Health and Safety

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...

We all have to breathe to live. Yet sometimes the air we breathe contributes to poor health. If air pollution is bad enough, it can kill you. The 4,000 people who died in London, England during what...

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.