Increased respiratory illness, workplace violence top reasons for staff absence in health and safety report

HALDIMAND — Haldimand County’s 2023 health and safety performance report has revealed that paramedics and Grandview Lodge employees have been facing an increase of work-related injury or illness preventing an immediate return to work – due largely to Covid exposures and increased violence from those they serve. Council received the report at a meeting on February 6, 2024 for discussion…