February 2008 COS

February 2008 E-letter

Vol 5. No. 2

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Top Stories

New bill tackles workplace violence, harassment
A new bill has been introduced in the Ontario Legislature that sought to amend the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act to include provisions dealing with workplace harassment and violence.
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Safety pros not safe from prosecution, says expert
Safety managers have been urged to revisit their roles and responsibilities within their company in light of what is seemingly an increasing trend among prosecutors to pursue personal charges against safety managers in workplace health and safety-related cases.
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New machine safety pavilion debuts at IAPA Show
Canadian Occupational Safety magazine, Manufacturing Automation magazine, and new online resource www.SaferMachines.com are creating a special machine automation safety pavilion and exhibit area at IAPA's Health and Safety Canada 2008 event, featuring hands-on demos from leading providers of machine safety and safeguarding technologies.
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Feature

No barrel of laughs
When it comes to chemical safety, ignorance is your worst enemy. Health and safety experts outline some basic steps to follow for safer chemical handling in the workplace.
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Opinion

Machine guarding requires strict compliance
COS legal columnists Cheryl A. Edwards and Kevin D. MacNeill discuss a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision exploring the issue of due diligence and machinery safeguarding. Edwards and MacNeill offer their insights on what companies can learn from the ruling.
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Health Page

Bite-sized pieces of wit and wisdom from the world of health and wellness

Get sleep, lose weight
Chicken wings, ding dongs and super-sized drive-thru binges may not be the only factors contributing to our collective packing on of the pounds. A lack of quality time in the sack appears to be an overlooked cause of the obesity epidemic — at least that’s what one health expert is warning...

More Health Page tidbits:
• Another good reason to enjoy that second glass of red wine
• Beware of fakers
• You can be the master of the stairs
• The wind chill factor

Tools of the Trade:

RAE Systems Inc. introduces the ToxiRAE 3 series of single-gas monitors, consisting of three models: hydrogen sulfide (H2S), high-range and low-range carbon monoxide (CO).
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GasAlertMax XT from BW Technologies by Honeywell is a multi-detector for H2S, CO, O2 and combustible gases.
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VeriPRO test package offers a way to ensure the effectiveness of hearing protection devices, says VeriPRO maker Howard Leight by Sperian.
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Brady Corporation's new Ready Access Storage Stations come in two styles: the Ready Access Padlock Station, and the Ready Access Lockout Station.
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Coming Events

March 3-4, 2008
Canadian Standards Association and the Ontario Safety Association for Community & Healthcare
2nd Annual Healthcare Safety Forum
Toronto Airport Hilton.
www.learningcentre.csa.ca

March 26-28, 2008
Nova Scotia Safety Council
26th Annual Health and Safety Conference
Halifax, N.S.
www.nssafety.ns.ca

April 21-23, 2008
Health & Safety Canada 2008
IAPA Conference and Trade Show
Canada's largest annual health and safety event
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Bldg.
Toronto, Ont.
www.iapa.ca/conference

Sept. 14-17, 2008
''Leveraging Partnerships''
CSSE 2008 Professional Development Conference
Québec City, Qué.
www.csse.org



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