July 2008 – Volume 5, Issue 7
TOP STORIES
Pandemic planning results in savings, says study
Investing
in pandemic planning not only benefits worker health, it can positively
affect a company's financial survival as well. This is according to new
research from the Schulich School of Business entitled, Making a Case
for Investing in Pandemic Preparedness, which studies the
micro-economic impact of an influenza pandemic on individual companies.
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Conference Board's report paints gloomy Canadian portrait
Canada
may not be the greatest country to live in after all, according to a
recent Conference Board of Canada survey. And, while Canada is still in
the gifted class among nations, its most recent annual report card is
disappointing.
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FEATURE
Health Care Workers Face Workplace Violence-is it part of their job?
Heather
Ryner, an occupational safety nurse based in Ontario, is one one of
three winners of this year’s Dick Martin Scholarship Award by the
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Her essay tackled
the issue of workplace violence in the nursing profession.
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MSDs hurt corporate bottom lines
Considered
one of the most common types of injury in the workplace, workplace
musculoskeletal disorders account for nearly 49 per cent of all
lost-time claims across the country. In Ontario alone, employers paid
in excess of $12 billion in direct and indirect costs related to WMSD
from 1996 to 2004, according to the WSIB. With the average lost-time
injury costs today running to more than $98,000, WSIB projects that
some businesses would need to raise more than $1.5 million in sales to
recover the cost of a single injury.
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OPINION
Worker protection needs gender-based risk management
Over
the last 50 years, according to Statistics Canada, one of the major
social trends in the country is the increasing participation of women
in the paid workforce. Today, women account for 47 per cent of Canada's
employed, which raises the question: How gender-sensitive is your
health and safety management system?
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Protect your worker's worker
Do
you hire companies or contractors to perform work for you? Did you know
you could be held responsible for workers' compensation premiums owed
by your contractors to the compensation board? COS columnist David
Marchione explains how?
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VIDEO LIBRARY
Role of health and safety leaders in addressing climate change
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE
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Stretchable harness for comfort
Dentec Safety Specialist's new Freedom Flex Harness features suspenders
and straps made of stretchable soft nylon material for comfortable wear.
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Gas monitor with remote connection
Industrial
Scientific's MX6 multi-gas instrument for confined space can check up
to six gases, according to Scott Hayzelden, Canadian manager for
Industrial Scientific.
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Sealed in safeness
Capital
Safety's Sealed-Blok self-retracting lifeline (SRL) has a sealed design
that keeps its critical components, such as the brake, power spring and
energy absorber free of dirt, grease, water and chemicals, the company
says.
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CALENDAR
August 25 - 29, 2008
26th International System Safety Conference
System Safety Society
Vancouver
September 11, 2008
Aftermath of a Workplace Accident Seminar
McLennan Ross LLP
Red Deer, Alberta
September 14-17, 2008
CSSE 2008 Professional Development Conference
Quebec City, Que.
September 19-26, 2008
National Safety Council
Congress & Expo 2008
Anaheim, Calif.
For more upcoming events information go to Calendars at www.cos-mag.com
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