Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine is the premier workplace health and safety publication in Canada. We cover a wide range of topics ranging from office to heavy industry, and from general safety management to specific workplace hazards.
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June/July 2013 5 1 2 TRAINING e other side of safety management By Judith Erickson 1 3 COMPENSATION WATCH Making work accommodations work By David Marchione 1 6 LEGAL CONNECTION Fresh look at the old due diligence defence By Norm Keith Features Columns 6 SAFETY NEWS • Loblaw keeps business in Bangladesh, signs safety accord • Making safety committees work • Fatalities up, injuries down in Nova Scotia: WCB • Saskatchewan requires mandatory asbestos reporting in public buildings • Social media aids young worker safety eff orts • Manitoba invests $2 million to curb workplace violence • Canadians cite work as greatest source of stress: Poll 10 PEOPLE & PLACES 11 UP CLOSE Marie Larue, President and CEO Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute Robert-Sauvé 24 TOOLS OF THE TRADE Product Focus: Gas detection Volume 51 Issue 4 June/July 2013 Departments By Mari-Len De Guzman One safety professional is beating professional odds and trascending gender stereotypes 22 Broad approach to confined space By Linda Johnson Training workers in identi cation, control and rescue is essential to preventing con ned space injuries and fatalities COMPENSATION WATCH Pull-out Safety Poster Do the guards prevent workers' hands, arms and other body parts from making contact with dangerous moving parts? Are the guards firmly secured and not easily removable? Do the guards ensure that no objects will fall into the moving parts or explode out? Do the guards permit safe, comfortable and relatively easy operation of the machine? Can the machine be oiled or greased without removing the guard? Does the machine automatically shut down when the guard is removed? Can the existing guards be improved? GUARDING CHECKLIST Accidents caused by unguarded machinery and equipment lead to serious injuries and fatalities. Safeguarding machinery is the best line of defence for workers. WorkSafeBC outlines the basic guarding requirements for your workplace machinery. teSt your guArDS Ate MACHINery WItHout , WorKINg guArDS 2013-COS JuneJulyPoster Art.indd 1-2 13-05-22 11:58 AM Can the existing guards be improved? BONUS! Pull-out safety poster page 14 18 It's a man's world Cover story Chemical burns cause 54.5% of eye injuries … … you need burn management in a bottle! is the unique First Aid treatment eyewash & skin-rinse in having the combination of a high buffer capacity and First Aid antiseptic. • Kills germs and reduces infection • No eyecup to re-circulate caustic chemicals back into the eye • It's a quicker rinse with the new ¼ twist'n pour tab Contact us to receive a free self-audit guide at www.a-medsupply.com Quality You Can See! © A-MED Neutralizer • 3.125" x 4.875" Ad.indd 1 5/14/13 4:08 PM For All your Confined Space and High Angle Training and Rescue Service needs. We are Professional experts in the field. Experience, Expertise and Commitment to Quality Rescue Services 705.791.7176 www.FIREWISE.ca COS-Firewise 3.125x4.75.indd 1 13-05-13 1:23 PM Canadian Occupational Safety's Editorial Advisory Board. 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. 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