TOP STORIES
CSA launches emergency management standard
The
Canadian Standards Association has released a new standard providing a
framework for Canadian businesses to help them plan and prepare for an
emergency and ensure business continuity.
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B.C. Hydro preps for Games
As
B.C. Hydro workers go full steam with preparations to keep the lights
on for the upcoming 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in
Vancouver, company executives also have their hands full to keep worker
safety a top priority.
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FEATURE
Safety committees boost IRS success
In
1976, James Ham introduced us to the concept of the internal
responsibility system (IRS) from his inquiry into fatalities in the
mining industry. Since then, many organizations have successfully
applied the IRS within their management systems. Others, however, are
still struggling with its principles.
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EDITORIAL
Safety consequence goes beyond company walls
I
have always had a concept of the dangers and life-threatening risks our
firefighters face on a daily basis. But our recent visit to the Sunrise
Propane blast site in Toronto was somehow a personal realization and
appreciation of the real perils of their profession.
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Workers need a happy ending
The
Ontario government has announced a 20 per cent reduction in workplace
injury rate over the last four years. It's a significant gain towards
prevention efforts, but what about the other 200,000 or so workers who
were not among those 50,000 saved?
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VIDEO LIBRARY
Interview with former Labour Minister Brad Duguid
COS
editor Mari-Len De Guzman talks to former Labour Minister Brad Duguid
about the province's Safe-At-Work campaign and other hot workplace
safety issues.
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IAPA launches Young Worker Safety campaign
IAPA
has launched the Young Worker Safety Awareness campaign, seeking to
bring down the number of young workers getting injured on the job.
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE
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Dosimeters offer greater storage
Scantek,
Inc. has introduced two new noise dosimeters from CESVA, the DC-112a
and DC-112k. Scantek says both instruments allow the use of frequency
weightings (A or C), time weighting (F or S), exchange rates (3, 4, 5,
or 6) and measure simultaneously using two programmable threshold
levels, which means that only one measurement is needed for norms which
require a double threshold.
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Do you hear what I see?
Bruel
& Kjaer's Analyzer Type 2270 is company's newest hand-held sound
level meter designed as an advanced solution for sound and vibration
measurement, analysis and recording. Type 2270 comes with an integrated
digital camera that lets a user take a picture of the area where sound
level is being measured.
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Lockers unite!
North
Safety Products' new tamper-free Group Lock Box — GLB03 (bilingual) and
GLB03/E (English only) — simplifies lockout of large equipment, the
company says. This is how this system works: After a machine or process
is locked out, the key or keys are placed in a lock box. Then each
authorized work team member places a personal lock or tagout device to
the Group Lock Box.
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Light meets tough
Defibtech's
Lifeline AED has an eye-catching yellow design that's intended to make
the equipment easier to locate when it's needed. Lifeline AED
incorporates state-of-the-art digital signal processing techniques and
advanced ECG analysis algorithm, enabling the device to exceed the
American Heart Association performance recommendations, Defibtech says.
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CALENDAR
October 15-16, 2008
3rd Annual Canadian Industrial Emergency Conference & Expo
Mayfield Inn & Suites Conference Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
www.IndustrialEmergencyExpo.com
October 27-29, 2008
Municipal Health & Safety Association (Ontario)
3rd Annual Conference
Toronto
www.mhsao.com
October 27-29, 2008
Health and Safety Conference Society of Alberta
7th Annual Alberta Health & Safety Conference and Trade Fair
Edmonton
www.hsconference.com
November 18-19, 2008
CSST
Le Grand Rendez-vous 2008
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec
www.grandrendez-vous.com
For more upcoming events information go to Calendars at www.cos-mag.com
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