Hazard Alerts and Product Recall Notices
Nova Scotia Hazard Alerts
- Securing Scaffolding Planks/Decks - November 21, 2011
- Raised/Suspended Loads - July 28, 2010
- Manure Pit - January 11, 2010
- Solvents, Thinners, and Flammables - January 11, 2010
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - August 2009
- Mobile Equipment Blind Spots (no signaler) (PDF: 51k) - January 14, 2009
- Portable Electric Heaters in Office (under desks) (PDF: 56k) - December 10, 2008
- Chemical Splash (PDF: 371k) - October 6, 2008
- Roof Brackets (PDF: 50k) - September 19, 2008
- Remotely Controlled Equipment (PDF: 70k) - December 17, 2007
- Loading lobster traps on fishing vessel (PDF: 74k) - October 22, 2007
- Wood Pole Fall Arrest System (PDF: 25k) - October 22, 2007
- Labeling of Pipes with Controlled Products - May 18, 2007
- Flyrock Incidents in the Province of Nova Scotia - May 5, 2006
- Yard Crane Tipping Over - April 12, 2006
- Elevating Devices - April 12, 2006
- Garbage and Recycling Vehicle Operations - October 03, 2005
- Lunenburg Winch Systems Braking - August 4, 2005
- Purse Seining Operations - July 19, 2005
- Ice Delivery Operations (for Fishing Vessels) - July 19, 2005
- Needlestick Injuries - September 24, 2003
- West Nile Virus - May 13, 2003
- Lyme Disease - Deer Ticks - October 07, 2002
- Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters - September 09, 2002
- Truck Wheel Loss - September 09, 2002
- Heat Stress - July 01, 2002
- Snow Loads on Arched Roofs - January 29, 2002
- MSA Surety Sure-Stop Shock Absorbers (PDF: 108k)
- Hook Safety Latches - March 31, 2001
- Hydraulic Baiter Machines - March 31, 2001
- Shields - Safeguards - March 31, 2001
- Watertight Doors - March 31, 2001
- Welding Hazards - March 31, 2001
- Wood Chippers - March 31, 2001
- Ansul Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers - January 11, 2001
- Moulds and Fungi in Indoor Air - January 23, 2002
- Propane Fuel Hoses - July 31, 2000
- Working Near Power Lines - July 14, 2000
- Abandoned Mine Openings - March 08, 2000
- Knuckleboom Loaders - December 21, 1999
- Glutaraldehyde - November 16, 1999
- Unguarded Net Drum Winch - July 13, 1998
- Improperly Ventilated and Improperly Constructed Fuelling Bunker - January 05, 1996
- Power Take-off Entanglement - September 1995
- Unmarked Pit - June 1995
Hazard Alerts from Other Provinces
Hazard alerts for chemical and biological substances issued by Canadian OHS agencies and the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Product Recall Notices
- Dewalt Large Angle Grinder - Safety Hazard Recall Notice, November 28, 2011
- From Capital Safety, USA - Protecta Shock Absorbing Lanyards Nov. 1. 2011
- Miller Mini-lite (FL11) and Titan Fall Limiter (TFL) - Stop Use and Replace Order (PDF: 63k) - December 12, 2005
Links for Product Recalls
- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - many safety oriented resources
- www.Recalls.gov
"online resources for recalls"
comprehensive site, US oriented - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission