Great Links

We hope you'll find these links helpful and enjoyable. * If you would like to suggest a link, please e-mail us and put the link in the subject line.

Safety Sites

Great Sites for finding information on safety regulations, supplies, etc.

http://www.acsa-safety.org/ – The Alberta Construction Safety Association offers a lot of great resources and courses.

http://www.osha.gov – Although this is a U.S. Government Site, it is a huge resource for anyone in the health and safety field.

http://www.safetycouncil.ab.ca – Alberta Safety Council. We are certified to teach under ASC in Forklift & ATV. They also offer a lot of other courses – especially motorcycle training.

http://www.redcross.ca – The Red Cross is the world's largest humanitarian organization. Pro Safety is a proud to be associated with the Red Cross as an Authorized provider. Please contact the Red Cross if you would like to donate to people in crisis, or to find out about volunteer opportunities.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations/GENERAL/T/tdg/menu.htm – Get the straight goods on Transportation of Dangerous Goods from the horse’s mouth. (sorry – I mean the government department which oversees it)

http://www3.gov.ab.ca/HRE/whs/law/ohs.asp – Alberta Government Website, where you can download all the OH & S regulations for free! Or you can order them online from the Queen’s printer.

Running Sites

We are runners and would love to share a few of our favourite sites with you. If you are stressed, or feeling a little sluggish, we highly recommend running / walking as a great, economical way to de-stress and increase energy.

(Disclaimer: Always consult your doctor before beginning any type of exercise program.)

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ – If you don’t have a GPS, or other runner’s gizmos, and you want to know how far you’ve run without driving in your car, THIS SITE is the best ! Working with Google Earth, you can find your house and start recording: It will tell you distance (metric or imperial), show splits, and even tell you how many calories you burned. You will be happy you visited this site – if only you get this one great link out of it!

http://run-down.com/statistics/calc.php – A great race predictor based on your earlier performance.

http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=1676 – A great training pace calculator.

http://www.runnersworld.com – Everything you wanted to know about running and then some – a lot of great links from this site

http://www.csgnetwork.com/runracepacecalc.html – Enter your distance and time and it will tell you your pace.

http://run.dolphinstreet.com/ – A free online running log – for those of us who are too lazy to write).

http://www.brooksrunning.com/life/rwr480.html – A great video that shamelessly promotes Brooks running shoes, but has a great tune and taps into some of the motivation of why we run.

http://www.time-to-run.com – Lots of great stuff about running.

Faith/Social Action Sites

These are sites that we have found helpful or inspiring. Jesus said: “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” ( Matthew 25:40, NIV) Please take a minute to check some of these out.

http://alpha.org – Interested in exploring faith with absolutely no pressure? The Alpha course is a great place to start (comes complete with free meals or dessert!) Check this site for a course near you.

http://www.salvationarmy.ca – The Salvation Army. Whether you like the military model or not, you will agree that the Sally Ann does a huge amount of good in this world full of hurting and needy people.

http://www.compassion.ca/ – We went to Africa and saw first hand the good work that Compassion is doing. (We'd be happy to tell you all about our trip!) Please consider sponsoring a child with Compassion. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day, you can provide the essentials for a needy child.

http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ – Hopefully the title says it all! Check it out to be challenged (or just to see the great videos from Bono or Nelson Mandela).

http://www.one.org/ – Official website of the “one” campaign, an innovative effort to end world poverty.

http://esa-online.org/ – Website of Evangelicals for Social Action, founded by Ron Sider, the author of Rich Christians in a World of Hunger.

http://www.sojo.net/ – Home of Jim Wallace and Sojourner Magazine.