Oct
20
2023
Last updated September 7, 2022 Prepared by: Paul Sampara, BSc., DOHS, MEng, ROH Occupational Hygienist, OHCOW Occupational Medicine Review: Dr.…
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…
Feb
05
2023
Last updated: January 8, 2020 Summary: The information gathered in this literature search on pancreatic cancer (PC) and exposures in Ontario mines was used to complement and update work previously…
Sep
12
2022
A short Webinar on the hazards of working with granite and kitchen counter tops. This webinar covers the basics with regards to the mineral itself, silica, the health hazards and…
Nov
27
2021
Part of the OCC-TOBER Webinar Series October / November 2021 Popular culture awareness of Occupational Illness/Disease and the Hierarchy of Controls due to COVID-19 pandemic continues to be…
Nov
06
2021
Aug
08
2021
Last updated: August 8, 2021 Trading One Risk for Another: Consequences of the Unauthenticated Treatment and Prevention of Silicosis in Ontario Miners in the McIntyre Powder Aluminum Inhalation Program. This…
May
05
2021
Miners work with and around a variety of contaminants that are known or suspected kidney carcinogens. In summary, there is sufficient evidence in the literature to support the association between…
Apr
21
2021
A Critical Review and Gaps Analysis of “Systematic Review of Occupational Aluminum Exposure and Adverse Health Conditions (Final Report)”* This review was undertaken in response to a request by the…
Jan
14
2021
An article published in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed about exposure assessment for former chrysotile asbestos miners and millers from Base Verte, NL, Canada. Published: January 14, 2021 Authors: T.…
Sep
15
2020
A series of presentations made as part of the 2020 Occ-tober Webinar Series: Disease Prevention: Impact = Knowledge + Change + Action Diesel Calculator and Background Kevin Hedges and John…
