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1. Patient and Resident Lifts
   Patient lift failure is a global problem. Hazard alerts have been issued by several jurisdictions including: Health Canada, Work Safe British Columbia, the United Kingdom and Australia. Mechanical lifting devices have been used by hospitals, long-term care facilities and even private homes to tr ...
2. Portable 'Folding' Scaffold
   Officers have noticed an increased use in portable ‘folding’ scaffolds at worksites. The attraction of these types of scaffolds are: light weight, portability, and reduced ‘footprint’ which allows them to be used in smaller workplaces. However users need to be aware that ...
3. Chain Shot - Mechanical Harvester/Logger
   A person was injured while operating a mechanical harvester. A piece of chain broke off the processing head and flew through the protective glass of the harvester striking the operator in the chest. 'Chain shot' are pieces of saw chain that fly free when a chain breaks during use. These pieces ...
4. Silica Exposure
   Hazard Summary Persons who breathe airborne silica are at risk of developing Silicosis; a disease caused by the prolonged breathing of crystalline silica dust. Exposure to crystalline silica has also been linked to lung cancer. Examples of workplace activities that could expose workers to silic ...
5. Dewalt Large Angle Grinders
   DeWalt Power Tools issued a Safety Notice on November 28, 2011 regarding a potentail safety hazard with certain large angle grinder side handles. DeWalt Power Tools advise that under certain conditions it is possible that some side handles may break causing the user to lose full control of grin ...
6. Blue-Light: Dental Offices
   Hazard Summary Exposure to blue-light can be an occupational health hazard which can result in a retinal photochemical injury to the eye(s) and/or an increased risk of macular degeneration. The hazard is greater for people with (1) artificial lenses (from cataract surgery), (2) a history of ret ...
7. Diazomethane; Trimethylsilyldiazomethane
   Also: tert-butyldimethylsilyldiazomethane; trialkylsilyldiazomethanes, and related alkylating or precursor reagents. Hazard Summary Persons who operate and work in laboratories are reminded that working with methylating and other alkylating or precursor reagents can be hazardous and require pro ...
8. Vibration Exposure
   Hazard Summary Many people are exposed to vibration in the workplace. Exposure to certain types of vibration can cause health effects that range from discomfort and interference with ability to perform work, to acute or chronic illness. There are two main types of vibration that you may be expo ...