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Canada Uses a 3 dB Exchange Rate

Canada Uses a 3 dB Exchange Rate

Every Canadian jurisdiction uses a 3 dB noise exchange rate and the American standard uses 5, which changes how long a worker may be exposed. This guide covers what an...

Canada Uses a 3 dB Exchange Rate

Every Canadian jurisdiction uses a 3 dB noise exchange rate and the American standard uses 5, which changes how long a worker may be exposed. This guide covers what an...

Protection of Physical Safety Is One of the Thirteen

Protection of Physical Safety Is One of the Thi...

Canada's national standard for psychological health and safety lists thirteen psychosocial factors, and protection of physical safety is the thirteenth. This guide covers what CSA Z1003 requires, why courts treat...

Protection of Physical Safety Is One of the Thi...

Canada's national standard for psychological health and safety lists thirteen psychosocial factors, and protection of physical safety is the thirteenth. This guide covers what CSA Z1003 requires, why courts treat...

There Is No Legal Lifting Limit in Canada

There Is No Legal Lifting Limit in Canada

There is no legal maximum lifting weight anywhere in Canada, and weight is not even a listed musculoskeletal injury risk factor. This guide covers what the law actually requires, where...

There Is No Legal Lifting Limit in Canada

There is no legal maximum lifting weight anywhere in Canada, and weight is not even a listed musculoskeletal injury risk factor. This guide covers what the law actually requires, where...

Cut Resistant Is Not Puncture Resistant

Cut Resistant Is Not Puncture Resistant

A cut-resistance rating describes performance against a blade and says nothing about a needle. This guide covers which workers outside healthcare encounter sharps, the free control most crews ignore, why...

Cut Resistant Is Not Puncture Resistant

A cut-resistance rating describes performance against a blade and says nothing about a needle. This guide covers which workers outside healthcare encounter sharps, the free control most crews ignore, why...

Not Every Emergency Is an Evacuation

Not Every Emergency Is an Evacuation

Most workplace emergency plans are evacuation plans wearing a broader name, which is the wrong response to an earthquake or an external release. This guide covers what BC actually requires,...

Not Every Emergency Is an Evacuation

Most workplace emergency plans are evacuation plans wearing a broader name, which is the wrong response to an earthquake or an external release. This guide covers what BC actually requires,...

COR Is Not the Law, and You Still Cannot Bid Without It

COR Is Not the Law, and You Still Cannot Bid Wi...

A Certificate of Recognition is voluntary everywhere in Canada, and a great deal of work cannot be bid without one. This guide covers what COR certifies, how the rebate differs...

COR Is Not the Law, and You Still Cannot Bid Wi...

A Certificate of Recognition is voluntary everywhere in Canada, and a great deal of work cannot be bid without one. This guide covers what COR certifies, how the rebate differs...