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Occupational Hygiene
ONA blasts Guelph hospital for alleged inattention to safety
Union files grievance against healthcare facility
Building housing ministry offices evacuated due to possible asbestos
Pipe tests positive for asbestos in Regina building
Federal construction projects using material with asbestos: unions
Government claims non-friable asbestos cement is safe
Report: workers with job insecurity, stress tend to come to work while ill
Collaborative study examines the common factors in presenteeism
Mould, radiation concerns raised at Dalhousie dentistry clinic
N.S. Department of Labour and Advanced Education investigating
Flu vaccines available in two provinces
Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia encouraging residents to get flu shots
Infected worker at laboratory lacked safety training
A recent report from the Public Health Agency of…
Library survey pinpoints biohazards, understaffing, other employee stressors
Survey is first part of study of worker safety in B.C. libraries
Two arrested after scuffle with security at Sask. legislature
Woman, 27, bites one peace officer, sends him to hospital
Health Canada revises public info on asbestos risk
Government now acknowledges that all forms of mineral are harmful
Ebola measures aim to protect healthcare workers
Ontario’s new measures developed with guidance from oh&s specialists
Ontario announces increase in firefighter cancer coverage
(Canadian OH&S News) — The government of Ontario is expanding the qualifications for workers’ compensation for career firefighters. Premier Kathleen Wynne announced on April 30 that the province would add six types of cancer to the…
Statement by Minister Leitch on North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
OTTAWA, (Canada NewsWire) — The Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Status of Women, today challenged all Canadians, especially employers and employees, to help prevent injuries and illnesses in the…
Nfld. sees rise in number of occupational diseases
(Canadian OH&S News) — A new report from the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) of Newfoundland and Labrador has offered both good and bad news about oh&s in the province. On one hand, last year’s…
Link between firefighting and cancer acknowledged
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Ontario hospital battling outbreak of scabies
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Unifor calls for national moratorium on fracking
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Saskatchewan asbestos registry law comes into effect
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Health facility accused of rodent, bedbug infestation
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Union, government meet to discuss asbestos concerns
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