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Reopening your business? Take a tried, tested approach

Considering the hazards of a new workplace reality and taking reasonable precautions to protect staff are the first steps towards reopening following COVID-19 closures.


Guarding minds through a pandemic

Experts reveal some of the mental-health risks associated as a result of extended self-isolation, as well as solutions for workers.


WOHSS names new chair, vice-chair

Formed in 2017, the Women in Occupational Health and Safety Society is now under new leadership.
 
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Canada’s ‘inevitable’ second wave of COVID-19 cases

No one knows when a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases will emerge in Canada, but experts agree numbers are poised to rise and could very well explode in surveillance blindspots. » Read More
 

WorkSafeBC issues COVID-19 guidelines as businesses ready to reopen

The guidelines cover sectors ranging from restaurants to offices, including guidance on how many people should be allowed in a business as well as controlling entry and exit points. » Read More
 
 
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New CSA standard will help in managing impairment at work

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) will soon release the public review draft of the new standard CSA Z1008:21 — Management of impairment in the workplace. » Read More

Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk: Alberta doctors

Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn’t leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. » Read More
 
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VIDEO: Safety advice for employers as Canada reopens

Earlier this month, OHS Canada editor Marcel Vander Wier spoke with three safety experts to better understand how employers should be developing safe workplace policies. » Read More

PODCAST: The importance of CSA standards

The CSA Group develops standards in many areas, including fall protection. Tune in for a discussion on the history and evolution of these important standards. » Read More