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Occupational Hygiene
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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
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Canada Post employees claim carbon-monoxide exposure from trucks
Workers in Ottawa region claim exhaust leaks
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Labour ministry to conduct summer inspection blitzes in mining
Inspectors to raise awareness of disease
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City releases report on former deputy mayor accused of harassment
Michael Di Biase resigned following allegations
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Silicosis affecting miners in Labrador, according to new study
Medical audit examined silica-dust exposure at two mines
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Widow seeking inquiry into alleged toxic exposures at Manitoba smelter in 2008
Vale, government say employee’s death not work-related
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TTC, union clash over reported pollution in subway tunnels
Workers sent home for insisting on respiratory protection
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Workers claim hazardous conditions in transit tunnel construction
Overcrowding, overflowing porta-potties cited as risks