Sun safety for outdoor workers • Chemical hazards best practices for the health-care industry • Ontario unveils workplace violence toolkit
Sun safety for outdoor workers
The Canadian Dermatology Association has developed an outdoor worker sun protection program. Employers can download a free poster (right), a sun sensitivity test, tip sheets, templates and more.
www.dermatology.ca/outdoorworkers
Chemical hazards best practices for the health-care industry
WorkSafe Alberta and the provincial government have published volume three of Best Practices for the Assessment and Control of Chemical Hazards. This 178-page document looks at best practice guidelines for occupational health and safety in the health-care industry. It’s designed to be a “summary of practices that have been shown to be successful for health-care workers.”
http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/WHS/WHS-PUB_bp011.pdf
Ontario unveils workplace violence toolkit
The Ontario government has developed a toolkit and guide to help employers comply with Bill 168, the province’s new workplace violence and harassment legislation which comes into effect on June 15, 2010. It will help employers develop policies and programs, assess risks of workplace violence and identify possible ways to control these risks.
www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pubs/index.php#workplaceviolence
The Canadian Dermatology Association has developed an outdoor worker sun protection program. Employers can download a free poster (right), a sun sensitivity test, tip sheets, templates and more.
www.dermatology.ca/outdoorworkers
Chemical hazards best practices for the health-care industry
WorkSafe Alberta and the provincial government have published volume three of Best Practices for the Assessment and Control of Chemical Hazards. This 178-page document looks at best practice guidelines for occupational health and safety in the health-care industry. It’s designed to be a “summary of practices that have been shown to be successful for health-care workers.”
http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/WHS/WHS-PUB_bp011.pdf
Ontario unveils workplace violence toolkit
The Ontario government has developed a toolkit and guide to help employers comply with Bill 168, the province’s new workplace violence and harassment legislation which comes into effect on June 15, 2010. It will help employers develop policies and programs, assess risks of workplace violence and identify possible ways to control these risks.
www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pubs/index.php#workplaceviolence
