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Health & Safety
Putin urges compliance with safety rules after coal mine blast in Siberia kills 51
By Vladimir Isachenkov MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin…
‘Easy to understand’: Alberta announces update to provincial OHS laws
Minister of Labour and Immigration Tyler Shandro issued a…
No shift in N.W.T. COVID-19 measures this winter
By Sarah Sibley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter CABIN RADIO…
Albertans 60 and older eligible for third shot of COVID-19 vaccine starting next week
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says those who are 60…
Proof of vaccination won’t be required for some Yukon businesses on Dec. 4: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon’s government is lifting some health restrictions…
Alberta ups screening, tracing as it prepares for first Omicron COVID-19 cases
By Dean Bennett EDMONTON — Alberta does not yet…
Unvaccinated travellers barred from planes, trains as of Nov. 30
By Laura Osman OTTAWA — Unvaccinated travellers over the…
CCOHS provides guidance on safe return to work during COVID-19
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)…
‘This will always be a fight’: Women push for changes to Saskatchewan labour law
If passed, Saskatchewan would become one of five provinces to specifically reference sexual harassment in legislation
Saskatchewan extends public health order, including masking, to end of January
Saskatchewan’s current public health order will be extended to…
Ontario government investing $6 million to prevent work-related cancers
Funding will support Occupational Cancer Research Centre
Ontario still in fourth wave, likely to continue through winter: Chief medical officer
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter TORONTO — Ontario’s rising COVID-19 infection…
Ontario will send rapid tests to hard-hit regions amid rising virus school shutdowns
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter TORONTO — Ontario is looking to…
Italy targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise
By Nicole Winfield ROME — The Italian government on…
B.C.’s sick leave law will provide workers 5 paid days minimum starting Jan. 1
By Dirk Meissner VICTORIA — Workers in British Columbia…
Austria begins national lockdown to fight surging infections
By Emily Schultheis VIENNA — Austria went into a nationwide lockdown…
Changing the view on safety rules
Launched in 2018 as an industry-wide standard, the Life Saving Rules were established through collaboration with industry, using data-driven research.
B.C. releasing plans for permanent sick leave program
VICTORIA — The British Columbia is expected to release…
Diphoterine: Safety evolution on a chemical level
Diphoterine, a rinse solution recently developed by Prevor, establishes…
Fear of travelling: Canadians need to put travel risk into perspective
By Kelley A. McClinchey, Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental…
