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Jodi Huettner
Aug 8, 20232 min read
BCCSA 2022
In November of 2022, Jodi Huettner was featured as a keynote speaker at the annual British Columbia Construction Safety Alliance Forum...
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Jodi Huettner
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Advocacy for Women's Fit and PPE (3)
Exciting Update and CALL TO ACTION: Complete the CSA Survey for Canadian Women who rely on PPE for safety on the job When last I wrote in...
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Jodi Huettner
Sep 17, 20213 min read
Advocacy for Women's Fit & PPE (2): CSA Z96 Public Review
After my last blog, Part 1 of this series, much has happened. I was notified as soon as the revisions of the CSA Z96-15 High Visibility...
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Jodi Huettner
Jul 20, 20214 min read
The Story of the Women's Coveralls Innovation Project
Here's a high-level recap of how Helga Wear's Eileen Flyaways were created and put into service on our Victoria and North Vancouver...
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Jodi Huettner
Jul 16, 20213 min read
Canadian Manufacturing Miracle Thx to SheEO and #RadicalGenerosity
For those of you who follow the Helga Wear story, you know that my last blog (Three Reasons I Chose to Offshore ) did not come lightly....
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Jodi Huettner
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Advocacy for Women’s PPE and proper fit - An Audience with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
A few months ago, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) invited me to sit on their upcoming committee to revise the High Visibility...
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Jodi Huettner
Jun 22, 20213 min read
Boots to Boardroom: OSH Professional's Support for Workplace Bullying and Harassment Investigations
As West Coast Champion for Canada's Women in Occupational Health & Safety Society (WOHSS), I am pleased to have facilitated a lively and...
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Jodi Huettner
May 26, 20214 min read
3 Reasons I Chose to Offshore
I have to say, I cringed as I wrote that title, because I love my community here in East Vancouver. It has always been my goal to...
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Jodi Huettner
May 11, 20213 min read
Boots to Boardroom Covid-19 Discussion
Friday April 30th was my 4th Boots to Boardroom Happy Hour as West Coast Champion for the Women in Occupational Health and Safety...
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Jodi Huettner
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Babcock Get's FIT With Women's Coveralls!
We are pleased to announce that Babcock Canada's Victoria Shipyard now supports their tradeswomen with body-specific coveralls - the...
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Jodi Huettner
Nov 16, 20202 min read
Speak UP in your Daily JSA
Slips trips and falls account for no less than 60,000 workplace injuries per year in Canada - 15% of all time-loss injuries accepted by...
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Jodi Huettner
Nov 12, 20201 min read
News from the front lines of the battle for women's coveralls
Without giving too much away, I wanted to let you in on the exciting work going on behind the scenes in Helga's world. I was surfing the...
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Jodi Huettner
Nov 9, 20202 min read
Imagine
Recently, I was having a Friday afternoon work and de-stress session with fellow SheEO CEO, Barbara Alinker. It was a comfort to have...
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Jodi Huettner
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Helping Small Businesses Survive
Currently the world is in uncharted territory - well, at least uncharted since 1918. Here is an interesting article about that...
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Helga Team
Nov 27, 20191 min read
Helga Wear CEO and Founder, Jodi Huettner, Makes SheEO Semi-finalist
and....We're IN! Time to Semi-Celebrate! SheEO is a global initiative designed to radically transform the way we finance, support, and...
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Jodi Huettner
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Field Testing with the Tradeswomen of Seaspan
When I first presented the overalls I had made that improved my field game by an hour (plus) a day excitement filled the room. "What the...
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Helga Team
Nov 26, 20191 min read
CBC Stats of Life Follow Up Release
We are pleased to announce that CBC's released a follow up to the Stats of Life episode featuring our founder Jodi Huettner!
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Jodi Huettner
Nov 21, 20193 min read
Why I partnered with EMBERS Staffing Solutions
On Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Helga Wear proudly sponsored the first-ever Lady Roughneck Social, a benefit for EMBERS Staffing...
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Jodi Huettner
Apr 18, 20192 min read
THE “BABE” INCIDENT
Being a woman in a male-dominated industry can be very challenging. The increase in women in some industries and roles happened rapidly...
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Jodi Huettner
Apr 2, 20191 min read
Goal SMASHED - survey results doubled almost overnight
So, something crazy happened last week.... Michelle Neil, Red Seal Endorsement (RSE), came out to a Helga Wear health and safety share in...
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