OHS Canada 25th Anniversary Best Editorial

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OHS Canada Best Editorial
Dean Jobb 1. WESTRAY: (April/May 1998)

The Westray Conundrum
Westray won an award as Canada’s safest mine barely a month before it sent 26 men to their deaths. Six years later, with the release of the report of the Westray Inquiry, a baffling and disturbing picture emerges that should make every health and safety professional think long and hard about how safety systems fail. Go To View Story
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Nicolette Beharie & Angela Stelmakowich 2. BILL C-45: (March 2003)

There Oughta Be A Law
Ottawa has promised to table legislation that would help ensure corporations are held criminally accountable for poor safety practices on the job.  Go To View Story
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William M. Glenn 3. WHMIS: (January/February 2005)

Plan of Zeal
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System burst onto the scene to become Canada’s hazard communication standard in the late 1980s. Within the next few years, however, the familiar face of WHMIS is expected to get a fresh new look.
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Jean Lian

 4. CONFINED SPACES: (December 2007)

Final Descent
Good intention, an unforeseen response, a preventable accident. Four lives were lost when, one by one, the individuals entered a sump at an inactive mine in British Columbia. A reclamation project, it seems, transformed a once-safe work area into a deadly zone.
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Jason Contant 5. VIOLENCE: (April/May 2008)

Shock & Tell
There were signs. There were concerns. There were mistakes. The death of nurse Lori Dupont at the hands of her former lover and colleague, Dr. Marc Daniel, shows the need to deal with disruptive behaviour and adopt worker protections in a timely manner.
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Dr. Peter Strahlendorf 6. OH&S COMMITTEES:
(January/February 2007)

Is Your Committee Effective?
Oh&s committees are often assessed on their efficiency, not effectiveness. Could an individualist or collective approach set your committee on the right path? Will work and safety be integrated, or will an adversarial climate be created? Go To View Story