Health and Safety

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...

West Nile Virus (WNV) is a type of virus which is spread by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are arthropods which are generally blood-sucking insects so the WNV is called an Arbovirus, an Arthropod borne virus...

Pesticides are the only man-made toxic chemicals deliberately spread over large areas. They are poisonous to people because they are designed to kill living things. Pesticides grew out of research...

A recent study of people newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease has found that home pesticide use and exposure is associated with an increased risk of developing the disease. The study, led by...

Influenza is a viral infection of the respiratory system. Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle ache, extreme fatigue and headache. Unlike the common cold and most other...

Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR for short, is the principle that producers of products are responsible for the environmental impacts of their products throughout the product’s life cycle...

Scientific evidence indicates that industrial activity is seriously impacting global climate change. The common thread which links us together is the fact that we are all intrinsically dependent on...

Bed bugs are insects that, as adults, have oval-shaped bodies with no wings. Prior to feeding, they are about 1/4 inch long and flat as paper. After feeding, they turn dark red and become bloated...