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Members of the EDCC and the South Asian Women’s Rights Organisation (SAWRO) recorded these stories to tell their experience and show why labour reform and stronger employment standards are urgently...

If the status of your disability is in doubt; especially if there is time loss, the company has a right to require from you a medical certificate stating 1) If you are fit or unfit, 2) If you are...

Many workers in the manufacturing industry, hospitality industry, health care industry and retail industry work on their feet for more than half their shift. The 5 Star system of loss control rests on...

This Fact Sheet deals with the “walking wounded”, i.e. those workers who are asked by the company to come to work when they are temporarily disabled, to do so-called “light work”. Light duties (or...

In order to understand information on chemicals you need to know how chemicals can enter and react in the body. The study of such reactions is called toxicology B the study of the nature and effects...

H1N1 Flu Virus is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the regular human seasonal flu. The symptoms include fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, coughing and sore throat. Some...

A number of corporations have contracted with DuPont Safety and Environmental Management Services to provide a safety system for them. DuPont is the chemical company which coined the phrase “better...

Cancer is a disease that involves uncontrolled cell growth. Under normal circumstances the cells in the body grow and multiply at a given rate. The rate at which they grow generally matches the rate...

Behaviour based safety programs assume that the vast majority of injuries and illnesses are a result of unsafe acts made by workers. These programs are not new. They became popular in the 1930’s and...

Every accident or near miss which involved or would have involved the worker going to a doctor or hospital should be investigated.