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February/March 2013 5 TRAINING Dragon's Den of safety management By Alan D. Quilley COMPENSATION WATCH Could you put that in writing? By David Marchione LEGAL CONNECTION Workplace mental health and the law By Cheryl Edwards and Shane Todd Features Columns SAFETY NEWS • New standard aims to break stigma on mental illness • Manitoba proposes new rules to improve safety for roadside workers • WSIB coverage now mandatory for Ontario's construction industry • Internal responsibility system leads to safer workplace: Strahlendorf • Long work hours lead to physician errors: Survey • Higher cancer risk for women working in automotive plastics: Study PEOPLE & PLACES UP CLOSE Andrew Cooper, president, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering TOOLS OF THE TRADE Product Focus: Hearing protection, safety footwear 1 0 11 1 4 6 8 9 22 Volume 51 Issue 1 February/March 2013 Departments By Mari-Len De Guzman Employers are starting to recognize psychological health as the new frontier for occupational health and safety management Canadian Occupational Safety's Editorial Advisory Board. 15 Hear, there and everywhere By Michelle Morra-Carlisle Occupational noise isn't music to your ears H ster, Thomson Reuters does not warrant or guarantee of or reliance on the information contained in this safety poster. Pull-out Safety Poster WHAT YOU DON' T KNOW C AN HURT YOU TRAINING. WORKERS MUST BE PROPERLY TRAINED PRIOR TO HANDLING ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. TRAINING MUST COVER EVERY THING ABOUT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND HOW TO SAFELY HANDLE THE PARTICULAR MATERIAL THE WORKER WILL BE WORKING WITH. FLAMMABLES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS MAY BE PRESENT IN THE WORKPLACE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WORKERS ARE AWARE OF THE CHEMICALS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES USED AT WORK AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM SAFELY. LABELS. WORKERS HAVE THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHETHER THE PRODUCT THEY ARE HANDLING OR EXPOSED TO IS DANGEROUS. FLAMMABLE AND OTHER POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES MUST BE LABELED PROPERLY. MSDS. THE MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT A PARTICULAR SUBSTANCE. MSDS ON HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES MUST ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO WORKERS. COS SafetyPoster FebMar (4294).indd 1 13-02-11 10:09 AM Disclaimer: Although Thomson R Disclaimer: Although Thomson Reuters makes every effort to e euters makes ev nsure the accuracy, curr currency and completeness of the information contained in this safety post that the information is accura e information is accura ormation te, current or complete. Thoms rrent or complete. Thoms complete. on Reuters is not liable for a abl ny loss, da ss, damage, claim or demand arising directly or indirectly from any use of WILL WILL COS SafetyPoster FebMar (429 COS SafetyPoster FebMar (4294).indd 1 4).indd 1 CO CO COS COS OS S OS S S Saf S Saf Saf Saf Safet Safet fet fet fetyP fetyP tyP tyP tyPo tyPo Post Post ost ost oster oster ter ter ter F ter F r Feb r Feb Feb Feb FebM FebM bMa bMa Ma Ma Mar ( Mar (4 (4 (42 (42 429 429 29 294 29 294) 4) 4) 4) 4).in 4).in in in in indd dd dd dd 1 BONUS! Pull-out safety poster page 12 Dave Gouthro, CRSP, CHSC, CHSO Occupational Health & Safety Consulting David Johnston, CRSP Manager, EHS Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd. Eldeen Pozniak Director Pozniak Safety Associates Inc. 16 Minding mental health Cover story Guy Chenard Senior Health and Safety Advisor Ontario Power Generation Maureen Shaw President Act Three Consulting Dr. Ron Saunders Director of Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Institute for Work and Health 20 Stand-up job By Linda Johnson Workplace set-ups can affect workers' long-term health