October 2013 5
COLUMNS
11
TRAINING
Creating a competency framework
By Glyn Jones
12
LEGAL LANDSCAPE
Criminal liability in the transportation industry
By Norm Keith and Deanah Shelly
13
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Claims management should not end when retraining starts
By David Marchione
DEPARTMENTS
6
SAFETY NEWS
Updates from the world of health and safety
9
PEOPLE & PLACES
The industry movers and shakers
10
UP CLOSE
Profi ling personalities within the health and
safety community
26
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Product Focus: Hearing protection, Ergonomics, Air quality
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
22 Health care
From MSDs to mental stressors,
health-care professionals face a
variety of risks
By Stefan Dubowski
Arc flash 24
How to know which FR garments
are the right fi t for
your workers
By Vawn Himmelsbach
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ISSUE 6
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OCTOBER 2013
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CONTENTS
FEATURES
Food safety 20
Taking a look at the health and
safety concerns for workers in the
food processing industry
By Linda Johnson
16
Southeast
Stoney Trail
Hazard assessments and good
communication help keep
workers safe on this 3-year
construction project that spans
25 kilometers of roadway
By Amanda Silliker
COVER STORY
BONUS!
Pull-out safety poster
page 14
Alberta Portrait