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Can workplace safety can relieve pressure on an overburdened health care system?

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-30
Mississauga, ON – Canadians are paying more than ever for a health care system that is under strain and in need of transformation. Glen Hodgson, senior vice president and chief economist with the Conference Board of Canada, will speak...

Nova Scotia to offer free e-learning courses on occupational health and safety topics

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-25
Hamilton, ON - As part of its new workplace safety strategy announced on March 20, 2013, the Government of Nova Scotia has partnered with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to provide Nova Scotia citizens free access...

April 28 is Canada's National Day of Mourning: Remembering workers' lives lost or injured

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-24
Hamilton, ON – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is reminding employees and employers that Sunday, April 28, 2013, is National Day of Mourning in Canada. This day is set aside to honour those workers across...

Canadian CEOs exchange views on the economics of a healthy workforce

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-23
Mississauga, ON – Facing significant economic pressures and a transforming workforce, successful CEOs have recognized the correlation between health and safety leadership and business outcomes. Four leading Canadian CEOs will discuss...

The 10-second race: Better eyewash stations reduce injury

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-09
Chemical eye burns don’t stop burning. Unlike an impact or abrasion, where damage is done in an instant, chemical burns keep on doing harm until the hazardous substance is removed from the eye. Minimizing injury is, therefore, a race...

Personal Protective Equipment: From Head to Toe

Source: Print Archives | 2013-04-01
Using your head on the job is just one way to keep safe, but it’s also important to know that standards are helping reduce the severity of a wide range of injuries, from head to toe.

BC sawmill destroyed in explosion will be rebuilt

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-22
Prince George, BC — A sawmill destroyed by a deadly blast in Prince George, BC, last year will be rebuilt. The Sinclar Group Forest Products company says final design plans haven’t been completed, but it intends to rebuild the...

Safety trailers to use remote monitors to optimize operations at remote jobsites

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-22
Springfield, PA - To reduce maintenance costs and improve customer service related to the performance of its safety trailers used on remote worksites, Nomadic Safety is installing remote monitors from Global Monitoring on its trailers to track...

Fake hard hats prompt UK safety warning

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-12
Oxford, England – UK-based safety equipment manufacturer JSP has warned customers to watch out for counterfeit hard hats after fakes were found in the United Kingdom.

Ontario government extends date of repeal of engineering's 'Industrial Exception' from March 1 to September 1

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-11
Toronto – Those responsible for professional engineering work in Ontario in relation to production machinery or equipment now have longer to become licensed by Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). On February 27, the Government of...

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