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December 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Cold Stress
  • Revised Mobile Crane Manual now available
  • 2018 IHSA COR™ Open House and OGCA Leadership Conference
  • MOL looking for input on health and safety in Ontario
  • IHSA to offer Working at Heights Refresher
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November 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Hand-held masonry saws—part 1
  • Need safety information in the palm of your hand? Try the IHSA app!
  • Product spotlight: Occupational Health Risks: Carpenters (W117)
  • Training spotlight: Powerline Technician Proficiency
  • Help IHSA make 2-Minute News the newsletter you want it to be
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October 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Responsibilities
  • IHSA.ca Magazine, Volume 18, Issue 1
  • Order the IHSA Struck-by Kit
  • New guardrails poster now available
  • Small business toolkit: Start your health and safety program in 3 steps
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September 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Dump truck tipovers–workers in vicinity
  • Ministry of Labour focuses on struck bys
  • COR™ Internal Auditor Conference has spaces available
  • Two trucking events provide wide spectrum of information
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August 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Backing vehicles
  • IHSA Annual Report now available
  • New health and safety manual focuses on photovoltaic systems
  • COR™ Internal Auditor Conference
  • New mental health in the workplace poster from IHSA
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July 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Work-related driving
  • Updated Contractor's Toolkit now available
  • Product spotlight: Musculoskeletal Hazards and Controls: Elevator and Escalator Trade
  • IHSA launches Distracted Driving e-learning program
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June 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Traffic Control — Public Roads 2
  • Preventing fatalities in high-hazard work
  • Fall date announced for COR™ Internal Auditor Conference
  • Health and Safety Advisory: WAH - Site-Specific Training
  • IHSA announces new employer-recognition programs
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May 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Traffic control—Public roads 1
  • E-learning course for Health and Safety Representatives
  • Product spotlight: Fall Protection on Sloped Roofs (IHSA053)
  • MOL blitz schedule now available
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April 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Hearing protection
  • Falls awareness campaign: May 7-11
  • IHSA visits Home Depots across Ontario
  • April is Dig Safe Month
  • New IHSA.ca Magazine now available
  • MOL provides resources on impairment and workplace health and safety
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March 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Electric Tools — Basic Safety
  • New IHSA radio ads encourage employers, supervisors, and workers to "Do Your Part, Keep Your Promise."
  • Ministry of Labour proposes changes to rules around biological and chemical agents
  • IHSA supports Steps for Life across Ontario
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February 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Hand protection
  • Basic Auditing Principles now available via E-Learning
  • IHSA’s Internal Auditor Conference
  • Training spotlight: Suspended Access Equipment – Planners
  • IHSA initiates review of 2014 Electrical Utility Safety Rules
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January 2018

Articles:

  • IHSA Safety Talk: Cold Stress
  • Revised Mobile Crane Manual now available
  • 2018 IHSA COR™ Open House and OGCA Leadership Conference
  • MOL looking for input on health and safety in Ontario
  • IHSA to offer Working at Heights Refresher
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