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Here are some options and what they mean for the health of tradies who cut and install them.
An employee at Chiang Rai Thai Cuisine scrubs a wok on April 30, 2024, in Troutdale, Ore.
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Global climates are changing and the world is rapidly warming. Canada’s labour laws must keep pace with the rate of change to protect workers.
Service sector jobs have unique risks.
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Conservatively speaking, workplace violence costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
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Employers have a duty to address work stressors and make adjustments for workers with long-term illnesses.
Quaternary ammonium compounds can linger on surfaces and in indoor air and dust long after the disinfectant has dried.
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Quaternary ammonium compounds, also known as QACs or quats, are commonly used antimicrobials also found in many household products. Soap and water may be a safer bet when cleaning surfaces.
On April 28, Canadians remember and honour those who have been killed or suffered injuries or illness at work.
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National Day of Mourning should be used to challenge misconceptions about occupational health and safety, and advance safer workplaces for Canadians.
Children are among waste pickers exposed to hazards while working at the Olusosun landfill. Photo by: Lionel Healing/AFP.
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Employing children as waste pickers lowers costs but exposes them to hazards.
Creative sentencing uses funds to promote better workplace safety, like better industry training, instead of paying punitive fines.
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While a workplace fatality is a great tragedy, an even greater tragedy is not learning from it.
In a tragic accident, Alec Baldwin has fatally fired a prop gun on a film set in America.
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In an on-set accident, Alec Baldwin has fatally fired a prop gun. When using weapons on screen, safety must always be paramount.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta activated its emergency operations centre in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Burnout as the result of workplace stress has big implications for employers. Occupational health and safety standards require employers to protect both the physical and mental health of workers.
A man heads past a clothing store where mannequins sport face masks in Halifax. Retail workers, long-term care workers and teachers say the media has failed to reflect their pandemic experiences.
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In post-pandemic Canada, the media will play a big role in shaping public understanding of labour conditions. A future of work that is safe and equitable requires the voices of workers.
The issue of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is prominent in the mining industry.
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Noise-induced hearing loss is an occupational health hazard. It remains a prevalent condition in the South African mining industry.
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Toxic and hyper-masculine workplaces are linked with a variety of health issues including anxiety, depression, burnout, hair loss, insomnia, and headaches.
Nearly 300 workers at Northampton’s Greencore factory tested positive for coronavirus.
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The Greencore case also presents lessons for the post-coronavirus economic recovery ahead.
Many essential workers believe joining a union could provide more protections.
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The coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of ensuring safe workspaces, and a new study suggests unionization leads workers to speak up about poor conditions.
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There’s an important distinction between planned and unplanned communication.
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Some 70-80% of health-care workers testing positive to COVID-19 in Victoria’s second wave were infected at work, compared with 22% in the first wave.
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As Melburnians are encouraged to wear masks in public, shops and cafes around Australia can already make mask-wearing a condition of entry.
Canberra streets, January 5, 2020. Employers can’t ask employees to turn up for work as normal without first asking some questions.
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Employers obligations are set out clearly. What’s important is what they “know or reasonably ought to know”.
The chemicals in nail products put nail salon workers at risk for cancer and other illnesses.
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The technician who gave you that shiny manicure may be inhaling dangerous levels of toxic chemicals on the job.