health
CCOHS-OHCOW website focuses on occupational disease
Will help manufacturers increase their understanding of illnesses and ways to prevent them.
Forum 2019: The Changing World of Work
March 5th 2019The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) brings together leaders and stakeholders from government, labour, and workplaces for an event that explores the changing workforce, workplace and nature of work.
Talcum powder products may be harmful to lungs: feds
Draft assessment focuses on the safety of talc in such self-care products.
Saskatchewan First Nation passes its own legal cannabis law
Chief says the Muscowpetung First Nation’s law exceeds federal standards for cannabis use.
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Play it cool: How to avoid heat-related illnesses
Watch for signs of heat exhaustion among workers.
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Turn down the volume: How industrial noise affects worker health
How loud is your plant? Conduct an assessment or employee survey to identify sources, gauge noise level, and who is exposed.
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Concerned about how legalized pot impacts your company?
Some tools and information to help you see through the haze.
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Get organized: 10 tips for effective joint H&S meetings
Maximize the value of your management, plant floor committee.
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Workplace drug use: Legalized pot a buzz-killer for employers
How decriminalizing marijuana will impact management strategies.
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Stand-up jobs: How to relieve the fatigue
A variety of positions reduce the ill effects of prolonged standing.
Workplace substance use policies would help employers: report
Loss of productivity, absenteeism, increased costs cited as outcomes of unaddressed substance-use issues.
NC may test food near Chemours plant for industrial chemical
Chemicals released into the air were found in about 40% of the food samples collected within about 4 kilometres of the European factory.
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Big Tobacco miffed over health committee snub, opposes plain packaging
Will make it even easier for the contraband cigarette industry to thrive in Canada: Imperial Tobacco.
Baloney Meter: Coal curbing benefits claim mostly accurate
Pros cited are 260 avoided premature deaths” and 190,000 fewer days of breathing difficulty and reduced activity.
Partners in Prevention Conference 2018 – Shifting Landscapes in Health and Safety
May 1st 2018Presented by Workplace Safety & prevention Services. Conference features two days of keynote speakers, sessions, workshops and professional development courses. New extended sessions on the legal access to marijuana and its impact on the workplace and managing addictions: stress and…
