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Industrial hygienists offer help for Haiti quake victims

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In response to the devastation in Haiti, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is compiling contact information for industrial hygiene resources that relief agencies can refer to for advice and assistance, AIHA said in a statement....

Hygiene Stories | COS staff | Monday, 18 January 2010

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New return-to-work regulation targets construction

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Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) requires employers to offer to re-employ workers following a workplace injury. This obligation lasts for a specified period of time and was put into place to protect workers from being terminated by their employers for any reason surrounding the injury or their claim...

David Marchione | Thursday, 22 January 2009

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Drug testing standoff

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision, Alberta (Human Rights and Citizenship Commission) v. Kellogg Brown & Root (Canada) Company, upheld an employer’s pre-employment drug testing program relating to a casual drug user who tested positive and was dismissed....

Raj Anand | Tuesday, 11 November 2008

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Machine guarding needs strict compliance

Can an employer properly use a procedural instruction in lieu of a physical guard on machinery or equipment? Can a deliberate decision by workers not to use such a procedural instruction in itself afford a due diligence defence to a guarding charge?  In a decision issued by Ontario’s highest court on Nov. 1 ...

Cheryl A. Edwards and Kevin D. MacNeill | Monday, 25 February 2008

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What you see is what you get

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BW Technologies by Honeywell says its new GasAlert Quattro portable multi-gas detector provides visual compliance functionality that reduces time spent inspecting or manually checking gas monitors. GasAlert Quattro’s IntelliFlash feature involves a green safety light that flashes continuously for visual confirmation of detector operation and compliance, ensuring the unit is ...

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Seeing red

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The new 3M Noise Indicator alerts users to potentially dangerous noise levels, helping identify areas where hearing protection may need to be worn, the company says. The Noise Indicator can be easily clipped on to a shirt or jacket, and features an LED light that delivers a clear indication when ...

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Lightweight device for heavy noise

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Casella USA’s CEL-350 dBadge micro noise dosimeter is compact and lightweight, designed to measure the noise exposure of an employee over the working day and to ensure compliance with strict OSHA, NIOSH or ISO (European) regulations. Users can comfortably wear the compact CEL-350 dBadge all day by attaching it to ...

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