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Occupational Hygiene
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Dräger introduces new technology to protect against deadly smoke-borne gases known as ‘Toxic Twins’
Houston – Dräger announced a new patented ‘toxic twins’ alarm function on its X-am 5000 multi-gas monitor that measures CO and HCN against a combined threshold. The company has also published a whitepaper detailing the effects of the ‘toxic twins.’…
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Flood waters in New Brunswick raise concerns for health and safety
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Flood waters continue to rise in southern New Brunswick, and so do concerns for health and safety. Kevin Clifford, the director of Emergency Management for Saint John, said water levels in the city were expected to…
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Health officials urge caution after five confirmed E. coli cases in Edmonton
EDMONTON – Health officials say they are working to determine the source of five confirmed cases of E. coli infection in Edmonton. Alberta Health Services says the cases involve people who consumed food at Mama Nita’s Binalot restaurant in the…
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Inspections, training needed to prevent ammonia leaks at ice rinks: experts
VANCOUVER – Some industry experts are asking questions about the staffing and inspections of arenas using ammonia refrigeration systems, months after a leak killed three men at an ice rink in southeastern British Columbia. Ammonia is inherently dangerous and should…
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Prison tattoo and needle programs would help curb hepatitis: internal memo
OTTAWA – Setting up tattoo parlours and needle-exchange programs in penitentiaries would help reduce the spread of hepatitis C, the federal prison service has told the Trudeau government. A Correctional Service memo obtained under the Access to Information Act advises…
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Alberta agency issues alert: Okotoks food services worker found to have hepatitis A
OKOTOKS, Alta. – Alberta Health Services is issuing a public alert after a food handler at a Safeway in Okotoks was found to have hepatitis A. The public health agency is warning that patrons who ate donuts from the bulk…
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Liberal MP accuses Tory James Bezan of “humiliating” comments, sexual in nature
Manitoba MP James Bezan was previously cleared of harassment
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A Deadly Legacy
The federal government is moving towards a full ban on asbestos and asbestos-containing products by the end of 2017. The ban would align Canada with more than 50 other countries. According to OCRC director Paul Demers, corporate subsidies kept the…
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Officials warn families of possible TB exposure at Fort McMurray daycare
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Alberta Health Services is warning families with children who attend a Fort McMurray daycare, and staff who work there, that they may have been exposed to someone with tuberculosis. AHS says there is no risk to…
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RCMP investigation at B.C. ice rink continues one month after fatal leak
FERNIE, B.C. – There’s no word on when residents of the southeastern B.C., community of Fernie will have access to a rink where three men died of an ammonia leak a month ago. Police have been investigating at the Fernie…
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Toronto drug squad officer dies of a fentanyl overdose, police say
TORONTO – An officer with the Toronto police drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, with the amount of the opioid found in his system being too much to have been from mere contact with the drug,…
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Saskatchewan health authority fined for safety violations involving workers
YORKTON, Sask. – The Sunrise Regional Health Authority in Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to health and safety charges in four incidents, including the exposure of multiple workers to a spilled chemical on three separate occasions. The provincial government says the…
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Firefighters exposed to harmful chemicals through skin: study
Researchers tested Ottawa fire personnel
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Sun, asbestos among top causes of work-related cancer in Ontario, says report
Engine exhaust, crystalline silica also “big hitters”
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Prison goes into lockdown following possible fentanyl exposure
Officers felt intoxicated during search
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Workers feel ill during reported “incident” at B.C. shipping terminal
No apparent lasting effects on 11 workers
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Association raises funds for paramedic nearly killed by drug exposure
Calgary first responder recovered at home
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A Real and Present Danger
Occupational cancers represent more than half of all work-related disease cases in established market economies, and global estimates of fatal occupational diseases put cancer as the top killer after circulatory disease and work accidents. These are some of the grim…
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Alberta healthcare workers are poorly protected from dangerous meds: AUPE
Union continues to receive reports from members
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Federal government lowers limit of exposure to airborne chrysotile asbestos
Lower threshold part of overall asbestos strategy