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Issue Content
July 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 7
  • Next inspection blitz: MSDs
  • Distracted driving: 9,000+ charges
  • Online health survey: workplaces included
  • In the News
June 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 6
  • Helping troubled co-workers
  • Shiftwork update: hazards + precautions
  • 2 firms' take on Bill 168
  • Firms achieve record safety results
  • In the News
May 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 5
  • MOL priorities for 2010/11
  • 3 strategies for supervisor safety coaching
  • Heat stress: protect one, protect many
  • Young worker safety: the Gap, the MOL blitz, and more
  • In the News
April 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 4
  • New! Canada’s first confined space standard
  • Complying with Bill 168: the supervisor’s role
  • Partners in Prevention Ontario: networking and knowledge exchange
  • 2 enforcement blitzes in May
  • In the News
March 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 3
  • Preparing for Bill 168’s domestic violence requirements
  • OHS criminal charges: protecting your firm
  • One-stop access to a world of OHS expertise
  • Springtime driving: a fresh set of hazards
  • In the News
February 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 2
  • Fall hazards inspection blitz may apply to you
  • Ontario launches prevention and enforcement review
  • Study documents e-learning advantage
  • Partners in Prevention 2010: 4 trade shows in 1
  • In the News
January 2010/Volume 5/
Issue 1
  • MOL February blitz: lifting devices
  • Amalgamation at work: a system-wide conference
  • Bill 168: countdown to compliance
  • Learn and network at Partners in Prevention
  • In the News
December 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 12
  • Preview: revised power press standard
  • Maximize your vacation time — it’s good for business
  • Preparing for winter weather
  • IAPA’s 2010 Safety Group: complying with Bill 168, and more
  • In the News s
November 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 11
  • RTW: the supervisor factor
  • Photo tips for OHS reports
  • H1N1: still time to protect your employees
  • Snow, ice and slips: an ongoing inspection
October 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 10
  • November blitz: slips, trips and falls
  • Violence and harassment act: 2nd reading
  • Mental health claims: are the floodgates opening?
  • Warehouse safety: accreditation and other prevention opportunities
  • In the News
September 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 9
  • IAPA’s Safety Group: share issues, best practices, and rebates
  • Turning 30: an OHS milestone
  • Upholding solicitor-client privilege
  • H1N1 – 8 steps to mitigate the threat
  • In the News
August 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 8
  • 9 ways to maximize your training budget
  • Understanding WHMIS after GHS
  • MOL’s 10 most issued orders
  • When an employer becomes a constructor
  • In the News
July 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 7
  • Preparing for the next inspection blitz: what supervisors need to know
  • Are you at risk of becoming road kill?
  • Pandemic update: beyond the headlines
  • In the News
  • Quotables
June 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 6
  • September enforcement blitz: hazardous materials
  • Ladder safety for DIYers
  • TDGA amendments to boost safety and security
  • 6 heat stress questions
  • In the News
May 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 5
  • Next inspection blitz: young and new workers
  • Adding violence and harassment to the OHSA
  • Profiting from participatory ergonomics
  • Pandemic planning: if not now…
  • In the News
April 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 4
  • Government funding for OHS/productivity improvements
  • Choosing the right photoelectric machine guard
  • Take a hand tool safety quiz
  • Certification training: preventing injuries, protecting the business
  • In the News
March 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 3
  • April inspection blitz: musculoskeletal disorders
  • Eliminating electrical shock hazards
  • Preparing an OHS project report
  • Health & Safety Canada 2009 preview
  • In the News
February 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 2
  • Reminder: forklift safety enforcement blitz
  • Managing the 2009 business climate challenges
  • Avoiding materials handling injuries
  • 6 steps to accommodate mental health issues
  • In the News
January 2009/Volume 4/
Issue 1
  • Safety strategies when contracting help
  • Immigrant worker risks 2009
  • H&S promotions calendar
  • Protecting workers from extreme weather
  • In the News
December 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 12
  • Lift truck safety: the next inspection blitz
  • Beating the holiday blues
  • How to avoid 25 risk assessment errors
  • Adding e-learning to your training options
  • In the News
November 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 11
  • MOL electrical hazards inspection blitz
  • Wash your hands to boost health and productivity
  • How employers can help enforce Ontario’s distracted driving act
  • Defending OHS programming during an economic downturn
  • In the News
October 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 10
  • TTC drug and alcohol testing: a test case scenario for Canadian employers
  • Lean manufacturing and healthy work practices
  • Healthy Workplace Month: putting your workplace to the test
  • Emergency preparedness for small business (and others)
September 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 9
  • September fall hazard inspection blitz: “zero tolerance”
  • Is your workplace a potential Sunrise Propane?
  • Not so convenient after all: cell phones and employer liability
  • Powering up your OHS performance
  • Webinar: how one company implemented an OHS management system
  • Information Alert
August 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 8
  • OHS: a new link in supply chain management
  • Achieving award-winning performance
  • ISO to release nanotechnologies safety report
  • It's not just the blues: recognizing signs of depression
  • In the News
July 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 7
  • Inspection blitz: who’s next?
  • Summer driving tips
  • Back safety quiz
  • Avoiding vacation deprivation
June 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 6
  • 3 MSD myths
  • Recertifying your JHSC members?
  • TDGA amendments: are you up to speed?
  • Heat stress quiz
  • In the News
May 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 5
  • Warehouse safety and organizational performance
  • Ontario achieves 4-year safety goal
  • 10 “Point to Zero” tips for employers
  • A conversation with young workers
  • In the News
April 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 4
  • Canada’s first Bill C-45 conviction: the sentencing
  • Recognizing the effect of driver fatigue
  • IAPA/QMI’s first webinar earns top scores
  • 15 warehouse delivery safety tips
  • In the News
March 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 3
  • Canada’s first Bill C-45 conviction
  • An advance look at WSIB accreditation
  • Court upholds firing of casual drug user
  • Could three days in April change your future?
  • In the News
February 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 2
  • Bipolar disorder no excuse for dismissal
  • Progressing from commitment to action
  • February 29: Ontario releases final piece of MSD package
  • How SAD are you?
  • In the News
January 2008/Volume 3/
Issue 1
  • IAPA/QMI webinar: Making the Business Case for Health & Safety
  • Adding value to RSI Day
  • Nurse’s workplace murder not just a health care issue
  • 2008 H&S promotions calendar
  • In the News
December 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 12
  • Versacold 4 years later
  • Buying safe toys
  • Banning cell phones while driving
  • 15 compliance tips for holiday parties
  • In the News
  • Critical Dates
November 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 11
  • Silent killer becomes even deadlier
  • A Safety Group success story
  • Seven minutes of safety
  • Checked your tires lately?
  • In the News
  • Critical Dates
October 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 10
  • Aging and ergonomics
  • Celebrating Small Business Week with Sulco
  • WHMIS: you asked, we answer
  • Healthy Workplace Week: what are you doing?
  • In the News
September 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 9
  • A case for investing in HSE
  • Job quality as an economic driver
  • A SALES approach to safety
  • The wheels on the bus go round and round…
  • In the News
August 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 8
  • Machinists and metal workers face greatest risks
  • Stopping confined space carnage
  • Certification training FAQs
  • 7 steps to RTW success
  • In the News
July 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 7
  • Protecting yourself from WHMIS bullies
  • Safety and interlocking devices
  • No safety training for most new workers
  • Everything counts: Ontario’s new integrated approach to enforcement
  • In the News
June 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 6
  • Preparing for new noise exposure limits
  • Selling workplace health programs
  • Court says yes to West Nile claim
  • Combatting workaholism
  • In the News
May 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 5
  • Health & Safety Canada 2007: OHS and the bottom line
  • Violence: MOL targets high-risk workplaces
  • Summer jobs: creating a safe environment
  • Furthering futures: J.V. Findlay scholarship winners
  • In the News
April 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 4
  • Lessening the toll of chronic illness
  • Hot enough for you?
  • Maximize the value of your IAPA membership
  • And the winner is…
  • In the News
  • Thanks, IAPA volunteers!
March 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 3
  • Calculating real injury costs
  • WSIB workplace accreditation program
  • Are your teleworkers safe?
  • Revamping return-to-work
  • Newsmakers
February 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 2
  • Driving distractions
  • Communicating in a crisis
  • RSI Day
  • Newsmakers
January 2007/Volume 2/
Issue 1
  • New noise limits
  • Taking action against MSDs
  • Robotics safety
  • Sneak preview: H&S Canada 2007
  • Newsmakers
December 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 7
  • Holiday Fire Protection
  • Conveyor System Safety
  • Safety Groups Rebates
  • Product recall: Dewalt framing saws
  • IAPA’s Top 10 Free Downloads
  • Newsmakers
November 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 6
  • Making group learning fun
  • IAPA achieves ISO 9001-2000
  • Violence: protecting yourself
  • Winter tires
  • Newsmakers
October 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 5
  • Cooler Weather Warning: Carbon Monoxide
  • Controlling the Cost of Violence
  • Safety Groups: Networking Pays
  • Sleep, Stress and Healthy Workplaces
  • Newsmakers
Sep 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 4
  • Retaining workers
  • Avoiding electrical injuries
  • Workplace violence
  • Certification FAQs
  • Newsmakers
August 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 3
  • Ontario OEL Changes
  • Draft MSD Guideline
  • Lift Truck FAQs
  • Toyota’s Health and Safety System
  • Accident Prevention Magazine
July 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 2
  • Steel Storage Racking
  • CME Award
  • Confined Space
  • New Emergency Act
  • Newsmakers
June 2006/Volume 1/
Issue 1
  • $1 million workplace abuse award
  • Machine guarding solutions
  • Supervisors and young worker injuries
  • Lessons in preventing heat stress
  • Newsmakers