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FOCUS ON: Safety Issues & Regulation in the Healthcare Industry

Here's a look at the hazards workers in the healthcare industry face and how the jurisdictions regulate healthcare safety and hazards in their OHS laws.

By |2017-02-01T00:00:00-08:00February 1, 2017|Airborne Hazards, Alberta, Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, Drugs & Alcohol, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, Hot Work / Welding, Housekeeping/Hygiene, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, OHS Program, Ontario, TOPIC, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Violence|0 Comments
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Develop an Avalanche Safety Plan to Protect Workers in Backcountry Areas

If your workers are exposed to the risk of avalanches, conduct a risk assessment and, if necessary, develop and implement an avalanche safety plan.

By |2017-02-01T00:00:00-08:00February 1, 2017|Alberta, Back Safety, Cold Stress, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Hazard Assessment, Health & Safety, Health & Wellness, JURISDICTION, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Return-To-Work, TOPIC, Training|0 Comments
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NIOSH Develops Fatigue Prevention Training for Alaska Pilots

NIOSH released a fatigue prevention training program for pilots in Alaska. Safety professionals for aviation companies in northern Canada should review it.

By |2017-01-31T00:00:00-08:00January 31, 2017|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Fatigue, Health & Wellness, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Safety Management, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|0 Comments
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Fines & Additional Penalties Imposed on 3 Companies for Fisheries Violations

Three companies were charged with violating the Fisheries Act as

By |2017-01-30T08:00:00-08:00January 30, 2017|Articles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Due Diligence, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental, Hazard Assessment, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC|0 Comments
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Firefighter’s Lawsuit over Eye Injury Barred by Workers’ Comp Law

A fire department reopened a training tower that had been

By |2024-01-16T10:52:27-08:00January 30, 2017|Cold Stress, Emergency Preparedness, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, PPE, TOPIC, Training, Workers' Compensation|0 Comments
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Defective Plank in Scaffold Results in Worker’s Fall and $85,000 Fine

A crew was dismantling a scaffold that had been erected

By |2017-01-30T00:00:00-08:00January 30, 2017|Emergency Preparedness, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, OHS Program, PPE, Return-To-Work, TOPIC|0 Comments
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TRENCHES & EXCAVATIONS: How to Comply with Shoring Requirements

Here?s a look what you need to do to comply with the shoring requirements and ensure the safety of workers in and near excavations and trenches.

By |2024-02-07T11:50:34-08:00January 25, 2017|Back Safety, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Confined Spaces, Contractors, Emergency Preparedness, Ergonomics, Excavation & Trenching, Health & Wellness, Inspection & Incident Reporting, JURISDICTION, Manitoba, OHS Leadership, OHS Program, Ontario, PPE, Québec, Saskatchewan, TOPIC, Training, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving, Workplace Stress|0 Comments
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