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The Institute for Work and Health (IWH) is looking for more Ontario companies to participate in a new research project aimed at developing health and safety leading indicators.
May 16, 2012 • Category: Hygiene Stories
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EDMONTON — A tile setter was rushed to hospital Wednesday after the ceiling of a steam room in the Edmonton Eskimos dressing room collapsed on him at Commonwealth Stadium.
Written by The Canadian Press
Thursday, 10 May 2012 08:03
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A coroner's inquest has begun in Burnaby, B.C., examining the deaths of three workers at a Metro Vancouver mushroom farm.
Written by The Canadian Press
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 11:06
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VANCOUVER — An American laboratory is examining dust samples from a northern British Columbia mill explosion that killed two workers, but the province's workplace safety agency is cautioning that sawdust from dry wood remains only one of several possible causes.
Written by By James Keller, The Canadian Press
Monday, 07 May 2012 12:24
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    One of the most rewarding parts of my professional practice is helping safety practitioners become Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (CRSP). As one of the providers of courses, study materials and practice questions, I meet a great number of safety people struggling to take in and retain huge volumes of information…
    Written by Alan D. Quilley, CRSP
    Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:25
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    When I interviewed George Gritziotis, Ontario’s chief prevention officer, a few months ago, he spoke about the need to focus prevention efforts on vulnerable workers — those who, due to age, newness of work, literacy level, cultural barriers, mental and physical state or precariousness of employment, are at higher risk…
    Written by Mari-len De Guzman
    Friday, 04 May 2012 12:47
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    The risks posed by alcohol use in the workplace from a health and safety perspective are obvious, but it has far-reaching consequences beyond health and safety.   Unless an impaired worker is held to be contributorily negligent, he or she is still entitled to benefits if the injury occurred in the…
    Written by Goldie Bassi
    Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:54
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