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Occupational Hygiene
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University building rooms reopened following asbestos leaks
Union files grievances after some workers not notified
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When the Dust Settles
From 1978 to 1979, Jim Hobbs was one of many miners in northern Ontario who inhaled finely ground aluminum dust known as McIntyre Powder, which was believed to protect them from silicosis.
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“Filmmaker” who interviewed anti-asbestos activists may have been corporate spy
Man spoke to Ottawa oh&s rep in September
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B.C. ferry union calls for increased removal of vessels with asbestos
B.C. Ferries to receive three new vessels this year
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Power and Prejudice
“Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” This remark by Canadian judge Robin Camp to a sexual-assault victim during a trial he presided over in Calgary in 2014 has not only spurred an inquiry by the Canadian Judicial Council.…
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Military lays sexual-assault charges against two members
Both accused personnel from Halifax base
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Drawing the Line
The message is unequivocal: sexual harassment in Ontario workplaces will not be tolerated, as the province introduces a bill that extends protections to employees by broadening the definition of workplace harassment and imposing additional obligations on employers to prevent and investigate such incidents.
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Union alleges psychologically unsafe workplace at OPSEU
Employees feel anti-harassment policy is not working
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Businesses, homes evacuated after accidental gas leak at construction site
Pipeline fixed, power restored within a few hours
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Mail carrier attacked by pit bulls in north Montreal suburb
Postal worker bitten 14 times on arm
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Defence Department employees moving to building with asbestos
DND says Gatineau building poses no health and safety risks
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Unions support bill on registry for occupational disease
Amendment to Labour Code passed first reading on June 14
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Supreme Court finds in favour of medical workers claiming workplace cancer
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of three British Columbia medical workers who argued they developed breast cancer as a result of their jobs. Katrina Hammer, Patricia Schmidt and Anne MacFarlane, who worked in a…
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Sound Advice
By Jean Lian Come July 1, a new noise regulation under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) to beef up worker protection against noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) will come into effect. The new regulation replaces and extends the noise-protection…
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Ex-workers taking hospital to Supreme Court over alleged cancer cluster
Cancer diagnoses date back to 1970: union lawyer
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Fredericton mourns firefighter who had occupational cancer
Robert Berryman, 61, began firefighting career in 1978
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ONA blasts Guelph hospital for alleged inattention to safety
Union files grievance against healthcare facility
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Building housing ministry offices evacuated due to possible asbestos
Pipe tests positive for asbestos in Regina building
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Federal construction projects using material with asbestos: unions
Government claims non-friable asbestos cement is safe
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Report: workers with job insecurity, stress tend to come to work while ill
Collaborative study examines the common factors in presenteeism
