use extension cords at work and at home, we have some tips for the use of them. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that each year, about 4,000 injuries associated with electric extension cords are treated in hospital emergency rooms. About half of the injuries involve fractures, lacerations, contusions, or sprains from people tripping over extension cords.
Lac La Martre Adventures is owned by Tłı̨chǫ Adventures (a subsidary of Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation). This remote fly-in fishing lodge is located on its own island in Lac La Martre; in the Northwest Territories.
We are a small collaborative team with a goal of providing excellent experiences to guests engaging in a remote wilderness adventure.
Our work environment includes:
Everyone seems to be on edge these days so let’s sit ack for a moment, breath and work together as a team reducing our stresses, lets think of ways of controlling our stresses. Many of us are faced with stress everyday, but we might not know how to deal with it. It is important to learn how to handle stress because it can affect our performance and relationships in our work and home. At work, stress can lead to distraction and cause an unfortunate accident.