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Hazmat
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Location, Location, Location
Looking at the space configuration and proximity to hazardous substances are key considerations when determining the best location for installing an emergency shower or eyewash. The greater the danger of contamination, the closer the emergency shower and eyewash should be…
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Common Reasons for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Station Non-compliance
Industrial and chemical workplaces are required, by law, to meet all safety expectations and take the necessary precautions to ensure that the work environment reflects the industry. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) outlines requirements specifically for the placement, installation…
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Partners in Eye Protection
Safety glasses can protect a worker’s eyes, but protective eyewear is not foolproof. When blinding dust or chemicals get into a worker’s eye, eyewash stations and emergency showers are needed to decontaminate a worker’s eyes or body immediately. “We hope…
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Police won’t face investigation for failed attempts to save OD victims
TORONTO – Ontario police officers who unsuccessfully administer naloxone to someone overdosing on opioids will no longer face an investigation by the province’s police watchdog. The Ontario government says it has amended a regulation under the Police Services Act so…
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No injuries or spills after five cars of freight train derail in Toronto
TORONTO – CN Rail says nobody was injured when five cars of a freight train derailed in Toronto early Sunday morning. Company spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says the train cars went off the tracks in Toronto’s east end.He says no dangerous…
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NEB orders tighter safety measures at B.C. site of natural gas pipeline blast
VICTORIA – The National Energy Board has issued new safety orders for a pipeline explosion site in north-central British Columbia to strictly monitor natural gas flows to protect people and the environment. The federal regulator said in a statement Friday…
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Ammonia leak at B.C. facility that makes dog food prompts evacuation
LANGLEY, B.C. – An ammonia leak at a dog-food manufacturing facility in the Township of Langley south of Vancouver has forced the evacuation of an industrial area. Deputy fire chief Bruce Ferguson says the ammonia leaked when a refrigeration system…
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Company extracting metals from asbestos waste gets $12M from Ottawa
Ottawa gave $12 million on Friday to help a company extract magnesium from the waste of closed asbestos mines – despite warnings from Quebec’s public health officers that the province’s workplace protections are still lacking. The federal funding for Alliance…
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Canada’s ban on asbestos to take effect but mining residues are exempt
OTTAWA – Canada’s new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sifting through the waste left over from decades of mining asbestos to look for magnesium. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is set to announce the new regulations on…
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Blast site at Irving Oil refinery remains ‘hot zone’ that is off limits
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – A week after a fiery explosion at Canada’s largest oil refinery rocked the east side of Saint John, N.B., investigators say they have yet to examine the blast site because it remains a “hot zone.” At…
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Strengthening oceans protection with new marine environmental response equipment
VICTORIA, Sept. 7, 2018 /CNW/ – Through the Oceans Protections Plan, the Government of Canada is working to improve our country’s capacity to prevent and respond to environmental emergencies. Ensuring the Canadian Coast Guard has the equipment it needs to lead…
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Government of Canada delivers marine safety training and barges to Northern communities through the Oceans Protection Plan
HAY RIVER, NT (Oct. 14, 2018) – Protecting the marine environment and all users of Canada’s oceans and waterways is of paramount importance. The Government of Canada, under the Oceans Protection Plan, is making sure our coasts are protected in a…
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Preparing for Accidental Releases
Leaving worker safety to chance in environments where spills are possible is not an option. For those tasked with clean-up and containment, a well-thought-out spill response plan is in order. But a plan only takes safety so far; it must…
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Pipelines safer than rail for transportation of crude: Fraser Institute
The debate over what is considered the safest method of transporting oil is nothing new. The various stakeholders — depending on their political agenda and interests at stake — all have different views on the issue. For The Fraser Institute,…
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Hot and Bothered
Emergency responders who are tasked with cleaning up spills need apparel that provides all-rounded protection from the substances they are trying to remediate as well as suit the conditions in which they work. But how can workplaces that require head-to-toe…
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Responding to Spills
On February 24, two transport trucks in Toronto collided on highway 401, spilling diesel onto the road. In October 2017, a chemical spill at a recycling facility in the Greater Toronto Area saw the decontamination of more than 60 employees…
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Saint John residents remain ‘very nervous’ after refinery blast, mayor says
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The mayor of Saint John, N.B., says residents of a neighbourhood that was the scene of a massive oil refinery blast remain “very nervous,” even though the fiery incident has been stabilized. Don Darling say the…
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Teamsters ask Manitoba medical examiner for inquest into fatal train derailment
THOMPSON, Man. – A union is calling for an inquest into the death of a railway employee in a northern Manitoba train derailment. A Hudson Bay Railway freight train went off the tracks on Sept. 15 near Ponton. The Teamsters…
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Beavers may have caused fatal train derailment in Manitoba: safety board
THOMPSON, Man. – A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have contributed to the train derailment in northern Manitoba that left one railway worker dead and another injured. The train went off the tracks on a washed-out trestle bridge…
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Federal government accelerates phase out of rupture prone rail tankers
OTTAWA – The federal government is speeding up the timelines for the removal of rupture-prone tank cars from Canadian railroads. Ottawa has taken steps to phase out certain types of tank cars following the deadly train derailment and explosions in…