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Utility industry sets zero target |
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Canadian firms getting closer to goal |
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Written by Mari-Len De Guzman
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
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Zero may be the worst possible mark in the academic realm, but in the workplace, it’s exactly what safety professionals are aiming for. The Electrical and Safety Utilities Association (EUSA) has been working with its member companies towards a similar goal. Launched in 2004, ZeroQuest was established as a tool for instituting an integrated health and safety system in the workplace, envisioned to lead the industry towards its target of zero lost time injuries by 2011.
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COS online launches new Video Library |
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Written by COS staff
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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Canadian Occupational Safety introduces the new Video Library, adding to its roster of quality online content. Through the Video Library, readers can browse through our professionally created and well-edited collection of quality videos of news and events within the health and safety community. |
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Feds add workplace violence to OHS law |
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Labour chief addresses bullying at NAOSH Week launch |
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Written by Mari-Len De Guzman
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
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Provisions for the prevention of workplace violence will soon be part of the federal occupational health and safety regulation, according to Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.
Blackburn made the announcement at the Canadian launch of the North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week in Ottawa on May 5th.
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Honeywell buys PPE maker Norcross Safety |
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Written by Mari-Len De Guzman
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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Honeywell International will soon be playing in the personal protective equipment space, after it announced a definitive agreement to acquire Norcross Safety Products. John Greer, vice-president of marketing for North Safety, a subsidiary of Norcross, made the announcement at the Health and Safety Canada 2008 trade show, held in Toronto last week.
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Machine safety technologies gain momentum |
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Are workplaces catching up with innovation? |
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Written by Michelle Morra
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Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
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Seatbelts took awhile to catch on when introduced to the market but have become an acknowledged, life-saving device for drivers. Workers in industrial plants, too, have come to accept safety devices as a necessary part of their routine. In some cases, they use them as automatically as seatbelts.
Despite this progress, why are workers still getting injured or killed by machinery?
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Paying tribute to forest workers kiled on the job |
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Ceremonies in B.C. mark Day of Mourning |
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Written by Tanner Elton
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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On April 28th, B.C. workers and employers pause at Day of Mourning ceremonies throughout the province to remember and honour those who have lost their lives, been injured or made ill on the job.
The BC Forest Safety Council supports this national day of reflection and its members recommit to
ensuring all workers return from work safely everyday to their friends
and families.
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Construction tops Alberta’s workplace fatality list |
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Over 400 deaths in ten years |
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Written by COS staff
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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Alberta’s construction industry has the highest number of workplace fatality over the last 10 years, according to latest statistics from the province’s Ministry of Employment and Immigration.
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Ontario meets injury cuts target, says labour chief |
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Written by Mari-Len De Guzman
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Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
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The province of Ontario has met its goal of reducing workplace injuries by 20 per cent over a four-year period, according to Minister of Labour Brad Duguid, as he addressed thousands of health and safety professionals at the opening ceremony of Health and Safety Canada 2008. |
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COS, CBC Radio win Russ Ramsay award |
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Michelle Morra recognized for oil and gas industry feature |
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Written by Mari-Len De Guzman
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
Journalists from Canadian Occupational Safety magazine and CBC Radio in Thunder Bay, Ont. became the first recipients of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association’s new Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health and Safety Reporting. The award was presented by IAPA president and CEO Maureen Shaw at the opening ceremony of the Health and Safety Canada 2008 conference and trade show in Toronto this week.
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WSIB rebate controversy sparks review |
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Mahoney urges labour groups, employers to ‘calm down’ |
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Written by Mari-Len De Guzman
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
Beleaguered WSIB chair Steve Mahoney has urged labour groups and employers to keep a cool head amid the controversy surrounding his agency’s employer rebate program. Labour groups, meanwhile, have called for Mahoney's resignation.
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Reasonable defence for reasonable belief |
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Will this due diligence argument work for you? |
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Written by Neil Gobardhan
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
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In R. v. Grant Forest Products Inc. and
Wabi Development Corporation, the Ontario Court of Justice recently made a
pronouncement on the due diligence defence known as “reasonable belief in
mistaken facts.”
Consequently, the defence of reasonable
belief in mistaken facts is important for all professionals working in an
industry marked by regulatory compliance.
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