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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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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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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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 coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of ensuring safe workspaces, and a new study suggests unionization leads workers to speak up about poor conditions.
The technician who gave you that shiny manicure may be inhaling dangerous levels of toxic chemicals on the job.
If we can’t afford natural stone, like marble, it’s tempting to choose engineered or artificial stone instead. But at what cost to those who breathe in the silica dust when cutting it?
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What lessons can Australia learn from tackling asbestos to manage this latest preventable occupational hazard?
Fischer believed his immunity broke down a lot more quickly as a direct consequence of his exposure to Agent Orange in the Vietnam war.
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More than 500 Australians died in the Vietnam war and 3,000 were wounded, but the damage from Agent Orange was much more far-reaching, as Tim Fischer’s death last week reminded us.
Construction workers in Cape Town. It’s a dangerous job.
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There’s no uniformity around health and safety management programmes and practices within the construction industry.
Specially trained hospital security guards are only part of the solution to making health-care workers and their patients feel safe.
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Security guards won’t protect paramedics and community nurses from violent patients. And in hospital, some security guards can unwittingly escalate violence, unless they’re specially trained.