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'Grossly exceeded': Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices

The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their offices and don't venture into hallways or tenants' rooms.


Mississauga manufacturer fined $120,000 after workplace fatality

Allied Tooling Technologies Inc. has been fined $120,000 after a worker was fatally injured while operating a computer numerical control (CNC) lathe machine at a facility in Mississauga, Ont.


Irving Shipbuilding faces charges of safety violations in Halifax worker's 2024 death

Irving Shipbuilding is scheduled to enter a plea Oct. 1 on charges of violating workplace safety rules after an employee died last year at its Halifax site.


 
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Don’t make the ‘13 psychological health and safety factors’ mistake

While the 13 psychosocial factors identified in CSA Z1003 provide an excellent foundation for considerations related to psychological health and safety, treating them as a to-do checklist is akin to attempting to perform a complex surgery with only 13 tools. The real world of workplace mental health is infinitely more complex, dynamic and interconnected than any standardized list can capture. » Read More...
 
 
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GLOBAL OHS NEWS 
 

Japan Expo World Assembly declaration aims for safer, healthier work

A landmark founding declaration to advance safer, healthier, more sustainable workplaces worldwide has been signed as part of Expo 2025 in Osaka-Kansai, Japan. The declaration launched the World Assembly of Occupational Safety, Health, and Well-being Professionals and Stakeholders, a network that will collaborate on commitments promoting safety and well-being, driving global collaboration, empowering future leaders, and creating a roadmap of concrete actions between now and 2030. » Read More...

Owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won't face charges

The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won't face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing. » Read More...

Fire at Iran's largest oil refinery kills 1 in the country's southwest

A fire at Iran's oldest and largest refinery in the southwest killed one person, according to state media. » Read More...

 
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The safety audit #4: Audit programming, planning and scheduling

The audit program and the audit schedule are two parts of the auditing process. Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they serve slightly different purposes. » Read More...

The global burden of lower back pain: Key questions for safety professionals

All around the world, more people live with lower back pain disability now. Years lived with disability increased globally, from 43 million in 1990, to 69 million in 2020. This increase is seen globally, across all sociodemographic index areas. This trend raises important questions for safety professionals. » Read More...

 
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