Canadian Occupational Safety

October 2013

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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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 VISIT www.cos-mag.com and click the subscribe button For more regular updates, sign up for the COS e-news at DON'T MISS OUT www.cos-mag.com Sign up for your FREE SUBSCRIPTION on your next issue of HERE'S HOW: it's fast, it's easy and it's free! COS-Don'tMissOut-House Ad.pdf 1 13-05-27 1:05 PM VOLUME 51 | ISSUE 6 | OCTOBER 2013 | 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

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