Health & Safety
Collaboration brings new approach to Legionella detection
Leading Legionella companies partner to eliminate Legionnaires’ outbreaks through strategic partnership.
Hospital faucets home to germs: study
Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended consequences include water splashing out of a sink to spread contaminants from dirty faucets.
Improving safety programs on campus
National Safety Month is an excellent reminder to conduct an audit of existing infrastructure and determine where upgrades can be made.
Ten things FMs should know about eyewashes
Fast action and the right action are essential to protecting the eyes.
TSSA gives residents fuel safety tips
The province’s fuels-safety regulator is advising residents and property managers of important fuel-related safety tips as they work to recover from devasting flooding.
The next frontier in infection prevention
Studies have shown that patient transfers from long-term care settings to hospitals present a major risk for the spread of infection.
CCOHS’ Anne Tennier receives Francophone medal
Health and safety leader receives Francophone honour – Ordre de la Pléiade.
Ontario budget promises support, new beds for long-term care
The Ontario Government is planning to eliminating “hallway healthcare” by adding and upgrading long-term care beds throughout the province.
The role of DINs in professional cleaning
A Drug Identification Number (DIN) is an eight digit number assigned by Health Canada to a drug product prior to being marketed in Canada.
The role of surface disinfection in outbreak management
Barley Chironda, an infection control specialist at Clorox, breaks down why cleaning staff should ramp up surface disinfection during cold and flu season.
The importance of healthy indoor air quality
To achieve healthy indoor air quality, various measures can be applied, among which thorough and systematical air quality monitoring is the vital one.
Clothing donation bins may pose liability risk
Commercial property owners who host clothing donation bins could run afoul of their province's Occupiers Liability Act or Occupational Health and Safety Act should an incident occur.
Study examines harassment in Canadian workplaces
Verbal abuse is the most common type of harassment reported by Canadian workers according to a new study titled Harassment in Canadian workplaces.
Cold and flu prevention in the workplace
Cold and flu season can begin as early as October and last until February. How can you keep the flu out of your workplace, to keep facilities healthy and productive?
Partnership to support workplace psychological health in Sask.
WCB and UFred have signed a partnership agreement to increase access to training and resources for Saskatchewan employers to create psychologically healthy workplaces.
Arthritis takes toll on workplace productivity: study
Research from Arthritis Research Canada (ARC) shows that SARDS place a significant economic strain on the paid and unpaid workforce.
How to make social media work for a cleaning business
Gone are the days when a business service contractor could rely on obtaining its clients from just one channel. Today, it’s all about exposure and the best place a cleaning business can be seen is online.






