Nov 06 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 3, 2023 New tool helps protect Ontario construction workers from lung disease Toronto, Ontario – Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers has introduced…
Oct 13 2023
If you work with sand, rock, gravel, concrete, brick, stone, mortar, granite, glass or ceramics, you are one of 429,000 workers in Canada being…
Sep 28 2023
Silica is one of the most common hazards on a worksite. It damages the lungs and causes scar tissue to form, causing the lung tissue to become thicker. It can cause irreversible…
Sep 21 2023
Presenters: David Goldsmith, WHWB (Workplace Health Without Borders) Kevin Hedges, OHCOW (Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers) and WHWB Part A – Artificial / Engineered Stone; How Big is the…
Jun 30 2023
Prepared by: Paul Sampara, MEng, ROH Occupational Hygienist, OHCOW Last Updated April 18, 2023 Medical Review: Dr. Christine Oliver, MD, MPH, MS, FACPM, Medical Consultant OHCOW Occupational Hygiene Review: Kevin…
Apr 12 2023
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Mar 13 2023
Clinical insights and exposure analysis of a series of sarcoidosis cases based on McIntyre Powder Project research and investigations. Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem granulomatous disease traditionally considered to…
Feb 05 2023
First published: 14 February 2022 External Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 65, Issue 4, April 2022, Pages 268-280 Abstract: Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem granulomatous disease traditionally considered…
Feb 05 2023
EXTERNAL - The purpose of the current review was to examine occupational causes of sarcoidosis in light of more recently published information, with a focus on those exposures for which…
Nov 24 2022
Part of the Occ-tober 2022 Webinar Series See other Webinars in this series here Date: November 24, 2022 Time: 1:00-3:00 PM Speakers: Thomas Tenkate, School of Occupational and Public…
Oct 31 2022
This 8th Annual Symposia (Webinar Series) on Occupational Health and Illness/Disease Prevention translates knowledge and shares tools relating to the latest science and prevention initiatives. Preventing Occupational Illness/Disease is an Area…
Oct 12 2022
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Canada for both men and women, with approximately 6,900 deaths expected in Ontario alone in 2014. When most people think…
