Canadian Occupational Safety

June/July 2016

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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Poster Poster Safety Safety TYPES FALL Guardrails should be installed at the edges of construction sites, roofs and scaffolding whenever possible. Fall restraint systems, such as work positioning devices that prevent workers from travelling to the edge of the building or structure, must be provided if the use of guardrails isn't practicable. Personal fall arrest systems, which include full body safety harnesses, lanyards and anchor points, are widely used. To be effective, they must be fitted properly to each worker. Safety netting can be used effectively in the construction of industrial framed

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