Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2016)
As the federal government moves forward with pot legalization, the national safety association for the upstream oil and gas sector is demanding the continued prohibition of marijuana use among employees in the industry, citing the drug as a workplace hazard.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2015)
An emergency was declared in Sudbury, Ontario, following the accidental release of nitrogen-oxide and nitrogen-dioxide mist into the outdoor air at Vale’s nickel and copper smelter on August 13, 2015.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2021)
To help save lives, the Canadian Red Cross has added training to identify and respond to opioid poisoning in all its first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) programs offered across the country.
Report from the OH&S Canada magazine (Sept. 2021)
Original Report from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
PART TWO
Canada’s legalization of cannabis in 2018 sparked a national conversation on substance use and the stigmas surrounding addiction.