By Sara Wilson When life-saving information is not provided in a language people understand, it can delay protective action and put communities at unnecessary risk. This was evident during the …
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OpinionWorkplace Safety
From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters
By Brodie Ramin A fault line in Canada’s Yukon territory has stirred after more than 12,000 years of geological sleep. Researchers studying the Tintina Fault, which stretches 1,000 kilometres from… …
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Global Safety NewsOpinionWorkplace Safety
Why is bamboo used for scaffolding in Hong Kong? A construction expert explains
By Ehsan Noroozinejad At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after a major fire engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. (Editor’s… …
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By Mark Lorch, University of Hull If you’ve sat in a nail salon recently, you may well have encountered TPO or trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide to give it its full chemical …
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Features & AnalysisOpinionPPEWorkplace Safety
The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
By Dick Zoutman, Queen’s University, Ontario; Julia M. Wright, Dalhousie University; Mark Ungrin, University of Calgary, and Ryan Tennant, University of Waterloo The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization… …
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By Steve Lorteau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists. For example, …
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Features & AnalysisTechnology & InnovationWorkplace Safety
Our AI model can help improve indoor ventilation during wildfire season
By Hoda Khalil, Carleton University and Gabriel Wainer, Carleton University A recent report from the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index found that wildfires are worsening air quality in… …
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Global Safety NewsOpinion
Aid workers around the world are in greater danger than ever. Will a new UN declaration protect them?
By Amra Lee, Australian National University Aid workers face more difficult and dangerous conditions in carrying out their work than ever before. The United Nations declared 2024 the worst year …
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By Samuel Farley, University of Sheffield; David Hughes, University of Manchester, and Karen Niven, University of Sheffield Sadly, most people will come across a workplace bully at some point. Unwarranted …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOpinion
Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring – it’s mental health
By Helen Owton, The Open University Ricky Hatton’s death has reignited an all-too-familiar conversation about mental health in sport. Hatton had spoken openly about his long battle with depression, as …



