Hazard Control
What is a hazard control program? A hazard control program [...]
Hazard and Risk
What is a hazard? The meaning of the word hazard [...]
Guide to Writing an OHS Policy Statement
Why should I have an occupational health and safety (OHS) [...]
Flood Clean-up
Why is it important to clean up after an area [...]
Farmer’s Lung
What is Farmer's Lung? Farmer's Lung is an allergic disease [...]
Fall Protection – Canadian Legislation
When is fall protection required? Most jurisdictions require the use [...]
Fall Protection – Canadian Legislation for Training Requirements
What are the requirements for fall protection training? All jurisdictions [...]
Emergency Planning
Why have an emergency plan? A definite plan to deal [...]
Effective Workplace Inspections
Why are workplace inspections important? Workplace inspections help prevent incidents, [...]
Dupuytren’s Contracture
What is Dupuytren's contracture? Dupuytren's contracture is a hand disorder [...]
Dermatitis, Irritant Contact
What is occupational irritant contact dermatitis? Dermatitis is a localized [...]
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
What is occupational contact dermatitis? Occupational contact dermatitis is a [...]
Coronavirus
What is a coronavirus? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family [...]
Clostridium Difficile
What is Clostridium difficile? Clostridium difficile (also known as C. [...]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
What are chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases? Chronic obstructive pulmonary (or [...]
Canadian Government Departments Responsible for OHS
Introduction Below is some contact information for agencies across Canada [...]
Beryllium – Health Effects
What Health Effects Are Associated With Beryllium? According to NIOSH [...]
Bed Bugs in the Workplace
What are bed bugs? Bed bugs are small, oval shaped, [...]
Avian Influenza
What is avian influenza? Influenza, commonly called "the flu", is [...]
Asthma, Work-related
What is work-related asthma? Asthma is a respiratory disease. It [...]
Anthrax – What is it
What is anthrax and what causes it? Anthrax is an [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease and Aluminum Exposure
Does Aluminum Cause Alzheimer's Disease? “Can aluminum cause Alzheimer's disease?” [...]
Health and Wellness – Crossword
Both on and off the job, health and wellness is [...]
Backing Up Hazards Safety Meeting Kit – Spanish
QUÉ ESTÁ EN RIESGO El manejo de equipos pesados o [...]
Backing Up Hazards Safety Meeting Kit
WHAT’S AT STAKE Operating heavy equipment or a motor vehicle [...]
