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Prevent Occupational Disease Using Your Company’s Own Data!

Lisa Hallsworth
28 July 2020
5:30 pm
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Data has long been the basis of good science. Remembering our earliest science experiments, until our hypotheses were confirmed by data, they were really just educated guesses. Workplace Data for Good Today, data is easier to gather than ever before and the challenge is how to effectively present and use it, for the greater good. […]

Properly Equipped, But Still Confused…

Lisa Hallsworth
3 July 2020
12:27 pm
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Full disclosure- I can’t say that my chemical knowledge is very extensive. My prior experience includes disinfecting with whatever product was given to me and trusting that my employer had my best interests in mind. Responsibility How to protect myself when using a chemical to clean spray containers that contained pesticides? I started by reading […]

Dental Hygienist Overwhelmed by WHMIS Information

Lisa Hallsworth
12 June 2020
4:25 pm
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I spend a lot of time looking after myself and my family. Routine exercise, the right types of foods prepared in a healthy manner, and a balance between work and social activities. At work I follow the directions of my association and work with all my colleagues to keep our dental clinic and our patients […]

#OHSMatters Newsletter: Get Educated, Get Equipped, Be Confident with Chemicals

Lisa Hallsworth
27 May 2020
10:00 am
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Get Educated, Get Equipped, Be Confident:Returning to the Workplace Amidst Coronavirus Many businesses are preparing to reopen to the public as the number of coronavirus restrictions in Canada are reduced. This leaves organizations with the crucial task of creating a plan for cleaning and disinfecting their workplaces to get their staff feeling confident and their […]

#OHSMatters March 2020 Newsletter

Lisa Hallsworth
26 March 2020
5:15 pm
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The Coronavirus - Need Help to Ensure You Are Using Effective Disinfectants? The coronavirus has left many businesses reeling while other organizations are expending heroic effort in disinfect surfaces to prevent its spread. The disinfecting efforts present two challenges: ensuring the correct use of disinfectants that meet established criteria for use against the coronavirus and protecting workers […]

Disinfectants That Meet EPA & Health Canada Criteria Against Coronavirus

Lisa Hallsworth
17 March 2020
12:15 pm
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Originally Posted: March 17, 2020 Updated: February 15th, 2022 With the peak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus behind us and a large portion of the Canadian population now vaccinated, there is hope that 2022 will see businesses being able to sustain focus on strategies to recover. Still, many people in and outside of […]