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Health & Safety
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RCMP spokesman during Dziekanski death suffered from depression, inquest hears
BURNABY, B.C. – A lawyer says an officer who became a key public figure for the RCMP when Robert Dziekanski died after a confrontation at Vancouver’s airport struggled with anxiety, depression and anger. A coroner’s inquest began today into the…
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Global emergency eyewash and showers market to grow 6.44% from 2017-2021
DUBLIN (October 10, 2017) — The global emergency eyewash and showers market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.44% during the period 2017-2021. Global Emergency Eyewash and Showers Market 2017-2021 was prepared based on…
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Survey Reveals Safety Managers’ Confidence with Workplace Eyewash Stations
CINCINNATI (July 31, 2018) — From small particles like sawdust and cement chips to chemicals that cause burns, there are numerous workplace hazards that pose a risk to employees’ eyes. A survey conducted among 124 safety professionals at the 2018…
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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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Safety board tells Champlain Bridge builders to provide clean toilets for workers
MONTREAL — The workers building the new $4.2-billion Champlain Bridge toil in difficult conditions, high above the St. Lawrence River. But one of their biggest challenges has been to find a clean – and heated – portable toilet on the…
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St. Michael’s principal, board president resign in wake of criminal probe
TORONTO – Two leaders at an all-boys private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students resigned on Thursday amid mounting criticism over the institution’s handling of the incidents, which are now under a police investigation. St.…
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Canadian banks look to in house hackers to improve and test cybersecurity
TORONTO – Hackers are targeting Toronto-Dominion Bank’s internal systems at all hours using cutting-edge techniques, but the bank’s head of cybersecurity isn’t losing sleep over them – they work for him, after all. The bank established late last year an…
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Workplace accident kills Canadian Pacific train conductor in Calgary: union
CALGARY – The Teamsters Canada union says a train conductor employed by Canadian Pacific Railway died earlier this week following a workplace accident in Calgary. The union says the accident occurred on CP rail tracks that run adjacent to 9th…
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Man dies after being electrocuted in industrial accident in Leamington: police
LEAMINGTON, Ont. – Police say a man has died after being electrocuted at a greenhouse in Leamington, Ont. They say police officers, paramedics and fire crews responded to the incident around 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Police say the 29-year-old man…
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Bovine tuberculosis identified in B.C. cow, but officials say no risk to humans
VANCOUVER – A cow from a farm in British Columbia’s southern Interior has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there is no risk to human health or the food supply. A statement from the…
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‘Quebec is an embarrassment’: Province urged to do more on cybersecurity
MONTREAL – On Sept. 10, municipal employees in a region between Montreal and Quebec City arrived at work to discover a threatening message on their computers notifying them they were locked out of all their files. In order to regain…
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One of two runways at Halifax airport remains closed after plane skids off it
HALIFAX – One of the two runways at Halifax’s international airport remains closed after a cargo plane skidded off it almost two weeks ago, causing delays and flight cancellations. Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer said the secondary runway has been…
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Occupational safety officers investigate deaths of three people near Edmonton
LEDUC, Alta. – RCMP say three men have died in a workplace accident in an industrial area just south of Edmonton. Police, firefighters and emergency crews responded Thursday afternoon to a call at Millennium Cryogenic Technologies in Leduc. Leduc Mayor…
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Canada Post must deal with ‘injury crisis’ to end walkouts, says union
OTTAWA – Canada Post’s latest contract offers to its workers has positives but not enough to put an end to rotating walkouts that are causing mail and parcel delivery delays across the country, the head of the Canadian Union of…
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Ontario excludes OHL players from provincial employment standards
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – The Government of Ontario is excluding Ontario Hockey League players from provincial employment standards legislation in order to keep a “level playing field” with other major junior hockey leagues across the country, the province said in a…
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Canada Post issues new offer to employees as eBay calls on Ottawa to end strikes
OTTAWA – Canada Post has issued what it calls a “time-limited” contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes that have created a historic backlog of undelivered parcels. The offer Wednesday to members of the Canadian Union…
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Ontario manufacturing company fined for factory accident that left child dead
LINWOOD, Ont. – Ontario’s Minstry of Labour says a steel tubing manufacturer has been fined $150,000 for violations related to a factory accident that left a child dead. The ministry says a worker was at J.M. Lahman Manufacturing Inc. in…
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Cirque du Soleil employees uncomfortable with decision to perform in Saudi Arabia
MONTREAL – Cirque du Soleil’s decision to go ahead with more performances in Saudi Arabia next month despite international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is creating a malaise within circus ranks, The Canadian Press has learned. Following…