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The goal, always, is to work toward enhancing health and safety on the job.

How do safe substitutes for hazardous chemicals and substances fit into the mix? And what steps are needed to ensure safer is, indeed, safe?

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S AF E T Y M AN AGEM EN T S Y S TEM S

Flying Blind From Charles Lindbergh in 1927 to today’s pilots at the helms of 747s, fatigue looms large. Ottawa is now promoting the use of safety management systems targeting pilot fatigue, but are they making the grade?

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U T I L I T Y LOC ATES

Waiting for Answers Ontario’s high court is set to decide if accountability could be spread more widely in connection with a natural gas explosion that claimed seven lives.

Despite high-profile incidents, news on the excavation front is improving.

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Mind’s Eye If wearing high-visibility clothing makes workers stick out like sore thumbs, so be it. Colours and patterns that make a visual statement are good for both worker peace of mind and safety.

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S AF E T Y GEAR

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Hazmat clothing that guards against chemical harm can present another concern: heat stress. Understanding the work task, the environment and how the body reacts will help with selecting the right gear.

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Sticky Situation

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Avoiding the Shakes

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For operators of transit vehicles, vibration is an unwelcome companion.

Drivers need to be mindful of the potential health hits related to jerking, bouncing and shaking while on the road.

Education plus prosecution OH & S UP D AT E

British Columbia demolition goes wrong; five injured at Alberta oil sands facility; concrete slab pins Manitoba worker; Ontario cabbies seek coverage; New Brunswick man wins hearing upgrade; charges in Nova Scotia deaths; and more.

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TIME OUT

Bitter Twitter; to the ramparts; busy beavers; high on danger; boxed in; special charter; snail mail; and more.

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Shades of safety; operation pain relief; raising the flag on safety; and more.

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Luck runs out, but safety is good for life.

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Vol. 26, No. 6 SEPTEMBER 2010 EDITOR

Sticky Situation W

hat is it about human nature? People know full well that they shouldn’t do certain things, and yet they do them all the same.

Motives for these acts of rebellion are likely as varied as the perpetrators themselves — not knowing, not thinking or even not caring.

Consider the act of tossing used gum onto the street — or in this case, onto transit trains, platforms and common areas. The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is trying to get this sticky problem under wraps with a new campaign.

All sunny yellow and bubble gum pink, the campaign display on a subway train offered a message (keep the TTC gum-free), a means (pieces of waxy paper) and a method (complete instructions from spit to disposal).

Perhaps this particular display was a lemon, but an attempt to gently tear away a sheet from the pad came to no avail (no perforated edges). Rather, a conscious effort (and a hard tug aided by a steadying hand against the wall) was needed to, finally, set a single sheet free. The pad offerings, already dislodged from their base, indicated that others had experienced the same difficulties.

The message was clear and the effort commendable, but there were glitches in the execution. Unfortunately, it is these sorts of hurdles (high and not so high) that threaten to derail efforts altogether.

But not all efforts can be spelled out in sunny yellow and But not all bubble gum pink. Sometimes, efforts are much more soberefforts can ing, like attempts to reprimand those who break the occupational health and safety rules.

In early June, the federal government took its stab at dobe spelled ing so. Ottawa tabled amendments to the Railway Safety Act out in sunny meant to encourage rail companies to create and maintain a culture of safety, but also to provide the government with a yellow and big stick to deal with rule-breakers.

Non-compliant companies could be on the receiving end bubble of stinging hits in the form of new monetary fines and increased judicial penalties. As well, the changes would require gum pink. each railway to have an executive legally responsible for safety.

Alberta is also looking to inject some confidence — and greater accountability — into its oh&s system with the recent release of a 10-point plan. The plan includes implementing updated compliance and enforcement procedures, posting the safety records of all Alberta companies online, and revising the employer review process for companies with certificates of recognition and poor safety performance. “Let this serve as official notice for any Alberta company that doesn’t want to play by the rules,” says Thomas Lukaszuk, the province’s employment and immigration minister.

And if violations are not just bad — but bad repeatedly — the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) south of the border has come up with a Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

The objects of all this non-love? Recalcitrant employers whose actions have proved far from protective when it comes to worker safety.

The program concentrates resources on inspecting companies who have demonstrated indifference to oh&s obligations by their “willful, repeated or failure-to-abate violations,” notes a directive from OSHA. New approaches are good — and joint efforts have a better shot at success.

But things need to be clearly understood and easily executed.

Otherwise, the whole idea of being responsible and accountable becomes someone else’s sticky, stubborn problem.

Angela Stelmakowich

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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS DAVID IRETON, Safety Professional, Brampton, Ont. ALLAN JOHNSON, Director of Construction, Hospitality, Oil and Gas, Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C., Vancouver, B.C. JANE LEMKE, Program Manager, OHN Certification Program, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ont. DON MITCHELL, Safety Consultant, Mississauga, Ont. MICHELE PARENT, National Manager, Risk Management and Health and Wellness, Standard Life, Montreal, Que. TERRY RYAN, Workers’ Compensation and Safety Consultant, TRC Group Inc., Mississauga, Ont. DON SAYERS, Principal Consultant, Don Sayers & Associates, Hanwell, N.B. DAVID SHANE, National Director, Health and Safety, Canada Post Corporation, Ottawa, Ont. HENRY SKJERVEN, President, The Skjerven Cattle Company Ltd., Wynyard, Sask.

PETER STRAHLENDORF, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Health, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ont. JONATHAN TYSON, Association of Canadian Ergonomists/Association canadienne d’ergonomie, North Bay, Ont.

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EDUCATION PLUS PROSECUTION The Editor: As a long-time subscriber to ohs canada, I took special note of your views in “A Criminal Mind” (Editorial, June 2010). Your comments were timely for me, given that I have just recently offered my views on the need to enforce the provisions of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, including the need for an oh&s officer in every police force in Canada who is trained to investigate accidents that fall within the confines of Bill C-45.

As I recently indicated to the Dean sessions in Ottawa [Tony Dean is leading the expert advisory panel reviewing Ontario’s oh&s system], I am a survivor with considerable work experience in the construction industry. I am fortunate that I did not become a “statistic” as have too many of my friends, including my younger brother, who died an agonizing asbestosis death.

As I said at the Dean hearings, I am 75 years old and became an occupational health and safety activist in 1955.

Later on, in 1960, I stood shoulder to shoulder with my brothers and sisters in and out of the Ontario legislature. In 1975, I was there with the Ham Commission; in 1976, Bill 139 [oh&s committees]; in 1978, Bill 70 [OH&S Act]; in 1987, Bill 79 [WHMIS]; in 1990, Bill 208 [certified members]; and, now, the Dean commission.

And yet, over a half a century later, I am still witnessing workplace carnage.

I am sick of hearing of the deaths of workers of all ages and genders. I am sick of funerals. I am sick of looking into the faces of wives/husbands/brothers/sisters and — God help us all — the children, who have been told that their dad is dead and won’t be coming home.

My primary purpose in attending the Dean hearings was to promote two areas that I believe will save the lives of future workers: 1) There is a desperate need for Ontario — indeed, all provinces — to follow in the footsteps of the Government of Saskatchewan and create similar require-

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ments to the “Ready for Work Program,” which took effect in March. [Minimum age of employment is now 16; those aged 14 or 15 can only work if they have written consent of a parent or guardian, and a young worker readiness certificate.]

It makes sense to make the program mandatory and that Ontario’s school systems begin mandatory oh&s courses in Grade 8, and then more comprehensive training in secondary school. A system of this nature ensures that our teenagers will go into the work force armed with the knowledge that they have a legal right to a safe working environment.

All of the unions at a breakfast meeting [with Ontario’s labour minister days before the hearings in Ottawa] and the Dean hearings supported this concept.

The time has come to begin eliminating the carnage through proper education.

2) As a former resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario — and having served as president of the Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council and more than a decade as the first CUPE national representative — I am very encouraged by the recent actions of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.

Its chief and his staff are to be commended for not only understanding the need for Bill C-45, but also the decision to enforce that legislation [criminal charges have been laid against Millennium Crane Rentals Ltd., its president and a crane operator following a deadly incident in 2009] when it becomes apparent, after careful investigation, that the death need not have happened had the worker been properly managed.

That said, I am very hopeful that Ontario’s labour minister and his fellow cabinet members will take measures to ensure that all police forces have at least one investigating officer who is fully trained in oh&s.

Finally, your editorial will be reviewed pro or con, but the fact of the matter is that it deserves the attention of all employers/employees and the national and international union executive officers.

It’s been a long and painful 50-plus years, but I look forward to the day that I can stand at a Day of Mourning cer-

emony knowing that these two changes are in place.

Clarence Dungey Media Officer – Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 503 Ottawa

Our September issue offers plenty to chew on: safe substitutes, pilot fatigue and the story of a deadly gas line strike. Feel free to send us your comments on these or other articles.

Here’s a sample of what readers have had to say, through our website at www.ohscanada.com, about the residential construction article “Built to Last?” in April/May: UÊ°°° ÊÃ>ÜÊ>ÊÀ viÀÊ> `Ê iÊÜ>ÃÊ«À «erly tied off to an anchor and wearing his harness correctly, along with his safety boots with a slip-resistant sole. The houses were really close together so he was talking to the roofer on the next house, which was being done by another company.

The other roofer was wearing cutoffs and flip-flops....

UÊ °°° Ê ÕÃi`Ê Ì Ê Ü À Ê v ÀÊ >Ê V «> ÞÊ that strives for excellence in safety and quality, and surpassed the laws in the area. This was refreshing because you had to plan your jobs as a right to work for them, and safety Ü>ÃÊÌ iÊwÀÃÌÊÌ }ÊÞ ÕÊÌ Õ} ÌÊ v°Ê Ê think as a means of making things cheaper, laws and businesses alike just do the minimum and never strive for better to assure the worker they have today will be able to have a quality life tomorrow...

UÊ °°° ÌÊ ÃÊ w iÊ Ì Ê Ã>ÞÊ Ì >ÌÊ «i « iÊ should start making better decisions but, as leaders, we should be asking how we can provide the right tools to facilitate the right decisions...

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OH&S UPDATE

CONCERNS OVER RIGHT TO REFUSE FEDERAL — The Public Service Alliance

of Canada (PSAC) is panning legislative amendments that it has said will “seriously undermine the right of federal workers to refuse dangerous work.”

Representing about 172,000 workers across the country, the union has raised concerns about the wording in Part 21 of Bill C-9, an omnibus budget bill recently tabled by the federal government.

The amendments to the Canada Labour Code “will change the definition of the appointment and functions of appeal officers,” PSAC’s national president, John Gordon, commented a few weeks before the proposals were given the green light in mid-July.

The new language stipulates that if a worker refuses unsafe work, a health

and safety officer would determine if the work is, in fact, safe. Should the worker choose to appeal that decision, he would be required to file a notice with the federal labour minister as opposed to an appeals officer.

The union noted the minister could then “appoint” an appeals officer whom he or she deems to be qualified, as opposed to the current authority under the labour code to “designate” an appeals officer.

The difference may seem inconsequential, but Liberal Senator Joseph Day suggested the new language alters the process significantly.

Appoint “usually means ‘appoint from outside,’” Day noted, adding the move could open the door to hiring specialized lawyers on case-by-case bases to serve as appeals officers. “Previously, ‘designate’ was somebody that is a public servant, somebody who is working within

the government, [who was] being designated to do this particular job.”

Gordon also questioned the objectivity of the process. “Right now, you can challenge the appeal officers because it’s an open and transparent process.

But I think this is going to take away that transparency,” he said.

The amendments require that appeal officer rulings be issued within 90 days of the original notice, which PSAC argued “could preclude the ability to bring expert evidence and testimony” to the process and would mean “the parties would not receive full reasons for the officer’s decision.”

Gordon would have preferred to see a systematic review of the federal occupational health and safety system. “They ought to, first of all, sit down with a crosssection of people, including the unions,” to put forward recommendations.

RADIATION TESTS OPEN TO MORE WORKERS FEDERAL — Thirty-eight long-term workers at Bruce Power’s

nuclear power generating station in Tiverton, Ontario have been added to the list of those to be checked for exposure to radioactive material.

Concerns surrounding possible exposure were first raised on November 26, 2009, after a routine airborne sample inside a vault indicated the presence of long-lived particulates, identified as cobalt-60. As many as 200 workers at the vault may have been exposed to alpha contamination, which can be hazardous if particulates are inhaled or ingested, notes a report released last February by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in Ottawa. (Bruce Power reports that, initially, 217 workers were thought to have been exposed, but that number was later reduced to 192.)

The 38 fuel-handling and maintenance workers have been added to the priority list as a precautionary measure, says utility spokesperson John Peevers. The additions were made “more for peace of mind than anything,” Peevers says.

The possible exposures occurred during a reactor restart project, which involved workers cutting, cleaning and milling feeder tubes that transport heavy water coolant to and from steam generators. A Bruce Power report notes that between November 24 and 28, 2009, there was “the possibility that workers not directly performing [grinding] work but working in the vault area may have been exposed to an airborne alpha hazard.”

Taking into account other sources of radiation in 2009, it was initially suspected that one worker had exceeded the

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regulatory dose limit of 50 millisieverts (mSv) of whole-body ionizing radiation in one year by 4.7 mSv, Peevers says.

Further testing revealed that this was not the case. “It turns out he was nowhere near the regulatory limit.”

Testing for alpha radiation exposure has been made available to any of the 581 individuals who worked in the affected vault, Peevers says. So far, results indicate that all of the 413 workers who have been tested have had exposures below the regulatory limit.

“Exposures to nuclear power plant workers are well within regulatory limits and there is no risk to their health,” confirms CNSC spokesperson Aurèle Gervais. Still, the commission requested that Bruce Power do the following: UÊ obtain samples from and provide year-to-date and fiveyear dose histories of all fuel-handling and maintenance workers to determine potential alpha radiation exposures; UÊ conduct a characterization of the radiation released into the environment that may have contributed to alpha exposures for the group; and, UÊ implement work controls to mitigate future exposures.

As well, says Gervais, the utility has been asked to submit methods, models and modelling assumptions used to ascertain doses, results of a review to determine if past fuelhandling or maintenance activities may have resulted in exposures, and if so, a strategy to determine the magnitude.

The CNSC has requested that all nuclear operators investigate if workers have been exposed to alpha radiation.

— By Jason Contant

COLLISION CLAIMS MOUNTIE FEDERAL — A 25-year-old member of the RCMP’s Stony Plain detachment in Alberta died in June after her vehicle collided with a semi tractor-trailer.

Just past midnight on June 21, Constable Chelsey Robinson was advised of a suspected impaired driver who had been seen travelling eastbound in a westbound lane of Highway 16, notes an RCMP statement. Robinson, who had been with the force for just seven months, was patrolling for the impaired driver when the crash occurred at about 12:45 am, conďŹ rms Sergeant Tim Taniguchi, a spokesperson for the Alberta RCMP. Taniguchi reports that Robinson was seriously injured and taken to hospital in

Edmonton, where she later died.

As a result of the crash, Taniguchi says the cruiser came to rest in a ditch while the rig stopped at a grassy median separating eastbound and westbound trafďŹ c.

The truck was engulfed in ames, but the driver managed to escape with non-lifethreatening injuries.

Collisions have claimed the lives of other Alberta RCMP members, most recently in 2005 and 2009, Taniguchi says.

FLAWED DEMOLITION PROBED RICHMOND — A building demolition in

Vancouver went sideways in June, causing two walls to topple and send dust and rubble into the street.

At about 6 pm on June 10, workers

were in the process of demolishing the building in question when an excavator knocked down a wall and it fell into the street close to a pedestrian and passing car. Shortly thereafter, another wall crumbled, toppling a light standard and sending rubble into the street near a agger. There were no injuries.

WorkSafeBC in Richmond, British Columbia and the City of Vancouver are investigating. Donna Freeman, director of media relations for WorkSafeBC, says Surrey-based Global Excavation and Demolition was conducting the demolition work. After WorkSafeBC was informed of the incident by Vancouver police, Freeman says investigating ofďŹ cers met with the employer/owner several times to discuss the project.

The WorkSafeBC probe will focus on

The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals These oh&s professionals have recently been granted their Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)ÂŽ designation.

Christopher Ainscough, CRSP Jennifer Ann Alain, CRSP Joan Anderson, CRSP Mark A. Andrews, CRSP Terry Arseneau, CRSP Fernando Azevedo, CRSP Scott Bailey, CRSP Gregory Wayne Ball, CRSP Natasha Baranova, CRSP Paul Barkovich, CRSP Dolaine Beauchamp, CRSP Cory Beliveau, CRSP Corey Lee Bell, CRSP JĂŠrĂ´me Besner, CRSP Masood Bhatti, CRSP Angela Bianco, CRSP Kevin Bisson, CRSP Scott Blackwood, CRSP Michael Cadman, CRSP John D. Castonguay, CRSP Michael Chafe, CRSP Robert Edward Chafe, CRSP Stephen John Chaplin, CRSP Tak C. Chen, CRSP Rod Chychul, CRSP Doug Colby, CRSP John Roland Connors, CRSP Shawna Cook, CRSP Kevin H. Cooke, CRSP Pamela Cowan, CRSP Rick Craig, CRSP Gordon Cross, CRSP David Cummings, CRSP Brent Cunningham, CRSP Catherine Davidson, CRSP Lorne A. Davies, CRSP Lorraine Davis, CRSP Gordon J. de Graaff, CRSP C. Deputat-Rondeau, CRSP Jeremy J. Desilets, CRSP Shawn M. Diceman, CRSP Mary Dodds, CRSP Stephen Ellis, CRSP David Hans Erl, CRSP Melanie Eyben, CRSP Tim Farrell, CRSP Mark P.B. Fernandes, CRSP Steven Fick, CRSP Marilyn Findlay, CRSP

Kevin Fisher, CRSP Thom J. Foster, CRSP Catherine M. Fuchs, CRSP Kristen Gammel, CRSP Robert Germain, CRSP Michael Gilston, CRSP Matthew Brian Going, CRSP Darlene Gosling, CRSP Iain Gough-Townsend, CRSP Mary Lisa Gray, CRSP Gerald Green, CRSP Giorgio Grebaz, CRSP J. Jude Groves, CRSP Melanie Gruneir, CRSP Peter Gryseels, CRSP Marcel Guevara, CRSP Giles G. Guillemette, CRSP Peter Harkins, CRSP Rob Hartmann, CRSP Mark D. Haupt, CRSP Patrick Hauser, CRSP Donavan Hebig, CRSP Randy George Hein, CRSP Andrew Holland, CRSP Maria Holmes, CRSP Corey Holowaychuk, CRSP Faith Humber-Dredge, CRSP Lorne Dale Hyvonen, CRSP Emilio B. Iacobelli, CRSP Zeljko Ilincic, CRSP Tammy Irving, CRSP Hussien Jaffer, CRSP

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FIVE INJURED IN OIL SANDS MISHAP MILDRED LAKE — Five workers at Syncrude Canada Ltd.’s dilu-

ent recovery unit in Mildred Lake, Alberta suffered injuries during an early-afternoon fire on June 10.

Four contract workers with Calgary-based Jacobs Catalytic and one Syncrude Canada employee sustained injuries in the blaze, confirms Chris Chodan, a spokesperson for Alberta Employment and Immigration (AEI) in Edmonton.

Two contract workers received treatment in Fort McMurray, Alberta while the remaining three were taken by helicopter to a facility in Edmonton, Chodan confirms.

Syncrude Canada’s emergency response unit was first on the scene and managed to put out the fire, says company spokesperson Cheryl Robb. “We’re crediting our emergency response personnel with a good job that they did because it resulted in [only] minor damage to our unit,” Robb says.

whether or not a risk assessment was done, a demolition plan was prepared to address oh&s concerns and a “notice of project” was submitted to the board.

“My understanding is that hadn’t happened, but that is part of the investigation,” Freeman says of the last point.

Work was stopped, she says, adding that since 2007, the company has been issued six compliance orders.

The diluent recovery process involves using naptha, a hydrocarbon, to separate sand and water from the oil, she says. “When we mine the oil sands from the ground, the first step is mixing it with hot water, and that starts to separate the oil from the sand,” she notes. Naptha is then added, which “further separates the water and the solids from the oil.”

The accident occurred while workers “were installing a blind in preparation for the removal of an exchanger,” Chodan reports. The blind is put in place to protect workers while they recover hydrocarbon fluids, he says.

Robb notes that Syncrude Canada would carry out its own internal investigation and refresh workers on safe practices. “Our team leaders took some time before each shift just to remind everybody how important safety is,” she adds.

— By Emily Landau

Beyond the stop-work order related to the recent incident, additional directives cite training, personal protective equipment, excavation, the lack of a hazardous materials survey and the failure to disconnect site services at a residence.

Wendy Stewart, a spokesperson for the City of Vancouver, says that Global Excavation and Demolition had the appropriate permit from the municipality.

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“As part of our process, we are going back and looking at the steps that were in place for that permit in compliance with city bylaws,” Stewart reports.

The investigation will also determine if a public safety officer was on site as required by bylaw. “It’s an absolute miracle” that nobody was injured, she says.

Vancouver city councillor Suzanne Anton has called for an “informal, but

practicalâ€? inquiry to instill public conďŹ dence that work sites in the city are safe. “The potential for serious injury was very high,â€? Anton says. “What I need to know as a councillor is that this isn’t going to happen again next week.â€?

CERTIFICATION KICKS INTO GEAR LANGLEY — WorkSafeBC and the Truck-

ing Safety Council of B.C. have teamed up to recently roll out the ďŹ rst stage of the council’s CertiďŹ cate of Recognition (COR) program.

Large employers in British Columbia’s trucking industry will serve as the subjects of a pilot project. Though new to the trucking sector, the COR program has been used in British Columbia’s forestry, construction and tourism industries, among others, for several years.

The program awards WorkSafeBC premium rebates to companies that successfully complete the program and demonstrate a recognized level of oh&s compliance, notes a statement from the council in Langley, British Columbia.

Beyond rebates, the statement suggests beneďŹ ts of participation include a

safer, healthier work force that boosts productivity, use of the COR logo to improve corporate image, and an effective management system for return to work.

Various courses — including senior management/owner, return to work, external auditor and health and safety management — were recently presented to ofďŹ cials from as many as 12 companies with 20 or more employees.

After owners, managers and supervisors have completed mandatory training, the next step is for a council COR-trained auditor to perform an external review of the oh&s management program. “Once certiďŹ ed by the audit process, the company then qualiďŹ es for the WorkSafeBC rebates,â€? the council notes.

The council also has plans to make available COR pilot programs for small employers (with four to 10 workers) and for very small employers (with one to three workers).

PACKER OPERATOR FOUND DEAD LACOMBE COUNTY — A road worker with

Alberta’s Lacombe County was operating machinery when he died from unknown causes on June 19.

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The county identiďŹ ed the worker as Robert Ray, an equipment operator who had been an employee for 12 years. The incident occurred at 11:30 am while a work crew was repairing a county road, says AEI spokesperson Chris Chodan.

The worker “had been driving a large packer which had left the roadway and rolled onto its side,â€? reports Staff Sergeant Gord Glasgow, a member of the RCMP’s Red Deer Rural detachment, which, along with local ďŹ reďŹ ghters and emergency medical personnel, attended the scene.

The Cat 563 packer has a large front wheel that features metal knobs used “to compact the earth in road construction projects,� says Glasgow. Chodan notes a stop-use order was issued on the packer pending a mechanical inspection.

Phil Lodermeier, manager of operations for Lacombe County, says Ray’s death may have been caused by a health problem that manifested while he was operating the machinery. Lodermeier reports that Ray, uncharacteristically, kept driving the unit up and down the road.

He would also stop and rub his head.

The packer “veered suddenly off the road into an area that he would have no reason to be,� Glasgow says.

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ALBERTA NOT PLANNING CHANGES TO CODE EDMONTON — The Alberta government has no plans to tighten

the provincial building code in the wake of a weather-induced stage collapse at a music festival last year that resulted in the death of one patron and injuries to four workers.

“There is not going to be a change to the building code,” confirms Jessica Spratt, a government public affairs officer for Alberta Municipal Affairs (AMA) in Edmonton.

The collapse occurred on August 1, 2009 during the annual Big Valley Jamboree country music festival in Camrose, Alberta. Extreme weather caused the main concert stage to collapse, injuring 75 people and killing concert-goer Donna Moore, 35.

A plough wind, defined as a wind squall travelling on a straight path, caused the stage to give way, says Larry Werner, festival producer and an official with Panhandle Productions.

“It actually went into the stage and up under the roof and pushed the stage back, and that took the stage off its mounts,” Werner reports. “We were in a situation where we got a warning 60 seconds before the wind hit the stage,” a steel construction measuring 24 metres wide and 18 metres deep.

Werner says four workers sustained minor injuries, but were able to return to work the following day.

An AEI investigator issued safe-work procedures for dismantling the site, says department spokesperson Chris Chodan.

Spratt adds AMA officials asked Premier Global Productions, the Nashville-based site owner, to hire an independent engineer to investigate the collapse. “The results of the report indicated that the stage, in fact, was built to code,” she says.

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While wind loads are based on the Alberta Building Code, material selection and designs of temporary stages are left to the discretion of the engineer, Spratt says. When the stage is erected, a safety code officer is dispatched “to ensure that there has been professional engineering involved in the design and that the installation conforms to the design specifications.”

Spratt and Premier Global’s general manager, Brian Andrews, agree that revising the building code in response to this incident would be unwarranted, in light of the unpredictability of weather. “There’s no way to forecast a plough wind, from my understanding,” says Andrews.

Adds Spratt, “It was just such an unexpected weather event that I don’t think any stage could have withstood it.”

As in the past, Werner says Panhandle Productions would continue to submit engineered drawings to the City of Camrose for the festival. An engineer will carry out a field review to “look at the structures and determine that they have been erected properly with all the safety precautions put in place,” he adds.

VIDEO ANTICS SPUR PROVINCIAL REVIEW CALGARY — A video of what appears to be unsafe work prac-

tices at a Calgary construction site has prompted an investigation by the province and action by municipal building officials.

The video, which surfaced in the media on July 7, is believed to have been shot by a worker last October at a condominium development site, confirms AEI spokesperson Barrie Harrison. The video captures one worker tossing a clamp to a co-worker across elevated scaffolding, Harrison says.

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Kevin Griffiths, chief building official for Calgary, reports having been “extremely disappointed to see workers, professionals, acting in such a manner, and obviously, extremely shocked for the disregard for the safety of the public [and] the safety of the workers below.”

The actions may represent a violation of Section 189 of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code. “If a worker may be injured if equipment or material is dislodged, moved, spilled or damaged, both the employer and the worker must take all reasonable steps to ensure the equipment or material is contained, restrained or protected to eliminate the potential danger,” the section states.

“When there’s activity like this going on — any sort of scaffolding construction — there should be some sort of safety netting beneath,” says Harrison. “In some cases, you may want the sidewalk or street below to be cordoned off,” he adds.

The video does not show any such protective measures, but Harrison emphasizes that no conclusions can be reached until AEI’s investigation has been completed.

The workers were employed by Edmonton-based Skyway Canada Ltd., Gary Carew, the company’s president and chief operating officer, confirms in an e-mail. Carew says that two of the workers in the video have been suspended without pay, pending completion of investigations by both Skyway Canada and AEI. The third worker recently left the company.

“Skyway Canada Ltd. is deeply disturbed by the images in the video,” Carew notes in a statement. “We do not condone the high-risk behaviour of the workers in this video. We have commenced a comprehensive investigation into this incident and will share the results when completed.”

Gary Wagar, executive director of the Alberta Construction Safety Association in Edmonton, says companies must manage the potential for horseplay. “There’s a culture in general in young people, not just in the construction industry, when it comes to horseplay,” Wagar says.

If AEI officers were authorized to issue oh&s fines on the spot, he suggests individuals might have more incentive to comply. “We’ve asked the government since 2002 to put administrative fines into play, as they are in Ontario, so that an officer can write a ticket to any individual that’s in violation of a number of different components of the [OH&S Act].” Wagar says.

Griffiths would like to see municipal fines increased for sites that endanger public and worker safety. “Everyone needs to do everything possible not to inflict any possible endangerment to the public, and in extension, to workers,” he says.

BUSINESS, COMMUNITY MEET IN THE MIDDLE REGINA — More than 130 business and community leaders in

Saskatchewan have come together to sign a charter that cements their commitment to health and safety.

The principles of Saskatchewan’s first Health & Safety Leadership Charter have been adapted from the Conference Board of Canada’s CEO Health & Safety Leadership Charter. The signing, at a recent event in Regina, was co-sponsored by Safe Saskatchewan and WorkSafe Saskatchewan.

“For years, Saskatchewan has had the dubious distinction of having the second worst [time-loss] injury rate in Canada,” Gord Moker, CEO of Safe Saskatchewan, says in a statement.

The objective “is that safety be adopted as a core value, which will result in an attitudinal and behaviour change,” Moker says.

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ASBESTOS SHUTS DOWN WORK WINNIPEG — A Manitoba company at the heart of a July 13 asbestos scare was ordered to halt all demolition work in the province until it could prove that it had safe work procedures in place.

The stop-work order and a number of other directives issued to Avenue Construction followed an illegal demolition of the Transcona Meats building, which housed asbestoscontaining materials, says Jo-Anna Guerra, director of the Prevention Services and Partnerships Branch of Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health Division (WSHD) in Winnipeg. The company was also cited for breaches related to barricades, signage and risk assessment, Guerra says.

For its part, Transcona Meats was directed to stop any further demolition.

Avenue Construction began tearing down the one-storey building and attached shed at about 5 pm on July 13 and ďŹ nished within about two hours, Guerra reports.

The WSHD received an anonymous tip just before noon on July 14 concerning the “unsafe demolition of a building,â€? she conďŹ rms. When investigators arrived at 12:15 pm that day, they found that most of the debris had already been removed from the site. “Any remaining material was completely removed on July 15, when it was discovered that the demolished building had contained asbestos-containing material,â€? Guerra says. “The building contained a form of vermiculite (mica) insula-

tion, which contained a very small amount of asbestos contaminant [less than one per cent],� she adds.

The WSHD has not received any reports of workers at or near the demolition area who have experienced respiratory irritation, Guerra says. “Some inhalable ďŹ bres could have become airborne during the demolition, but the concentration is very low and actual human exposure by inhalation would have been exceedingly minimal.â€?

Guerra further notes that most of the asbestos was contained in solid building materials, such as oor, ceiling and exterior siding tiles. “This form of asbestos produces very little risk for the liberation of small airborne, inhalable ďŹ bres during this demolition procedure.â€?

A rainstorm following the evening demolition “soaked everything and knocked down any residual dust. There would be no ongoing risk to the surrounding public,� she says.

Avenue Construction has been cited for failing to notify the WSHD about the asbestos prior to demolition, in line with provincial requirements.

The City of Winnipeg is also investigating to determine if “proper procedures were followed, given the speciďŹ c nature of the demolition,â€? says municipal spokesperson Steve West. “This would include any requirements to secure the site with fencing and/or barricades, and obtain other related permits, such as a ‘use of streets’ permit,â€? West says. — By Dan Birch

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Safe Saskatchewan and WorkSafe Saskatchewan intend to make the charter signing an annual event.

OFFICER DRAGGED BY VEHICLE SASKATOON — An officer with the Saska-

toon Police Service had to be examined in hospital after being dragged by a vehicle, causing minor injuries.

At about 7:40 pm on June 5, the officer stopped a vehicle that had just driven through a red light, the police service notes. But as the officer approached on foot, the driver fled the scene.

The officer was dragged for two city blocks before being thrown free. He fired his gun to try to stop the fleeing vehicle.

A 57-year-old suspect has since been charged with, among other counts, aggravated assault, dangerous driving and obstructing a police officer.

are continuing “in the new residential construction [sector] to conduct inspections and make sure all the appropriate systems are in place,” she adds.

MACHINE DEVICE RAISES CONCERN FORT ERIE — Missing or ineffective safety

mechanisms on a rock crusher are being cited as having contributed to the death

of a worker at an Ontario stone quarry.

A coroner’s inquest, held in late June, explored circumstances surrounding the death of Roger Hill, 45, on January 21, 2008. Hill sustained fatal injuries when he became trapped in a rock crusher at the Ridgemount Quarries site in Fort Erie, Ontario.

The quarry is owned by Walker Industries in Thorold, Ontario, which had a contract with now-defunct Hard Rock

WORKER HIT BY CONCRETE SLAB WINNIPEG — A worker at a Winnipeg construction site was taken to hospital for treatment after a concrete slab fell on him while inside a trench.

At about 9 am on July 13, the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) and Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) received reports of the accident, says Constable Jason Michalyshen, a public information officer with the WPS. When emergency services arrived, “a number of people in the area” were trying to get the slab off the worker, Michalyshen says.

The 40-year-old employee of FOX Contracting was inside a trench alongside the foundation of a home when the slab fell, pinning him to the ground.

A WFPS spokesperson says bystanders used a rope “to try to keep the pressure” off the trapped worker, who was on his knees inside the excavation. Firefighters arrived about two minutes after being called, she reports.

Once freed by emergency responders, Michalyshen says that the worker was taken to hospital in unstable condition, which was later upgraded to stable.

“The biggest purpose for an investigation is really to make sure we get to the bottom of what happened so that we can prevent reoccurrence,” says Jo-Anna Guerra of the WSHD. The province has hired 15 of 20 new oh&s inspectors as part of a prevention plan started in 2008, Guerra says. Efforts Circle number 22 on Reader Service Card www.ohscanada.com

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Group of Companies (Hill’s employer) to set up a portable crushing plant, notes the verdict of the coroner’s jury.

Coroner’s counsel Graeme Leach says that shortly before the deadly incident, a rotor weighing several tonnes — with outer bars capable of spinning at high speed — stopped working. Hill and two co-workers took turns trying to get the unit going again, Leach says.

“The clutch re-engaged. There was

conflicting evidence on how that happened, but Mr. Hill, the deceased, and the supervisor were still in the impactor chamber when it re-energized,” he adds.

Leach says that several factors contributed to the incident: lockout and tagout procedures were not followed; the engine in the impactor chamber was left running; the crusher’s limit switch (which should automatically stop fuel flow to the engine) was inoperable; and the failure

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to have a “safety bar” available.

The bar is positioned between rotor bars to prevent spinning, he explains.

The company owns two impactors, but only one bar. That meant “the bar would be shared between the two and the bar was off site on the day of the incident.”

Jerry Raso, the lawyer representing Hill’s union, Local 837 of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, charges that the limit switch and two emergency stop buttons had been “rewired to keep the machine going.”

The diesel engine did not have a lockout box to shut down the crusher, Raso contends, charging that concerns had been raised over supervision and training. “This went beyond the actions of those few workers,” he says.

The inquest jury’s recommendations include the following: UÊ Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) and safe work organizations (SWOs) continue working together to educate workers, supervisors and employers on the “extreme importance” of complying with “lock and tag” procedures, and maintaining and testing equipment safety features; UÊ the MOL and SWOs undertake a mandatory audit of surface mining operations to ensure senior employer representatives perform regular safety checks on employees at remote locations; and, UÊ the MOL continue with regular spot checks of all safety features of dangerous equipment, and consider requiring employers to periodically certify that the features have been tested and are in good working order.

CABBIES SEEK COVERAGE HAMILTON — Two groups representing

Ontario taxi drivers say the expert advisory panel reviewing the provincial health and safety system should recommend their inclusion under the OH&S Act. The proposal was put forward by the Ontario Taxiworkers Union in Hamilton and the Toronto-based Itaxiworkers Association. In a joint statement, the groups argue that taxi drivers are not covered as workers under the OH&S Act. “A taxi is our workplace, and there are lots of workplace injuries in drivers,” says Jaswinder Bedi, a director for the union.

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panel. As well, the groups say fare prepayment should be made mandatory after dark, and safety equipment should be the responsibility of brokers, not drivers.

Peter Zahakos, general manager of Co-Op Cabs in Toronto, says the majority of drivers taking part in municipal debates reported not wanting the shields.

“They don’t like the fact that the communication between the driver and the passenger is lost,” Zahakos says.

He also points out that taxi drivers are considered to be independent contractors under the provincial OH&S Act, own their own licences and “are their own employers.”

Cabbies are already eligible to buy workers’ compensation coverage, Zahakos says, and taxi companies should not be mandated to provide that coverage. “If you want to be an independent contractor, then you operate as an independent contractor. If you want to be an employee, then you become an employee, and you don’t own the licences, you don’t own the means of production, you don’t be that independent person.”

Bedi agrees drivers are designated as contractors, but, in practice, he argues, brokers serve as employers. “Our work

is dependent on the brokers,” he says. “It should be the responsibility of the broker to provide us all the safety equipment.”

In Toronto, Zahakos says the city has mandated measures, including cameras and emergency lights, in all cabs.

But Bedi insists that provincial requirements are needed to safeguard drivers.

“We want this safety [equipment] to be specified and approved by all the workplaces in the province and all the cabs, irrespective of the company or the cab.”

The expert advisory panel is scheduled to report to Ontario’s labour minister by the end of the year.

SMOKING BYLAW REVIEWED OWEN SOUND — The Owen Sound Po-

lice Services Board in central Ontario is considering updating the municipal taxicab-licensing bylaw to permit revoking or suspending cabbies’ licences if they smoke in their vehicles.

The board held a public meeting on June 21 to discuss the issue as part of bylaw renewal talks, confirms Linda Davies, manager of the tobacco control program at the Grey Bruce Health Unit,

which covers the Owen Sound region.

Last year, health unit officials requested that board members look at licence revocation or suspension, but the issue was not considered at the time. Unit representatives were invited to the latest public meeting where the police board announced it planned to review the possibility and any associated legal ramifications this summer, Davies reports.

Public health officials are responsible for enforcing the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA), Section 9(1) of which states that “no person shall smoke tobacco or hold lighted tobacco in any enclosed public place or enclosed workplace.” Davies reports that the health unit has received many complaints related to contraventions of the SFOA, which came into force on May 31, 2006.

“In Owen Sound, we have had an issue with the taxis,” she notes. “It is a workplace and it is considered an enclosed public place, so they sort of have a double duty to keep them smoke-free because they are transporting the public and it is their workplace,” she says.

Davies says local police services can enforce the SFOA as “designated provincial offences officers.” Such was the

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case last October, when an Ontario Provincial Police member spotted a trucker smoking in his rig on a highway.

The driver, 48, was pulled over and handed a $305 ticket for smoking in an enclosed workplace.

A spokesperson for Ontario’s Ministry of Health Promotion in Toronto says the SFOA “generally applies to workplaces in Ontario,� with the exception of federally regulated operations.

CIRCUS FINED IN DEADLY FALL MONTREAL — Quebec’s Commission de la santĂŠ et de la sĂŠcuritĂŠ du travail (CSST) has levied almost $2,000 in ďŹ nes against the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil in connection with the fall-related death of a young worker last October.

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for disturbing the scene of an accident before a provincial inspector arrived to investigate, and an $800 penalty levied for failing to ensure worker safety.

The penalties follow the release of a CSST report into the death of Oleksandr Zhurov, 24, on October 16, 2009 at a training facility in Montreal. That day, the acrobat was training on a Russian Varekai swing when he prematurely released his feet from the strap, Reny says.

The forces exerted by the swing and Zhurov’s landing — with his feet sideby-side rather than the more stable one foot in front of the other — caused him to lose his balance, she says. Zhurov then fell about one metre, striking his head on the ground. He had just ďŹ nished the 13th week of his 16-week training program.

The CSST ordered Cirque du Soleil to conduct an analysis of all procedures involving the swing, which, as Reny explains, involves a platform controlled by a “pusher� who stands on one end while acrobats dismount on the other.

Acting as a pusher, she says that Zhurov had just completed a 360-degree rotation on the swing when he lost his balance and fell. Investigators directed Cirque du Soleil, which had previously focused workplace safety efforts on acrobats, to analyze the risk for pushers, says Reny. The circus was in compliance within “a few days,� she points out.

Chantal CĂ´tĂŠ, a spokesperson for Cirque du Soleil, says the organization cooperated fully with provincial investigators and has in place “the most rigorous safety standardsâ€? in the industry.

TIME INSUFFICIENT TO RECHARGE MONTREAL — The amount of vacation

time available to Quebec workers is just not cutting it.

Poll results released in June indicate that 42 per cent of respondents feel their vacation time is simply insufďŹ cient to feel properly rested. The survey was done in May on behalf of the Ordre des conseillers en resources humaines agrĂŠĂŠs. “This ďŹ nding should cause us to reect, especially when we consider that stress-related health problems are on the rise,â€? Florent Francoeur, president and CEO of the organization, says in a statement. “Vacation time allows us to step back and recharge our batteries, and reduces absenteeism while increasing productivity,â€? Francoeur argues.

Fifty-ďŹ ve per cent of respondents said

they favoured paid time off over payment for overtime work. For those aged 35 to 54, that percentage rose to 65.

Overall, 65 per cent of Quebec workers polled expect to take as much as two weeks of vacation time this year, 15 per cent plan to take three weeks and eight per cent do not anticipate taking any vacation. Of that eight per cent, 80 per cent would prefer to receive overtime pay instead of taking time off.

Francoeur says that “some employees have trouble disconnecting from work.

It’s important to be aware of such situations and encourage these employees to set reasonable limits for work. Otherwise, they may be candidates for burnout,” she adds.

met. “The evidence, medical and otherwise, though not extensive, confirms that the appellant’s initial hearing loss and subsequent decline was linked to a work-related injury and that the implant procedure was necessary to enhance the appellant’s hearing when the commission-provided hearing aids would not.”

Gaffney notes “it is interesting, but certainly not determinative, that the treatment later proved to be highly effective.”

FIRE BREAKS OUT AT MILL SAINT JOHN — A New Brunswick work-

er taken to hospital as a precautionary measure was released within hours of a roof-top fire at a major pulp and paper mill in the province.

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In his June 16 decision, tribunal chairperson Ronald Gaffney ordered that WorkSafeNB “bear the direct and ancillary costs associated with the provision of this necessary medical aid.”

Gaffney’s ruling overturns an April, 2009 decision by WorkSafeNB to deny the worker’s request for implants, but to continue to pay for his hearing aids and their batteries.

For the worker’s “industrial deafness,” he first received WorkSafeNB funding to cover the cost of a hearing aid back in 1992. A 1989 audiogram of the then42-year-old worker — who had worked as a welder and pipefitter without any hearing protection for 20 years — showed “significant hearing loss in both ears in the mid and high frequencies consistent with noise-induced damage,” the decision notes.

By 2005, the welder was experiencing severe hearing loss in his right ear and “moderately severe to severe” hearing loss in his left.

In WorkSafeNB’s 2009 decision, the board declined to “fund or offer any assistance funding cochlear implants as it is not deemed a medical necessity as it relates to [the worker’s] occupational noise exposure.”

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dent of communications for JD Irving Limited, which owns and operates the paper mill.

Initially isolated to the thermal mechanical pulping area of the building, the ďŹ re affected about a dozen workers, many of whom are part of the emergency response team, Keith says.

The worker taken to hospital had complained of a sore throat.

Gerald Green, district ďŹ re chief for the Saint John Fire Department, says the worker was part of the company’s emergency response team who had used a dry chemical ďŹ re extinguisher to try to douse the blaze. Because it was windy, however, the worker ended up inhaling some sodium bicarbonate powder, Green says. “It’s harmless, but it would make you cough and you would have a very dry, raspy throat.â€?

Fire ofďŹ cials suspect “the cause of the ďŹ re is from an overheated or malfunctioning electric motor,â€? Green reports.

Keith notes that, depending on their location, some mill workers were evacuated while others remained on the job. Full production resumed at 10:30 pm.

The location of the ďŹ re, humid temperatures and strong winds combined to make ďŹ ghting the blaze a challenge. The main ďŹ re was on one of the mill’s three roofs, but spot ďŹ res also burned on a tar and gravel roof and down the side of the building.

FireďŹ ghters decided to use foam and carbide-tipped chain saws — speciďŹ cally designed for cutting roofs, parapets and wood — in an effort to battle the growing number of ďŹ res. “The only way we could get at the scene of the ďŹ re and actually extinguish it was to cut into the roof in spots and cut into the siding,â€? Green reports.

An estimated two dozen ďŹ reďŹ ghters battled the blaze for approximately ďŹ ve hours. “If we didn’t have the proper tools and the manpower‌ we’d have a much different situation,â€? Green suggests. “We’d have a pulp and paper mill with no walls or roof,â€? he adds.

BOARD TARGETS HEAT STRESS SAINT JOHN — OfďŹ cials with WorkSafeNB in Saint John are re-

minding those working in hot environments — whether indoors or outdoors — to be aware and to take precautions to guard against heat stress. “It’s not only outdoor workers who are at risk, but those who work indoors in hot or humid environments, such as bakeries, restaurant kitchens, foundries, laundries and pulp mills,â€? Richard Blais, chief compliance ofďŹ cer for WorkSafeNB, says in a statement. “A combination of high outdoor temperatures with heat build-up inside can be fatal,â€? Blais cautions. “It’s important that workers listen to their bodies and learn to recognize the three main forms of heat stress and their symptoms,â€? he adds.

WorkSafeNB reports the forms of heat stress are as follows: heat cramps (characterized by painful muscle spasms accompanied by excessive sweating); heat exhaustion (symptoms of which include headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea and clammy, moist skin); and heat stroke (which can produce hot, dry and ushed skin, severe headache, confusion, convulsions and loss of consciousness).

It is recommended that engineering controls, such as spot cooling or shielding, be used. In addition, employees should drink plenty of uids (water or liquids with sodium content), wear appropriate clothing and take short, frequent breaks, advises WorkSafeNB.

DOUBLE FATALITY SPURS CHARGES HALIFAX — Two companies and three individuals in Nova Scotia face charges in connection with the deaths of Kyle Elliott and Mandi Balagot in July of 2009.

Charges under Nova Scotia’s OH&S Act have been ďŹ led against Rotor Mechanical Services Ltd., RMSEnergy Ltd., Douglas Wilson, Reuben Burge and Josh Smeltzer, conďŹ rms information from the provincial Department of Labour and Workforce Development in Halifax.

In July, 2009, the bodies of two workers were discovered in a maintenance shed, which housed a generator. Questions have been raised about the safety of the generator.

SpeciďŹ cally, charges against Rotor Mechanical Services cite its alleged failure, as an employer, to do the following: take every reasonable precaution in the circumstances to ensure worker health and safety; ensure a generator was installed and operated in line with the manufacturer’s speciďŹ cations; ensure fresh air was supplied and bad air removed from the workplace, sufďŹ cient to render harmless all gases likely to endanger worker health and safety; and ensure employees selected an oh&s representative.

RMSEnergy has been charged, as an owner, with failing to take every reasonable precaution to “provide and maintain the premises being used as a workplace� so as to ensure the health and safety of those at or near the workplace.

Finally, Wilson, Burge and Smeltzer each face one count of failing to take every reasonable precaution to protect the health and safety of others at or near the workplace.

Rick Clarke, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour in Halifax, encourages consideration of the Criminal Code of Canada when investigating work-related deaths or serious injuries. “We’re not pre-judging that anybody is guilty of a criminal offence, but it has to be part of the toolbox when they’re reviewing these investigations,� Clarke contends.

Issuing a ďŹ ne does not “address willful neglect or a willful act,â€? he goes on to say.

EMPLOYER PROMISES TO BOOST PROTECTIONS HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission

(NSHRC) in Halifax has secured an employer’s promise that it will work with the organization to institute measures to combat discrimination on the job.

In July of 2009, the NSHRC began hearing from a worker who claimed that, over six years of employment at the Nova Scotia Youth Facility, co-workers and a supervisor harassed him because of perceptions of his sexual orientation.

As part of the settlement, the employer will work with the commission to ensure “practices and services offered within the facility, and in particular to vulnerable groups such as homosexual young persons, are optimal.�

Prior to the complaint being settled, evidence was heard before the inquiry that the worker was subjected to harassment, but also participated in it. “The complainant was trying to ďŹ t in as a way of avoiding further harassment and questioning of his sexuality, so his participation was, therefore, not true consent,â€? notes the NSHRC statement.

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THIEF MAKES OFF WITH DRUGS ST. JOHN’S — There were no injuries when a thief armed with

a knife entered the Justa Pharmacy in St. John’s on June 11, demanding prescription drugs and money.

After entering the pharmacy at about 6:20 pm, the suspect received an undisclosed amount of cash and drugs before fleeing the store, says a statement from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC). An inventory check later revealed that missing prescription narcotics included morphine, oxycodone and codeine.

“The RNC is concerned about the quantity and types of prescription drugs stolen and consider their potential availability on the street to be a public safety concern.”

St. John’s is certainly not alone in having thieves target pharmacies. In mid-May, Calgary witnessed two robberies and one failed attempt over the span of approximately a week, drawing attention to the issue of employee safety.

An incident on May 17 involved a man who entered a Superstore just after 5 pm and went to the pharmacy section, notes a release from the Calgary Police Service (CPS). The man indicated he had a gun and demanded prescription narcotics, but fled before any drugs were handed over.

About 20 minutes later, the same man entered the pharmacy of a Canada Safeway store. He demanded the opioid drug OxyContin and left after receiving an undisclosed quantity, the police report. A 51-year-old man was later ar-

CHARGES IN HOIST INCIDENT ST. JOHN’S — Wabush Mines faces a

number of charges under Newfoundland and Labrador’s OH&S Act in the wake of a work-related accident two years ago.

In June of 2008, a worker suffered injuries when an attachment broke free from a dryer feeder being hoisted, causing the equipment and hoist to fall, notes a statement from the provincial Department of Government Services.

Wabush Mines has been charged with failing to do the following: use a hoist in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions; use equipment that was capable of safely performing its function; maintain equipment in safe condition; and provide the information and training necessary to ensure the safety of workers.

COMPANY FACES FIVE COUNTS ST. JOHN’S — A company in Newfound-

land and Labrador faces five violations of the provincial OH&S Act. The charges follow provincial inspections carried out at Sealand Enterprises Limited’s boat-building facility between July, 2008 and January, 2009.

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rested and charged with robbery.

In an unrelated incident on May 13, Calgary police say that two masked men entered Mission Pharmacy, where one produced a handgun. The clerk managed to safely exit the pharmacy and the two thieves then began to collect drugs.

Finally, in Winnipeg, police were called to a drug store on June 15 to investigate a reported robbery. The probe determined that a man “physically overtook a 36-year-old female employee, held her against her will and demanded pharmaceuticals,” reports the Winnipeg Police Service.

The worker sustained minor injuries, police report.

“Anecdotally, we did hear from pharmacists [at a recent Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPA) conference in Calgary] that there did seem to be a rise in robberies at pharmacies,” says Jeff Morrison, director of government relations and public affairs for the CPA in Ottawa. OxyContin “is reported as the drug of choice in almost all theft reports.”

A number of pharmacist associations have developed guidelines to help workers facing a robber, Morrison says.

Some of the recommendations include the following: UÊ give the thief what he demands to get him to leave; UÊ post signage indicating certain drugs are not kept in stock and/or that only minimal quantities are available; and, UÊ use appropriate locks and surveillance equipment.

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The charges allege the failure to ensure ventilation in the facility was sufficient, appropriate respiratory equipment was worn, and effective washing facilities were available. The company also faces counts of violating stop-work orders.

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Pretty in pink? No need to be colour-shy

By Michael Power

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ure, the gear comes in pink or blue, but the growing supply of personal protective equipment specifically for women is about more than colour choices.

While most fall protection equipment comes in universal sizes, Norguard Industries’ female-friendly line — called Go Pro-Girl — considers size options that better suit female frames, suggests Tina Desjardins, the company’s vice-president of operations in Sudbury, Ontario. Norguard Industries moved forward with the line after fielding requests from female workers who commonly reported that existing harnesses were too large and too uncomfortable, Desjardins says.

The lightweight gear features quick-connect buckles for easy fastening, she says, and harnesses are available to meet fall arrest, climbing and positioning demands.

There has been a flood of female-centric safety gear over the last 10 years, says Melissa Quesnelle, a senior consultant with Haven Strategies in Edmonton, who has trained both men and women on how to properly use fall protection gear.

While the target market — women in construction trades — has witnessed marked growth in past decades, advances have been more modest in recent years. A report from the Ottawa-based Construction Sector Council, released earlier this year, notes that between 2001 and 2006 there were “slight increases” in female participation rates for certain trades, but “little or no growth” in others.

Female-inspired safety items — such as the gloves, hard hats and boots now available — are sometimes just smaller versions of standard-issue gear in “feminine” shades, Quesnelle says, noting that a lot of these products appear to be wants rather than needs.

Body shape and size are key considerations when designing fall protection gear, says Hongwei Hsiao, Ph.D., chief of the protective technology branch within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Atlanta. Equipment designers should also remember that women are not simply smaller versions of men, Dr. Hsiao emphasizes.

For example, he points out that positioning a harness Dring higher will allow it to sit farther up on the back. This takes stress off the upper body and reduces the risk of injury to the lower back in the event of a fall, Dr. Hsiao explains.

“Some companies have designed their equipment so that the D-ring can be adjusted,” he says.

Joanne Lafrance Musico, corporate director of sales and marketing for Norguard Industries, says that feedback from

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female workers at trade shows has been positive. While some women prefer not to think pink, others like that the colour sets them apart and helps them easily identify their gear.

Ray Billings, who manages technical sales for BRAYCOR in Ottawa, a company that provides construction products and materials, says he discovered the product line after a female safety officer asked whether or not he could provide harnesses designed for women. Response from female users has been enthusiastic, Billings reports.

Michael Power is a writer in Toronto.

Getting some help to ease that pain in the neck

By Emily Landau

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new model for treating neck pain is being advanced

by Toronto researchers following a comprehensive review that showed many factors may influence both treatment and recovery.

The model was released in June as part of the Neck Pain Evidence Summary. The collaborative effort by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH), the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and the Ontario Chiropractic Association, all in Toronto, synthesizes more than 20 clinical studies by an international task force. More specifically, the summary discusses neck pain assessment and treatment, grades of neck pain and the conceptual model.

“While health care is important, there are also other aspects of our system which really contribute to the burden of neck pain and also the ability of individuals to recover,” suggests Pierre Côté, Ph.D., a researcher with the University Health Network in Toronto and an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto.

If the employer offers modified duties, the employee in question “may have neck pain, but still be able to contribute,” says Dr. Côté, a member of the Bone and Joint 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders.

Among the findings of that task force — made up of 50-plus experts from nine countries, who conducted a literature review of more than 1,000 articles — 11 to 14 per cent of workers reported being limited in their activities because of neck pain.

The new conceptual model seeks to integrate the causes of neck pain with its management, to help organize existing knowledge on the subject and to expose gaps in current understanding. The model’s six central precepts are as follows: the main targets are people who suffer from or who are at risk of experiencing neck pain; neck pain is episodic, with differing levels of recovery between episodes; the pain is affected by numerous factors; management of neck pain depends on the availability of options; the pain’s effects can be described

in various ways; and links between cause and impact can go in various directions.

“We looked at neck pain across the population — related to work, related to traffic injuries and neck pain in the general population,” Dr. Côté says. Workers are just as likely to develop or maintain neck pain from their psychosocial environments as from ergonomic factors, such as repetitive tasks, heavy lifting and work station set-up, he reports.

For the most part, the task force found that treatment options such as seeing a chiropractor, using a physiotherapist or taking medication have the same level of effectiveness. “There weren’t really many big advantages to one over the other,” says Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Ph.D., a senior scientist at IWH and a task force member. “One of our findings was that patient choice should come into play,” Dr. Hogg-Johnson notes.

Emily Landau is editorial assistant of

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We have the technology… to rev up road safety

By Angela Stelmakowich

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here’s nothing wrong with a little performance. And when it comes to vehicles, performance with roots in the latest technology has the potential to kick road safety into high gear.

Formula One driver Michael Schumacher and Canadian racing legend Jacques Villeneuve put that notion to the test during a road safety demonstration, presented by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), on June 10.

Schumacher and Villeneuve recommended that Canadians seriously consider the value of safety technologies when purchasing vehicles, notes a CAA statement. In fact, the speedy duo suggested consumers should seek out technologies.

“We know these technologies reduce the impact of injuries and save lives,” Schumacher said.

Systems to lend helping hands (eyes and feet) are as follows: s electronic stability control — applies automatic braking to certain wheels and may temporarily cut engine power to reduce the risk of a vehicle going into a skid during an emergency manoeuvre; s blind spot monitoring — continuously screens any blind spots on the sides of a vehicle; s lane support — monitors vehicle position to warn a driver who leaves his lane or changes lanes suddenly; s warning and emergency braking — alerts a driver to the potential of colliding with the vehicle in front and, if no action is taken, activates the brakes and applies seat belt pre-tension to avoid or mitigate collision severity; and, s speed alert — uses an audio or visual warning to inform a driver that he has exceeded the posted speed limit.

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How to prevent health from affecting safety

By Dan Birch

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anitoba researchers are asking farmers 55 and older to have their say on what ails them.

The study out of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg is looking to gather input on the effects of longterm health conditions among farmers. Researchers want to know how the conditions — both work- and non-work-related — influence work practices, safety behaviours and lifestyles, says Margaret Friesen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the university’s Department of Occupational Therapy, who is heading up the study.

“Does it slow them down? Do they have to get help? Have they had to change the way they do things?” Dr. Friesen asks.

These are the types of questions that she and her team hope to get answered through a survey, available online and in paper form, which is scheduled to run until November 1.

Following receipt of all surveys, Dr. Friesen says researchers plan to conduct in-depth interviews with some of the respondents. “Hopefully that will give us a good picture.”

She has some suspicions about the influence health conditions may be having. “Whenever anybody has a long-term health condition, you adapt so slowly that you don’t notice how many changes you’re making to the way you work,” she says. It is “certainly possible” that some adaptations might actually result in less safe work practices, she adds.

Farmers face a wide range of occupational illnesses and injuries, notes an information bulletin prepared by Dr. Friesen. There may be respiratory diseases caused by agents in soil, grain, pesticides and herbicides; musculoskeletal disorders; skin cancers; and depression.

There is also the physical side of work-related harm, including fractures, spinal cord damage, crush injuries and amputations.

Neil Enns, president of Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities in Elm Creek, Manitoba, can relate, having lost the lower portion of his right arm to an auger in 1995 following a miscommunication with a co-worker.

For farmers of all ages, “we have to be cautious and take the time and make sure that we don’t do things hastily,” Enns says.

The study is expected to spawn a journal article, a summary to be shared with agricultural associations and, possibly, a tool kit on working while coping with health conditions. With more than 40 per cent of Canadian farmers being older than 55, the results could prove all the more relevant.

Marcel Hacault, executive director of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association in Winnipeg, suggests that an improved understanding of limitations among older farmers is needed. Research results might even aid farm equipment manufacturers in their product designs, Hacault says.

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Young at heart, strong in voice

By John Semley

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here are plenty of examples of how educational efforts can foster a robust safety culture: prominently placed posters, regular safety meetings and toolbox talks, and commitment from the very top, to name a few.

But what about a video showing some smiling eggs being crushed to bits by a hammer?

That inventive approach was how Eric Labranche, a student at Ecole Secondaire Catholique L’Escale in Rockland, Ontario, became the winner of the ninth annual student video contest sponsored by the province’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Toronto.

Jessica Ardanaz, a media representative for the WSIB, says the contest was launched as a platform for young workers to reach one another in ways that best resonate with them. “It was peer-to-peer discussions we wanted to get started at the school level,” Ardanaz says.

And the interest from schools has increased, she reports, noting that the 2010 contest saw 114 applicants submitting videos on workplace safety issues ranging far and wide.

The videos are brief — each of the top three clocks in at less than three minutes — but marry a strong message with the craft of short filmmaking.

Labranche’s winning video, roughly translated in English to “No safety out of the nest,” uses stop-motion animation to show a group of eggs being smashed, cracked and otherwise obliterated by a gauntlet of work hazards.

As clever as it is simple, the video illustrates potential risks that young workers face each and every day, while evoking memories of the now-infamous public service announcement warning against teen drug use: “This is your brain on drugs.”

Jim Armstrong, chief of client services for Mississauga, Ontario-based Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, says educating young workers about on-the-job hazards is critically important. “These are the workers of the future,” Armstrong says. “You need to instill a sense of health and safety culture in that age group.”

A 2003 study from Toronto’s Institute for Work & Health (IWH) notes that in 2002, more than 50,000 young workers filed claims with the WSIB, and that young males are twice as likely to sustain injuries as their female counterparts.

In the first four weeks of a job, young workers aged 15 to 24 are five times more likely to be injured at work than any other age group, the IWH reported in a research supplement released in 2003.

Ardanaz says requests have been received from employers who want to use DVDs of the winning films as part of their

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organizations’ young worker orientation.

“They need to be willing to ask questions,” Armstrong suggests of young workers. “They need to be asking about what kind of training they’ll be having so they can do the job safely. There are a number of mental hurdles young folks have to get over, just getting into a new job,” he contends.

Ardanaz agrees. “Young workers should be speaking up for themselves, and not relying 100 per cent on the employer to inform them as to what the risks are,” she says.

John Semley is a writer in Toronto.

New traffic control rules in coming year

By Jason Contant

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orkers in Newfoundland and Labrador will not be permitted to work as traffic control persons (TCPs) come the New Year if they have not received appropriate training.

As per amendments to the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations tabled last September, a certification training program approved by the St. John’s-based Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC) must be completed by January 1.

Requirements apply to all: TCPs must finish the training, and both employers of TCPs and trainers delivering the programs must apply to the WHSCC for approval.

“Training providers who are not approved by the commission will not be able to train and issue recognized certificates to workers,” notes information from the WHSCC. “Once they are approved by the commission, they will be added to our website for viewing by workers and employers,” it adds.

To maintain approval, the WHSCC reports that employers must ensure each trainer is delivering at least two TCP certification training programs every year. As well, TCP training providers must maintain the records of trainers and programs by, among other things, doing the following: s collecting and updating records of qualified trainers, including their training experience, knowledge of traffic control, and background in oh&s education and training; s issuing certificates to participants and maintaining databases of persons who have been certified with the provider; s implementing internal auditing systems to ensure trainers follow the standard; s providing to the commission, by each December 31, the number of training sessions delivered, the number of participants in each session for each trainer, and the location of training programs; and, s providing the WHSCC with participants’ evaluations upon request for data analysis and quality assurance.

Furthermore, the commission notes that it plans to carry out random quality assurance audits to ensure that all training providers in the province are adhering fully to the appropriate standards.

Jason Contant is editor of SAFETY NEWS.

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Mind’s Eye CLEAR VIEW: It’s important to be seen, but being seen easily is more important still. Low light, darkness and poor visibility make a wide range of work environments potential danger zones for those who fade into the background. Snow, rain and fog are obvious examples of things that can prevent a worker from standing out, but there is also the influence of natural and man-made objects in and around a work site.

IN THE ZONE: Work environments where moving vehicles and heavy machinery are present can heighten hazards. Consider, as part of a long list, road construction projects, warehouses, emergency scenes, forestry sites, rail operations, petrochemical plants, utility sites, airports, parking facilities or regular roadways where mail carriers and crossing guards, for instance, are just doing their jobs.

Demands vary by environment. For example, forestry workers should wear high-visibility clothing in a colour that contrasts with the environment while working around moving vehicles and equipment, while alone or in isolation, while harvesting trees at night, and while performing traffic control, notes a bulletin from WorkSafeBC in Richmond, British Columbia. Loose-fitting, hi-vis outer clothing must be “tear away” if it can get caught on moving equipment or objects such as branches and tree limbs.

An alert issued by Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health Division last October states that police, firefighters and paramedics providing roadside assistance during emergencies are at risk of being hit by vehicles in nearby traffic lanes. Responders providing roadside assistance must wear high-visibility safety apparel (HVSA) at all times. In addition, gear visibility needs to kick up a notch in step with the speed of traffic, the alert notes.

VISUAL CUE: “The human eye responds best to large, contrasting, bright or moving objects,” notes information from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) in Hamilton, Ontario. “Worker visibility is enhanced by high colour contrast between clothing and the work environment against which it is seen,” the CCOHS reports.

As a rule, adds the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the United Kingdom, the darker the conditions or the site, the greater the need for hi-vis clothing.

READY TO GO: As always, a hazard assessment will set safety in good stead. When assessing an environment in which HVSA may be required, the CCOHS recommends taking a look at numerous factors, including the following: s the nature of the work being carried out; s working conditions such as indoor or outdoor, temperature, work rates, traffic flow and visibility; s the work environment and the background against which workers must be seen — for example, the background may be simple, complex, urban, rural, highway or crowded with equipment; and, s things that affect warning distances and times, such as surface conditions and vehicle size, potential speeds of vehicles and their ability to stop quickly.

STANDARD APPROACH: In March of 2008, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in Mississauga, Ontario announced the availability of a new guideline on HVSA selection, care and use to serve as a companion document to the CSA-Z96 standard. The guideline provides charts, decision trees, illustrations and forms to help employers and contractors select gear that is appropriate for use in their particular work environments under a variety of seasonal conditions.

The CSA also offers advice on proper maintenance, cleaning and replacement of many kinds of HVSA.

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SUIT UP: Clothes may make the worker, but the visibility offered by everything from vests to bibs, T-shirts, coveralls, rain cloaks and headwear can help keep that worker safe. The HSE recommends that personal protective equipment (PPE) always be suitable for the work; if the way that work is being done changes, check that the PPE continues to be suitable.

SUN WORSHIP: Protections come in an array of shapes, sizes and colours, too. Fluorescent colours provide the greatest contrast against most backgrounds, the CCOHS points out. Daytime visibility, especially at dawn and at dusk, will be enhanced. But no option is perfect; remember that fluorescent material only functions when there is a source of natural sunlight.

GOING RETRO: Another option is retroreflective material, which returns light in the direction of the light’s source, as long as a worker is standing or working in the light’s beam. Retroreflective materials are solid choices for low-light conditions, but not so for sunny, daytime conditions because of the lack of contrast with the surrounding environment, the CCOHS notes.

There is also the combined-performance option, which couples retroreflective and fluorescent properties.

BACK SUPPORT: Whatever type of material is selected, background colours play more than a supporting role; they ensure visibility in most types of work environments. Citing CSA requirements, the CCOHS notes appropriate background colour options are as follows: fluorescent yellow-green; fluorescent orange-red or fluorescent red; or bright yellow-green, bright orange-red or bright red. As for the stripes, their colour must contrast the background material.

TOE THE LINE: Stripes need to be in a distinctive, standardized pattern (such as a symmetrical “X” on the back from the shoulders to the waist); consist of two vertical stripes on the front, passing over the shoulders and down to the waist; or be a waist-level, horizontal stripe extending around the back to the bottom of the vertical stripes on the front, the CCOHS reports.

1, 2, 3: The CSA standard, the CCOHS adds, lists three classes of garments based on body coverage provided: s Class 1 offers the lowest recognized coverage and good visibility. The apparel consists of a basic harness or stripes/bands over the shoulder(s) and encircling the waist, appropriate, for example, when work backgrounds are not complex and when workers on foot are separated from vehicle traffic. s Class 2 provides moderate body coverage and superior visibility. The apparel has full coverage of the upper torso, and the stripes/bands are made of retroreflective or combined-performance materials. Situations where Class 2 gear is needed include during work under inclement weather conditions or when performing tasks that divert attention from approaching traffic. s Class 3 gives the greatest body coverage and visibility under poor light conditions and at great distances. The apparel meets the same requirements as Class 2, with the addition of bands around the arms and legs. Use of the gear is required when there is high-volume traffic and unmonitored equipment movement, and when the wearer must be conspicuous through the full range of body motions at a minimum of 390 metres.

EQUAL TIME: Workers may need protective gear like gloves, equipment belts and boots, the HSE reports. “In the case of aircraft servicing staff, for example, protective clothing for chemical spills should also provide the necessary level of conspicuity,” the agency notes. Similarly, wet- or cold-weather clothing should have appropriate HVSA qualities.

The CCOHS, however, points out that any garments showing signs of wear and tear, soiling or contamination should be replaced because they will no longer provide acceptable levels of visibility.

SAFETY GEAR HAZMAT SUITS

Hot and Bothered

By Jason Contant

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ome emergency responders in Florida helping to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are taking a different approach to summer’s oppressive heat while toiling in necessary protective gear: working at night.

“It gets them out of the sun and off the hot sand,” James Zeigler, Ph.D., research associate for DuPont Protection Technologies in Richmond, Virginia, says of responders to the largest oil spill ever to hit the United States.

Working at night has become necessary to address the havoc wreaked by millions of gallons of oil unleashed after a fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in April. But that approach may not be feasible or desirable in other circumstances.

“People have a How can workplaces that require head-to-toe protection ensure they chemical make the best choice?

A good starting point is to idenhazard and tify any chemicals that a worker may encounter, says Jason Riesberry, nathey get tunnel tional sales manager for Lakeland Protective Wear Inc. in Brantford, vision around Ontario. Consideration of the work the rest of the process is also critical.

Second, Riesberry notes that a hazards that coverall and apron may suffice for lab work. But change that task to are present.” tank cleaning, where workers may be “surrounded in the chemical or it is coming at them from all angles,” and a higher degree of protection will certainly be needed, he says.

A third key consideration is how long a worker will remain in the hazardous environment, says Riesberry. Some chemicals may permeate a protective fabric in 30 minutes, meaning a worker will have enough time “if you’re just going in to release a valve or to do some maintenance around a pipe,” he says.

But that half-hour of protection will hardly suffice if the task is cleaning up a larger spill, Riesberry adds.

A review of chemicals is important, but so is considering heat or cold stress, slips and falls, cuts, abrasions or punctures, electrical arcs and flammable, explosive atmospheres, suggests Dr. Zeigler. “People have a chemical hazard and they get tunnel vision around the rest of the hazards that are present,” he points out.

Riesberry estimates that 99 per cent of chemical clothing is thermal plastic material, which could “melt and drip and cause more damage” if exposed to heat and flame.

Many lightweight chemical suits are made of polyethylene and polypropylene, both of which are not appropriate in high-heat environments, adds Dr. Zeigler.

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ALPHABET SOUP Industry has come up with its own way to classify hazmat protective clothing: levels A to D. Level A gear is needed when environments pose the greatest risk of respiratory, eye or skin damage from hazardous vapours, gases, particulates, sudden splash, immersion or contact with hazardous materials, notes information from Lakeland Industries. It involves encapsulation in a vapourtight chemical suit and the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) or supplied-air system.

That full protective package will be necessary “if you don’t know what you’re dealing with,” Riesberry says. Once the environment has been assessed and any hazards mitigated, he notes a decision can then be made about “whether you need to stay in a Level A or you can downgrade yourself into more comfortable garments.”

If the work area demands the highest degree of respiratory protection, but less so for skin protection, Level B would be the gear of choice, Lakeland Industries reports.

This type of gear typically does not provide protection from vapours, but does require use of an SCBA or positivepressure supplied-air respirator with escape SCBA (used to be able to safely exit environments that contain toxic substances or where oxygen deficiency may occur) and hooded chemical-resistant clothing. Options for the latter include overalls and a long-sleeved jacket; coveralls; a one- or two-piece chemical splash suit; and disposable chemical-resistant coveralls.

Then there are the last industry classifications of hazmat gear: Level C provides liquid protection and allows workers to use respiratory gear other than an SCBA; and Level D — usually a basic uniform or coverall that offers protection against simple hazards — represents the lowest form of protection and is not appropriate for chemical hazards.

IN THE KNOW Appropriate selection of apparel would be tricky if chemicals on the job are not known. However, workers at the Clean Harbors Environmental Services facility near Sarnia, Ontario “almost always know” the hazards on site, reports Doug Smith, regional health and safety manager for the Norwell, Massachusetts-based company.

Work at the site, which has a landfill and hazardous waste incinerator, involves offloading, sampling and treating hazardous waste, Smith says. And that makes use of Level B garments the best and safest bet.

“What happens in our case is before we receive the material, we get a sample and then we develop a profile of that material or a waste data sheet,” he says. “So depending on what that material is and what concentrations the chemicals can be, we assign PPE (personal protective equipment) to it, which could be a glove, suit, respirator,” Smith says.

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But it’s not just about the gear; it’s about knowing how to use that equipment. Riesberry suggests that getting a feel for hazmat suits beforehand is imperative. He recommends that workers use training suits ahead of time so they know what to expect. “[Employers] don’t want them to go into that environment for the first time and realize how they are going to react at different points,” Riesberry says.

“You’re going to have regular heat stress and then your adrenalin is going to start pumping up as well.”

“A” OPTIONS Those in the market for chemical-resistant clothing can get some guidance from certification standards in the United States, since Canada does not have its own. South of the border, there is the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) document, “NFPA 1991: Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies.”

Dr. Zeigler says it “pretty much [sets] the fundamental design criteria for all the Level A suits in North America.”

NFPA 1991, 1992 and 1994 detail actual certification requirements for flame resistance, chemical testing, physical properties and chemical preconditioning, says Peter Kirk, product manager for Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Kirk’s recommendation is to look to standards, rather than industry classifications, for guidance. “There’s a lot of differences in performance.”

Dr. Zeigler describes Level A gear as “basically an all-hazard suit,” one that — depending on design features such as protected enclosures and exhaust valves — can guard against vapour, liquid and particle hazards.

Kirk says that the “mainstream” valve in the market has a butyl diaphragm, which can be negatively affected by exposure to the elements. The diaphragm requires routine maintenance and typically needs to be replaced every two years.

Kirk’s company offers a silicone diaphragm as an alternative. “Silicone is very resilient and inert, so it doesn’t change properties from exposure to heat, cold and the environment, whereas butyl rubber [can] dry out,” he reports.

Despite their protective might, Level A suits do present a concern when it comes to the possibility of heat stress.

“Hazmat Level A suits are notorious for this,” says Dr. Zeigler.

Kirk agrees, calling comfort “a relative term.” A worker wearing a fully encapsulating hazmat suit is going to be uncomfortable “undoubtedly, because you are trapped inside of the suit, exhausting your hot air into it,” he says.

Several factors can contribute to increased heat, Kirk says, including the weight of the encapsulated suit (usually about three to nine kilograms), its flexibility (which can help en-

Hazmat suits offer varying levels of protection. Selection should depend on the hazardous environment.

hance user manoeuvrability) and its overall fit.

Of the heat build-up, Dr. Zeigler says that “the good news is it’s manageable; the bad news is there’s no magic bullet.”

BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT Dr. Zeigler reports that members of the U.S. military wear absorbent carbon suits that are porous, thereby allowing air to flow in and out. Tested against chemicals military personnel may encounter, he says the hope was that a membrane (fibres or fabric that provides protection against chemicals) could be developed that would offer industrial workplaces the breathability of the military option.

“The membrane technology is still struggling along,” Dr. Zeigler says. At present, though, it does not seem to be “translating to a significant impact” for the industrial market.

Andrew Wirts, sales and marketing director for NASCO Industries Inc. in Washington, Indiana, agrees it can be a challenge to identify “a membrane that will resist the penetration of a molecule of chemical, yet allow a perspiration molecule to evaporate through it.”

Dr. Zeigler says “there is still the buzz around breathable fabrics and [whether] they really work.” Do they have some positive effect, and if so, how much? he asks.

Then there is the effect of layering protective gear. Take, as an example, equipment for structural firefighting. It consists of an inner liner, a moisture barrier and an outer shell, the last feature providing insulation, cut resistance and integrity, notes Dr. Zeigler. “So if you are in a flash fire, the outer shell holds up for a long time before it gets used up,” he says.

“Those suits are built to reduce burn injuries and enhance survivability,” he says, emphasizing that the gear may reduce, but cannot completely eliminate, injuries. The garments have delicate membranes, though, meaning they can be compromised in a flash fire or thermal event, says Dr. Zeigler.

The moisture barrier offers some moisture transport out of the garment, prevents moisture from coming inside the suit and may serve as a bit of a barrier to chemicals. If the chemical

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exposure is heavy, however, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;fundamental decisionâ&#x20AC;? must be made as to whether the overriding need is to guard against ďŹ re hazards or chemical exposures, Dr. Zeigler advises.

CHALLENGING COMBO So what about workplaces such as reďŹ neries, where both chemical and ďŹ re hazards are present? Wirts reports that suits are starting to hit the market that feature both chemical splash and ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re protection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that common, but at least now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Up until 2007, Kirk says, there was no ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re NFPA 1991-certiďŹ ed garment for this â&#x20AC;&#x153;small segment of the market.

The option for that ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re conďŹ guration had existed for many years in the standard, but nobody had ever met that.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, when Saint-Gobain surveyed ďŹ re departments across the United States about their need for ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re protection and their willingness to pay more for that option, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the quick answers were always â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Kirk reports.

But once the company introduced products to meet those twin needs, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the majority of our sales became our newly introduced ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re product,â&#x20AC;? he says. Sales show â&#x20AC;&#x153;a very strong preferenceâ&#x20AC;? for items with optional ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re protection.

UNDER AND OVER Dr. Zeigler says users must ensure garments worn unNFPA 1994 der thermal protection will N/A not melt. As for gear worn N/A (most over top, in general, a regumaterials support lar chemical protective suit combustion) should not be worn over ďŹ&#x201A;ame-resistant (FR) clothing q 35 lbf â&#x20AC;&#x153;because you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any q 7 lbf FR protection,â&#x20AC;? he says. q 7 lbf/inch NFPA 1991, which outq 7 lbf/inch lines requirements for singleand dual-skin conďŹ gurations, 600 grit (very ďŹ ne) allows two layers of protective for 10 cycles** apparel to be worn, Kirk says.

3** The problem has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;the 2** misconception that the over2** cover was for ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re, but that was not true,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cringe every time I hear it.â&#x20AC;?

While the overcover may offer some shielding from ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ res, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it is not providing enough protectionâ&#x20AC;? to meet the NFPA 1991 performance requirements, Kirk says.

The next version of the NFPA 1991 standard is slated for a 2011 or 2012 release, Kirk says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have been proposals put together to eliminate the allowance of that dual layer.â&#x20AC;?

When the standard was ďŹ rst developed in the 1980s, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the technology was with materials that burned or couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist exposure to abrasion and provide the high-level chemical protection.â&#x20AC;? As a result, there was a provision for an â&#x20AC;&#x153;outer skinâ&#x20AC;? or second layer to help provide protection.

But Kirk contends that industry has moved away from the dual-layer conďŹ guration, saying that the approach of the commission updating the NFPA standard is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;let the market decideâ&#x20AC;? if single-skin conďŹ gurations are preferred.

Kirk recalls the survey of ďŹ re departments that operated without ďŹ&#x201A;ash ďŹ re protection, but still felt they were working safely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The perception was, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We never had it before. Why would we need it tomorrow?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who wants to think, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Maybe I have not been safe in the past few years?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Jason Contant is editor of SAFETY NEWS.

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ERGONOMICS VIBRATION

Avoiding the Shakes

By Emily Landau

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nyone who takes public transit knows all too well that what begins as a simple bus trip can end in a Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride-like experience, complete with teeth-chattering bumps, jerky turns and spine-numbing bounces over potholes.

If all this jostling is uncomfortable for passengers hitching even a short ride, what might the effect be on drivers, forced to absorb the twists and turns day in, day out? Perhaps there is some visual aid that may benefit riders and drivers alike — say, affixing a water basin to the bus ceiling (a recent experiment tried by a Chinese company) to indicate through spillage if driving manoeuvres have become overly robust.

Not likely, says Greg Weames, an ergonomist at Page Engineering Inc. in Georgetown, Ontario. Such an experiment would offer “a crude measuring stick of [an operator’s] driving perfor“Our spine is mance,” Weames suggests.

David Chiasson, senior consultant designed to be with Ergonomic System Associates Inc. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, sug- in a neutral ‘S’ gests there would be real potential for shape, which driver distraction. It may be that they would watch the water (when their is easier to eyes should be on the road) or they may modify driving behaviour “to achieve when accommodate the water as opposed to accommodating your passengers we’re walking and the road,” Chiasson says. “As soon as your eyes go somewhere, the rest around [or] of your body is going to follow.”

Mandy Gallant, a senior ergonostanding up.” mist at ErgoRisk Management Group in Vancouver, agrees that distraction would be a problem. “In practice, that idea is bad news,” Gallant laughs. “But in principle, the idea of immediate feedback is a good one,” she says, noting that “the second you make a turn that’s less than ideal, you know about it.”

BAD VIBRATIONS The water basin experiment may not be the best route to take, but the approach does speak to how prolonged sitting, forces produced by jerky driving movements and whole-body vibration (WBV) may combine to affect operator health.

In general, sitting is not an ideal position, Gallant says.

“Our spine is designed to be in a neutral ‘S’ shape, which is easier to achieve when we’re walking around [or] standing up.” It’s easy to slouch when sitting, she points out, and that can transform an “S” into a “C”.

Chiasson advises that whenever a bus is not moving, operators should take every opportunity to change posture.

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Weames concurs, noting that being in a fixed position for too long is simply no good. “Whether it’s me at my computer, whether it’s you on a long car drive, or whether it’s a bus driver operating a bus for the duration of a shift,” people tend not to change their postures from time to time, commonly leading to discomfort, he says.

Combine sitting and WBV, and the challenges increase even more. Vibration exposure is determined by two qualities: amplitude, which measures how far an object moves (in metres), and frequency, or how fast an object moves, calibrated by hertz (Hz), notes the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety in Hamilton, Ontario.

Standard 2631 from the International Organization for Standardization, “Mechanical vibration and shock: Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration,” advises that for worker health, WBV frequency be limited to 80 Hz. But some researchers suggest that the recommended frequency ranges could be more protective. One study, published in the Journal of Sound and Vibration in July, 2006, reports low back symptoms occurring at WBV exposure levels below the recommended health-based exposure limits.

“Anytime you get whole-body vibration, it can start to bugger around with healthy blood flow,” Chiasson says. “It makes soft tissue in our body that holds our joints together work hard to deal with that repetitive vibrating motion, so those parts of our body have to stabilize joints, and then you’ve got reduction in blood flow to working muscles.”

A study presented in November of 2008 at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Boston notes that WBV “has been found to be a major risk factor in the etiology of low back pain with WBV increasing low back disorder risk from 1.2- to 39.5-fold depending on the occupational exposure duration and magnitude.”

DON’T BE A JERK Some amount of WBV is likely to be a constant companion for bus drivers. Gallant says that swerving sharply can create lateral, horizontal and even vertical forces. These forces “may jolt or jerk the person in different directions, and that’s not good for anyone, drivers or passengers,” she says. Drivers, however, “would be exposed to it more frequently,” she adds.

Adhering to speed limits and smoother cornering are “obviously going to make things easier on the body of the driver,” Gallant says. But traffic volume, rough road surfaces and unforeseeable swerves are beyond any operator’s control.

Chiasson suggests that the motions of utmost concern are compressive (up-and-down forces) and shearing (side-to-side or forward-to-backward forces). The shock created by each of these movements must be absorbed by the discs between the vertebrae in the spine, he explains. “You don’t want your back to absorb much of that shock. You want the seat and the suspension system in the bus to do that for you.”

Ultimately, Chiasson says, the combined stressors of vibration and jerking can lead to “a sore lower back and, potentially, a serious injury, like a ruptured herniated disc.”

CREATURE COMFORTS Since there are no guarantees that drivers will be able to avoid each and every negative force, the best bet is to equip them with appropriate seating. Weames says the literature shows that proper seating has a few musts.

“It should allow for height adjustment to accommodate people’s body sizes, it should allow for lumbar support while sitting, and it should allow for a certain opening between the thighs and the trunk,” he points out. The latter “ought to be around 100 to 110 degrees, such that the lumbar spine posture has been maintained,” Weames adds.

Fortunately for bus operators, he says, seating technology has improved dramatically in recent years. “The old way of doing the seat would be a bunch of springs that are tightened and go from top to bottom, and as the vehicle goes up and down, the springs spring a little bit to minimize tension on your spine,” he reports.

Nowadays, however, most bus companies use air ride suspension seating, says Gallant. “[It] is typically a switch or some sort of adjustment you can make to the seat to fill up a bladder inside the seat with air [to increase the pressure].”

With this seating, Gallant notes that a heavier operator can increase pressure to avoid bottoming out, while a lighter driver can reduce the suspension to match his weight.

Newer seating can also provide lumbar support to the driver, reducing the possibility of lower back pain. When

choosing a seat, Gallant advises ensuring that it is equipped with an adjustability knob.

East of Toronto, bus drivers for Durham Region Transit have seen the benefits of suspension seating. “We don’t see a lot of claims “You don’t anymore,” says Martin Ward, the service’s deputy general manager of opwant your erations. “[Seats] float more, so the jerkiness of the bumps or the grinds back to going down the road is less for them,” absorb much Ward reports.

In addition, he cites the introduction of tilt steering approximately a of that shock. dozen years ago as having helped to You want the reduce the need for a driver to lean forward to reach over the top of the wheel. “Now they’re actually taught seat and the more the hand across the hip motion — so hand to hand — so that their suspension arms aren’t extended fully out and system in the they’re not pulling on their shoulder, rotator cuff area,” he says. bus to do that In the end, it’s unlikely that drivers will avoid all exposure to less-thanfor you.” ideal movements. But considering the musculoskeletal hazards presented by jerks, vibrations and jolts, Gallant says that “in any situation, you want to minimize the extremes of movement.”

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SAFE SUBSTITUTES

BY ANGELA STELMAKOWICH

The current craze to “go green” has positive implications not only for the environment, but for occupational health and safety as well. One way to meet these twin goals may be substituting hazardous workplace materials with safer alternatives.

Although not new, substitution looks to be buoyed by the triple threat of eco-awareness, right-to-know requirements and an ever-growing store of information to match

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a burgeoning roster of new chemicals coming into use.

TASK AT HAND Countless processes help countless workplaces go.

Oftentimes, hazardous substances serve as the fuel, perhaps even the engine, to get things rolling.

Despite their advantages, use of hazardous substances may come at a price. Some materials that looked oh-so-promising at the get-go have ended up exacting high human and financial tolls.

“Every year, thousands of workers are made ill by hazardous substances, contracting lung disease such as asthma, cancer and skin disease such as dermatitis,” reads a leaflet from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the United Kingdom. Consider dusty or fume-laden air, metalworking fluids that grow bacteria and fungi, and benzene in oil, the HSE notes.

Costs are borne by all: industry that must replace trained workers; society that must foot disability and medical bills; and individuals who may lose their jobs — and, possibly, so much more.

Sometimes, it becomes obvious that things need to change — and that may be the trigger for adopting safer substitutes. But scary “old” to scary “new” still means oh&s can get lost in the shuffle.

Andy King, national health, safety and environment co-ordinator for the United Steelworkers, says “the first and strongest way of dealing with this problem is not substitution, it’s elimination.” It may be that through engineering or changing how the process is carried out, “you may well be safer,” King says.

Substitution, though, is better than the status quo.

“There’s a real opportunity in looking at substitutes in workplaces, a really good opportunity for reducing potential hazards to the work force and to the environment,” says Lorraine Davison, manager of chemical services at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) in Hamilton, Ontario.

Consider Massachusetts. The state’s right-to-know law requires manufacturers to supply public sector employers, and them, in turn, to provide public sector employees, with information on hazardous or toxic substances in their workplaces.

The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) surveyed its membership and found that the primary toxics of concern, which had been reviewed by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), were perchloroethylene (used during dry cleaning), formaldehyde, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, lead and hexavalent chromium.

Tolle Graham, healthy schools coordinator at

MassCOSH, says “there is credible scientific evidence that these five chemicals are very dangerous to workers and consumers, and should be replaced.”

Substitution, in fact, is near the top of the list of how best to protect workers from hazardous substances used on the job. In order of priority, the HSE cites the following control options: eliminate use of the harmful product or substance; use a safer form of the product; change the process to emit less of the substance; enclose the process so that the product does not escape; extract substance emissions near the source; have as few as possible workers in harm’s way; and provide personal protective equipment.

“Extreme care must be taken to ensure that one hazard is not being exchanged for another, especially one that could be a more serious hazard,” notes information from the CCOHS. “Before deciding to replace a chemical, one must know the risks of the chemicals to the employees, the environment and the risks for damage to equipment and facilities.”

Wet cleaning is one safe alternative to perchloroethylene, notes the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Atlanta. But the switch can come with both advantages and disadvantages: fewer oh&s hazards and elimination of soil contamination and large emissions of air pollutants are among the former; large quantities of contaminated wastewater and additional ergonomic risks because the process is more labour-intensive are among the latter.

The HSE recommends a seven-step process when considering substitution: s Identify hazards and assess risks: is there a significant risk involved in storing, using or disposing of the substance? s Identify alternatives: compare hazard assessment information, the different states of a chemical, and consider whether or not the job is necessary. s Consider the effects of alternatives: choosing an alternative chemical may require changes in work processes, equipment or disposal methods. s Compare alternatives: compare with one another, and with the substance or process now being used. s Decide whether or not to substitute. s Introduce the substitute: plan the change carefully, and ensure workers involved are trained. s Assess the change: check to see if the substitution has produced the intended outcomes, taking into account factors such as the results from monitoring worker health and air contaminants.

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Band Together Sometimes all the information that one would like is simply not available. Since the need to protect workers does not go away, however, a technique called control banding (CB) can be used to guide the assessment and management of workplace risks, notes information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Atlanta.

CB determines a control measure based on a range (or band) of hazards and exposures. For example, dilution ventilation, engineering controls and containment could serve as possible controls, while skin or eye irritation, toxicity and carcinogenicity could represent some of the hazards.

The system “groups chemicals according to similar physical or chemical characteristics, how the chemical will be handled or processed, and what the anticipated exposure is expected to be,” notes information from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) in Hamilton, Ontario.

The CB model “is meant to be used by small and medium-sized workplaces that have limited expertise in workplace health and safety, industrial hygiene or chemical control,” the CCOHS notes. It is also being examined for use with chemicals and products that do not have occupational exposure limits, or for new processes, such as nanotechnology.

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Another issue is when a chemical is substituted with one that has similar properties, says Davison. The impression may be that “you’re telling everybody it is safer,” she says, resulting in “people not using the same precaution.”

Some legwork will avoid guesswork that may leave a trail of harm in its wake. Geoff Clark, senior occupational hygienist at WorkSafeBC in Richmond, British Columbia, suggests reading product labels, which list ingredients and first aid information.

“A clue to how accurate [products] are can be found in the sections on first aid and personal protective equipment,” Clark says on a WorkSafeBC blog. “If a product claiming ‘no hazardous ingredients’ has a large first aid section, or recommends wearing gloves and a respirator, then you have a problem.”

DATA BASIS TURI at the University of Massachusetts Lowell recently unveiled an online database called CleanerSolutions. The free resource helps manufacturers find safer cleaning alternatives.

Companies use a drop-down menu to choose the contaminant, solvent to replace, type of equipment and material that is being cleaned. The search results list possible replacement products (there is a focus on aqueous/semi-aqueous cleaners), performance test results and safety information.

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SAFER OR SAFE It is essential to point out that “safer” does not necessarily mean absolutely safe. “The employer must conduct a hazard assessment on the use of substitute products, taking into consideration the physical, chemical and toxicological properties of the planned substitute,” says Thomas Lee, provincial hygienist for Ontario’s Ministry of Labour in Toronto.

Says Davison, “Is the product really volatile? Is it going to get into the air a lot more than the other chemicals that you’re looking at? Is it going to change your process?”

For example, mineral spirits are less of a health hazard than perchloroethylene for dry cleaning, but more of a fire hazard and an air pollutant, notes the publication, “Understanding Toxic Substances,” released by Washington state’s Department of Labor and Industries.

Health Canada notes substitution can occur at different levels: chemical substitution may include using water-based solvents rather than organic solvents; work process substitution may involve using an appropriate vacuum instead of dry sweeping with a broom; and physical form substitution may include using pellet rather than dry powder form of a product.

The Process Safety Assessment module from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. cites chemical properties that may be incompatible with certain conditions: flammable chemicals used where welding is done, or in a process that operates at temperatures near the chemical flashpoint; and water-reactive chemicals used

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a chemical’s risk based on global warming potential, ozone depletion potential, volatile organic content, flammability/ reactivity and acute toxicity.

But what is the availability of hazardous substances information in general? “Right now, we don’t know enough about these things,” says Claire Checkland, senior public issues analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society in Toronto. “There’s a little bit of a gap between the federal jurisdiction evaluation of chemicals and the implementation of that knowledge at the provincial level through occupational practices.”

Checkland would also encourage industry members to work together “where they’re using the same processes and same materials.” They need to share, if not with the public, at least with government “so there’s a little bit more information from which to build a case for a better substitute.”

For any commercial chemical used at work in Canada, there will be a material safety data sheet (MSDS). This may be available from the manufacturer’s website, from retailers, or on the Internet [search by chemical name or Chemical Abstracts Services number], Clark says. In addition, “oftentimes, there will be blogs or forums or something else where somebody will have said, ‘Watch out for this because of X, Y, Z,’” he adds.

“Unfortunately, the precise chemical composition is often proprietary (trade secret) information, and the toxicity information on an MSDS may be incomplete and unreliable,” notes the Washington state publication.

“While I’d like to say that MSDSs are enough, MSDSs are just a starting point,” Davison suggests. “In our experience, there are often inconsistencies in MSDSs, so it’s important to note what the hazards are by evaluating [them] with a resource like a database or chemical information,” she says.

Lee emphasizes that a lack of information does not relieve employers of their oh&s obligations. “The company will be required to control exposure and ensure the [occupational exposure limit] for the substitute product is not exceeded.”

By law, Davison says product manufacturers are required to identify any health hazards of which they may be aware.

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AT THE ROOT Last year, the national Take Charge on Toxics (TCOT) campaign announced its support of legislation tabled in Ontario to reduce toxic substances and increase green chemistry. “As community members, workers and consumers, we all have the right to know about the environmental and occupational risks we are being exposed to so we can make informed decisions about our health,” said campaign chair Peter Goodhand.

Introduction of the Toxics Reduction Act, the first of its kind in the country, “implies a special obligation for Ontario to produce as robust a regime as possible,” notes a TCOT submission on related regulation consultation.

Among other things, TCOT members cited the need for strong regulations. “A mandated advisory committee structure will provide a forum for discussion and opportunities for workers to formally present their perspectives about toxics,” the submission adds.

King says he is hopeful one of the outcomes of green industry efforts in Canada is more people trained who consider “green” implications. Governments can help facilitate these efforts by encouraging universities to graduate more people with these credentials, he suggests. The universities will “teach chemists and chemical engineers to put all sorts of chemicals together to see what they do, but they won’t teach them to try and find ways to do it in the least toxic fashion.”

King argues that Canada needs its own TURI, buoyed by regulatory mechanisms and supported by education of people trained in those techniques. Otherwise, “people are going to say, ‘I don’t know. I can’t rely on the information. I don’t know how to do this,’ and it will just fall flat. Then, we’ll continue to stew in this mess,” he says.

“People just don’t realize how many chemicals are being produced every year. There are literally thousands of them,” says Clark. “The research can’t keep up,” he adds.

King agrees. “We don’t know the toxicity to more than about 10 per cent of chemicals,” he reports.

But what is known, King says, is that “end-users are particularly vulnerable,” those who use products in work settings such as manufacturing facilities and hospitals.

“People need to understand that if they’re worried about their day-to-day products that they’re ending up with on their own shelves,” Checkland says, consider that occupational exposure levels “are much, much higher.”

But she remains optimistic. “The more that we learn about research, the more thorough the science becomes.”

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Comparing chemical information is necessary to properly determine, first, if a substitute should be used at all and, second, which substitute is best for business operations. The recommendation of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety in Hamilton, Ontario is to consider the following issues, among others, for each potential substitute: UÊ vapour pressure is an indicator of how easily a chemical evaporates into the air; UÊ when considering skin toxicity, both the potential for direct irritation and allergic sensitization must be examined; UÊ if repeated exposure to the chemical by inhalation can cause hypersensitive reactions, like an asthma attack, special exposure control methods and workplace practices are needed; UÊ special handling precautions must be in place if sufficient evidence exists that a compound could cause cancer or reproductive effects in humans; and, UÊ to guard against fire and explosion, a material’s properties that should be examined include vapour pressure, autoignition temperature, flashpoint, flammability limits and reactivity.

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Flying Blind

BY EMILY LANDAU

While departing Halifax International Airport on October 14, 2004, a Ghanese MK Airlines Limited aircraft overshot the end of the runway by 250 metres, but managed to achieve flight for 100 metres before striking a man-made earthen berm. The tail of the Boeing 747-244SF broke away from the fuselage, the plane faltering for another 365 metres before slamming into terrain and bursting into flames. All seven crew members were killed.

An investigation by the Ottawa-based Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) concluded that incorrect weight-load data resulted in errors in speed and thrust settings, leaving these too low for the aircraft to safely take off.

The report also pointed to crew fatigue, which “likely increased the probability of error during calculation of the take-off performance data, and degraded the flight crew’s ability to detect this error.”

SYSTEMATIC APPROACH Fatigue is hardly a new issue for pilots. Even Charles Lindbergh fought the urge to sleep during his transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927. “My mind clicks on and off.

I try letting one eyelid close at a time when I prop the other open with my will. But the effort is too much. Sleep is winning,” Lindbergh recalls in his 1953 memoir.

Like any factor that can negatively influence occupational health and safety, fatigue needs to be managed. But how can that be done? Enter the safety management system (SMS), mandated in Canada for federally regulated transportation environments.

SMS is based on an approach, known as the “Swiss cheese model,” posited in 1990 by James Reason, Ph.D., a psychology professor at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The model suggests that four factors must exist in order for most accidents to occur: organizational influences; in-

adequate supervision; preconditions for unsafe acts; and the unsafe acts themselves. By managing the factors systematically, accidents can, theoretically, be prevented.

A properly implemented and effective SMS, suggests TSB chair Wendy Tadros, “can be a fairly powerful tool to identify risk in your operation and put something in place to address that risk.”

TROUBLED SKIES Transport Canada in Ottawa reports that SMS must have certain elements: s a safety policy; s processes for improving aviation safety and a means of measuring improvement; s a system for periodic reviews of the SMS; s a way to identify hazards and ensure training (for internal reporting and corrective action); and, s a document containing all SMS processes.

These processes, says department spokesperson Maryse Durette, “lead to higher levels

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of compliance with regulations, confirmed through Transport Canada inspections.”

Kirsten Stevens, an air safety advocate in Campbell River, British Columbia and head of the watchdog group, SafeSkies, describes SMS as “a way of examining your system and how it works, and looking for the kinds of things that can go wrong, and trying to correct those things before they do go wrong.”

The general thrust of SMS is to curb the potential for accidents. But what success, if any, has SMS had in addressing the specific issue of pilot fatigue?

To get some traction on the battle with fatigue, in 2007, Transport Canada began encouraging airline operators to develop fatigue risk management systems (FRMS), a particular form of SMS to be used in conjunction with regulatory requirements. The tenets of FRMS are policies, evaluation methodologies and awareness training, says Durette.

But transforming SMS concepts on paper into concrete actions has proven a challenge. Questions around implementation have raised the hackles of many pilots and unions.

Although the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR) mandate SMS for all companies operating 705-level aircraft, which hold 20 or more people, many observers say the potential of SMS to add another layer of safety has been greatly diminished.

“Safety management systems [are] a good thing,” says Daniel Slunder, national chairman of the Canadian Federal Pilots Association in Ottawa. But Slunder, Stevens and Hugh Danford, a former pilot and retired civil aviation inspector for Transport Canada, all agree that the emergence of SMS seems to have been met by the retreat of traditional enforcement.

Since Transport Canada implemented the system in 2000, Slunder argues that aircraft operators have not been verifying inspection findings by “going into the nitty-gritty details like we used to.”

Operators are required to use SMS policies to verify general findings, rather than investigate specific details, he says.

The situation is made worse when verifications, meant to supplement regular inspections, replace them instead, he adds.

Durette notes that “Transport Canada conducts extensive surveillance activities. In fact, nearly three-quarters of Civil Aviation’s annual budget is dedicated to surveillance.”

Slunder contends that there are at least 150 fewer federal inspectors than there were a few years ago. And without adequate oversight, Danford says, SMS can present its own set

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A veteran pilot based in Ontario, who has flown commercial aircraft for more than two decades, likens the current SMS approach to the fox guarding the henhouse.

RED FLAGS With FRMS functioning within the SMS model, some stakeholders question its efficacy in the absence of more stringent federal legislation on flight and duty times.

Mike Coulthard, chief pilot for Kelowna Flightcraft in British Columbia, says that clear signs of fatigue include inappropriate responses to calls, missing programmed responses, deviations from standard operating procedures and not responding to challenges or queries.

To properly manage fatigue, the fact is that a worker needs an adequate opportunity for sleep, says Drew Dawson, Ph.D., an expert in sleep and fatigue research and director of the Centre for Sleep Research at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. Certain software programs allow operators to “plug in the roster or schedule that people are working, and then they look at the timing and duration of breaks that they have provided, and then it makes an assessment of the sleep opportunity associated” with the schedule, Dr. Dawson says.

In Transport Canada’s FRMS guide, posted on its website, the department notes that conditions pertaining to fatiguerelated incidents include sleep opportunity, sleep obtained, fatigue-related symptoms, errors and accidents.

Transport Canada has “been doing a pretty good job of the research, but now they need to get the rubber to the road, so to speak,” says Wayne Rhodes, president of Rhodes and Associates in Toronto, and co-author of the FRMS guide.

For many stakeholders, that means beefing up regulations to mimic FRMS. “You have to have robust rules to enforce a fatigue risk management system, and right now the rules in Canada are extremely lax,” argues Barry Wiszniowski, chair of the Air Canada Pilots Association’s (ACPA) technical and safety division in Mississauga, Ontario.

Wiszniowski reports that late last year, a working council representing 11 groups and more than 7,000 pilots met with Transport Canada officials. The council’s objective is to bring CAR into compliance with standards from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, a specialized agency of the United Nations. Doing so, he contends, will ensure flight and duty times here at home are “based on scientific data and knowledge.”

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Signs of Danger Ron Frey is principal consultant at the Human Factor and Incident Investigation Institute, a firm specializing in fatigue management and occupational health and safety in Ottawa. Based on research methodologies and centred on common causes of fatigue, Frey’s firm has developed a method to identify indicators of fatigue: UÊ acute sleep loss — measures whether or not the individual received enough sleep the night before, which Frey suggests should be in the range of six to 10 hours; UÊ chronic sleep debt — a person suffers small amounts of reduced sleep over the course of several days, accumulating in a significant loss of sleep; UÊ continuous wakefulness — even if a person had sufficient sleep the night before, Frey notes that he will be fatigued if he stays up for a long time; UÊ circadian rhythm disruption — the internal sleep-wake cycle is changed, compromising the ability of the body’s other cycles to function normally; UÊ sleep disorders — including obstructive sleep apnea, a breathing disruption that can cause a person to wake many times during his sleep period; and, UÊ general illness — disorders such as hypoglycemia and diabetes, and use of some medications, can produce fatigue.

Flight and duty times looked to be enough of a concern to the ICAO that, last November, it updated its Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs). “These provisions were intended to introduce the idea of fatigue management as an integral part of flight time and duty limitation requirements,” notes an e-mail from an ICAO spokesperson.

Member states are responsible for establishing their own regulations, the ICAO says. For managing fatigue, regulations “shall be based upon scientific principles and knowledge, where available, with the aim of ensuring that flight crew members are performing at an adequate level of alertness.”

The revised SARPs urge consideration of factors, including the number and direction of time zones crossed; the time at which a flight duty period is to begin; working/sleeping patterns relative to the body’s circadian rhythm; scheduling of days off; sequences of early reporting times and late releases from duty; and mixing early, late and night duties.

“Other countries have recognized the science of circadian windows,” Wiszniowski says, citing Italy’s requirements as an example. If a pilot has a start time of 1 am, he may fly for 12.5 hours compared with 14 hours for an 8 am start, notes a presentation by the ACPA. “[In] Canada, it doesn’t matter what time of the day you go to work,” he reports.

CAR’s Standard 720 limits a pilot’s flying time to 14 hours (and 17 hours in unforeseen circumstances). But Rhodes notes that take-off delays can mean pilots are awake for upwards of 18 consecutive hours, potentially putting the safety

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The ACPA is large enough to have negotiated with its employer to make flight and duty times compliant with ICAO’s SARPs, says Wiszniowski, but not every airline in Canada has managed to achieve like consideration.

Transport Canada’s Durette reports that the department is taking part in an international harmonization effort with the ICAO and other ICAO member-states “to develop guidance material and regulations” for FRMS for flight crew members.

Dr. Dawson agrees that Canada’s regulations need updating. “I think there’s probably a poor degree of agreement between compliance and hours-of-work schedules that are permitted under the Canadian guidelines and what’s actually safe,” he suggests, citing the number of permissible consecutive flight legs for pilots.

It can be difficult to see how health and safety improvements can take hold when on-duty hours are non-negotiable.

The veteran pilot remembers being called into work at 5 pm after having flown the previous evening. “They’re telling me I have to do it because I’m on standby,” he recalls.

He says that he flew another red-eye — and found himself asleep on the flight deck at about 7 am the next morning.

“The flight engineer smacked me in the side of the head and said, ‘You wake up! Wake up!’ It was the first time I’d ever fallen asleep in an airplane when I hadn’t planned to.”

The ICAO reports that “FRMS offers the possibility of improving the management of fatigue risks and having more

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Compliance Check Transport Canada inspectors have key oversight responsibilities to ensure safety management systems (SMS) work as intended. Department spokesperson Maryse Durette says these responsibilities include verifying compliance with regulatory requirements and measuring a company’s ability to identify hazards that could have an impact on safety. Those checks must be followed by the company taking “appropriate corrective action,” Durette notes.

As of September, 2008, she reports, “operations and maintenance organizations covering 95 per cent of the revenue passenger miles flown in Canada [were] subject to SMS regulations.”

SMS implementation for smaller operators, including air taxi and commuter operations, was recently delayed until at least January, 2011, Durette says. “This will allow more time for the industry to prepare for SMS implementation, and for Transport Canada to refine oversight tools and provide more training for front-line employees,” she adds.

All aviation sectors are expected to be covered by SMS regulations by 2015.

flexible operations.” But there are some areas of concern with FRMS, including its potential to be used “as a means to gain business advantage by extending flying times with little regard to the safety implications.”

SHUT-EYE SHUFFLE “The things that naturally produce fatigue in the normal, non-shift-working population or non-transportation-working population are the same things that affect people in the transportation world, pilots included,” says Ron Frey, principal consultant at the Human Factor and Incident Investigation Institute in Ottawa.

While any employee can become fatigued, the lifestyles of transportation workers and the nature of the service makes fatigue more likely, and, possibly, more dangerous.

“Fatigue, it’s there all the time. You lose your situational awareness,” explains Danford. While working as a pilot in the Antarctic, he recalls having to fly long days, including a 35hour duty day. “I shouldn’t have been allowed to do that, but I was the only one there,” he says.

Flying environments can be inherently sleep-inducing, comments Coulthard of Kelowna Flightcraft, a mediumsized nighttime cargo operator in British Columbia. It is dark and the temperature (set at a level for the comfort of all flight crew members) may be too warm for some, he says.

Frey adds that transportation workers are more likely to develop sleep apnea than other worker groups, and sleep apnea often has fatigue as a symptom. “A lot of transportation workers find it very difficult to live very healthy lives,” he says.

Oftentimes, Frey notes, the result is weight gain, and people with higher body-mass indexes and larger neck girths are more likely to develop obstructive sleep apnea.

Kelowna Flightcraft employs three-person crews, offers ample opportunities to sleep, and has a strong reporting culture, among other things, to help ensure fatigue does not become a safety issue, Coulthard reports.

The difficulty of maintaining a non-punitive reporting culture, however, has proven a stumbling block to SMS taking flight. Both Danford and Kevin Gauthier, formerly a pilot for Air Canada, claim they were removed from their jobs after raising safety concerns with their employers. Things can turn sour if a company decides that it is “unable or unwilling to properly react to the anomaly that’s reported and, instead, make[s] a target of the person that reported,” Gauthier says.

Another veteran pilot notes that workers may be afraid to come forward because “they’d be reporting either themselves

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or a colleague, and there is a certain lack of trust among the lower echelons of the company and the upper echelons.”

Slunder acknowledges that SMS is “supposed to be a nonpunitive reporting system, but it hasn’t fully bore fruit.”

SMS oversight was raised as a concern in a couple of TSB investigations, notes the board’s Wendy Tadros, but she adds “they were in very, very particular situations.”

While SMS has generated unease among some stakeholders, others are vocal supporters, arguing that the system has enhanced safety. “We have a very robust safety culture, a reporting policy that’s free of any repercussions,” says Wiszniowski.

Nor has Kelowna Flightcraft ever reprimanded an employee for raising a safety concern, says Steve Schnepf, the company’s safety systems manager.

SMS provides flexibility so that companies can adapt the system to suit specific demands, Schnepf suggests. “Rather than having one set of rules and having everybody bend to fit them,” Transport Canada “gave the operator the opportunity to build what they need for their company,” he says.

In fact, Schnepf reports that Transport Canada inspections at his company have become more frequent since SMS arrived. “It’s all-encompassing,” he says. “Everything’s transparent, so they come in, they look, they see it, and from my perspective, things that weren’t a major issue now are.”

BLUE SKIES? In the TSB’s report on the MK Airlines crash, the board notes the crew had been scheduled for a 24.5-hour day, a schedule that not only contravened flight and duty time limitations in the company’s operations manual, but also those prescribed by both CAR and Ghana’s aviation rules. At the time of the crash, the crew had been on flight duty for 19 consecutive hours.

Frey emphasizes that FRMS requires a strong educational component to be successful. Workers must understand how risk factors, individually or in combination, can produce fatigue. That way, workers may better understand how to predict fatigue so that they can take counter-measures, he says.

“The biggest issue here is that it’s very difficult to know when somebody is fatigued until they’re really fatigued,” Frey says. Obvious physiological changes like head nods and slow speech “tend to happen last.”

Awareness would also be improved by having a single set of rules. A unified standard would be “an improvement to the aviation system in Canada,” Wiszniowski adds.

Emily Landau is editorial assistant of

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BY DAN BIRCH It is an understated memorial, standing silent between the old and new of a Toronto sidewalk and a three-storey townhouse and commercial development. Two wooden-slatted benches, surrounded by pink flowers and bushes ablaze in gold, offer a place to sit quietly and consider the seven names inscribed on a bronze plaque.

To the east, tomatoes and carrots are among the bounty sprouting from a community garden. Even traffic on this stretch of Bloor Street in Toronto’s west end, away from the hustle and bustle of the downtown core, seems muffled by calm.

The scene was quite different on April 23, 2003. A backhoe struck a buried natural gas pipeline and the stillness of that day was shattered. The line break set off a chain of events that culminated in an explosion and fire at a two-storey strip mall, and the loss of seven lives.

RESIDUAL HARM “Many people in the community lost friends and neighbours,” says Peter Milczyn, Toronto city councillor for the area. “There were businesses there that had been around for a long time. A lot of people in the community knew the owners and the people who worked there. It’s a loss that they still feel,” Milczyn adds.

The debris and wreckage created by the explosion have long since been cleared away, but questions remain. So, too, do legal proceedings.

In October of 2007, Justice Mary Hogan of the Ontario Court of Justice threw out occupational health and safety and fuel safety charges against Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., owner of the damaged pipeline, and Precision Utility

Ltd. (PUL), contracted by Enbridge Gas to locate pipelines.

However, an appeal of that decision by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) and the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), both in Toronto, prompted the Superior Court of Justice in April to order that a new trial proceed before a different judge.

Enbridge Gas and PUL responded with their own appeal, this time to the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The companies have requested that the ruling dismissing all of the charges be upheld.

Scheduled to hear that request on August 26, the appeal court could direct that all, some or none of the concerns submitted by the two companies be heard. The high court, ultimately, will determine if a retrial moves forward.

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DEADLY DETAILS The 2003 natural gas explosion in Toronto has gone down as one of the largest fire death incidents in the city’s long history. Six workers and customers at businesses in the plaza, as well as one resident of an attached apartment, died as a result of the blast.

In addition, “other individuals were injured and numerous properties were damaged or destroyed as a result of the explosion,” Justice Denise Bellamy of Ontario’s superior court writes in her April, 2010 ruling.

Warren Bitulithic Ltd. had been contracted by the City of Toronto to perform road reconstruction work on the south side of Bloor Street. On the day of the incident, a backhoe operator for the company struck and then pulled the twocentimetre-diameter steel gas line, causing it to rupture. The breach triggered an uncontrolled leak of pressurized natural gas into the plaza’s central basement.

The blast occurred when the gas and air mixture reached its explosive range, estimated to have taken about six to nine minutes from when the line was compromised. “The exact ignition source was never identified, but it could have been anything, including a standing pilot light, a light switch or a static spark on someone’s sweater,” Justice Bellamy notes.

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got under way in January, 2006. In September of that year, Warren Bitulithic pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with or damaging a natural gas pipeline, contrary to Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Act, and was handed more than $280,000 in penalties.

With the plea entered, community members likely hoped the long legal road would soon come to an end. But that has not been the case.

“People see the charges and how the courts deal with them as important to understanding whether the whole system works,” Milczyn suggests.

Having a clear understanding of the responsibilities of gas distributors and locators may be one way to reassure people “as to whether we can prevent more of these types of tragedies from happening,” he says.

QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY Responsibility is chief among the issues that Enbridge Gas and PUL would like Ontario’s appeal court to explore. In their appeal motion, the companies submit that Justice Bellamy erred in finding that Section 228(1) of Ontario’s Construction Projects Regulation, under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, imposed a duty on them. The section (since amended) used to state that before starting an excavation, services in and near the area to be excavated must be accurately located and marked.

If a service posed a hazard, it needed to be shut off and disconnected.

This case is the first one in which a utility and locate company have been charged under the section, notes the appeal motion from Enbridge Gas and PUL. Previously, only excavators had faced charges.

In the 1998 decision, R. v. London Excavators and Trucking Ltd., Ontario’s appeal court held that the excavator, which had damaged a hydro duct, was obligated to ensure before digging that all services were accurately located and marked.

Enbridge Gas and PUL contend the excavator in that case is the equivalent of Warren Bitulithic. “Each had called for locates for their project (or had someone else call) and each had excavated without a locate in the form of ‘paint and paper’ for the specific dig area in which the excavation took place,” notes the motion.

For more than 20 years in Ontario, the companies report, best practice has been for excavating firms to delay digging until services are painted on the ground and a locate report — which details specific geographic areas for which locating services have been completed — has been obtained.

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HAMMER DOWN Critics have been quick to point out that despite thousands of line hits every year in Canada, very few excavators or individuals are prosecuted.

Of course, there are exceptions. For example, Reid’s Heritage Homes Ltd. of Cambridge, Ontario was fined $20,000 in February after it damaged the service tee of a natural gas pipeline in nearby Guelph in 2007, notes a statement from the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) in Toronto. The resulting leak prompted an evacuation of the surrounding area.

Reid’s Heritage Homes, which neglected to manually dig within the required onemetre boundary limits of the pipeline, pleaded guilty under Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Act. Regulatory prosecution has its place, but it is difficult to determine if more is needed, says John Marshall, director of the TSSA’s fuels safety program. “We’re always trying to look at the prevention part of the value chain as opposed to the retroactive response to it,” Marshall says.

Jim Douglas, president of the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance in St. Catharines, Ontario, says the organization is discussing “enhanced enforcement” with stakeholders. It would not require new regulations, but heightened enforcement of existing ones, with the main targets being chronic offenders, says Douglas.

“Heavy hitters” is what Wayne Lock, gas safety manager for the BC Safety Authority (BCSA) in New Westminster, British Columbia, calls repeat offenders. Penalties issued by the BCSA have numbered just three since the beginning of 2008. The maximum allowable penalty is $100,000, Lock says.

In the same period, however, the regulator has issued more than 100 compliance orders requiring heavy hitters to produce safety management plans. A combination of education and compliance orders can be “quite effective in changing the behaviour of some of these excavators,” Lock suggests, adding that he is “not so sure that the heavy hammer is always the best tool.”

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MOVING ON DOWN Such high-profile incidents as the Toronto explosion might leave some thinking pipeline strikes are frequent and deadly. But overall data shows the number of incidents has been falling steadily.

Statistics from Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) indicate there were 4,654 natural gas pipeline strikes in the province in 2002, a number that had fallen to 2,148 in fiscal 2008-2009. In British Columbia, natural gas pipeline strikes decreased from 1,750 in 2007 to 1,509 in 2008, the BC Safety Authority reports.

Officials for Terasen Gas, a large natural gas distributor based in Surrey, British Columbia, are encouraged by the reduction in pipeline hits, says Marcus Wong, corporate communications manager for the company. Nonetheless, Wong says, “99 per cent [of hits] could have been prevented had people actually just called BC One Call and hand dug.”

Increased use of locating services has contributed significantly to the reduction in line strikes, he suggests, pointing out that calls to BC One Call were up 18 per cent from 2008 to 2009.

Locate requests in Ontario are also seeing a significant upward trend, says Jim Douglas of the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance. The organization represents a cross-section of stakeholders with an interest in avoiding damage to buried lines: utility companies, excavators and locators are among these.

MATTER OF INTENT Dave McKechnie, a partner at McMillan LLP in Toronto, suggests that part of the case comes down to trying to decipher the intention of legislators when the regulations were created. The key question, McKechnie says, is whether or not Section 228 imposes a duty on more than just the excavator.

If the answer to that question is “no,” he says, “then is the court entitled to read in an obligation based on the intent of the statute?”

Justice Bellamy faults the Court of Justice’s conclusion that the section applies only to excavators. “In the circumstances of London Excavators, the duty indeed was on the excavator, but that is not to say that it would be so in all cases,” she writes.

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services — natural gas, electric, cable and more — is vital to safe excavation. Jim Douglas of the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) notes that the first step is for an excavator to contact a one-call service and outline the exact area where he will be digging. Because these services may not cover all utility providers, diggers should also contact their local municipalities to inquire about possible additional utilities.

A locator (or locators) will respond with utilities mapping in hand, Douglas says. Using standard colours, the locator will paint lines on the ground to mark the various services in the defined area. The locator will also provide a paper report with the same information. “If people [excavators] go outside of that [area], then they don’t have a proper locate,” Douglas notes.

A crucial and primary task for the locator is to verify the locations of mapped utilities. An ORCGA best practices guide offers the following suggestions (and more) on locating: UÊ If a locator becomes aware of an error or omission in utilities mapping, it is recommended that he alert the relevant parties with updated information.

UÊ If possible, use one locator to mark multiple facilities. This approach can have several advantages related to excavator-locator communication, worker safety and the timeliness of the service.

UÊ Utilities should be marked in a manner suitable to the environment. Options include paint, chalk, flags, stakes, brushes or offsets.

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“London Excavators dealt primarily with the issue of due Justice Hogan writes in her 2007 ruling that Crown diligence and mistake of fact, not with whether an excavator is prosecutors did not pro- the only entity that can be charged under this section,” she adds.

“The only party that can ensure accuracy is the party convide any evidence at trial to demonstrate that a locate ducting the locate, that is Enbridge or its agent [PUL],” Jusreport had been prepared tice Bellamy reasons. “It is inconceivable that the legislature for the area where Warren intended to create a duty on an excavator who has no control Bitulithic struck the natural or legal ability either to do the locate or to do it accurately.”

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accurately located and marked.”

The Crown argued, and Justice Bellamy accepted, that the amendment was meant to clarify duties that had existed all along.

In their appeal motion, Enbridge Gas and PUL contend that if the justice’s reading is accepted, excavation in Ontario “will inevitably be rendered less safe, both before and after the legislative change.”

How so? The companies claim that, on its face, the amended section supports the position that paint and paper locates are not required prior to excavation. “This is extremely unsafe and clearly frustrates the clear legislative intent of the former section,” the appeal motion notes.

McKechnie, for his part, views the amendment as significant, suggesting “it is sort of telling that the legislation was amended.”

STICKS AND CARROTS Sustaining positive trends and improving them will require both the continuation of existing efforts and the adoption of new measures.

“There are a couple things that we could really do that would make a difference,” says the BC Safety Authority’s Wayne Lock. Utilities should be mandated to participate in the BC One Call initiative and a full-fledged locator certification program should be created, Lock argues.

As it stands in Ontario and British Columbia, as well as other provinces, utility companies are not required to be part of a one-call service. Many utilities remain outside the loop, requiring diggers to call more than one entity to secure locates.

“It is absolutely ridiculous what excavators have to go through to call and get locates, let alone the homeowner who doesn’t have a clue who to call,” says Jim Douglas of the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance.

Ontario’s one-call service has been taking the voluntary approach, with some success, since its inception in 1996. But there are dozens of utilities that are still not members, Douglas reports.

He describes the voluntary model as a “huge mountain” to climb, but remains hopeful that redoubling educational efforts might bear fruit. If not, then “without question” the time will come for legislated participation.

Without explicitly supporting onecall legislation, John Marshall from Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority says the organization would certainly favour “anything that will enhance awareness [and] make it easier for people to carry out their responsibilities.”

LIMITED REACH Justice Bellamy’s ruling — and a possible decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario — is not binding anywhere outside of Ontario, says Jeremy Warning, a senior associate at Heenan Blaikie LLP in Toronto. In provinces with similar legislation, though, Warning suggests that the decision “could be used by parties… to advocate for an interpretation similar to that [which] has been taken in Ontario.”

Michael Fortier, a partner at Torys LLP in Toronto, agrees that the decision could have influence elsewhere, but likely not much. “It is heavily based on statutory interpretation of the OH&S Act and, thus, may not have much application.”

However it is accomplished — perhaps through educational efforts, certification programs or enforcement initiatives

— it is agreed that contact between excavating equipment and natural gas pipelines must be reduced, and further, that no more Bloor Streets be allowed to rip apart lives and property.

Until then, the families and residents touched by the explosion will wait and watch. “To the average person, it seems that somebody has to be held accountable for what happened here,” Milczyn says.

“Every accident is preventable. This was not a bolt of lightning that came from the sky and caused this to happen.”

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Jim Douglas of the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA), who worked at Enbridge Gas for 33 years before heading up the alliance, has been tracking line strike statistics for 20 years. And until recently, Douglas says, the picture was grim. “I can tell you, they never went down. They just went up.”

An increasing number of locate requests is clearly a good thing, a sign that people are warming to messages put forward in provincial safe-digging campaigns, says Terasen Gas’ Marcus Wong.

Douglas offers a number of additional reasons for the decrease in Ontario: emphasis on the “call before you dig” message has been amplified; the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has increased its activities; and incidents such as the Bloor Street explosion make stakeholders more aware of the physical dangers and liability associated with line strikes.

The TSSA’s John Marshall says that “industry sees the value in coming together to collectively solve problems.”

That was not always the case, Douglas reports. Previously, industry’s approach to damage prevention was “very fragmented” and there was ample finger pointing, he suggests. The ORCGA now counts 19 industry stakeholders among its members, all of whom have a say in the organization’s consensus best practices guide.

Still, not everyone is getting the message, Douglas says. There are excavators “who think they can just plough through a half-inch plastic gas line and everything will be okay. Well, that couldn’t be farther from the truth.”

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1A-153 Pembina Rd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B9 780 467-2423 Fax: 780 467-2105 Toll-Free: 800 338-3287 info@indsci.com Web: www.indsci.com Stantec Consulting Ltd. 7070 Mississauga Rd Suite 160 Mississauga ON L5N 7G2 905 858-4424 Fax: 905 858-4426 Toll-Free: 800 649-4424 rob.robinson@stantec.com Web: www.stantec.com Principal Rob Robinson

AIR SAMPLING Argus-Hazco 6541 Mississauga Rd Unit A Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 858-3215 Fax: 905 858-3192 Toll-Free: 800 361-3201 info@argus-hazco.ca Web: www.argus-hazco.ca Gen Mgr Rose Calabrese Avensys Inc. 422 Consumers Rd Toronto ON M2J 1P8 416 499-4421 Fax: 416 499-0816 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 965-4700 info@avensys.com Web: www.avensyssolutions.com Mktg/Comm Louise Clement CD Nova Ltd. 5330 Imperial St Burnaby BC V5J 1E6 604 430-5612 Fax: 604 437-1036 Toll-Free: 800 663-0615 sales@cdnova.com Web: www.cdnova.com Pres Donald Bealle ETCOS 96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1 905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439 info@etcoscanada.com Web: www.etcoscanada.com Proj Mgr Ravi Sharma

Fax: 604 572-8658 Toll-Free: 888 208-9211 Web: www.denninghealth.ca VP Paul Foster Joldon Diagnostics 482 John St Unit 200 Burlington ON L7R 2K7 905 634-8691 Fax: 905 634-8719 Toll-Free: 800 661-4556 Toll-Free Fax: 800 661-4557 info@joldon.com Web: www.joldon.com Sls/Mktg Mgr Julie Roscoe

APRONS, WELDER International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau We manufacture and custom design to protect you where you need it most.

Arc Wear, High-Visibilty Clothing, Welders’ Clothing, Foundry Clothing, High-Temperature Clothing, Furnace Hoods, High-Temp Face Protection, Furnace Mitts & Gloves, Hand Pads, Glove Protectors, Leg Protection, Spats, Leggings, Chaps, Uniforms, Coveralls, Pants, Shirts, Lab Coats, Sleeves, Aprons, Head Protection, Arabian Hats, Dust Hoods, Tarps, High-Temp Blankets, Truck Covers, Fabrics / Textiles, Aluminized, Leather, Fire Retardant, Flame Retardant, Fiberglass, Silica, Kevlar, Preox, Cotton, Polycotton, F/R Plastic, Proban, Indura, Indura Ultra Soft, and more.

LEHDER Environmental Services Limited 704 Mara St Suite 210 Point Edward ON N7V 1X4 519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311 Toll-Free: 877 534-3371 info@lehder.com Web: www.lehder.com Principal M Mark Roehler Branch Office: Edmonton, Alberta: 780 462-4099 Fax: 780 462-4392 info@lehder.com

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Sensidyne, LP 16333 Bay Vista Dr Clearwater FL 33760 727 530-3602 Fax: 727 539-0550 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 451-9444 info@Sensidyne.com Web: www.SensidyneGasDetection.com Mktg Coord/Commun Coord Joshua Walters

Hand Tools Institute 25 North Broadway Tarrytown NY 10591 914 332-0040 Fax: 914 332-1541 hti@hti.org Web: www.hti.org Tech Mgr John Foote

ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING Denning Health Group 215-12975 84 Ave Surrey BC V3W 1B3 604 572-4558

Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) 39 River St Toronto ON M5A 3P1 416 646-1600 Fax: 416 646-9460 Toll-Free: 877 446-2674 headquarters@csse.org Web: www.csse.org Acct Exec Jan Fralick

International Safety Equipment Association 1901 N Moore St Suite 808 Arlington VA 22209 703 525-1695 Fax: 703 528-2148 isea@safetyequipment.org Web: www.safetyequipment.org Pres Daniel K Shipp

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario 6519 Mississauga Rd N Unit B Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 567-7196 Fax: 905 567-7191 office@ohao.org Web: www.ohao.org Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen Workplace Safety and Prevention Services 5110 Creekbank Rd Suite 300 Mississauga ON L4W 0A1 905 614-4272 Fax: 905 614-1414 Toll-Free: 800 406-4272 Toll-Free Fax: 800 316-4272 customercare@iapa.ca Web: www.iapa.ca Workplace Safety North 690 McKeown Ave North Bay ON P1B 7M2 705 474-7233 Fax: 705 472-5800 Toll-Free: 888 730-7821 info@workplacesafetynorth.ca Web: www.healthandsafetyontario.ca Commun Mgr Susan Haldane

AUDIO AND LUNG FUNCTION TESTING Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS HeartSafe EMS 159 Victoria St

Bolton ON L7E 3G9 416 410-4911 Fax: 905 857-7312 Toll-Free: 888 322-3791 info@heartsafe.ca Web: www.heartsafe.ca Corp Dir-Education Glenn Burke

BARRIER CREAM Deb Canada 42 Thompson Rd W Waterford ON N0E 1Y0 519 443-8697 Fax: 519 443-5160 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 332-7627 Toll-Free Fax: 800 567-1652 debcanada@debcanada.com Web: www.debgroup.com Lord & Partners Ltd. 741 Muskoka Rd 3 N Unit 9 Huntsville ON P1H 2L3 705 788-1966 Fax: 705 788-1969 Toll-Free: 877 490-6660 info@lordandpartners.com Web: www.lordandpartners.com Pres/CEO Barry Young Pan Tec – Division of Thomas Machinery Ltd. 31 Arrow Rd Unit 5 Guelph ON N1K 1S8 519 824-5617 Fax: 519 824-9691 Toll-Free: 800 361-3079 info@pr88.com Web: www.pr88.com Mgr Joel Alaves STOKO® Skin Care/Evonik Stockhausen, Inc. 2401 Doyle St Greensboro NC 27406 Fax: 336 333-7512 Toll-Free: 800 334-0242 stoko-us@evonik.com Web: www.stokoskincare.com Mktg Comm/Event Specialist Myra Montgomery Trillium International Derma Defense Ltd. PO Box 80932 Burnaby BC V5H 4K1 Toll-Free: 888 801-8488 trilliuminternational@telus.net

BOOKS, BOOKLETS, NOTEBOOKS DEVTRA Inc. – The “CHECKER” 2441 Lakeshore Rd W PO Box 265 Oakville ON L6J 5A2 905 825-0172 Fax: 905 469-8831 Toll-Free: 800 291-4719 devtra@sympatico.ca Web: www.thechecker.net Gen Mgr David Lefevre

Parlay International 712 Bancroft Rd Suite 505 Walnut Creek CA 94598 925 939-3286 Fax: 925 939-1414 Toll-Free: 800 457-2752 info@parlay.com Web: www.parlay.com Pres Robert E Lester

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domnick hunter Canada – A Division of Parker-Hannifin Corporation 160 Chisholm Dr Milton ON L9T 3G9 905 693-3000 Fax: 905 876-1958 Toll-Free: 888 342-2623 ryan.dorant@parker.com Web: www.domnickhunter.com Bus Dev Mgr Jane Sexton

BOOTS, SAFETY Collins Safety Inc. 648 Progress Ave Kingston ON K7M 4W9 613 389-9886; (Customer Service) 514 526-7931 Ext 232 Fax: 613 389-9943 info@collins.ca Web: www.collins.ca Ops Mgr Robert McCallum Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault

BURN DRESSINGS Water-Jel Technologies 50 Broad St Carlstadt NJ 07072 201 507-8300 Fax: 201 507-8325 Toll-Free: 800 275-3433 info@waterjel.com Web: www.waterjel.com Sr VP Chief Sls/Mkt Officer Herb Baer

CPR DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT St. John Ambulance National Office 1900 City Park Dr Suite 400 Ottawa ON K1J 1A3 613 236-7461 Fax: 613 236-2425 clientservices@nhq.sja.ca Web: www.sja.ca

Jordan David 400 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 215 441-9595 Fax: 215 441-9642 Toll-Free: 888 677-5477 noslips@jordandavid.com Web: www.jordandavid.com

CATALOGUES, OH&S Weber Supply Company Inc. PO Box 1418 Kitchener ON N2G 4H6 Location: 675 Queen St S Kitchener ON N2M 1A1 519 888-4200 Fax: 519 888-4205 Toll-Free: 800 668-4100 Toll-Free Fax: 800 565-4205 info@webersupply.com Web: www.webersupply.com Sls/Mktg Serv Mgr Lexi Amatruda

Kodiak Group Inc. 415 Thompson Dr Cambridge ON N1T 2K7 519 620-4000 Fax: 519 740-2482 Toll-Free: 800 263-5903 info@kodiakboots.com Web: www.kodiakboots.com L.P. Royer Inc. 712 rue Principale Lac-Drolet QC G0Y 1C0 819 549-2100 Fax: 819 549-2584 Toll-Free: 800 567-7693 client@lproyer.com Web: www.lproyer.com

CERTIFICATION AND TESTING

BREATHING AIR Air Systems International 829 Juniper Cres Chesapeake VA 23320 757 424-3967 Fax: 757 424-5348 Toll-Free: 800 866-8100 Toll-Free Fax: 800 247-5850 sales@airsystems.com Web: www.airsystems.com

Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals 6519 Mississauga Rd N Unit B Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 567-7198 Fax: 905 567-7191 Toll-Free: 888 279-2777 info@bcrsp.ca Web: www.bcrsp.ca Board of Certified Safety Professionals 208 Burwash Ave Savoy IL 61874 217 359-9263 Fax: 217 359-0055 bcsp@bcsp.org Web: www.bcsp.org Mktg Mgr Lisa Spencer

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Canadian Standards Association 5060 Spectrum Way Suite 100 Mississauga ON L4W 5N6 416 747-4000 Fax: 416 747-2473 Toll-Free: 800 463-6727 sales@csa.ca Web: www.csa.ca Mktg Coord Claudine Denny Council on Certification of Health, Environment and Safety Technologists (CCHEST) 208 Burwash Ave Savoy IL 61874 217 359-2686 Fax: 217 359-0055 cchest@cchest.org Web: www.cchest.org Mktg Mgr Lisa Spencer Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada Limited 41 Rivalda Rd Toronto ON M9M 2M4 416 742-6911 Fax: 416 748-0290 Toll-Free: 800 299-9769 main@ltl.ca Web: www.ltl.ca Sys/Internal Ops Mgr Sandra Barker Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen

CHAIRS, ERGONOMIC BioFit Engineered Products PO Box 109 Waterville OH 43566-0109 Location: 15500 Biofit Way Bowling Green OH 43402 419 823-1089 Fax: 419 823-1342 Toll-Free: 800 597-0246 biofit@biofit.com Web: www.biofit.com Dir-Mktg Elizabeth Sworden

Web: www.gwsergo.com Pres Ralph Cilevitz Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. PO Box 9022 Saskatoon SK S7K 7E7 306 382-5995 Fax: 306 382-4995 Toll-Free: 866 335-3746 sales@ergocanada.com Web: www.ergocanada.com The Global Group 1350 Flint Rd Downsview ON M3J 2J7 416 661-3660 Fax: 416 667-0338 Toll-Free: 877 446-2251 lonna@globaltotaloffice.com Web: www.globaltotaloffice.com

CLEANING SUPPLIES, ENVIRONMENTAL Dynamic Research Company, Inc. 4800 Meadows Rd Suite 300 Lake Oswego OR 97035 503 699-1335 Fax: 503 699-1094 Toll-Free: 800 876-2232 info@saf-t-step.com Web: www.saf-t-step.com Pres Dale Burson J. Walter Company Ltd. 5977 aut Transcanadienne Pointe-Claire QC H9R 1C1 514 630-2800 Fax: 514 630-2828 Toll-Free: 888 592-5837 walter@jwalter.com Web: www.walter.com Adv Mgr Gerhard Paril Lord & Partners Ltd. 741 Muskoka Rd 3 N Unit 9 Huntsville ON P1H 2L3 705 788-1966 Fax: 705 788-1969 Toll-Free: 877 490-6660 info@lordandpartners.com Web: www.lordandpartners.com Pres/CEO Barry Young

CONFERENCES

ergoCentric Seating Systems 275 Superior Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2L6 905 696-6800 Fax: 905 696-0899 Toll-Free: 866 438-3746 Toll-Free Fax: 800 848-5190 service@ergocentric.com Web: www.ergocentric.com

Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) 39 River St Toronto ON M5A 3P1 416 646-1600 Fax: 416 646-9460 Toll-Free: 877 446-2674 headquarters@csse.org Web: www.csse.org Acct Exec Jan Fralick

GWS Ergonomics Inc. 40 Birch Ave Unit 9 Richmond Hill ON L4C 6C6 905 761-0370 Fax: 905 761-0371 info@gwsergo.com

Canadian Standards Association 5060 Spectrum Way Suite 100 Mississauga ON L4W 5N6 416 747-4000 Fax: 416 747-2473 Toll-Free: 800 463-6727

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sales@csa.ca Web: www.csa.ca Mktg Coord Claudine Denny National Safety Council 1121 Spring Lake Dr Itasca IL 60143-3201 630 285-1121 Fax: 630 285-1315 Toll-Free: 800 621-7619 customerservice@nsc.org Web: www.nsc.org Mktg Mgr Heidi Mitchell

CONFINED SPACE Canadian Safety Equipment Inc. 2465 Cawthra Rd Suite 114 Mississauga ON L5A 3P2 905 949-2741 Fax: 905 272-1866 Toll-Free: 800 265-0182 info@cdnsafety.com Web: www.cdnsafety.com CEA Instruments, Inc. 160 Tillman St Westwood NJ 07675 201 967-5660 Fax: 201 967-8450 Toll-Free: 888 893-9640 ceainstr@aol.com Web: www.ceainstr.com VP-Sls/Mktg Steven Adelman EHS Canada Inc. 2964 South Grimsby Rd 18 RR 1 Smithville ON L0R 2A0 905 643-3343 Fax: 905 643-3211 info@ehscanada.ca Web: www.ehscanada.ca Sr Proj Mgr Cathy Courage Enmet Canada Ltd. – Division of Arjay Engineering 2851 Brighton Rd Oakville ON L6H 6C9 905 829-2418 Fax: 905 829-4701 Toll-Free: 800 387-9487 arjay@arjayeng.com Web: www.enmetgasdetection.com Mgr Greg Reeves GfG Instrumentation, Inc. 1194 Oak Valley Dr Suite 20 Ann Arbor MI 48180 734 769-0573 Fax: 734 769-1888 Toll-Free: 800 959-0329 info@gfg-inc.com Web: www.gfg-inc.com Dir-Sls/Mktg Lars Boettern HAZCO Emergency Services 1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Ext 105 Fax: 905 574-0492 Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 info@team-1.com Web: www.teamhazco.com

Hazmasters 1915 Clements Rd Pickering ON L1W 3V1 905 427-0220 Fax: 905 427-9901 Toll-Free: 877 747-7117 jbeattie@hazmasters.com Web: www.hazmasters.com Hazmasters is committed to supporting employers in creating safer work environments, and building a long-term safety culture. Our team of Safety Specialists have an average of 14 years experience to draw upon to answer questions and get the right solution in place.

HazSafeID: “Safety Made Simple” through equipment inspections, identification, tracking & reporting, with 24/7/365 web-based access.

HazSafeED: “Safety Education Pays” through our training centres across Canada, we offer safety training & education - both open enrollment and private classes; on-site courses also available.

HETEK Solutions Inc. 2085 Piper Ln London ON N5V 3S5 519 659-1144 Fax: 519 453-2182 Toll-Free: 888 432-8422 hetek.sales@hetek.com Web: www.hetek.com Bus Dev Mgr Gary Fricke Industrial Scientific Corp.

1A-153 Pembina Rd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B9 780 467-2423 Fax: 780 467-2105 Toll-Free: 800 338-3287 info@indsci.com Web: www.indsci.com Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com Manufacturer of a compete line of Miller brand fall protection and fall arrest products, confined space equipment, professional training and engineered fall arrest solutions.

Norguard Industries Inc. 945B Cambrian Hts Sudbury ON P3C 5M6 705 521-1115 Fax: 705 521-1005 Toll-Free: 800 267-6855 protection@norguard.com Web: www.norguard.com Pro Telec CheckMate 11233 30 St SW Calgary AB T2W 4N5 Location: 200-1450 Mountain Ave Winnipeg MB R2X 3C4 403 455-2186

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Fax: 403 455-2190 Toll-Free: 866 475-0784 info@protelecalarms.com Web: www.proteleccheckmate.com Consultant Janet Murphy RAE Systems 3775 North First St San Jose CA 95134 408 952-8200 Fax: 408 952-8480 Toll-Free: 877 723-2878 raesales@raesystem.com Web: www.raesystems.com VP-Sls RW Ryan Watson Special Electronics & Designs Inc./Rescom Sales Inc. 214 Bruce Ave Kincardine ON N2Z 2P3 519 396-8555 Fax: 519 396-4045 Toll-Free: 800 655-2740 sales@rescom.ca Web: www.rescom.ca Sls Specialist Erin Begley Sperian Fire 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 800 343-3411 Fax: 401 233-7641 information@sperian.com Web: www.sperian.com Contact Anne Chambers

CONSULTANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL Air Earth & Water Environmental Consultants Ltd. 423 Ireland Rd Simcoe ON N3Y 5J1 519 426-7019 Fax: 519 426-5035 lovegrove@kwic.com Web: www.airearthandwater.ca Pres Robert Lovegrove Airzone One Ltd. 222 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga ON L4Z 1X1 905 890-6957 Fax: 905 890-8629 info@airzoneone.com Web: www.airzoneone.com Consultant Charles Geen Church & Trought Inc. 885 Don Mills Rd Suite 106 Toronto ON M3C 1V9 416 391-2527 Fax: 416 391-1931 jtrought@churchandtrought.com Web: www.churchandtrought.com Partner John Trought BUYERS’ GUIDE

EssentialEHS Inc. 94 Moregate Cr Brampton ON L6S 3K9 905 799-3805 george@essential-EHS.com Web: www.essential-EHS.com Dir George Ayers ETCOS 96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1 905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439 info@etcoscanada.com Web: www.etcoscanada.com Proj Mgr Ravi Sharma JK Engineering Ltd. 320-7930 Bowness Rd NW Calgary AB T3B 0H3 403 247-1777 Fax: 403 286-9895 jkeng@telus.net Web: www.jkeng.ca Pres Jan Korzeniowski

YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711 Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 info@yowcanada.com Web: www.yowcanada.com

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EcoLog ERIS 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5204 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 866 517-5204 Toll-Free Fax: 866 251-8611 info@eris.ca Web: www.eris.ca Rsch/Dev Mgr Mark Mattei

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LEHDER Environmental Services Limited 704 Mara St Suite 210 Point Edward ON N7V 1X4 519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311 Toll-Free: 877 534-3371 info@lehder.com Web: www.lehder.com Principal M Mark Roehler Branch Office: Edmonton, Alberta: 780 462-4099 Fax: 780 462-4392 info@lehder.com LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. 3715 Laird Rd Suite 100 Mississauga ON L5L 0A3 905 820-1210 Fax: 905 820-1221 toronto-office@oconnor-associates.com Web: www.oconnor-associates.com Reg Mgr Ron McKee Phoenix OHC, Inc. 837 Princess St Suite 401 Kingston ON K7L 1G8

613 544-4046 mail@phoenix-ohc.ca Web: www.phoenix-ohc.ca SNC-Lavalin Environment 20 Colonnade Rd Suite 110 Ottawa ON K2E 7M6 613 226-2456 Fax: 613 226-9980 environment@snclavalin.com Web: www.snclavalin.com Mgr-H&S, Enviro Austin Sweezey Spill Center Inc. 22 Kane Industrial Dr Hudson MA 01749 978 568-1922 Fax: 978 568-1945 Toll-Free: 800 822-3464 spillcenter@spillcenter.com Web: www.spillcenter.com Pres Tom Moses Stantec Consulting Ltd. 7070 Mississauga Rd Suite 160 Mississauga ON L5N 7G2 905 858-4424 Fax: 905 858-4426 Toll-Free: 800 649-4424 rob.robinson@stantec.com Web: www.stantec.com Principal Rob Robinson T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. 93 Skyway Ave Unit 101 Toronto ON M9W 6N6 416 679-8914 Fax: 416 679-8915 Toll-Free: 888 275-8436 info@tharris.ca Web: www.tharris.ca Pres/COO C John Fisher TankTek Environmental Services Ltd. 970 Third Conc Rd Pickering ON L1V 2P8 905 839-4400 Fax: 905 839-6600 Toll-Free: 877 789-6224 inquiries@tanktek.com Web: www.tanktek.com Pres Thomas Burt Topf Initiatives Executive Commons 175 Strafford Ave Suite One Wayne PA 19087 610 783-1776 Fax: 610 783-1775 mtopf@topfinitiatives.com Web: www.topfinitiatives.com Pres/CEO Michael Topf

CONSULTANTS, ERGONOMIC AliMed Inc. 297 High St Dedham MA 02026-2839 781 329-2900 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 225-2610 Ext 496 Toll-Free Fax: 888 352-8391

info@alimed.com Web: www.alimed.com BodyLogic Health Management Inc. Box 91758 West Vancouver BC V7V 4S1 Fax: 206 426-3243 Toll-Free: 800 887-8018 info@backlogic.com Web: www.backlogic.com ErgonoWorks Unlimited, Inc. 97 Major Button’s Dr Markham ON L3P 3X4 905 472-4996 Fax: 905 472-1879 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 429-5978 ergonoworks@rogers.com Web: www.ergonoworks.com Dir-Serv Janice E Ray Human Factors North Inc. 174 Spadina Ave Suite 202 Toronto ON M5T 2C2 416 596-1252 Fax: 416 596-6946 hfn@hfn.ca Web: www.hfn.ca Accnt/Office Mgr Deanna Cyr Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen Phoenix OHC, Inc. 837 Princess St Suite 401 Kingston ON K7L 1G8 613 544-4046 mail@phoenix-ohc.ca Web: www.phoenix-ohc.ca Raising the Standard Consulting Incorporated 230 Sandalwood Pkwy PO Box 41514 Brampton ON L6Z 4R1 905 840-1918 Fax: 905 840-3135 rtsc@rtsconsulting.com Web: www.rtsconsulting.com Pres Stanford Brown Systems Approach Strategies 180 Mary St Unit 10 Port Perry ON L9L 1C4 905 985-2955 Fax: 905 985-2688 info@systemsapproach.com Web: www.systemsapproach.com The Global Group 1350 Flint Rd Downsview ON M3J 2J7 416 661-3660 Fax: 416 667-0338 Toll-Free: 877 446-2251

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Toll-Free: 877 423-4927 info@beyondrewards.ca Web: www.beyondrewards.ca Pres Lynn Bard

Family Services Employee Assistance Programs 2 Carlton St Suite 1005 Toronto ON M5B 1J3 416 585-9985 Fax: 416 642-1902 Toll-Free: 888 765-8464 info@fseap.com Web: www.fseap.com

Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) 39 River St Toronto ON M5A 3P1 416 646-1600 Fax: 416 646-9460 Toll-Free: 877 446-2674 headquarters@csse.org Web: www.csse.org Acct Exec Jan Fralick

Human Factors North Inc. 174 Spadina Ave Suite 202 Toronto ON M5T 2C2 416 596-1252 Fax: 416 596-6946 hfn@hfn.ca Web: www.hfn.ca Accnt/Office Mgr Deanna Cyr

Church & Trought Inc. 885 Don Mills Rd Suite 106 Toronto ON M3C 1V9 416 391-2527 Fax: 416 391-1931 jtrought@churchandtrought.com Web: www.churchandtrought.com Partner John Trought

Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen

Dell Tech Laboratories Ltd. 100 Collip Cir Suite 220 London ON N6G 4X8 519 858-5021 Fax: 519 858-5026 delltech@delltech.com Web: www.delltech.com Pres Stephen Chambers

CONSULTANTS, OH&S Airzone One Ltd. 222 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga ON L4Z 1X1 905 890-6957 Fax: 905 890-8629 info@airzoneone.com Web: www.airzoneone.com Consultant Charles Geen Alert@Work Human Resource Services 427 Briarvale Crt Saskatoon SK S7V 1B8 306 975-1165 Fax: 306 652-6161 Toll-Free: 866 975-1165 schurgoode@sasktel.net Web: www.alertatwork.com Owner Carolyn Schur Alliance EHS Solutions 39 Kathleen Cres Ottawa ON K2S 1L5 613 853-2441; 416 457-1086 info@allianceehs.ca Web: www.allianceehs.ca CEO/EHS Specialist Ray Lawrence Beyond Rewards Inc. 218 Silvercreek Pkwy N Unit 17A Suite 327 Guelph ON N1H 8E8 Location: 57 Rochelle Dr Guelph ON N1K 1L1 519 821-7440 Fax: 519 821-7680

Electrolab Training Systems PO Box 320 Belleville ON K8N 5A5 Location: 335 University Ave Belleville ON K8N 5T7 613 962-9577 Fax: 613 962-0284 Toll-Free: 800 267-7482 safety@electrolab.ca Web: www.electrolab.ca EssentialEHS Inc. 94 Moregate Cr Brampton ON L6S 3K9 905 799-3805 george@essential-EHS.com Web: www.essential-EHS.com Dir George Ayers GUTZ EMS Inc. 6-7107 Venture St Delta BC V4G 1H7 Toll-Free: 888 249-4880 Toll-Free Fax: 866 233-2029 info@gutz.com Web: www.gutz.com Health Systems Group 51 Tannery St Mississauga ON L5M 1V3 905 858-0333 Fax: 905 858-3136 Toll-Free: 888 809-0333 service@healthsystemsgroup.com Web: www.healthsystemsgroup.com Pres Kim Snider Heenan Blaikie LLP PO Box 2900 Toronto ON M5H 2T4 Location: Bay Adelaide Centre

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T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. 93 Skyway Ave Unit 101 Toronto ON M9W 6N6 416 679-8914 Fax: 416 679-8915 Toll-Free: 888 275-8436 info@tharris.ca Web: www.tharris.ca Pres/COO C John Fisher

333 Bay St Suite 2900 416 360-2897 Toll-Free: 866 355-7903 cedwards@heenan.ca Web: www.heenanblaikie.com Partner Cheryl A Edwards Human Resources Services Group Inc. 675 The Queensway Unit B Peterborough ON K9J 7J6 705 749-1259 Fax: 705 749-1453 Toll-Free: 877 907-7744 info@hrsgroup.com Web: www.hrsgroup.com

Topf Initiatives Executive Commons 175 Strafford Ave Suite One Wayne PA 19087 610 783-1776 Fax: 610 783-1775 mtopf@topfinitiatives.com Web: www.topfinitiatives.com Pres/CEO Michael Topf

LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer

Westlake & Associates Consulting 126 Essex Crt Thunder Bay ON P7A 7P1 807 345-6691 Fax: 807 345-8229 ohslaw@shaw.ca Web: ohslaw.shawwebspace.ca Man Sfty Eng Larry Westlake

O’Reilly Health & Safety Consulting 24 Southport St Suite 852 Toronto ON M6S 4Z1 416 294-4141 info@ohsconsulting.ca Web: www.ohsconsulting.ca Owner Yvonne O’Reilly Pinchin Environmental Ltd. 2470 Milltower Crt Mississauga ON L5N 7W5 905 363-0678 Fax: 905 363-0681 Toll-Free: 888 767-3330 info@pinchin.com Web: www.pinchin.com Mktg Mgr Robin Connelly Raising the Standard Consulting Incorporated 230 Sandalwood Pkwy PO Box 41514 Brampton ON L6Z 4R1 905 840-1918 Fax: 905 840-3135 rtsc@rtsconsulting.com Web: www.rtsconsulting.com Pres Stanford Brown

Workplace Safety and Prevention Services 5110 Creekbank Rd Suite 300 Mississauga ON L4W 0A1 905 614-4272 Fax: 905 614-1414 Toll-Free: 800 406-4272 Toll-Free Fax: 800 316-4272 customercare@iapa.ca Web: www.iapa.ca Workplace Safety North 690 McKeown Ave North Bay ON P1B 7M2 705 474-7233 Fax: 705 472-5800 Toll-Free: 888 730-7821 info@workplacesafetynorth.ca Web: www.healthandsafetyontario.ca Commun Mgr Susan Haldane

CONSULTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE Alliance EHS Solutions 39 Kathleen Cres Ottawa ON K2S 1L5 613 853-2441; 416 457-1086 info@allianceehs.ca Web: www.allianceehs.ca CEO/EHS Specialist Ray Lawrence

Stantec Consulting Ltd. 7070 Mississauga Rd Suite 160 Mississauga ON L5N 7G2 905 858-4424 Fax: 905 858-4426 Toll-Free: 800 649-4424 rob.robinson@stantec.com Web: www.stantec.com Principal Rob Robinson Systems Approach Strategies 180 Mary St Unit 10 Port Perry ON L9L 1C4 905 985-2955 Fax: 905 985-2688 info@systemsapproach.com Web: www.systemsapproach.com

American Analytical Laboratories Inc. 840 South Main St Akron OH 44311 (Customer Service) 330 535-1300 Fax: 330 535-7246 rmoore@aal-inc.com Web: www.aal-inc.com Pres Rick Moore

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ETCOS 96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1 905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439 info@etcoscanada.com Web: www.etcoscanada.com Proj Mgr Ravi Sharma LEHDER Environmental Services Limited 704 Mara St Suite 210 Point Edward ON N7V 1X4 519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311 Toll-Free: 877 534-3371 info@lehder.com Web: www.lehder.com Principal M Mark Roehler Branch Office: Edmonton, Alberta: 780 462-4099 Fax: 780 462-4392 info@lehder.com LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario 6519 Mississauga Rd N Unit B Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 567-7196 Fax: 905 567-7191 office@ohao.org Web: www.ohao.org Phoenix OHC, Inc. 837 Princess St Suite 401 Kingston ON K7L 1G8 613 544-4046 mail@phoenix-ohc.ca Web: www.phoenix-ohc.ca Pinchin Environmental Ltd. 2470 Milltower Crt Mississauga ON L5N 7W5 905 363-0678 Fax: 905 363-0681 Toll-Free: 888 767-3330 info@pinchin.com Web: www.pinchin.com Mktg Mgr Robin Connelly Systems Approach Strategies 180 Mary St Unit 10 Port Perry ON L9L 1C4 905 985-2955 Fax: 905 985-2688 info@systemsapproach.com Web: www.systemsapproach.com T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. 93 Skyway Ave Unit 101 Toronto ON M9W 6N6 416 679-8914 Fax: 416 679-8915 Toll-Free: 888 275-8436

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info@tharris.ca Web: www.tharris.ca Pres/COO C John Fisher WESA Inc. PO Box 430 Carp ON K0A 1L0 Location: 3108 Carp Rd 613 839-3053 Fax: 613 839-5376 wesacarp@wesa.ca Web: www.wesa.ca Principal/Dir/OH&S Lidia Renton

CONSULTANTS, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

613 226-2456 Fax: 613 226-9980 environment@snclavalin.com Web: www.snclavalin.com Mgr-H&S, Enviro Austin Sweezey

416 366-5212 Fax: 416 264-6366 Toll-Free: 888 892-2776 Web: www.wcbpro.ca Pres Paul Ambos

CONTROLS, STATIC

Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen

Exair Corporation 11510 Goldcoast Dr Cincinnati OH 45249 513 671-3322 Fax: 513 671-3363 Toll-Free: 800 903-9247 techelp@exair.com Web: www.exair.com Mktg Mgr Gary Gunkel

BGI Benchmark Group International 60 Centurian Dr Unit 217 Markham ON L3R 8T5 905 665-1656 Fax: 905 305-8901 Toll-Free: 888 293-4512 Toll-Free Fax: 800 780-6024 info@bgibenchmark.com Web: www.bgibenchmark.com Dir Heather Doucette

Lind Equipment Ltd. 90B Centurian Dr Markham ON L3R 8C4 905 475-5086 Fax: 905 475-4098 info@lindequipment.net Web: www.lindequipment.net Pres Brian Astl

disAbility & Health Management Solutions 51 McDougall Dr Barrie ON L4M 7B9 705 715-7052 dhms@dhms.on.ca Web: www.dhms.on.ca Dir Lucie Fournier

BGI Benchmark Group International 60 Centurian Dr Unit 217 Markham ON L3R 8T5 905 665-1656 Fax: 905 305-8901 Toll-Free: 888 293-4512 Toll-Free Fax: 800 780-6024 info@bgibenchmark.com Web: www.bgibenchmark.com Dir Heather Doucette

Investigative Research Group 49 Truman Rd Suite 102 Barrie ON L4N 8Y7 705 739-4800 Fax: 705 739-0290 Toll-Free: 800 721-7393 info@irg-investigation.com Web: www.irg-investigation.com Dir-Sls/Mktg Ashalee Mohamed

DISABILITY MANAGEMENT

CONSULTING, ENGINEERING

CVS (Capital Vocational Specialists) Inc. 2781 Lancaster Rd Suite 304 Ottawa ON K1B 1A7 613 736-9117 Fax: 613 736-9771 Toll-Free: 888 736-9117 information@cvs.ca Web: www.cvs.ca

JK Engineering Ltd. 320-7930 Bowness Rd NW Calgary AB T3B 0H3 403 247-1777 Fax: 403 286-9895 jkeng@telus.net Web: www.jkeng.ca Pres Jan Korzeniowski

disAbility & Health Management Solutions 51 McDougall Dr Barrie ON L4M 7B9 705 715-7052 dhms@dhms.on.ca Web: www.dhms.on.ca Dir Lucie Fournier

O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. 3715 Laird Rd Suite 100 Mississauga ON L5L 0A3 905 820-1210 Fax: 905 820-1221 toronto-office@oconnor-associates.com Web: www.oconnor-associates.com Reg Mgr Ron McKee

National Institute of Disability Management and Research 202-830 Shamrock St Victoria BC V8X 2V1 250 386-4388 Fax: 250 386-4398 nidmar@nidmar.ca Web: www.nidmar.ca Asst Exec Dir Joyce Gravelle

SNC-Lavalin Environment 20 Colonnade Rd Suite 110 Ottawa ON K2E 7M6

Niagara Software Ltd. 20 Bay St Suite 1205 Toronto ON M5J 2N8

vpi Inc. Bldg 4 2600 Skymark Ave Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5B2 905 624-3353 Fax: 905 624-3749 Toll-Free: 888 336-9500 Web: www.vpi-inc.com VP/Gen Mgr Sean Slater Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

DOLLIES Power Pusher Canada 2895 Derry Rd E Suite 546 Mississauga ON L4T 1A6 905 764-6942 Fax: 905 764-6942 Toll-Free: 800 461-6734 info@pushorpull.com Web: www.pushorpull.com Pres N Slim Baksh

DRIVING SAFETY IceAlert Inc. 20460 SW Avery Crt Suite B Tualatin OR 97062-8574 503 692-6656 Fax: 503 692-6657 Toll-Free: 800 831-4551 info@icealert.com Web: www.icealert.com National Safety Council 1121 Spring Lake Dr Itasca IL 60143-3201 630 285-1121 Fax: 630 285-1315 Toll-Free: 800 621-7619 customerservice@nsc.org Web: www.nsc.org Mktg Mgr Heidi Mitchell

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Skid Control School 576 Bronte Rd Oakville ON L6L 6S1 Toll-Free: 888 516-6522 info@skidcontrolschool.com Web: www.skidcontrolschool.com S.L.O.W. Corporation PO Box 454 Manitowoc WI 54221 920 683-9503 Fax: 920 683-9511 info@slowcorporation.com Web: www.slowcorporation.com Ops Mgr Amy Haupt The Doctor’s Office, MCI-Occupational Health Services 160 Eglinton Ave E Suite 200 Toronto ON M4P 3B5 416 440-4040 Ext 437 Fax: 416 440-4014 occhealth@mcimed.com Web: www.mcimed.com Natl Mgr O Health Serv Chona Rosello

DUST MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS Avensys Inc. 422 Consumers Rd Toronto ON M2J 1P8 416 499-4421 Fax: 416 499-0816 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 965-4700 info@avensys.com Web: www.avensyssolutions.com Mktg/Comm Louise Clement Casella USA 17 Old Nashua Rd Unit 15 Amherst NH 03031 603 672-0031 Fax: 603 672-8053 Toll-Free: 800 366-2966 info@casellausa.com Web: www.casellausa.com VP-Sls/Mktg Robert Selwyn CD Nova Ltd. 5330 Imperial St Burnaby BC V5J 1E6 604 430-5612 Fax: 604 437-1036 Toll-Free: 800 663-0615 sales@cdnova.com Web: www.cdnova.com Pres Donald Bealle Environmental Analytical Systems 286 Mask Island Dr RR 1 Barry’s Bay ON K0J 1B0 613 756-0101 Fax: 613 756-0909 Toll-Free: 800 427-8591 info@enviro-analytical.com Web: www.enviro-analytical.com Pres Nigel Newing

Quest Technologies, a 3M Company 1060 Corporate Center Dr Oconomowoc WI 53066 262 567-9157 Fax: 262 567-4047 Toll-Free: 800 245-0779 quest.mail@mmm.com Web: www.questtechnologies.com Mktg Mgr Melissa Wesemann

EAR MUFFS 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 Toll-Free: 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage David Clark Company Inc. PO Box 15054 Worcester MA 01615-0054 Location: 360 Franklin St Worcester MA 01604 508 751-5800 Fax: 508 753-5827 Toll-Free: 800 900-3434 sales@davidclark.com Web: www.davidclark.com Prod Mgr David Hansen Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

EAR PLUGS 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

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Web: www.argus-hazco.ca Gen Mgr Rose Calabrese

Web: www.dhshealth.com Admin Jeff Jones

Can-Ross Environmental Services Ltd. 2270 South Service Rd W Oakville ON L6L 5M9 905 847-7190 Fax: 905 847-7175 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 847-7190 info@canross.com Web: www.canross.com

EHS Canada Inc. 2964 South Grimsby Rd 18 RR 1 Smithville ON L0R 2A0 905 643-3343 Fax: 905 643-3211 info@ehscanada.ca Web: www.ehscanada.ca Sr Proj Mgr Cathy Courage GUTZ EMS Inc. 6-7107 Venture St Delta BC V4G 1H7 Toll-Free: 888 249-4880 Toll-Free Fax: 866 233-2029 info@gutz.com Web: www.gutz.com

Haws Corporation 1455 Kleppe Ln Sparks NV 89431 775 359-4712 Fax: 775 359-7424 Toll-Free: 888 640-4297 info@hawsco.com Web: www.hawsco.com Prod Mgr Margo Mee

Lakeland Protective Wear, Inc. 59 Bury Crt Brantford ON N3S 0A9 519 757-0700 Fax: 519 757-0799 Toll-Free: 800 489-9131 sales-canada@lakeland.com Web: www.lakeland.com Ntl Sls Mgr Jason Riesberry

EMERGENCY OXYGEN UNITS HeartSafe EMS 159 Victoria St Bolton ON L7E 3G9 416 410-4911 Fax: 905 857-7312 Toll-Free: 888 322-3791 info@heartsafe.ca Web: www.heartsafe.ca Corp Dir-Education Glenn Burke

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (EAP) Family Services Employee Assistance Programs 2 Carlton St Suite 1005 Toronto ON M5B 1J3 416 585-9985 Fax: 416 642-1902 Toll-Free: 888 765-8464 info@fseap.com Web: www.fseap.com

O-Two Medical Technologies Inc. 7575 Kimbel St Mississauga ON L5S 1C8 905 677-9410 Fax: 905 677-2035 Toll-Free: 800 387-3405 resuscitation@otwo.com Web: www.otwo.com

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Oxyfil Inc. 5863 Leslie St Suite 410 Toronto ON M2H 1J8 416 948-6877 oxyfil@canada.com Pres/Owner Harry Grief Branch Office: Laval, Québec: 514 567-6501 oxyfil@canada.com

Air Earth & Water Environmental Consultants Ltd. 423 Ireland Rd Simcoe ON N3Y 5J1 519 426-7019 Fax: 519 426-5035 lovegrove@kwic.com Web: www.airearthandwater.ca Pres Robert Lovegrove

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Church & Trought Inc. 885 Don Mills Rd Suite 106 Toronto ON M3C 1V9 416 391-2527 Fax: 416 391-1931 jtrought@churchandtrought.com Web: www.churchandtrought.com Partner John Trought

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

Detox Environmental Ltd. PO Box 458 Stn Main Bowmanville ON L1C 3Z2 Location: 322 Bennett Rd 905 623-1367 Fax: 905 623-5494 info@detoxenvironmental.com

Argus-Hazco 6541 Mississauga Rd Unit A Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 858-3215 Fax: 905 858-3192 Toll-Free: 800 361-3201 info@argus-hazco.ca

DHS Health Care Service 88 Centre St N Unit 1 Oshawa ON L1G 4B6 905 571-1511 Fax: 905 579-2539 Toll-Free: 800 461-6756 info@dhshealth.com

EcoLog News 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133 llubka@ecolog.com Web: www.ecolog.com Sls/Mktg Rep Dan Bond

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HAZCO Emergency Services 1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Ext 105 Fax: 905 574-0492 Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 info@team-1.com Web: www.teamhazco.com LEHDER Environmental Services Limited 704 Mara St Suite 210 Point Edward ON N7V 1X4 519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311 Toll-Free: 877 534-3371 info@lehder.com Web: www.lehder.com Principal M Mark Roehler Branch Office: Edmonton, Alberta: 780 462-4099 Fax: 780 462-4392 info@lehder.com LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. 3715 Laird Rd Suite 100 Mississauga ON L5L 0A3 905 820-1210 Fax: 905 820-1221 toronto-office@oconnor-associates.com Web: www.oconnor-associates.com Reg Mgr Ron McKee SNC-Lavalin Environment 20 Colonnade Rd Suite 110 Ottawa ON K2E 7M6 613 226-2456 Fax: 613 226-9980 environment@snclavalin.com Web: www.snclavalin.com Mgr-H&S, Enviro Austin Sweezey Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-6798 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Toll-Free Fax: 866 251-8611 bobrien@solidwastemag.com Web: www.solidwastemag.com Pub Brad O’Brien Sonic Soil Sampling Inc. 668 Millway Ave Concord ON L4K 3V2 905 660-0501 Fax: 905 660-7143 Toll-Free: 877 987-6642 sonic@sonicsoil.com Web: www.sonicsoil.com VP-Admn Alan Archibald

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TankTek Environmental Services Ltd. 970 Third Conc Rd Pickering ON L1V 2P8 905 839-4400 Fax: 905 839-6600 Toll-Free: 877 789-6224 inquiries@tanktek.com Web: www.tanktek.com Pres Thomas Burt WESA Inc. PO Box 430 Carp ON K0A 1L0 Location: 3108 Carp Rd 613 839-3053 Fax: 613 839-5376 wesacarp@wesa.ca Web: www.wesa.ca Principal/Dir/OH&S Lidia Renton

ERGONOMIC SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AliMed Inc. 297 High St Dedham MA 02026-2839 781 329-2900 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 225-2610 Ext 496 Toll-Free Fax: 888 352-8391 info@alimed.com Web: www.ERGOBILITIES.com Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Coll Health & Safety Inc. 145 Traders Blvd E Suite 15 Mississauga ON L4Z 3L3 905 625-3994 Fax: 905 625-6684 Toll-Free: 800 267-9317 bruce@collhealth.com Web: www.collhealth.com Pres/Owner Bruce Gibson Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com

Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente

Web: www.gwsergo.com Pres Ralph Cilevitz

ErgoCanada – Ergonomics Portal of Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. PO Box 9022 Saskatoon SK S7K 7E7 306 382-5995 Fax: 306 382-4995 Toll-Free: 866 335-3746 sales@ergocanada.com Web: www.ergocanada.com Owner Michael Craggs

The Global Group 1350 Flint Rd Downsview ON M3J 2J7 416 661-3660 Fax: 416 667-0338 Toll-Free: 877 446-2251 lonna@globaltotaloffice.com Web: www.globaltotaloffice.com

ErgonoWorks Unlimited, Inc. 97 Major Button’s Dr Markham ON L3P 3X4 905 472-4996 Fax: 905 472-1879 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 429-5978 ergonoworks@rogers.com Web: www.ergonoworks.com Dir-Serv Janice E Ray Jenalex Inc. – Ergonomic Products 3266 Yonge St Suite 1711 Toronto ON M4N 3P6 416 485-9487 Fax: 416 485-7417 Toll-Free: 800 536-2539 info@jenalex.ca Web: www.jenalex.ca Pres Hans Lofgreen Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. PO Box 9022 Saskatoon SK S7K 7E7 306 382-5995 Fax: 306 382-4995 Toll-Free: 866 335-3746 sales@ergocanada.com Web: www.ergocanada.com Wera Tools Inc. 730 South Service Rd Unit 3 Stoney Creek ON L8E 5S7 905 643-6600 Fax: 905 643-6604 Toll-Free: 800 267-5541 Toll-Free Fax: 877 650-9372 info@weratools.com Web: www.weratools.com Pres Ian Parkhill Work Return Inc. 145 Haist Ave Unit 8 Woodbridge ON L4L 5V1 905 851-9391 Fax: 905 851-8785 Toll-Free: 877 967-5522 info@wrigroup.ca Web: www.wrigroup.ca

Trans-Quip Inc. 266 Kerman Ave Grimsby ON L3M 3W6 905 945-4480 Fax: 905 945-0062 Toll-Free: 866 261-0251 swproducts@trans-quip.com Web: www.trans-quip.com Work Return Inc. 145 Haist Ave Unit 8 Woodbridge ON L4L 5V1 905 851-9391 Fax: 905 851-8785 Toll-Free: 877 967-5522 info@wrigroup.ca Web: www.wrigroup.ca

EYEWASH, EMERGENCY Bausch & Lomb 1400 N Goodman St Rochester NY 14609 585 338-6000 Fax: 585 338-8798 Toll-Free: 800 452-6789 Toll-Free Fax: 800 777-3066 visprod@bausch.com Web: www.bausch.com/va Gen Mgr Steve Kelly Bradley Corporation W142 N9101 Fountain Blvd Menomonee Falls WI 53051 262 251-6000 Fax: 262 251-5817 Toll-Free: 800 272-3539 info@bradleycorp.com Web: www.bradleycorp.com Mktg Mgr Kris Alderson Cederroth Industrial Products AB Box 715 Kanalvägen 10A SE-194 27 Upplands Väsby Sweden firstaid@cederroth.com Web: www.firstaid.cederroth.com

ERGONOMIC TABLES

Encon Safety Products 6825 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Houston TX 77041 713 466-1449 Fax: 713 466-1703 Toll-Free: 800 283-6266 customerservice@EnconSafety.com Web: www.enconsafety.com

GWS Ergonomics Inc. 40 Birch Ave Unit 9 Richmond Hill ON L4C 6C6 905 761-0370 Fax: 905 761-0371 info@gwsergo.com

Haws Corporation 1455 Kleppe Ln Sparks NV 89431 775 359-4712 Fax: 775 359-7424 Toll-Free: 888 640-4297

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 info@hawsco.com Web: www.hawsco.com Prod Mgr Margo Mee Kit Care Corporation 151 Carlingview Dr Unit 5 Etobicoke ON M9W 5S4 416 243-3030 Fax: 416 243-3082 Toll-Free: 800 387-1858 Toll-Free Fax: 866 777-0787 kitcarecorp@kitcarecorp.com Web: www.kitcarecorp.com Pres Gerald J Yaffe Lab Safety Supply PO Box 1368 Janesville WI 53547-1368 Location: 401 South Wright Rd Janesville WI 53546 608 754-7160 Fax: 608 754-1806 Toll-Free: 800 356-0783 Toll-Free Fax: 800 543-9910 custsvc@labsafety.com Web: www.lss.com Commun Coord Michelle Bussan Sellstrom Manufacturing Co. 1 Sellstrom Dr Palatine IL 60067 847 358-2000 Fax: 847 358-8564 Toll-Free: 800 323-7402 sellstrom@sellstrom.com Web: www.sellstrom.com Mktg Coord Melissa Heard Sperian Protection Americas Inc. 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 401 232-1200 Fax: 401 233-7641 marketing@sperianprotection.com Web: www.sperianprotection.com Therm-Omega-Tech, Inc. 353 Ivyland Rd Warminster PA 18974-2205 215 674-9992 Fax: 215 674-8594 Toll-Free: 877 379-8258 valves@thermomegatech.com Web: www.thermomegatech.com Acct Mgr Paul Driscoll Water-Jel Technologies 50 Broad St Carlstadt NJ 07072 201 507-8300 Fax: 201 507-8325 Toll-Free: 800 275-3433 info@waterjel.com Web: www.waterjel.com Sr VP Chief Sls/Mkt Officer Herb Baer

FACE PROTECTION Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832

Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. 10 Thurber Blvd Smithfield RI 02917 800 682-0839 Fax: 401 232-0547 marketing@sperianprotection.com Web: www.uvex.us

FALL PROTECTION 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Canadian Safety Equipment Inc. 2465 Cawthra Rd Suite 114 Mississauga ON L5A 3P2 905 949-2741 Fax: 905 272-1866 Toll-Free: 800 265-0182 info@cdnsafety.com Web: www.cdnsafety.com Capital Safety 260 Export Blvd Mississauga ON L5S 1Y9 905 795-9333 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 387-7484 Toll-Free Fax: 888 387-7484 info.ca@capitalsafety.com Web: www.capitalsafety.com Natl Sls Mgr Dave Allendorf Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente

FabEnCo Inc. 2002 Karbach St Houston TX 77092 713 686-6620 Fax: 713 688-8031 Toll-Free: 800 962-6111 scott@safetygate.com Web: www.safetygate.com Pres David LaCook

800 327-9998 info@neathsafety.com Web: www.neathsafety.com Norguard Industries Inc. 945B Cambrian Hts Sudbury ON P3C 5M6 705 521-1115 Fax: 705 521-1005 Toll-Free: 800 267-6855 protection@norguard.com Web: www.norguard.com

Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault

Ralston CanSafe – Division of A.E. Ralston Sales Ltd. PO Box 263 Fergus ON N1M 2W8 Location: 525 Glengarry Cres 519 787-1297 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 267-1611 Toll-Free Fax: 800 669-2392 sales@cansafe.com Web: www.cansafe.com

IceAlert Inc. 20460 SW Avery Crt Suite B Tualatin OR 97062-8574 503 692-6656 Fax: 503 692-6657 Toll-Free: 800 831-4551 info@icealert.com Web: www.icealert.com Innovative Fall Protection 234-11929 40th St SE Calgary AB T2Z 4M8 403 257-1833 Fax: 403 257-7467 Toll-Free: 866 257-2888 info@innovativefallprotection.com Web: www.innovativefallprotection.com Kee Safety, Ltd. 219 Connie Cres Unit 9 Concord ON L4K 1L4 905 669-1494 Fax: 905 669-4347 Toll-Free: 877 505-5003 info@keesafety.com Web: www.keesafety.com Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com Neath Industrial Safety 1249 Advance Rd Burlington ON L7M 1G7 905 319-0844 Fax: 905 319-0870 Toll-Free: (Customer Service)

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Sperian Protection Americas Inc. 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 401 232-1200 Fax: 401 233-7641 marketing@sperianprotection.com Web: www.sperianprotection.com Tritech Fall Protection Systems Ltd. 3610 Manchester Rd SE Calgary AB T2G 3Z5 403 287-1499 Ext 118 Fax: 403 287-0818 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 877 287-0808 Ext 118 ruchi@tritechfallprotection.com Web: www.tritechfallprotection.com Terr Mgr Ruchi Ryley Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662 YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711 Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 info@yowcanada.com Web: www.yowcanada.com

FILTRATION SYSTEMS Air Systems International 829 Juniper Cres Chesapeake VA 23320 757 424-3967 Fax: 757 424-5348 www.ohscanada.com

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Toll-Free: 800 866-8100 Toll-Free Fax: 800 247-5850 sales@airsystems.com Web: www.airsystems.com

Web: www.foxfury.com Dir-Ops Andrea Cugini

Filter Innovations Inc. 744 Gordon Baker Rd Toronto ON M2H 3B4 416 490-7848 Fax: 416 490-0974 inquiries@filterinnovations.com Web: www.filterinnovations.com Pres John Dragasevich

Canadian Red Cross 170 Metcalfe St Suite 300 Ottawa ON K2P 2P2 613 740-1900 Fax: 613 710-1911 Toll-Free: 877 356-3226 nan@redcross.ca Web: www.redcross.ca/workplacefirstaid Mktg/Bus Mgr Carolyn Tees

JK Engineering Ltd. 320-7930 Bowness Rd NW Calgary AB T3B 0H3 403 247-1777 Fax: 403 286-9895 jkeng@telus.net Web: www.jkeng.ca Pres Jan Korzeniowski

Cederroth Industrial Products AB Box 715 Kanalvägen 10A SE-194 27 Upplands Väsby Sweden firstaid@cederroth.com Web: www.firstaid.cederroth.com

United Air Specialists, Inc. 4440 Creek Rd Cincinnati OH 45242 513 891-0400 Fax: 513 891-4171 Toll-Free: 800 252-4647 info@uasinc.com Web: www.uasinc.com Mktg Mgr Lisa Wilhelmus

FIRE BLANKETS International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau Water-Jel Technologies 50 Broad St Carlstadt NJ 07072 201 507-8300 Fax: 201 507-8325 Toll-Free: 800 275-3433 info@waterjel.com Web: www.waterjel.com Sr VP Chief Sls/Mkt Officer Herb Baer

FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT Canadian Safety Equipment Inc. 2465 Cawthra Rd Suite 114 Mississauga ON L5A 3P2 905 949-2741 Fax: 905 272-1866 Toll-Free: 800 265-0182 info@cdnsafety.com Web: www.cdnsafety.com FoxFury Personal Lighting Solutions 2091 Elevado Hills Dr Vista CA 92084 760 945-4231 Fax: 760 758-6283 fox@foxfury.com

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Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com GUTZ EMS Inc. 6-7107 Venture St Delta BC V4G 1H7 Toll-Free: 888 249-4880 Toll-Free Fax: 866 233-2029 info@gutz.com Web: www.gutz.com Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Kit Care Corporation 151 Carlingview Dr Unit 5 Etobicoke ON M9W 5S4 416 243-3030 Fax: 416 243-3082 Toll-Free: 800 387-1858 Toll-Free Fax: 866 777-0787 kitcarecorp@kitcarecorp.com Web: www.kitcarecorp.com Pres Gerald J Yaffe Oxyfil Inc. 5863 Leslie St Suite 410 Toronto ON M2H 1J8 416 948-6877 oxyfil@canada.com Pres/Owner Harry Grief Branch Office: Laval, Québec: 514 567-6501 oxyfil@canada.com

SOS Emergency Response Technologies 160 Tycos Dr Suite 126 North York ON M6B 1W8 416 789-7689 Fax: 416 789-5470 Toll-Free: 888 645-8323 info@sostor.com Web: www.sostor.com Pres Terry Brown Wasip Ltd. 605 Middlefield Rd Unit 1 Scarborough ON M1V 5B9 416 297-5020 Fax: 416 297-0109 Toll-Free: 800 268-3572 Web: www.wasipltd.com Sls Mgr Paul Brindley

FIRST AID TRAINING Canadian Red Cross 170 Metcalfe St Suite 300 Ottawa ON K2P 2P2 613 740-1900 Fax: 613 710-1911 Toll-Free: 877 356-3226 nan@redcross.ca Web: www.redcross.ca/workplacefirstaid Mktg/Bus Mgr Carolyn Tees HeartSafe EMS 159 Victoria St Bolton ON L7E 3G9 416 410-4911 Fax: 905 857-7312 Toll-Free: 888 322-3791 info@heartsafe.ca Web: www.heartsafe.ca Corp Dir-Education Glenn Burke SOS Emergency Response Technologies 160 Tycos Dr Suite 126 North York ON M6B 1W8 416 789-7689 Fax: 416 789-5470 Toll-Free: 888 645-8323 info@sostor.com Web: www.sostor.com Pres Terry Brown St. John Ambulance National Office 1900 City Park Dr Suite 400 Ottawa ON K1J 1A3 613 236-7461 Fax: 613 236-2425 clientservices@nhq.sja.ca Web: www.sja.ca Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885

Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com.

Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

FLAME-RESISTANT CLOTHING DuPont Personal Protection PO Box 2200 RPO Streetsville Mississauga ON L5M 2H3 Location: 7070 Mississauga Rd Mississauga ON L5N 5M8 905 821-5858 Toll-Free: 800 387-2122 Toll-Free Fax: 866 826-6750 lorne.d.strachan@can.dupont.com Web: www.personalprotection.dupont.ca Mktg/Commun Mgr Lorne Strachan International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau Lakeland Protective Wear, Inc. 59 Bury Crt Brantford ON N3S 0A9 519 757-0700 Fax: 519 757-0799 Toll-Free: 800 489-9131 sales-canada@lakeland.com Web: www.lakeland.com Ntl Sls Mgr Jason Riesberry NASCO Industries, Inc. PO Box 427 Washington IN 47501 Location: 3 NE 21st St 812 254-7393 Fax: 812 254-6476 Toll-Free: 800 767-4288 sales@nascoinc.com Web: www.nascoinc.com Dir-Mktg Andrew Wirts Ranpro Inc. PO Box 430 Simcoe ON N3Y 4L6 Location: 620 Ireland Rd 519 426-1094 Fax: 519 426-5313 Toll-Free: 877 744-0449 Toll-Free Fax: 888 272-6776 ranpro@ranpro.com Web: www.ranpro.com Sls/Prod Mgr Chris Ransome Wasip Ltd. 605 Middlefield Rd Unit 1 Scarborough ON M1V 5B9 416 297-5020 Fax: 416 297-0109 Toll-Free: 800 268-3572 Web: www.wasipltd.com Sls Mgr Paul Brindley

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Westex, Inc. 2845 West 48th Pl Chicago IL 60632 773 523-7000 Fax: 773 523-0965 Toll-Free: 866 493-7839 info@westexinc.com Web: www.westexinc.com VP-Sls/Mktg Michael Enright

Web: www.achieve-eds.com Proj Mgr Norman Kerray

Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen

GAS DETECTOR TUBES

Elite Training Company 102 Rawling Cres Brampton ON L6Z 1N8 905 846-5509 info@elite-training.ca Web: www.elite-training.ca

FOOTRESTS

Human Resources Services Group Inc. 675 The Queensway Unit B Peterborough ON K9J 7J6 705 749-1259 Fax: 705 749-1453 Toll-Free: 877 907-7744 info@hrsgroup.com Web: www.hrsgroup.com

R.O.A.M Inc. 10 Wilkinson Rd Unit 22 Brampton ON L6T 5B1 905 452-9271 Fax: 905 452-8135 Toll-Free: 888 335-7626 Web: www.roamcanada.com Pres Heather Welner

Sensidyne, LP 16333 Bay Vista Dr Clearwater FL 33760 727 530-3602 Fax: 727 539-0550 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 451-9444 info@Sensidyne.com Web: www.SensidyneGasDetection.com Mktg Coord/Commun Coord Joshua Walters

BioFit Engineered Products PO Box 109 Waterville OH 43566-0109 Location: 15500 Biofit Way Bowling Green OH 43402 419 823-1089 Fax: 419 823-1342 Toll-Free: 800 597-0246 biofit@biofit.com Web: www.biofit.com Dir-Mktg Elizabeth Sworden ergoCentric Seating Systems 275 Superior Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2L6 905 696-6800 Fax: 905 696-0899 Toll-Free: 866 438-3746 Toll-Free Fax: 800 848-5190 service@ergocentric.com Web: www.ergocentric.com Foot-Cares 10061A McLaughlin Rd Unit 4 Brampton ON L7A 2X5 905 874-3888 Fax: 905 874-3889 Toll-Free: 800 663-2550 michael@mxxpress.com Web: www.mxxpress.com Pres Michael T Glogowski Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. PO Box 9022 Saskatoon SK S7K 7E7 306 382-5995 Fax: 306 382-4995 Toll-Free: 866 335-3746 sales@ergocanada.com Web: www.ergocanada.com

FOOTWEAR, SLIP-RESISTANT Foot-Cares 10061A McLaughlin Rd Unit 4 Brampton ON L7A 2X5 905 874-3888 Fax: 905 874-3889 Toll-Free: 800 663-2550 michael@mxxpress.com Web: www.mxxpress.com Pres Michael T Glogowski

FORK LIFT TRAINING Achieve Technologies Ltd. 130-8191 Westminster Hwy Richmond BC V6X 1A7 604 272-9840 Toll-Free: 888 833-7233 support@achieve-eds.com

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Lift Truck Safety Training Centre Inc. PO Box 22004 Edmonton AB T6L 0A1 780 465-5001 Toll-Free: 888 665-5001 Web: www.liftrucksafetytraining.ca

FORK TRUCK SERVICE LIFTS Handling Specialty PO Box 98 Stn Main Grimsby ON L3M 4G1 Location: 219 South Service Rd W Grimsby ON L3M 1Y6 905 945-9661 Fax: 905 945-0155 Toll-Free: 800 559-8366 info@handling.com Web: www.handling.com Mktg Asst Rebecca Abray

vpi Inc. Bldg 4 2600 Skymark Ave Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5B2 905 624-3353 Fax: 905 624-3749 Toll-Free: 888 336-9500 Web: www.vpi-inc.com VP/Gen Mgr Sean Slater

GAS DETECTION Avensys Inc. 422 Consumers Rd Toronto ON M2J 1P8 416 499-4421 Fax: 416 499-0816 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 965-4700 info@avensys.com Web: www.avensyssolutions.com Mktg/Comm Louise Clement BW Technologies by Honeywell 2840 2 Ave SE Calgary AB T2A 7X9 403 248-9226 Fax: 403 273-3708 Toll-Free: 800 663-4164 info@gasmonitors.com Web: www.gasmonitors.com

Toyota Industrial Equipment Division 1 Toyota Place Scarborough ON M1H 1H9 416 438-6320 Fax: 416 438-0100 abuckley@toyota.ca Web: www.forklift.toyota.ca Sls Mgr Jennifer McGhee

GfG Instrumentation, Inc. 1194 Oak Valley Dr Suite 20 Ann Arbor MI 48180 734 769-0573 Fax: 734 769-1888 Toll-Free: 800 959-0329 info@gfg-inc.com Web: www.gfg-inc.com Dir-Sls/Mktg Lars Boettern

FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES EVALUATION

Industrial Scientific Corp.

1A-153 Pembina Rd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B9 780 467-2423 Fax: 780 467-2105 Toll-Free: 800 338-3287 info@indsci.com Web: www.indsci.com

CVS (Capital Vocational Specialists) Inc. 2781 Lancaster Rd Suite 304 Ottawa ON K1B 1A7 613 736-9117 Fax: 613 736-9771 Toll-Free: 888 736-9117 information@cvs.ca Web: www.cvs.ca Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca

RKI Instruments, Inc. 33248 Central Ave Union City CA 94587-2010 510 441-5656 Fax: 510 441-5650 Toll-Free: 800 754-5165 john@rkiinstruments.com Web: www.rkiinstruments.com John Villalovos

GAS DETECTORS ACR Systems Inc. 210-12960 84 Ave Surrey BC V3W 1K7 604 591-1128 Fax: 604 591-2252 Toll-Free: 800 663-7845 info@acrsystems.com Web: www.acrsystems.com Argus-Hazco 6541 Mississauga Rd Unit A Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 858-3215 Fax: 905 858-3192 Toll-Free: 800 361-3201 info@argus-hazco.ca Web: www.argus-hazco.ca Gen Mgr Rose Calabrese Ashtead Technology Instrument Division 3505 Laird Rd Suite 18 Mississauga ON L5L 5Y7 905 607-9639 Fax: 905 607-8592 Toll-Free: 800 242-3910 rentalscanada@ashtead-technology.com Web: www.ashtead-technology.com BW Technologies by Honeywell 2840 2 Ave SE Calgary AB T2A 7X9 403 248-9226 Fax: 403 273-3708 Toll-Free: 800 663-4164 info@gasmonitors.com Web: www.gasmonitors.com CEA Instruments, Inc. 160 Tillman St Westwood NJ 07675 201 967-5660 Fax: 201 967-8450 Toll-Free: 888 893-9640 ceainstr@aol.com Web: www.ceainstr.com VP-Sls/Mktg Steven Adelman Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. 145-7391 Vantage Way Delta BC V4G 1M3 604 940-8741 Fax: 604 940-8745 Toll-Free: 877 940-8741 info@cetci.com Web: www.critical-environment.com

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 CSE Incendie et Sécurité 5990 Vanden Abelle Saint-Laurent QC H4S 1R9 514 737-2280 Fax: 514 737-2751 Toll-Free: 866 737-2280 info@cseis.com Web: www.cseis.com Sls Mgr Chris Castravelli Draeger Safety Canada Ltd. 7555 Danbro Cres Mississauga ON L5N 6P9 905 821-8988 Fax: 905 821-2565 Toll-Free: 877 372-4371 Toll-Free Fax: 800 329-8823 sales.canada@draeger.com Web: www.draeger.com Asst Lynn Scharfe Enmet Canada Ltd. – Division of Arjay Engineering 2851 Brighton Rd Oakville ON L6H 6C9 905 829-2418 Fax: 905 829-4701 Toll-Free: 800 387-9487 arjay@arjayeng.com Web: www.enmetgasdetection.com Mgr Greg Reeves GfG Instrumentation, Inc. 1194 Oak Valley Dr Suite 20 Ann Arbor MI 48180 734 769-0573 Fax: 734 769-1888 Toll-Free: 800 959-0329 info@gfg-inc.com Web: www.gfg-inc.com Dir-Sls/Mktg Lars Boettern Grace Industries, Inc. 305 Bend Hill Rd Fredonia PA 16124 724 962-9231 Fax: 724 962-3611 Toll-Free: 800 969-6933 info@graceindustries.com Web: www.graceindustries.com Mktg Coord Alan Warren HETEK Solutions Inc. 2085 Piper Ln London ON N5V 3S5 519 659-1144 Fax: 519 453-2182 Toll-Free: 888 432-8422 hetek.sales@hetek.com Web: www.hetek.com Bus Dev Mgr Gary Fricke Industrial Scientific Corp.

1A-153 Pembina Rd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B9 780 467-2423 Fax: 780 467-2105 Toll-Free: 800 338-3287 info@indsci.com Web: www.indsci.com Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada Limited 41 Rivalda Rd Toronto ON M9M 2M4

416 742-6911 Fax: 416 748-0290 Toll-Free: 800 299-9769 main@ltl.ca Web: www.ltl.ca Sys/Internal Ops Mgr Sandra Barker Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com Neath Industrial Safety 1249 Advance Rd Burlington ON L7M 1G7 905 319-0844 Fax: 905 319-0870 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 327-9998 info@neathsafety.com Web: www.neathsafety.com RAE Systems 3775 North First St San Jose CA 95134 408 952-8200 Fax: 408 952-8480 Toll-Free: 877 723-2878 raesales@raesystems.com Web: www.raesystems.com VP-Sls RW Ryan Watson

Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

GLASSES, SAFETY 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage

Canadian Association of Optometrists 234 Argyle Ave Ottawa ON K2P 1B9 613 235-7924 Fax: 613 235-2025 Toll-Free: 888 263-4676 ovp@opto.ca Web: www.opto.ca Dir Douglas Dean

Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810

Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente

FabEnCo Inc. 2002 Karbach St Houston TX 77092 713 686-6620 Fax: 713 688-8031 Toll-Free: 800 962-6111 scott@safetygate.com Web: www.safetygate.com Pres David LaCook

Sensidyne, LP 16333 Bay Vista Dr Clearwater FL 33760 727 530-3602 Fax: 727 539-0550 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 451-9444 info@Sensidyne.com Web: www.SensidyneGasDetection.com Mktg Coord/Commun Coord Joshua Walters

GAS MASKS

Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

GATES

Acklands-Grainger Inc. 90 West Beaver Creek Rd Richmond Hill ON L4B 1E7 905 731-5516 Fax: 905 709-5541 Toll-Free: 800 668-8989 andersonr@agi.ca Web: www.acklandsgrainger.com Tech Mgr R Ron Anderson

Sperian Fire 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 800 343-3411 Fax: 401 233-7641 information@sperian.com Web: www.sperian.com Contact Anne Chambers

Web: www.chumssafety.com Sls Mgr Tom Ferries

Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com

RKI Instruments, Inc. 33248 Central Ave Union City CA 94587-2010 510 441-5656 Fax: 510 441-5650 Toll-Free: 800 754-5165 john@rkiinstruments.com Web: www.rkiinstruments.com Contact John Villalovos

Elvex Corporation 13 Trowbridge Dr Bethel CT 06801 203 743-2488 Fax: 203 791-2278 Toll-Free: 800 888-6582 info@elvex.com Web: www.elvex.com Natl Sls Mgr Bob Marczak Encon Safety Products 6825 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Houston TX 77041 713 466-1449 Fax: 713 466-1703 Toll-Free: 800 283-6266 customerservice@EnconSafety.com Web: www.enconsafety.com Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault

Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com CHUMS Inc. 2424 South 2570 W Salt Lake City UT 84119 801 972-5656 Fax: 801 972-5690 Toll-Free: 800 855-4555 safety@chums.com

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Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. 10 Thurber Blvd Smithfield RI 02917 800 682-0839 Fax: 401 232-0547 marketing@sperianprotection.com Web: www.uvex.us Tek Canada Optical Inc. 4096 Meadowbrook Dr Unit 127

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London ON N6L 1G4 519 652-8800 Fax: 519 652-5008 Toll-Free: 888 565-5854 sales@tekoptical.com Web: www.tekoptical.com Pres Travis Rowe

Toll-Free: 800 565-2378 info@showabest.ca Web: www.showabestglove.com

Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

GLOVES Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

Watson Gloves 7955 North Fraser Way Burnaby BC V5J 0A4 604 874-1105 Fax: 604 875-9009 Toll-Free: 800 663-9509 sales@watsongloves.com Web: www.watsongloves.com Pres Martin Moore Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

GLOVES, PROTECTIVE Ansell Canada Inc. 105 rue Lauder Cowansville QC J2K 2K8 450 266-1850 Fax: 450 266-6130 Toll-Free: 800 363-8340 serviceclientcanada@ansell.com Web: www.ansellcanada.ca

GLOVES, DISPOSABLE

Bob Dale Gloves & Imports Ltd. 4504 82 Ave Edmonton AB T6B 2S4 780 469-2100 Fax: 780 466-0256 Toll-Free: 800 661-7303 Toll-Free Fax: 866 485-0982 kgrieve@bobdalegloves.com Web: www.bobdalegloves.com Mktg Dir Ken Grieve

Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

Marigold Industrial Inc. 100 Courtland Ave Concord ON L4K 3T6 905 669-1202 Fax: 905 669-1704 Toll-Free: 866 669-1202 Toll-Free Fax: 866 669-1704 Web: www.marigoldindustrial.com Sls/Mktg Mgr Rick Kernaghan

Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente

Showa – Best Glove Mfg. Ltd. 253 rue Michaud Coaticook QC J1A 1A9 819 849-6381 Fax: 819 849-6120

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Guardian Manufacturing Company 302 Conwell Ave Willard OH 44890

419 933-2711 Fax: 419 935-8961 Toll-Free: 800 243-7379 sales@guardian-mfg.com Web: www.guardian-mfg.com International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau Jomac Canada Inc. 10 rue Bachelder Stanstead QC J0B 3E2 819 876-7531 Fax: 819 876-5361 Toll-Free: 800 567-2765 amcknight@jomaccanada.com Web: www.jomaccanada.com Kimberly-Clark Professional 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd Roswell GA 30076 770 587-8000 Toll-Free: 800 255-6401 Toll-Free Fax: 800 579-3555 kcpinfo@kcc.com Web: www.kc-safety.com Contact Sharnel McLeod Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada Limited 41 Rivalda Rd Toronto ON M9M 2M4 416 742-6911 Fax: 416 748-0290 Toll-Free: 800 299-9769 main@ltl.ca Web: www.ltl.ca Sys/Internal Ops Mgr Sandra Barker MAPA Professional 8150 Thackeray Crt Broadview Hts. OH 44147 800 537-2897 Fax: 800 537-3299 Toll-Free: 800 537-2897 sales@mapaglove.com Web: www.mapaglove.com Mktg Mgr Carmen Castro Marigold Industrial Inc. 100 Courtland Ave Concord ON L4K 3T6 905 669-1202 Fax: 905 669-1704 Toll-Free: 866 669-1202 Toll-Free Fax: 866 669-1704 Web: www.marigoldindustrial.com Sls/Mktg Mgr Rick Kernaghan Ranpro Inc. PO Box 430 Simcoe ON N3Y 4L6 Location: 620 Ireland Rd 519 426-1094 Fax: 519 426-5313 Toll-Free: 877 744-0449 Toll-Free Fax: 888 272-6776 ranpro@ranpro.com

Web: www.ranpro.com Sls/Prod Mgr Chris Ransome Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. 205 Huehl Rd Northbrook IL 60062 847 291-1600 Fax: 847 291-1610 Toll-Free: 800 548-4273 Toll-Free Fax: 888 548-4273 safety@saftgard.com Web: www.saftgard.com Pres Richard Rivkin Showa – Best Glove Mfg. Ltd. 253 rue Michaud Coaticook QC J1A 1A9 819 849-6381 Fax: 819 849-6120 Toll-Free: 800 565-2378 info@showabest.ca Web: www.showabestglove.com Superior Glove Works Ltd. 36 Vimy St Acton ON L7J 1S1 519 853-1920 Fax: 519 853-4496 Toll-Free: 800 265-7617 sales@superiorglove.com Web: www.superiorglove.com Natl Sls Mgr Frank MacDonald Watson Gloves 7955 North Fraser Way Burnaby BC V5J 0A4 604 874-1105 Fax: 604 875-9009 Toll-Free: 800 663-9509 sales@watsongloves.com Web: www.watsongloves.com Pres Martin Moore Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

GOGGLES, SAFETY 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Sperian Eye & Face Protection, Inc. 10 Thurber Blvd Smithfield RI 02917 800 682-0839 Fax: 401 232-0547 marketing@sperianprotection.com Web: www.uvex.us

GUARDING, MACHINE North American Safety Products, Inc. 9233 Gulfstream Rd Frankfort IL 60423 Fax: 815 469-2131 Toll-Free: 800 475-6946 mmobeck@naspinc.com Web: www.naspinc.com Pres Martin J Mobeck Rite-Hite 8900 North Arbon Dr Milwaukee WI 53223 414 355-2600 Fax: 414 355-9248 Toll-Free: 800 456-0600 info@ritehite.com Web: www.ritehite.com Mktg Mgr Tiffany Weigand

GUARDRAILS Capital Safety 260 Export Blvd Mississauga ON L5S 1Y9 905 795-9333 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 387-7484 Toll-Free Fax: 888 387-7484 info.ca@capitalsafety.com Web: www.capitalsafety.com Natl Sls Mgr Dave Allendorf

HAND CLEANERS Deb Canada 42 Thompson Rd W Waterford ON N0E 1Y0 519 443-8697 Fax: 519 443-5160 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 332-7627 Toll-Free Fax: 800 567-1652 debcanada@debcanada.com Web: www.debgroup.com Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com STOKO® Skin Care/Evonik Stockhausen, Inc. 2401 Doyle St Greensboro NC 27406 Fax: 336 333-7512 Toll-Free: 800 334-0242

stoko-us@evonik.com Web: www.stokoskincare.com Mktg Comm/Event Specialist Myra Montgomery

Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com

HARD HATS

Sellstrom Manufacturing Co. 1 Sellstrom Dr Palatine IL 60067 847 358-2000 Fax: 847 358-8564 Toll-Free: 800 323-7402 sellstrom@sellstrom.com Web: www.sellstrom.com Mktg Coord Melissa Heard

3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente Elvex Corporation 13 Trowbridge Dr Bethel CT 06801 203 743-2488 Fax: 203 791-2278 Toll-Free: 800 888-6582 info@elvex.com Web: www.elvex.com Natl Sls Mgr Bob Marczak Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Air Earth & Water Environmental Consultants Ltd. 423 Ireland Rd Simcoe ON N3Y 5J1 519 426-7019 Fax: 519 426-5035 lovegrove@kwic.com Web: www.airearthandwater.ca Pres Robert Lovegrove Clean Harbors Environmental Services 4090 Telfer Rd RR 1 Corunna ON N0N 1G0 519 864-1021 Fax: 519 864-3866 Toll-Free Fax: 800 444-4244 customerservice@cleanharbors.com Web: www.cleanharbors.com ENPAC LLC 34355 Vokes Dr Eastlake OH 44095 440 975-0070 Fax: 440 975-0047 Toll-Free: 800 936-7229 Toll-Free Fax: 800 993-6722 Web: www.enpac.com VP-Sls/Mktg Brian Walters

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Fax: 514 645-5133 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 778-6699 Info-Veolia@VeoliaSE.com Web: www.Veoliase.com

HAZARDOUS WASTE, TREATMENT, REMOVAL Cartier Chemicals Ltd. 445 21e Av Lachine QC H8S 3T8 514 637-4631 Fax: 514 637-8804 Toll-Free: 800 361-9432 info@vytac.com Web: www.cartierchem.com Pres/Mgr-VYTAC Div Bill Robins Clean Harbors Environmental Services 4090 Telfer Rd RR 1 Corunna ON N0N 1G0 519 864-1021 Fax: 519 864-3866 Toll-Free Fax: 800 444-4244 customerservice@cleanharbors.com Web: www.cleanharbors.com Detox Environmental Ltd. PO Box 458 Stn Main Bowmanville ON L1C 3Z2 Location: 322 Bennett Rd 905 623-1367 Fax: 905 623-5494 info@detoxenvironmental.com HAZCO Emergency Services 1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Ext 105 Fax: 905 574-0492 Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 info@team-1.com Web: www.teamhazco.com

LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer MSDSpro LLC 1300 E 68th Ave Suite 208A Anchorage AK 99518 907 272-6635 Fax: 907 274-6635 Toll-Free: 888 673-7776 sales@msdspro.com Web: www.msdspro.com Pres Ali Zaarour Veolia ES Canada Services Industriels Inc. 1705 3e Av Montréal QC H1B 5M9 514 645-1621

Pentek, Inc. 1026 Fourth Ave Coraopolis PA 15108 412 262-0725 Fax: 412 262-0731 Toll-Free: 888 873-6835 info@pentekusa.com Web: www.pentekusa.com Sls Rep Tim Benedict

HEALTH AND SAFETY DATABASE COLLECTIONS/ MANAGEMENT Debolt Data Depository Box 35046 Midtown Post Office Edmonton AB T5J 0B7 Location: 10818 Jasper Ave 780 428-4992 Fax: 780 633-4025 info@deboltdata.com Web: www.deboltdata.com Sls Mgr Paul J Cachia

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HEALTH SERVICES Bellwood Health Services Inc. 1020 McNicoll Ave Scarborough ON M1W 2J6 416 495-0926 Fax: 416 495-7943 Toll-Free: 800 387-6198 info@bellwood.ca Web: www.bellwood.ca Mktg Admin Assist Jennifer Lezcano Canadian Association of Optometrists 234 Argyle Ave Ottawa ON K2P 1B9 613 235-7924 Fax: 613 235-2025 Toll-Free: 888 263-4676 ovp@opto.ca Web: www.opto.ca Dir Douglas Dean DHS Health Care Service 88 Centre St N Unit 1 Oshawa ON L1G 4B6 905 571-1511 Fax: 905 579-2539 Toll-Free: 800 461-6756 info@dhshealth.com Web: www.dhshealth.com Admin Jeff Jones Foot-Cares 10061A McLaughlin Rd Unit 4 Brampton ON L7A 2X5 905 874-3888 Fax: 905 874-3889 Toll-Free: 800 663-2550 michael@mxxpress.com Web: www.mxxpress.com Pres Michael T Glogowski Saint Elizabeth Health Care 90 Allstate Pkwy Suite 300 Markham ON L3R 6H3 905 940-9655 Fax: 905 940-9934 Toll-Free: 800 463-1763 communications@saintelizabeth.com Web: www.saintelizabeth.com Sr VP-Bus Dev Neil Barran Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada

HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL Bellwood Health Services Inc. 1020 McNicoll Ave Scarborough ON M1W 2J6 416 495-0926 Fax: 416 495-7943 Toll-Free: 800 387-6198 info@bellwood.ca Web: www.bellwood.ca Mktg Admin Assist Jennifer Lezcano

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Canadian Centre For Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) 135 Hunter St E Hamilton ON L8N 1M5 905 572-2981 Fax: 905 572-2206 Toll-Free: 800 668-4284 clientservices@ccohs.ca Web: www.ccohs.ca Denning Health Group 215-12975 84 Ave Surrey BC V3W 1B3 604 572-4558 Fax: 604 572-8658 Toll-Free: 888 208-9211 Web: www.denninghealth.ca VP Paul Foster DHS Health Care Service 88 Centre St N Unit 1 Oshawa ON L1G 4B6 905 571-1511 Fax: 905 579-2539 Toll-Free: 800 461-6756 info@dhshealth.com Web: www.dhshealth.com Admin Jeff Jones Gowlings 1 First Canadian Place 100 King St W Suite 1600 Toronto ON M5X 1G5 416 862-3580 Fax: 416 862-7661 Toll-Free: 866 862-5787 sanya.persaud@gowlings.com Web: www.gowlings.com/ohslaw Mgr Sanya Persaud Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario 6519 Mississauga Rd N Unit B Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 567-7196 Fax: 905 567-7191 office@ohao.org Web: www.ohao.org The Doctor’s Office, MCI-Occupational Health Services 160 Eglinton Ave E Suite 200 Toronto ON M4P 3B5 416 440-4040 Ext 437 Fax: 416 440-4014 occhealth@mcimed.com Web: www.mcimed.com Natl Mgr OHealth Serv Chona Rosello Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744

Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohscom Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

HEARING PROTECTION 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Bertrand Johnson Acoustics Inc. 5995 boul Gouin O bureau 302 Montréal QC H4J 2P8 514 332-2050 (Customer Service) 514 335-3021 Fax: 514 339-1057 Toll-Free: 800 363-0958 info@bjainc.com Web: www.bjainc.com Pres Ninon Bertrand Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com David Clark Company Inc. PO Box 15054 Worcester MA 01615-0054 Location: 360 Franklin St Worcester MA 01604 508 751-5800 Fax: 508 753-5827 Toll-Free: 800 900-3434 sales@davidclark.com Web: www.davidclark.com Prod Mgr David Hansen Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832

Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente Electro-Medical Instrument Co. 2359 Royal Windsor Dr Unit 1 Mississauga ON L5J 4S9 905 822-3188 Fax: 905 822-9920 Toll-Free: 800 263-6430 emi-canada@bellnet.ca Web: www.emi-canada.com Cust Support/Serv Mgr Rick Cameron For over 35 years Electro-Medical Instrument has been supplying/servicing and calibrating hearing testing (Audiometric) instruments and test booths. Supplying basic manual Audiometers to the most advanced Benson Medical computerised testing, hearing conservation management/reporting systems with Automatic Baseline Revision, Individual Left/ Right Baselines, STS management and WSIB average calculations at an affordable cost.

Visit www.emi-canada.com.

Elvex Corporation 13 Trowbridge Dr Bethel CT 06801 203 743-2488 Fax: 203 791-2278 Toll-Free: 800 888-6582 info@elvex.com Web: www.elvex.com Natl Sls Mgr Bob Marczak Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Moldex-Metric Inc. 10111 W Jefferson Blvd Culver City CA 90232 310 837-6500 Fax: 310 837-9563 Toll-Free: 800 421-0668 sales@moldex.com Web: www.moldex.com Natl Sls Mgr David Schuck Special Electronics & Designs Inc./Rescom Sales Inc. 214 Bruce Ave Kincardine ON N2Z 2P3 519 396-8555 Fax: 519 396-4045 Toll-Free: 800 655-2740 sales@rescom.ca Web: www.rescom.ca Sls Specialist Erin Begley Sperian Protection Americas Inc. 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 401 232-1200

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Fax: 401 233-7641 marketing@sperianprotection.com Web: www.sperianprotection.com Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

HEARING TESTING Bertrand Johnson Acoustics Inc. 5995 boul Gouin O bureau 302 Montréal QC H4J 2P8 514 332-2050 (Customer Service) 514 335-3021 Fax: 514 339-1057 Toll-Free: 800 363-0958 info@bjainc.com Web: www.bjainc.com Pres Ninon Bertrand Eckel Industries of Canada Ltd. PO Box 776 Morrisburg ON K0C 1X0 Location: 15 Allison Ave 613 543-2967 Fax: 613 543-4173 Toll-Free: 800 563-3574 eckel@eckel.ca Web: www.eckel.ca Electro-Medical Instrument Co. 2359 Royal Windsor Dr Unit 1 Mississauga ON L5J 4S9 905 822-3188 Fax: 905 822-9920 Toll-Free: 800 263-6430 emi-canada@bellnet.ca Web: www.emi-canada.com Cust Support/Serv Mgr Rick Cameron Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

HEAT STRESS MONITORS 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Quest Technologies, a 3M Company 1060 Corporate Center Dr Oconomowoc WI 53066 262 567-9157 Fax: 262 567-4047 Toll-Free: 800 245-0779 quest.mail@mmm.com Web: www.questtechnologies.com Mktg Mgr Melissa Wesemann

HEAT STRESS, DRINKS, EQUIPMENT Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente Therm-Omega-Tech, Inc. 353 Ivyland Rd Warminster PA 18974-2205 215 674-9992 Fax: 215 674-8594 Toll-Free: 877 379-8258 valves@thermomegatech.com Web: www.thermomegatech.com Acct Mgr Paul Driscoll

HIGH-VISIBILITY APPAREL 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1

IMPACT/VIBRATION PROTECTION

800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com

INCENTIVES AND PROMOTIONS CHUMS Inc. 2424 South 2570 W Salt Lake City UT 84119 801 972-5656 Fax: 801 972-5690 Toll-Free: 800 855-4555 safety@chums.com Web: www.chumssafety.com Sls Mgr Tom Ferries

ARETE Safety 204-2323 Quebec St Vancouver BC V5T 4S7 604 732-1799 Fax: 604 732-1798 Toll-Free: 877 337-1122 aretesafety@arete.ca Web: www.arete.ca

Peavey Performance Systems/Safety Jackpot 10749 W 84th Terrace Lenexa KS 66214 913 888-0600 Fax: 913 495-6757 Toll-Free: 800 235-2495 info@safetyjackpot.com Web: www.safetyjackpot.com Sls Mgr Pat Tracy

Beyond Rewards Inc. 218 Silvercreek Pkwy N Unit 17A Suite 327 Guelph ON N1H 8E8 Location: 57 Rochelle Dr Guelph ON N1K 1L1 519 821-7440 Fax: 519 821-7680 Toll-Free: 877 423-4927 info@beyondrewards.ca Web: www.beyondrewards.ca Pres Lynn Bard Investigative Research Group 49 Truman Rd Suite 102 Barrie ON L4N 8Y7 705 739-4800 Fax: 705 739-0290 Toll-Free: 800 721-7393 info@irg-investigation.com Web: www.irg-investigation.com Dir-Sls/Mktg Ashalee Mohamed

HYGIENE ArjoHuntleigh Canada Inc. 1575 South Gateway Rd Unit C Mississauga ON L4W 5J1 800 665-4831 Fax: 800 309-1116 Toll-Free: 800 665-4831 Toll-Free Fax: 800 309-1116 Info.Canada@ArjoHuntleigh.com Web: www.ArjoHuntleigh.com Cannon Hygiene 9620 rue Ignace Brossard QC J4Y 2R4 450 444-5152 Fax: 450 444-1778 Toll-Free: 800 643-6922 quebec@cannonhygiene.ca Web: www.cannonhygiene.ca Dir Gen Sylvie Bernier

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INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATIONS vpi Inc. Bldg 4 2600 Skymark Ave Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5B2 905 624-3353 Fax: 905 624-3749 Toll-Free: 888 336-9500 Web: www.vpi-inc.com VP/Gen Mgr Sean Slater Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

INFECTION CONTROL PRODUCTS ArjoHuntleigh Canada Inc. 1575 South Gateway Rd Unit C Mississauga ON L4W 5J1 800 665-4831 www.ohscanada.com

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Fax: 800 309-1116 Toll-Free: 800 665-4831 Toll-Free Fax: 800 309-1116 Info.Canada@ArjoHuntleigh.com Web: www.ArjoHuntleigh.com

INSTRUMENTATION ACR Systems Inc. 210-12960 84 Ave Surrey BC V3W 1K7 604 591-1128 Fax: 604 591-2252 Toll-Free: 800 663-7845 info@acrsystems.com Web: www.acrsystems.com American Slip Meter, Inc. 126 Corporation Way Unit I Venice FL 34285 941 484-2300 Fax: 941 484-2311 Toll-Free: 800 299-2039 info@americanslipmeter.com Web: www.americanslipmeter.com Pres Bill Stephenson Ashtead Technology Instrument Division 3505 Laird Rd Suite 18 Mississauga ON L5L 5Y7 905 607-9639 Fax: 905 607-8592 Toll-Free: 800 242-3910 rentalscanada@ashtead-technology.com Web: www.ashtead-technology.com

help@fishersci.ca Web: www.fishersafety.ca GENEQ Inc. 8047 rue Jarry E Montréal QC H1J 1H6 514 354-2511 Fax: 514 354-6948 Toll-Free: 800 463-4363 info@geneq.com Web: www.geneq.com Pres Maurice Parisé Industrial Scientific Corp.

1A-153 Pembina Rd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B9 780 467-2423 Fax: 780 467-2105 Toll-Free: 800 338-3287 info@indsci.com Web: www.indsci.com Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com

JOB SITE ANALYSIS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS ANALYSIS

Coll Health & Safety Inc. 145 Traders Blvd E Suite 15 Mississauga ON L4Z 3L3 905 625-3994 Fax: 905 625-6684 Toll-Free: 800 267-9317 bruce@collhealth.com Web: www.collhealth.com Pres/Owner Bruce Gibson

Continuum – Division of Community Rehab 649B Colborne St London ON N6A 3Z2 519 434-9814 Ext 14 Fax: 519 434-2264 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 877 364-7519 cscollard@continuumrehab.com Web: www.continuumrehab.com Dir Cheryl Scollard

Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. 145-7391 Vantage Way Delta BC V4G 1M3 604 940-8741 Fax: 604 940-8745 Toll-Free: 877 940-8741 info@cetci.com Web: www.critical-environment.com

CVS (Capital Vocational Specialists) Inc. 2781 Lancaster Rd Suite 304 Ottawa ON K1B 1A7 613 736-9117 Fax: 613 736-9771 Toll-Free: 888 736-9117 information@cvs.ca Web: www.cvs.ca

Electro-Medical Instrument Co. 2359 Royal Windsor Dr Unit 1 Mississauga ON L5J 4S9 905 822-3188 Fax: 905 822-9920 Toll-Free: 800 263-6430 emi-canada@bellnet.ca Web: www.emi-canada.com Cust Support/Serv Mgr Rick Cameron

Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen

Fisher Safety 112 Colonnade Rd Ottawa ON K2E 7L6 613 226-8874 Fax: 613 226-8639 Toll-Free: 800 234-7437 Toll-Free Fax: 866 228-4615

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KNIVES, SAFETY Martor USA 1235 S Kimps Crt Unit 29 Green Bay WI 54313 920 662-9646

Fax: 920 662-9648 info@martorusa.com Web: www.martorusa.com OLFA – North America 6589 Avalon Blvd Avon IN 46123 Location: 2600 Stanley Ave Niagara Falls ON L2E 6T3 Toll-Free: 800 962-6532 Toll-Free Fax: 866 800-6532 olfainformation@worldkitchen.com Web: www.olfa.com Mktg Mgr Carl Cottrell OLFA – North America – Division of World Kitchen, LLC 5500 North Pearl St Suite 400 Rosemont IL 60018 Toll-Free: 800 962-6532 Toll-Free Fax: 866 509-9902 olfainformation@worldkitchen.com Web: www.olfa.com The Safety Knife Company 7948 Park Dr St Louis MO 63117 314 645-3900 Fax: 314 645-0728 Web: www.safetyknife.net/ Dir-Mktg Laura Wissman

LABORATORY SERVICES Airzone One Ltd. 222 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga ON L4Z 1X1 905 890-6957 Fax: 905 890-8629 info@airzoneone.com Web: www.airzoneone.com Consultant Charles Geen Cambridge Materials Testing Limited 1177 Franklin Blvd Cambridge ON N1R 7W4 Location: 6991 Millcreek Dr Unit 13 Mississauga ON L5N 6B9 905 812-3856 Fax: 905 812-3866 accounting@cambridgematerials.com Web: www.cambridgematerials.com Controller Gerry Thompson Dell Tech Laboratories Ltd. 100 Collip Cir Suite 220 London ON N6G 4X8 519 858-5021 Fax: 519 858-5026 delltech@delltech.com Web: www.delltech.com Pres Stephen Chambers LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer

LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL EcoLog ERIS 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5204 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 866 517-5204 Toll-Free Fax: 866 251-8611 info@eris.ca Web: www.eris.ca Rsch/Dev Mgr Mark Mattei LexisNexis Canada Inc. 123 Commerce Valley Dr E Suite 700 Markham ON L3T 7W8 905 479-2665 Fax: 905 479-2826 Toll-Free: 800 668-6481 Toll-Free Fax: 800 461-3275 info@lexisnexis.ca Web: www.lexisnexis.ca VP-Sls Gary Martin

LAW, OH&S, WCB Gowlings 1 First Canadian Place 100 King St W Suite 1600 Toronto ON M5X 1G5 416 862-3580 Fax: 416 862-7661 Toll-Free: 866 862-5787 sanya.persaud@gowlings.com Web: www.gowlings.com/ohslaw Mgr Sanya Persaud Heenan Blaikie LLP PO Box 2900 Toronto ON M5H 2T4 Location: Bay Adelaide Centre 333 Bay St Suite 2900 416 360-2897 Toll-Free: 866 355-7903 cedwards@heenan.ca Web: www.heenanblaikie.com Partner Cheryl A Edwards LexisNexis Canada Inc. 123 Commerce Valley Dr E Suite 700 Markham ON L3T 7W8 905 479-2665 Fax: 905 479-2826 Toll-Free: 800 668-6481 Toll-Free Fax: 800 461-3275 info@lexisnexis.ca Web: www.lexisnexis.ca VP-Sls Gary Martin Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP 1 Queen St E Suite 2500 Toronto ON M5C 2Z1 416 862-8280 Fax: 416 862-8247 Toll-Free: 800 411-2900 info@mathewsdinsdale.com Web: www.mathewsdinsdale.com Partner Mark D Mills Branch Office: Sarnia, Ontario

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 LEGISLATION EcoLog Legislation and News Service 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Ext 8 sfrayne@ecolog.com Web: www.ecolog.com Sls/Mktg Rep Dan Bond LexisNexis Canada Inc. 123 Commerce Valley Dr E Suite 700 Markham ON L3T 7W8 905 479-2665 Fax: 905 479-2826 Toll-Free: 800 668-6481 Toll-Free Fax: 800 461-3275 info@lexisnexis.ca Web: www.lexisnexis.ca VP-Sls Gary Martin

LENS CLEANERS Bausch & Lomb 1400 N Goodman St Rochester NY 14609 585 338-6000 Fax: 585 338-8798 Toll-Free: 800 452-6789 Toll-Free Fax: 800 777-3066 visprod@bausch.com Web: www.bausch.com/va Gen Mgr Steve Kelly CHUMS Inc. 2424 South 2570 W Salt Lake City UT 84119 801 972-5656 Fax: 801 972-5690 Toll-Free: 800 855-4555 safety@chums.com Web: www.chumssafety.com Sls Mgr Tom Ferries Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

LIFE COACHING Family Services Employee Assistance Programs 2 Carlton St Suite 1005 Toronto ON M5B 1J3 416 585-9985 Fax: 416 642-1902 Toll-Free: 888 765-8464 info@fseap.com Web: www.fseap.com

LIFTING EQUIPMENT ArjoHuntleigh Canada Inc. 1575 South Gateway Rd Unit C Mississauga ON L4W 5J1

800 665-4831 Fax: 800 309-1116 Toll-Free: 800 665-4831 Toll-Free Fax: 800 309-1116 Info.Canada@ArjoHuntleigh.com Web: www.ArjoHuntleigh.com

Toll-Free: 866 261-0251 swproducts@trans-quip.com Web: www.trans-quip.com

Handling Specialty PO Box 98 Stn Main Grimsby ON L3M 4G1 Location: 219 South Service Rd W Grimsby ON L3M 1Y6 905 945-9661 Fax: 905 945-0155 Toll-Free: 800 559-8366 info@handling.com Web: www.handling.com Mktg Asst Rebecca Abray

Lind Equipment Ltd. 90B Centurian Dr Markham ON L3R 8C4 905 475-5086 Fax: 905 475-4098 info@lindequipment.net Web: www.lindequipment.net Pres Brian Astl

Jenalex Inc. – Ergonomic Products 3266 Yonge St Suite 1711 Toronto ON M4N 3P6 416 485-9487 Fax: 416 485-7417 Toll-Free: 800 536-2539 info@jenalex.ca Web: www.jenalex.ca Pres Hans Lofgreen Jergens 15700 S Waterloo Rd Cleveland OH 44110 216 486-5540 Fax: 216 481-6193 Toll-Free: 800 537-4367 info@jergensinc.com Web: www.jergensinc.com Starquip Industrial Products Ltd. 40 Dynamic DrUnit 4 Toronto ON M1V 2W2 416 286-7116 Fax: 416 286-8595 info@starquip.com Web: www.starquip.com Sec-Treas C Stella Starquip is an international ergonomic systems company that manufactures custom-built workstation operator lift assists and materials handling equipment. As manufacturers and system integrators we are able to provide cost-effective and productive solutions. We have teamed up with other world class manufacturers including Demag, Gorbel, Vaculex, Unimove, Zimmerman/ Ingersol Rand, Knight and Anver. Our in-house design and engineering department utilized up-to-date software to provide 3-D modelling and certified systems.

SWD Enterprises Inc. 3188 Queen Frederica Dr Mississauga ON L4Y 3B1 905 615-8984 Fax: 905 615-9097 scottd@liftingseminars.com Web: www.liftingseminars.com Pres Scott Davenport Trans-Quip Inc. 266 Kerman Ave Grimsby ON L3M 3W6 905 945-4480 Fax: 905 945-0062

LONE WORKER

LIGHTING, EXPLOSION-PROOF

Shat-R-Shield, Inc. 116 Ryan Patrick Dr Salisbury NC 28147-5624 704 633-2100 Fax: 704 633-3420 Toll-Free: 800 248-4911 info1@shatrshield.com Web: www.shatrshield.com Mktg Mgr Bill Hahn

LOCKOUT EQUIPMENT Accuform Signs 16228 Flight Path Dr Brooksville FL 34604 Toll-Free: 800 237-1001 Toll-Free Fax: 800 394-4001 customerservice@accuform.com Web: www.accuform.com Mktg Coord Brad Montgomery Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Santronics, Inc. PO Box 192 Sanford NC 27331 Location: 3010 Lee Ave Sanford NC 27332-6210 919 775-1223 Fax: 919 777-2856 Toll-Free: 800 628-1632 info@santronicsinc.com Web: www.santronicsinc.com Sls Rep Barbara Robinson Unique Products Inc. 16116 88A Ave Edmonton AB T5R 4N6 Location: 16865 110 Ave Edmonton AB T5P 1G8 780 974-7039 upi@shaw.ca Web: www.e-zeelockouts.com Pres/Owner Pat Hanlon

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Canadian Safety Equipment Inc. 2465 Cawthra Rd Suite 114 Mississauga ON L5A 3P2 905 949-2741 Fax: 905 272-1866 Toll-Free: 800 265-0182 info@cdnsafety.com Web: www.cdnsafety.com Grace Industries, Inc. 305 Bend Hill Rd Fredonia PA 16124 724 962-9231 Fax: 724 962-3611 Toll-Free: 800 969-6933 info@graceindustries.com Web: www.graceindustries.com Mktg Coord Alan Warren Telus Communications Company 200 Consilium Place Scarborough ON M1H 3J3 778 686-5799 Fax: 604 648-9886 info@alertandassist.com Web: www.alertandassist.com Dir Lance Kellough TELUS has been delivering innovative telecommunications solutions to Canadians for more than 100 years. TELUS Alert and Assist is a lone worker safety system that offers an excellent selection of products to improve the safety of your employees and help your business comply with Federal and Provincial health and safety legislation. Our flexible platform has a work alone safety solution for every employee, every location, and every budget.

MSDS MANAGEMENT AUTHORING AND DISTRIBUTION Debolt Data Depository Box 35046 Midtown Post Office Edmonton AB T5J 0B7 Location: 10818 Jasper Ave 780 428-4992 Fax: 780 633-4025 info@deboltdata.com Web: www.deboltdata.com Sls Mgr Paul J Cachia ICC The Compliance Center Inc. 205 Matheson Blvd E Unit 7 Mississauga ON L4Z 1X8 905 890-7228 Fax: 905 890-7070 Toll-Free: 888 977-4834 sales@thecompliancecenter.com Web: www.thecompliancecenter.com Dir-Mktg Karrie Ishmael MSDSpro LLC 1300 E 68th Ave Suite 208A Anchorage AK 99518 907 272-6635 Fax: 907 274-6635 Toll-Free: 888 673-7776 sales@msdspro.com Web: www.msdspro.com Pres Ali Zaarour www.ohscanada.com

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MATERIAL HANDLING Cattron – Theimeg Canada Ltd. 150 Armstrong Ave Units 5-6 Georgetown ON L7G 5G8 905 873-9440 Fax: 905 873-9449 salescdn@cattron.com Web: www.cattrongroup.com Natl Sls Mgr Bill Goldie Exair Corporation 11510 Goldcoast Dr Cincinnati OH 45249 513 671-3322 Fax: 513 671-3363 Toll-Free: 800 903-9247 techelp@exair.com Web: www.exair.com Mktg Mgr Gary Gunkel Handling Specialty PO Box 98 Stn Main Grimsby ON L3M 4G1 Location: 219 South Service Rd W Grimsby ON L3M 1Y6 905 945-9661 Fax: 905 945-0155 Toll-Free: 800 559-8366 info@handling.com Web: www.handling.com Mktg Asst Rebecca Abray Jergens 15700 S Waterloo Rd Cleveland OH 44110 216 486-5540 Fax: 216 481-6193 Toll-Free: 800 537-4367 info@jergensinc.com Web: www.jergensinc.com Justrite Mfg. Co., L.L.C. 2454 Dempster St Unit 300 Des Plaines IL 60016 847 298-9250 Fax: 847 298-9261 Toll-Free: 800 798-9250 Toll-Free Fax: 800 488-5877 justrite@justritemfg.com Web: www.justritemfg.com S.L.O.W. Corporation PO Box 454 Manitowoc WI 54221 920 683-9503 Fax: 920 683-9511 info@slowcorporation.com Web: www.slowcorporation.com Ops Mgr Amy Haupt Starquip Industrial Products Ltd. 40 Dynamic Dr Unit 4 Toronto ON M1V 2W2 416 286-7116 Fax: 416 286-8595 info@starquip.com Web: www.starquip.com Sec-Treas C Stella Strider-Resource PO Box 290 Bond Head ON L0G 1B0 Location: 5667 King Rd

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PO Box 370 Nobleton ON L0G 1N0 905 859-3901 Fax: 905 859-4345 service@strider-resource.com Web: www.strider-resource.com SWD Enterprises Inc. 3188 Queen Frederica Dr Mississauga ON L4Y 3B1 905 615-8984 Fax: 905 615-9097 scottd@liftingseminars.com Web: www.liftingseminars.com Pres Scott Davenport

info@mul-t-mat.com Web: www.mul-t-mat.com Pres Marvin Vader Wearwell 199 Threet Industrial Rd Smyrna TN 37167 615 254-8381 Fax: 615 255-4428 Toll-Free: 800 264-3030 Toll-Free Fax: 800 874-4551 info@wearwell.com Web: www.wearwell.com

MATS, ANTI-SLIP

Toyota Industrial Equipment Division 1 Toyota Place Scarborough ON M1H 1H9 416 438-6320 Fax: 416 438-0100 abuckley@toyota.ca Web: www.forklift.toyota.ca Sls Mgr Jennifer McGhee

GO Resilient Canada 1345 Heine Crt Burlington ON L7L 6A7 905 635-3113 Fax: 905 336-2180 Toll-Free: 866 819-6825 matting@goresilient.ca Web: www.getmattingsamples.com Cust Serv Rep Paula Hilson

Tractel Ltd. 11020 rue Mirabeau Anjou QC H1J 2S3 514 493-3332 Fax: 514 493-3342 Toll-Free: 800 561-3229 fallstop@tractel.com Web: www.tractel.com Gen Mgr Joseph Kabis

Mul-T-Mat & Supply Co. 106 Rayette Rd Unit 4 Concord ON L4K 2G3 905 738-3171 Fax: 905 738-8792 Toll-Free: 800 567-6287 info@mul-t-mat.com Web: www.mul-t-mat.com Pres Marvin Vader

Trans-Quip Inc. 266 Kerman Ave Grimsby ON L3M 3W6 905 945-4480 Fax: 905 945-0062 Toll-Free: 866 261-0251 swproducts@trans-quip.com Web: www.trans-quip.com

Safeguard Technology Inc. 1460 Miller Pkwy Streetsboro OH 44241-4640 330 995-5200 Fax: 330 995-5201 Toll-Free: 800 989-1695 jgkerlek@safeguard-technology.com Web: www.safeguard-technology.com VP Jerome Kerlek

MATS, ANTI-FATIGUE GO Resilient Canada 1345 Heine Crt Burlington ON L7L 6A7 905 635-3113 Fax: 905 336-2180 Toll-Free: 866 819-6825 matting@goresilient.ca Web: www.getmattingsamples.com Cust Serv Rep Paula Hilson Jenalex Inc. – Ergonomic Products 3266 Yonge St Suite 1711 Toronto ON M4N 3P6 416 485-9487 Fax: 416 485-7417 Toll-Free: 800 536-2539 info@jenalex.ca Web: www.jenalex.ca Pres Hans Lofgreen Mul-T-Mat & Supply Co. 106 Rayette Rd Unit 4 Concord ON L4K 2G3 905 738-3171 Fax: 905 738-8792 Toll-Free: 800 567-6287

MIRRORS, SAFETY AND SECURITY Nova Coating Technologies Inc. 2350 Cawthra Rd Unit 1 Mississauga ON L5A 2X1 905 275-2582 Fax: 905 275-3928 info@novacoating.com Web: www.novacoating.com Contact Frank Dawood Ralston CanSafe – Division of A.E. Ralston Sales Ltd. PO Box 263 Fergus ON N1M 2W8 Location: 525 Glengarry Cres 519 787-1297 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 267-1611 Toll-Free Fax: 800 669-2392 sales@cansafe.com Web: www.cansafe.com Ralston Mirrors PO Box 263 Stn Main Fergus ON N1M 2W8 Fax: 519 787-3732 Toll-Free: 800 267-1611

sales@cansafe.com Web: cansafe.com

NEWSLETTERS

Canadian Occupational Health & Safety News 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-6893 Fax: 416 510-5140 jcontant@ohscanada.com Editor Jason Contant EcoLog Legislation and News Service 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Ext 8 sfrayne@ecolog.com Web: www.ecolog.com Sls/Mktg Rep Dan Bond EcoLog News 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133 llubka@ecolog.com Web: www.ecolog.com Sls/Mktg Rep Dan Bond

OHS Canada 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5102 Fax: 416 510-5140 pboxer@ohscanada.com Web: www.ohscanada.com Pub Peter Boxer

NOISE CONTROL Eckel Industries of Canada Ltd. PO Box 776 Morrisburg ON K0C 1X0 Location: 15 Allison Ave 613 543-2967 Fax: 613 543-4173 Toll-Free: 800 563-3574 eckel@eckel.ca Web: www.eckel.ca Exair Corporation 11510 Goldcoast Dr Cincinnati OH 45249 513 671-3322 Fax: 513 671-3363 Toll-Free: 800 903-9247 techelp@exair.com Web: www.exair.com Mktg Mgr Gary Gunkel

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Mecart Inc. 110 rue de Rotterdam St-Aug-Desmau QC G3A 1T3 418 880-7000 Fax: 418 880-7070 Toll-Free: 866 463-2278 mecart@mecart.com Web: www.mecart.com

NOISE DOSIMETERS Casella USA 17 Old Nashua Rd Unit 15 Amherst NH 03031 603 672-0031 Fax: 603 672-8053 Toll-Free: 800 366-2966 info@casellausa.com Web: www.casellausa.com VP-Sls/Mktg Robert Selwyn Environmental Analytical Systems 286 Mask Island Dr RR 1 Barry’s Bay ON K0J 1B0 613 756-0101 Fax: 613 756-0909 Toll-Free: 800 427-8591 info@enviro-analytical.com Web: www.enviro-analytical.com Pres Nigel Newing

accounting@cambridgematerials.com Web: www.cambridgematerials.com Controller Gerry Thompson ETCOS 96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1 905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439 info@etcoscanada.com Web: www.etcoscanada.com Proj Mgr Ravi Sharma LEX Scientific Inc. 2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Ext 223 Fax: 519 824-5784 Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Ext 223 admin@lexscientific.com Web: www.lexscientific.com Dir Michael Hoffbauer Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada

GENEQ Inc. 8047 rue Jarry E Montréal QC H1J 1H6 514 354-2511 Fax: 514 354-6948 Toll-Free: 800 463-4363 info@geneq.com Web: www.geneq.com Pres Maurice Parisé

Westlake & Associates Consulting 126 Essex Crt Thunder Bay ON P7A 7P1 807 345-6691 Fax: 807 345-8229 ohslaw@shaw.ca Web: ohslaw.shawwebspace.ca Mgr Sfty Eng Larry Westlake

Occupational Health Dynamics 197 Cahaba Valley Pkwy Pelham AL 35124 205 980-0180 Fax: 205 980-5764 Toll-Free: 888 464-3872 sales@ohdusa.com Web: www.ohdusa.com Pres Andy Coats

Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

Quest Technologies, a 3M Company 1060 Corporate Center Dr Oconomowoc WI 53066 262 567-9157 Fax: 262 567-4047 Toll-Free: 800 245-0779 quest.mail@mmm.com Web: www.questtechnologies.com Mktg Mgr Melissa Wesemann

NOISE MEASUREMENT/ TESTING Cambridge Materials Testing Limited 1177 Franklin Blvd Cambridge ON N1R 7W4 Location: 6991 Millcreek Dr Unit 13 Mississauga ON L5N 6B9 905 812-3856 Fax: 905 812-3866

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE ASSESSMENTS Alliance EHS Solutions 39 Kathleen Cres Ottawa ON K2S 1L5 613 853-2441; 416 457-1086 info@allianceehs.ca Web: www.allianceehs.ca CEO/EHS Specialist Ray Lawrence Cambridge Materials Testing Limited 1177 Franklin Blvd Cambridge ON N1R 7W4 Location: 6991 Millcreek Dr Unit 13 Mississauga ON L5N 6B9

905 812-3856 Fax: 905 812-3866 accounting@cambridgematerials.com Web: www.cambridgematerials.com Controller Gerry Thompson

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE The Doctor’s Office, MCI-Occupational Health Services 160 Eglinton Ave E Suite 200 Toronto ON M4P 3B5 416 440-4040 Ext 437 Fax: 416 440-4014 occhealth@mcimed.com Web: www.mcimed.com Natl Mgr O Health Serv Chona Rosello Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada

ONLINE TRAINING Bongarde Media Co. 501 Main St Penticton BC V2A 9A6 250 493-2200 Fax: 250 493-1970 Toll-Free: 800 667-9300 Toll-Free Fax: 800 493-1970 sales@bongarde.com Web: www.safetysmart.com Pres Mark Ziebarth Crisis Prevention Institute 3315-K North 124th St Brookfield WI 53005 262 783-5787 Fax: 262 783-5906 Toll-Free: 800 558-8976 info@crisisprevention.com Web: www.crisisprevention.com Danatec Educational Services Ltd. 201-11450 29 St SE Calgary AB T2Z 3V5 403 232-6950 Fax: 403 232-6952 Toll-Free: 800 465-3366 info@danatec.com Web: www.danatec.com Bus Dev Alina Martin

OHS Canada 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5102 Fax: 416 510-5140 pboxer@ohscanada.com Web: www.ohscanada.com Pub Peter Boxer

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Safety Sync Corporation 1006 11 Ave SW Floor 2 Calgary AB T2R 0G3 403 668-6402 Toll-Free: 866 668-6402 Toll-Free Fax: 866 802-9799 info@safetysync.com Web: www.safetysync.com Sls/Mktg Mgr Brad Caldwell Vocam Canada Marketing LP 350 Burnhamthorpe Rd W Suite 305 Mississauga ON L5B 3J1 905 595-2578 Fax: 905 949-4241 sales@vocam.ca Web: www.vocam.ca Mgr Dylan Volkhandl YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711 Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 info@yowcanada.com Web: www.yowcanada.com

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE APPAREL 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Bob Dale Gloves & Imports Ltd. 4504 82 Ave Edmonton AB T6B 2S4 780 469-2100 Fax: 780 466-0256 Toll-Free: 800 661-7303 Toll-Free Fax: 866 485-0982 kgrieve@bobdalegloves.com Web: www.bobdalegloves.com Mktg Dir Ken Grieve Chase Ergonomics Inc. (Dentec Safety Specialist, Inc.) 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com DuPont Personal Protection PO Box 2200 RPO Streetsville Mississauga ON L5M 2H3

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Location: 7070 Mississauga Rd Mississauga ON L5N 5M8 905 821-5858 Toll-Free: 800 387-2122 Toll-Free Fax: 866 826-6750 lorne.d.strachan@can.dupont.com Web: www.personalprotection.dupont.ca Mktg/Commun Mgr Lorne Strachan Fisher Safety 112 Colonnade Rd Ottawa ON K2E 7L6 613 226-8874 Fax: 613 226-8639 Toll-Free: 800 234-7437 Toll-Free Fax: 866 228-4615 help@fishersci.ca Web: www.fishersafety.ca Glove Guard, LP PO Box 946 Highlands TX 77562 Location: 1625 E Houston St 281 426-2714 Fax: 281 426-6135 Toll-Free: 888 660-6133 safety@gloveguard.com Web: www.gloveguard.com Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Jomac Canada Inc. 10 rue Bachelder Stanstead QC J0B 3E2 819 876-7531 Fax: 819 876-5361 Toll-Free: 800 567-2765 amcknight@jomaccanada.com Web: www.jomaccanada.com Kimberly-Clark Professional 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd Roswell GA 30076 770 587-8000 Toll-Free: 800 255-6401 Toll-Free Fax: 800 579-3555 kcpinfo@kcc.com Web: www.kc-safety.com Contact Sharnel McLeod Lakeland Protective Wear, Inc. 59 Bury Crt Brantford ON N3S 0A9 519 757-0700 Fax: 519 757-0799 Toll-Free: 800 489-9131 sales-canada@lakeland.com Web: www.lakeland.com Ntl Sls Mgr Jason Riesberry MAPA Professional 8150 Thackeray Court Broadview Hts OH 44147 800 537-2897 Fax: 800 537-3299

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Toll-Free: 800 537-2897 sales@mapaglove.com Web: www.mapaglove.com Mktg Mgr Carmen Castro

Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

NASCO Industries, Inc. PO Box 427 Washington IN 47501 Location: 3 NE 21st St 812 254-7393 Fax: 812 254-6476 Toll-Free: 800 767-4288 sales@nascoinc.com Web: www.nascoinc.com Dir-Mktg Andrew Wirts

Westex, Inc. 2845 West 48th Pl Chicago IL 60632 773 523-7000 Fax: 773 523-0965 Toll-Free: 866 493-7839 info@westexinc.com Web: www.westexinc.com VP-Sls/Mktg Michael Enright

Ranpro Inc. PO Box 430 Simcoe ON N3Y 4L6 Location: 620 Ireland Rd 519 426-1094 Fax: 519 426-5313 Toll-Free: 877 744-0449 Toll-Free Fax: 888 272-6776 ranpro@ranpro.com Web: www.ranpro.com Sls/Prod Mgr Chris Ransome Showa – Best Glove Mfg. Ltd. 253 rue Michaud Coaticook QC J1A 1A9 819 849-6381 Fax: 819 849-6120 Toll-Free: 800 565-2378 info@showabest.ca Web: www.showabestglove.com Superior Glove Works Ltd. 36 Vimy St Acton ON L7J 1S1 519 853-1920 Fax: 519 853-4496 Toll-Free: 800 265-7617 sales@superiorglove.com Web: www.superiorglove.com Natl Sls Mgr Frank MacDonald Tek Canada Optical Inc. 4096 Meadowbrook Dr Unit 127 London ON N6L 1G4 519 652-8800 Fax: 519 652-5008 Toll-Free: 888 565-5854 sales@tekoptical.com Web: www.tekoptical.com Pres Travis Rowe VF Imagewear Canada, Inc. 9146 Yellowhead Trail NW Edmonton AB T5B 1G2 780 479-4444 Ext 400 Fax: 780 474-1110 Toll-Free: 800 667-0700 Ext 400 Toll-Free Fax: 866 419-1110 tim_lemessurier@vfc.com Web: www.bulwark.com Reg Dir-Sls Cda Tim LeMessurier Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Armstrong Medical Industries, Inc. 575 Knightsbridge Pkwy Lincolnshire IL 60069 847 913-0101 Fax: 847 913-0138 Toll-Free: 800 323-4220 csr@armstrongmedical.com Web: www.armstrongmedical.com BW Technologies by Honeywell 2840 2 Ave SE Calgary AB T2A 7X9 403 248-9226 Fax: 403 273-3708 Toll-Free: 800 663-4164 info@gasmonitors.com Web: www.gasmonitors.com Collins Safety Inc. 648 Progress Ave Kingston ON K7M 4W9 613 389-9886; (Customer Service) 514 526-7931 Ext 232 Fax: 613 389-9943 info@collins.ca Web: www.collins.ca Ops Mgr Robert McCallum David Clark Company Inc. PO Box 15054 Worcester MA 01615-0054 Location: 360 Franklin St Worcester MA 01604 508 751-5800 Fax: 508 753-5827 Toll-Free: 800 900-3434 sales@davidclark.com Web: www.davidclark.com Prod Mgr David Hansen Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Encon Safety Products 6825 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Houston TX 77041 713 466-1449 Fax: 713 466-1703

Toll-Free: 800 283-6266 customerservice@EnconSafety.com Web: www.enconsafety.com Glove Guard, LP PO Box 946 Highlands TX 77562 Location: 1625 E Houston St 281 426-2714 Fax: 281 426-6135 Toll-Free: 888 660-6133 safety@gloveguard.com Web: www.gloveguard.com Grace Industries, Inc. 305 Bend Hill Rd Fredonia PA 16124 724 962-9231 Fax: 724 962-3611 Toll-Free: 800 969-6933 info@graceindustries.com Web: www.graceindustries.com Mktg Coord Alan Warren Great Lakes Safety Products 3303 Walker Rd Windsor ON N8W 3R9 519 972-6605 Fax: 519 972-6620 glspi@wincom.net Web: www.greatlakessafetyproducts.com Pres/Owner Thomas Diemer Hazmasters 1915 Clements Rd Pickering ON L1W 3V1 905 427-0220 Fax: 905 427-9901 Toll-Free: 877 747-7117 jbeattie@hazmasters.com Web: www.hazmasters.com International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau Jordan David 400 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 215 441-9595 Fax: 215 441-9642 Toll-Free: 888 677-5477 noslips@jordandavid.com Web: www.jordandavid.com Kit Care Corporation 151 Carlingview Dr Unit 5 Etobicoke ON M9W 5S4 416 243-3030 Fax: 416 243-3082 Toll-Free: 800 387-1858 Toll-Free Fax: 866 777-0787 kitcarecorp@kitcarecorp.com Web: www.kitcarecorp.com Pres Gerald J Yaffe L.P. Royer Inc. 712 rue Principale Lac-Drolet QC G0Y 1C0 819 549-2100

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Fax: 819 549-2584 Toll-Free: 800 567-7693 client@lproyer.com Web: www.lproyer.com

877 287-0808 Ext 118 ruchi@tritechfallprotection.com Web: www.tritechfallprotection.com Terr Mgr Ruchi Ryley

Lab Safety Supply PO Box 1368 Janesville WI 53547-1368 Location: 401 South Wright Rd Janesville WI 53546 608 754-7160 Fax: 608 754-1806 Toll-Free: 800 356-0783 Toll-Free Fax: 800 543-9910 custsvc@labsafety.com Web: www.lss.com Commun Coord Michelle Bussan

Wasip Ltd. 605 Middlefield Rd Unit 1 Scarborough ON M1V 5B9 416 297-5020 Fax: 416 297-0109 Toll-Free: 800 268-3572 Web: www.wasipltd.com Sls Mgr Paul Brindley

Levitt-Safety 2872 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5T5 905 829-3299 Fax: 905 829-2919 Toll-Free: 888 453-8488 csr@levitt-safety.com Web: www.levitt-safety.com Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com Sellstrom Manufacturing Co. 1 Sellstrom Dr Palatine IL 60067 847 358-2000 Fax: 847 358-8564 Toll-Free: 800 323-7402 sellstrom@sellstrom.com Web: www.sellstrom.com Mktg Coord Melissa Heard Tek Canada Optical Inc. 4096 Meadowbrook Dr Unit 127 London ON N6L 1G4 519 652-8800 Fax: 519 652-5008 Toll-Free: 888 565-5854 sales@tekoptical.com Web: www.tekoptical.com Pres Travis Rowe Tractel Ltd. 11020 rue Mirabeau Anjou QC H1J 2S3 514 493-3332 Fax: 514 493-3342 Toll-Free: 800 561-3229 fallstop@tractel.com Web: www.tractel.com Gen Mgr Joseph Kabis Tritech Fall Protection Systems Ltd. 3610 Manchester Rd SE Calgary AB T2G 3Z5 403 287-1499 Ext 118 Fax: 403 287-0818 Toll-Free: (Customer Service)

PUBLISHERS

Canadian Occupational Health & Safety News 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-6893 Fax: 416 510-5133 jcontant@ohscanada.com Editor Jason Contant EcoLog ERIS 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5204 Fax: 416 510-5204 Toll-Free: 866 517-5204 Toll-Free Fax: 866 251-8611 info@eris.com Web: www.eris.com Rsch/Dev Mgr Mark Mattei EcoLog Legislation and News Service 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Ext 8 sfrayne@ecolog.com Web: www.ecolog.com Sls/Mktg Rep Dan Bond EcoLog News 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133 llubka@ecolog.com Web: www.ecolog.com Sls/Mktg Rep Dan Bond HazMat Management Magazine 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-6798 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 bobrien@hazmatmag.com Web: www.hazmatmag.com Pub Brad O’Brien

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NASCO Industries, Inc. PO Box 427 Washington IN 47501 Location: 3 NE 21st St 812 254-7393 Fax: 812 254-6476 Toll-Free: 800 767-4288 sales@nascoinc.com Web: www.nascoinc.com Dir-Mktg Andrew Wirts

OHS Canada 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5102 Fax: 416 510-5140 pboxer@ohscanada.com Web: www.ohscanada.com Pub Peter Boxer

REFLECTIVE APPAREL

Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine 12 Concorde Place Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-6798 Fax: 416 510-5133 Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Toll-Free Fax: 866 251-8611 bobrien@solidwastemag.com Web: www.solidwastemag.com Pub Brad O’Brien

3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Superior Glove Works Ltd. 36 Vimy St Acton ON L7J 1S1 519 853-1920 Fax: 519 853-4496 Toll-Free: 800 265-7617 sales@superiorglove.com Web: www.superiorglove.com Natl Sls Mgr Frank MacDonald

PULLERS Power Pusher Canada 2895 Derry Rd E Suite 546 Mississauga ON L4T 1A6 905 764-6942 Fax: 905 764-6942 Toll-Free: 800 461-6734 info@pushorpull.com Web: www.pushorpull.com Pres N Slim Baksh

REHABILITATION/ PHYSIOTHERAPY Continuum – Division of Community Rehab 649B Colborne St London ON N6A 3Z2 519 434-9814 Ext 14 Fax: 519 434-2264 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 877 364-7519 cscollard@continuumrehab.com Web: www.continuumrehab.com Dir Cheryl Scollard

PUSHERS Power Pusher Canada 2895 Derry Rd E Suite 546 Mississauga ON L4T 1A6 905 764-6942 Fax: 905 764-6942 Toll-Free: 800 461-6734 info@pushorpull.com Web: www.pushorpull.com Pres N Slim Baksh

RADIO REMOTE CONTROLS Cattron – Theimeg Canada Ltd. 150 Armstrong Ave Units 5-6 Georgetown ON L7G 5G8 905 873-9440 Fax: 905 873-9449 salescdn@cattron.com Web: www.cattrongroup.com Natl Sls Mgr Bill Goldie

RAINWEAR Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen Saint Elizabeth Health Care 90 Allstate Pkwy Suite 300 Markham ON L3R 6H3 905 940-9655 Fax: 905 940-9934 Toll-Free: 800 463-1763 communications@saintelizabeth.com Web: www.saintelizabeth.com Sr VP-Bus Dev Neil Barran

RESCUE, CONFINED SPACE, HIGH ANGLE Capital Safety 260 Export Blvd Mississauga ON L5S 1Y9

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905 795-9333 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 387-7484 Toll-Free Fax: 888 387-7484 info.ca@capitalsafety.com Web: www.capitalsafety.com Natl Sls Mgr Dave Allendorf EHS Canada Inc. 2964 South Grimsby Rd 18 RR 1 Smithville ON L0R 2A0 905 643-3343 Fax: 905 643-3211 info@ehscanada.ca Web: www.ehscanada.ca Sr Proj Mgr Cathy Courage HAZCO Emergency Services 1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Ext 105 Fax: 905 574-0492 Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 info@team-1.com Web: www.teamhazco.com Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com Norguard Industries Inc. 945B Cambrian Hts Sudbury ON P3C 5M6 705 521-1115 Fax: 705 521-1005 Toll-Free: 800 267-6855 protection@norguard.com Web: www.norguard.com Pelsue Company 2500 South Tejon St Englewood CO 80110 303 936-7432 Fax: 303 934-5581 Toll-Free: 800 525-8460 Ext 222 sales@pelsue.com Web: www.pelsue.com Sls Mgr Ed Inman

RESPIRATOR FIT TESTERS 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Occupational Health Dynamics 197 Cahaba Valley Pkwy Pelham AL 35124 205 980-0180 Fax: 205 980-5764 Toll-Free: 888 464-3872 sales@ohdusa.com Web: www.ohdusa.com Pres Andy Coats Sperian Respiratory Protection 3001 South Susan St Santa Ana CA 92704 Fax: 401 233-7641 Toll-Free: 800 821-7236 Web: www.sperian.com/ Mgr Dorothy Jean Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com.

Special Electronics & Designs Inc./Rescom Sales Inc. 214 Bruce Ave Kincardine ON N2Z 2P3 519 396-8555 Fax: 519 396-4045 Toll-Free: 800 655-2740 sales@rescom.ca Web: www.rescom.ca Sls Specialist Erin Begley

RESPIRATORS

Tractel Ltd. 11020 rue Mirabeau Anjou QC H1J 2S3 514 493-3332 Fax: 514 493-3342 Toll-Free: 800 561-3229 fallstop@tractel.com Web: www.tractel.com Gen Mgr Joseph Kabis

Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

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3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage

Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente domnick hunter Canada – A Division of Parker-Hannifin Corporation 160 Chisholm Dr Milton ON L9T 3G9 905 693-3000 Fax: 905 876-1958 Toll-Free: 888 342-2623 ryan.dorant@parker.com Web: www.domnickhunter.com Bus Dev Mgr Jane Sexton Lab Safety Supply PO Box 1368 Janesville WI 53547-1368 Location: 401 South Wright Rd Janesville WI 53546 608 754-7160 Fax: 608 754-1806 Toll-Free: 800 356-0783 Toll-Free Fax: 800 543-9910 custsvc@labsafety.com Web: www.lss.com Commun Coord Michelle Bussan Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com Moldex-Metric Inc. 10111 W Jefferson Blvd Culver City CA 90232 310 837-6500 Fax: 310 837-9563 Toll-Free: 800 421-0668 sales@moldex.com Web: www.moldex.com Natl Sls Mgr David Schuck Sperian Respiratory Protection 3001 South Susan St Santa Ana CA 92704 Fax: 401 233-7641 Toll-Free: 800 821-7236 Web: www.sperian.com/ Mgr Dorothy Jean Sundstrom Safety Inc. 20 North Blossom St East Providence RI 02914 401 434-7300 Fax: 401 434-8300 lars.ronner@srsafety.com Web: www.srsafety.com Contact Lars Ronner The SEA Group (Safety Equipment America, Inc.) 20 North Blossom St East Providence RI 02914

401 434-7300 Toll-Free: 888 732-3500 sea.america@theseagroup.com Web: www.theseagroup.com The St. George Company Limited 20 Consolidated Dr Paris ON N3L 3T5 519 442-2046 Fax: 519 442-7191 Toll-Free: 800 461-4299 sales@thestgeorgeco.com Web: www.thestgeorgeco.com Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta: 403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION 3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage Acklands-Grainger Inc. 90 West Beaver Creek Rd Richmond Hill ON L4B 1E7 905 731-5516 Fax: 905 709-5541 Toll-Free: 800 668-8989 andersonr@agi.ca Web: www.acklandsgrainger.com Tech Mgr R Ron Anderson Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Draeger Safety Canada Ltd. 7555 Danbro Cres Mississauga ON L5N 6P9 905 821-8988 Fax: 905 821-2565 Toll-Free: 877 372-4371 Toll-Free Fax: 800 329-8823 sales.canada@draeger.com Web: www.draeger.com Asst Lynn Scharfe Great Lakes Safety Products 3303 Walker Rd Windsor ON N8W 3R9 519 972-6605 Fax: 519 972-6620 glspi@wincom.net

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Web: www.greatlakessafetyproducts.com Pres/Owner Thomas Diemer Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault Kimberly-Clark Professional 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd Roswell GA 30076 770 587-8000 Toll-Free: 800 255-6401 Toll-Free Fax: 800 579-3555 kcpinfo@kcc.com Web: www.kc-safety.com Contact Sharnel McLeod Moldex-Metric Inc. 10111 W Jefferson Blvd Culver City CA 90232 310 837-6500 Fax: 310 837-9563 Toll-Free: 800 421-0668 sales@moldex.com Web: www.moldex.com Natl Sls Mgr David Schuck O-Two Medical Technologies Inc. 7575 Kimbel St Mississauga ON L5S 1C8 905 677-9410 Fax: 905 677-2035 Toll-Free: 800 387-3405 resuscitation@otwo.com Web: www.otwo.com Sperian Respiratory Protection 3001 South Susan St Santa Ana CA 92704 Fax: 401 233-7641 Toll-Free: 800 821-7236 Web: www.sperian.com/ Mgr Dorothy Jean Sundstrom Safety Inc. 20 North Blossom St East Providence RI 02914 401 434-7300 Fax: 401 434-8300 lars.ronner@srsafety.com Web: www.srsafety.com Contact Lars Ronner The St. George Company Limited 20 Consolidated Dr Paris ON N3L 3T5 519 442-2046 Fax: 519 442-7191 Toll-Free: 800 461-4299 sales@thestgeorgeco.com Web: www.thestgeorgeco.com

RETURN-TO-WORK BGI Benchmark Group International 60 Centurian Dr Unit 217 Markham ON L3R 8T5 905 665-1656 Fax: 905 305-8901 Toll-Free: 888 293-4512 Toll-Free Fax: 800 780-6024 info@bgibenchmark.com Web: www.bgibenchmark.com Dir Heather Doucette Continuum – Division of Community Rehab 649B Colborne St London ON N6A 3Z2 519 434-9814 Ext 14 Fax: 519 434-2264 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 877 364-7519 cscollard@continuumrehab.com Web: www.continuumrehab.com Dir Cheryl Scollard disAbility & Health Management Solutions 51 McDougall Dr Barrie ON L4M 7B9 705 715-7052 dhms@dhms.on.ca Web: www.dhms.on.ca Dir Lucie Fournier ErgonoWorks Unlimited, Inc. 97 Major Button’s Dr Markham ON L3P 3X4 905 472-4996 Fax: 905 472-1879 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 429-5978 ergonoworks@rogers.com Web: www.ergonoworks.com Dir-Serv Janice E. Ray Health Systems Group 51 Tannery St Mississauga ON L5M 1V3 905 858-0333 Fax: 905 858-3136 Toll-Free: 888 809-0333 service@healthsystemsgroup.com Web: www.healthsystemsgroup.com Pres Kim Snider National Institute of Disability Management and Research 202-830 Shamrock St Victoria BC V8X 2V1 250 386-4388 Fax: 250 386-4398 nidmar@nidmar.ca Web: www.nidmar.ca Asst Exec Dir Joyce Gravelle Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca

Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen R.O.A.M Inc. 10 Wilkinson Rd Unit 22 Brampton ON L6T 5B1 905 452-9271 Fax: 905 452-8135 Toll-Free: 888 335-7626 Web: www.roamcanada.com Pres Heather Welner

Accuform Signs 16228 Flight Path Dr Brooksville FL 34604 Toll-Free: 800 237-1001 Toll-Free Fax: 800 394-4001 customerservice@accuform.com Web: www.accuform.com Mktg Coord Brad Montgomery

Workplace Medical Corp.

130 Wilson St Hamilton ON L8R 1E2 905 526-9744 Fax: 905 522-0425 Toll-Free: 800 263-9340 info@workplacemedical.com Web: www.workplacemedical.com Branch Office: WMC Mobile Hearing Testing Toronto, Ontario: 416 252-5885 Fax: 416 252-7090 info@wmcohs.com Mgr Kevin Gow. Active Canadian Emergency Training Inc. Waterloo, Ontario: 800 205-3278 Fax: 877 799-7778 info@activecanadian.com

SAFETY FLOORING No Skidding Product Inc. 266 Wildcat Rd Toronto ON M3J 2N5 416 667-1788 Fax: 416 667-1783 Toll-Free: 800 375-0571 sales@noskidding.com Web: www.noskidding.com VP-Sls Leon Altman Safeguard Technology Inc. 1460 Miller Pkwy Streetsboro OH 44241-4640 330 995-5200 Fax: 330 995-5201 Toll-Free: 800 989-1695 jgkerlek@safeguard-technology.com Web: www.safeguard-technology.com VP Jerome Kerlek SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring 2545 Beaufait St Detroit MI 48207 313 923-0400 Fax: 313 923-4555 Toll-Free: 800 754-7668 info@slipnot.com Web: www.slipnot.com VP-Dev Christina Molnar

Mul-T-Mat & Supply Co. 106 Rayette Rd Unit 4 Concord ON L4K 2G3

905 738-3171 Fax: 905 738-8792 Toll-Free: 800 567-6287 info@mul-t-mat.com Web: www.mul-t-mat.com Pres Marvin Vader

SAFETY MANUALS, POSTERS, ETC.

Wellpoint Health Corp.

202-3716 61 Ave SE Calgary AB T2C 1Z4 403 236-8400 Fax: 403 236-8806 jlewis@wellpointhealth.ca Web: www.wellpointhealth.ca Pres Shameer Dada

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Electrolab Training Systems PO Box 320 Belleville ON K8N 5A5 Location: 335 University Ave Belleville ON K8N 5T7 613 962-9577 Fax: 613 962-0284 Toll-Free: 800 267-7482 safety@electrolab.ca Web: www.electrolab.ca J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. PO Box 368 Neenah WI 54957-0368 Location: 3003 W Breezewood Ln 920 722-2848 Toll-Free: 800 327-6868 Toll-Free Fax: 800 727-7516 sales@jjkeller.com Web: www.jjkeller.com/jjk Dir-New Bus Dev David Ellis OLFA – North America 6589 Avalon Blvd Avon IN 46123 Location: 2600 Stanley Ave Niagara Falls ON L2E 6T3 Toll-Free: 800 962-6532 Toll-Free Fax: 866 800-6532 olfainformation@worldkitchen.com Web: www.olfa.com Mktg Mgr Carl Cottrell Summit Training Source, Inc. 4170 Embassy Dr SE Grand Rapids MI 49546 616 949-4343 Fax: 616 949-5684 Toll-Free: 800 842-0466 info@safetyontheweb.com Web: www.safetyontheweb.com Sls Mgr Teela Brown

SAFETY PRODUCTS, TRAFFIC Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

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Great Lakes Safety Products 3303 Walker Rd Windsor ON N8W 3R9 519 972-6605 Fax: 519 972-6620 glspi@wincom.net Web: www.greatlakessafetyproducts.com Pres/Owner Thomas Diemer Honeywell Safety Products (North) 10550 boul Parkway Anjou QC H1J 2K4 514 351-7233 Fax: 514 355-7233 Toll-Free: 888 212-7233 Toll-Free Fax: 888 879-7233 info@northsafety.ca Web: www.northsafety.com Dir-Mktg Comm Guy Arseneault International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau M. I. R. Fabric Products 1071657 Ont. Ltd. 1153 Pioneer Rd Unit L Burlington ON L7M 1K5 905 319-7049 Fax: 905 319-7048 Toll-Free: 877 779-4176 fabricproducts@bellnet.ca Web: www.mirfabricproducts.com Owner Gary Manley Nova Coating Technologies Inc. 2350 Cawthra Rd Unit 1 Mississauga ON L5A 2X1 905 275-2582 Fax: 905 275-3928 info@novacoating.com Web: www.novacoating.com Contact Frank Dawood

SAFETY PRODUCTS, UTILITY Grace Industries, Inc. 305 Bend Hill Rd Fredonia PA 16124 724 962-9231 Fax: 724 962-3611 Toll-Free: 800 969-6933 info@graceindustries.com Web: www.graceindustries.com Mktg Coord Alan Warren International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau

Justrite Mfg. Co., L.L.C. 2454 Dempster St Unit 300 Des Plaines IL 60016 847 298-9250 Fax: 847 298-9261 Toll-Free: 800 798-9250 Toll-Free Fax: 800 488-5877 justrite@justritemfg.com Web: www.justritemfg.com L.P. Royer Inc. 712 rue Principale Lac-Drolet QC G0Y 1C0 819 549-2100 Fax: 819 549-2584 Toll-Free: 800 567-7693 client@lproyer.com Web: www.lproyer.com Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com No Skidding Product Inc. 266 Wildcat Rd Toronto ON M3J 2N5 416 667-1788 Fax: 416 667-1783 Toll-Free: 800 375-0571 sales@noskidding.com Web: www.noskidding.com VP-Sls Leon Altman SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring 2545 Beaufait St Detroit MI 48207 313 923-0400 Fax: 313 923-4555 Toll-Free: 800 754-7668 info@slipnot.com Web: www.slipnot.com VP-Dev Christina Molnar The Safety Knife Company 7948 Park Dr St Louis MO 63117 314 645-3900 Fax: 314 645-0728 Web: www.safetyknife.net/ Dir-Mktg Laura Wissman Wera Tools Inc. 730 South Service Rd Unit 3 Stoney Creek ON L8E 5S7 905 643-6600 Fax: 905 643-6604 Toll-Free: 800 267-5541 Toll-Free Fax: 877 650-9372 info@weratools.com Web: www.weratools.com Pres Ian Parkhill

SAFETY PROGRAMS, TRAINING Bob Dale Gloves & Imports Ltd. 4504 82 Ave Edmonton AB T6B 2S4 780 469-2100

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Fax: 780 466-0256 Toll-Free: 800 661-7303 Toll-Free Fax: 866 485-0982 kgrieve@bobdalegloves.com Web: www.bobdalegloves.com Mktg Dir Ken Grieve BodyLogic Health Management Inc. Box 91758 West Vancouver BC V7V 4S1 Fax: 206 426-3243 Toll-Free: 800 887-8018 info@backlogic.com Web: www.backlogic.com Bongarde Media Co. 501 Main St Penticton BC V2A 9A6 250 493-2200 Fax: 250 493-1970 Toll-Free: 800 667-9300 Toll-Free Fax: 800 493-1970 sales@bongarde.com Web: www.safetysmart.com Pres Mark Ziebarth DuPont Personal Protection PO Box 2200 RPO Streetsville Mississauga ON L5M 2H3 Location: 7070 Mississauga Rd Mississauga ON L5N 5M8 905 821-5858 Toll-Free: 800 387-2122 Toll-Free Fax: 866 826-6750 lorne.d.strachan@can.dupont.com Web: www.personalprotection.dupont.ca Mktg/Commun Mgr Lorne Strachan EHS Canada Inc. 2964 South Grimsby Rd 18 RR 1 Smithville ON L0R 2A0 905 643-3343 Fax: 905 643-3211 info@ehscanada.ca Web: www.ehscanada.ca Sr Proj Mgr Cathy Courage Electrolab Training Systems PO Box 320 Belleville ON K8N 5A5 Location: 335 University Ave Belleville ON K8N 5T7 613 962-9577 Fax: 613 962-0284 Toll-Free: 800 267-7482 safety@electrolab.ca Web: www.electrolab.ca Elite Training Company 102 Rawling Cres Brampton ON L6Z 1N8 905 846-5509 info@elite-training.ca Web: www.elite-training.ca Human Resources Services Group Inc. 675 The Queensway Unit B Peterborough ON K9J 7J6 705 749-1259 Fax: 705 749-1453 Toll-Free: 877 907-7744 info@hrsgroup.com Web: www.hrsgroup.com

Innovative Fall Protection 234-11929 40th St SE Calgary AB T2Z 4M8 403 257-1833 Fax: 403 257-7467 Toll-Free: 866 257-2888 info@innovativefallprotection.com Web: www.innovativefallprotection.com Lift Truck Safety Training Centre Inc. PO Box 22004 Edmonton AB T6L 0A1 780 465-5001 Toll-Free: 888 665-5001 Web: www.liftrucksafetytraining.ca Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP 1 Queen St E Suite 2500 Toronto ON M5C 2Z1 416 862-8280 Fax: 416 862-8247 Toll-Free: 800 411-2900 info@mathewsdinsdale.com Web: www.mathewsdinsdale.com Partner Mark D Mills Branch Office: Sarnia, Ontario Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com National Safety Council 1121 Spring Lake Dr Itasca IL 60143-3201 630 285-1121 Fax: 630 285-1315 Toll-Free: 800 621-7619 customerservice@nsc.org Web: www.nsc.org Mktg Mgr Heidi Mitchell Occupational Safety Group (OSG) 3330 Dingman Dr London ON N6E 3W8 519 850-4000 Fax: 519 850-1020 Toll-Free: 800 815-9980 info@osg.ca Web: www.osg.ca CEO Mark Lisburn O’Reilly Health & Safety Consulting 24 Southport St Suite 852 Toronto ON M6S 4Z1 416 294-4141 info@ohsconsulting.ca Web: www.ohsconsulting.ca Owner Yvonne O’Reilly Oxyfil Inc. 5863 Leslie St Suite 410 Toronto ON M2H 1J8 416 948-6877 oxyfil@canada.com Pres/Owner Harry Grief

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 Branch Office: Laval, Québec: 514 567-6501 oxyfil@canada.com Peavey Performance Systems/ Safety Jackpot 10749 W 84th Terrace Lenexa KS 66214 913 888-0600 Fax: 913 495-6757 Toll-Free: 800 235-2495 info@safetyjackpot.com Web: www.safetyjackpot.com Sls Mgr Pat Tracy ProActive ReSolutions Inc. 142-1020 Mainland St Vancouver BC V6B 2T4 604 482-1750 Fax: 604 669-0145 Toll-Free: 877 585-9933 info@proactive-resolutions.com Web: www.proactive-resolutions.com Client Relationship Specialist Sushila Ramniel Safety Sync Corporation 1006 11 Ave SW Floor 2 Calgary AB T2R 0G3 403 668-6402 Toll-Free: 866 668-6402 Toll-Free Fax: 866 802-9799 info@safetysync.com Web: www.safetysync.com Sls/Mktg Mgr Brad Caldwell Skid Control School 576 Bronte Rd Oakville ON L6L 6S1 Toll-Free: 888 516-6522 info@skidcontrolschool.com Web: www.skidcontrolschool.com Summit Training Source, Inc. 4170 Embassy Dr SE Grand Rapids MI 49546 616 949-4343 Fax: 616 949-5684 Toll-Free: 800 842-0466 info@safetyontheweb.com Web: www.safetyontheweb.com Sls Mgr Teela Brown Vocam Canada Marketing LP 350 Burnhamthorpe Rd W Suite 305 Mississauga ON L5B 3J1 905 595-2578 Fax: 905 949-4241 sales@vocam.ca Web: www.vocam.ca Mgr Dylan Volkhandl Weber Supply Company Inc. PO Box 1418 Kitchener ON N2G 4H6 Location: 675 Queen St S Kitchener ON N2M 1A1 519 888-4200 Fax: 519 888-4205 Toll-Free: 800 668-4100 Toll-Free Fax: 800 565-4205 info@webersupply.com Web: www.webersupply.com Sls/Mktg Serv Mgr Lexi Amatruda

SAFETY RAILINGS Kee Safety, Ltd. 219 Connie Cres Unit 9 Concord ON L4K 1L4 905 669-1494 Fax: 905 669-4347 Toll-Free: 877 505-5003 info@keesafety.com Web: www.keesafety.com

SAFETY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT

Hazmasters 1915 Clements Rd Pickering ON L1W 3V1 905 427-0220 Fax: 905 427-9901 Toll-Free: 877 747-7117 jbeattie@hazmasters.com Web: www.hazmasters.com

info@canross.com Web: www.canross.com Cartier Chemicals Ltd. 445 21e Av Lachine QC H8S 3T8 514 637-4631 Fax: 514 637-8804 Toll-Free: 800 361-9432 info@vytac.com Web: www.cartierchem.com Pres/Mgr-VYTAC Div Bill Robins

3M Canada Ltd. 5520 Explorer Dr Suite 201 Mississauga ON L4W 5L1 800 265-1840 Ext 3732 Fax: 905 602-6275 Toll-Free Fax: 888 452-8053 Web: www.3m.ca/safety Natl Sls Mgr David Savage

Collins Safety Inc. 648 Progress Ave Kingston ON K7M 4W9 613 389-9886; (Customer Service) 514 526-7931 Ext 232 Fax: 613 389-9943 info@collins.ca Web: www.collins.ca Ops Mgr Robert McCallum

Acklands-Grainger Inc. 90 West Beaver Creek Rd Richmond Hill ON L4B 1E7 905 731-5516 Fax: 905 709-5541 Toll-Free: 800 668-8989 andersonr@agi.ca Web: www.acklandsgrainger.com Tech Mgr R Ron Anderson

Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com

American Slip Meter, Inc. 126 Corporation Way Unit I Venice FL 34285 941 484-2300 Fax: 941 484-2311 Toll-Free: 800 299-2039 info@americanslipmeter.com Web: www.americanslipmeter.com Pres Bill Stephenson

DEVTRA Inc. – The “CHECKER” 2441 Lakeshore Rd W PO Box 265 Oakville ON L6J 5A2 905 825-0172 Fax: 905 469-8831 Toll-Free: 800 291-4719 devtra@sympatico.ca Web: www.thechecker.net Gen Mgr David Lefevre

ArcOne Welding & Safety Products 85 Independence Dr Taunton MA 02780 508 884-9600 Fax: 508 884-9666 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 223-4685 msullivan@aceintl.com Web: www.arc1weldsafe.com Mktg Asst Laurie Ferland Bausch & Lomb 1400 N Goodman St Rochester NY 14609 585 338-6000 Fax: 585 338-8798 Toll-Free: 800 452-6789 Toll-Free Fax: 800 777-3066 visprod@bausch.com Web: www.bausch.com/va Gen Mgr Steve Kelly Can-Ross Environmental Services Ltd. 2270 South Service Rd W Oakville ON L6L 5M9 905 847-7190 Fax: 905 847-7175 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 847-7190

EverGlow NA, Inc. PO Box 830 Matthews NC 28106-0830 Location: 1122 Industrial Dr 704 841-2580 Fax: 704 841-2582 Toll-Free: 866 744-4706 info@everglow.us Web: www.everglow.us Sls Mgr Charles V Barlow Fisher Safety 112 Colonnade Rd Ottawa ON K2E 7L6 613 226-8874 Fax: 613 226-8639 Toll-Free: 800 234-7437 Toll-Free Fax: 866 228-4615 help@fishersci.ca Web: www.fishersafety.ca Glove Guard, LP PO Box 946 Highlands TX 77562 Location: 1625 E Houston St 281 426-2714 Fax: 281 426-6135 Toll-Free: 888 660-6133 safety@gloveguard.com Web: www.gloveguard.com

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Innovative Fall Protection 234-11929 40th St SE Calgary AB T2Z 4M8 403 257-1833 Fax: 403 257-7467 Toll-Free: 866 257-2888 info@innovativefallprotection.com Web: www.innovativefallprotection.com International Sew-Right Co. 6190 Don Murie St Niagara Falls ON L2E 6X8 905 374-3600 Fax: 905 374-6121 intsewright@safetyclothing.com Web: www.safetyclothing.com Pres Lyse Moreau Jomac Canada Inc. 10 rue Bachelder Stanstead QC J0B 3E2 819 876-7531 Fax: 819 876-5361 Toll-Free: 800 567-2765 amcknight@jomaccanada.com Web: www.jomaccanada.com Jordan David 400 Babylon Rd Horsham PA 19044 215 441-9595 Fax: 215 441-9642 Toll-Free: 888 677-5477 noslips@jordandavid.com Web: www.jordandavid.com Justrite Mfg. Co., L.L.C. 2454 Dempster St Unit 300 Des Plaines IL 60016 847 298-9250 Fax: 847 298-9261 Toll-Free: 800 798-9250 Toll-Free Fax: 800 488-5877 justrite@justritemfg.com Web: www.justritemfg.com Levitt-Safety 2872 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5T5 905 829-3299 Fax: 905 829-2919 Toll-Free: 888 453-8488 csr@levitt-safety.com Web: www.levitt-safety.com MAPA Professional 8150 Thackeray Court Broadview Hts OH 44147 800 537-2897 Fax: 800 537-3299 Toll-Free: 800 537-2897 sales@mapaglove.com Web: www.mapaglove.com Mktg Mgr Carmen Castro

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M.I.R. Fabric Products 1071657 Ont. Ltd. 1153 Pioner Rd Unit L Burlington ON L7M 1K5 905 319-7049 Fax: 905 319-7048 Toll-Free: 877 779-4176 fabricproducts@bellnet.ca Web: www.mirfabricproducts.com Owner Gary Manley Miller Fall Protection/SPERIAN PO Box 271 Franklin PA 16323 Location: 1345 15th St 814 432-2118 Fax: 814 432-2415 Toll-Free: 800 873-5242 Toll-Free Fax: 800 892-4078 millertechexpert@sperianprotection.com Web: www.millerfallprotection.com MST, Inc./Modern Safety Techniques PO Box 87 Hicksville OH 43526-0087 Location: 11370 Breininger Rd 419 542-6645 Fax: 419 542-6475 Toll-Free: 800 542-6646 modsafe@bright.net Web: www.modsafe.com Pres/Owner Charles Martin Neath Industrial Safety 1249 Advance Rd Burlington ON L7M 1G7 905 319-0844 Fax: 905 319-0870 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 327-9998 info@neathsafety.com Web: www.neathsafety.com No Skidding Product Inc. 266 Wildcat Rd Toronto ON M3J 2N5 416 667-1788 Fax: 416 667-1783 Toll-Free: 800 375-0571 sales@noskidding.com Web: www.noskidding.com VP-Sls Leon Altman Nova Coating Technologies Inc. 2350 Cawthra Rd Unit 1 Mississauga ON L5A 2X1 905 275-2582 Fax: 905 275-3928 info@novacoating.com Web: www.novacoating.com Contact Frank Dawood OLFA – North America 6589 Avalon Blvd Avon IN 46123 Location: 2600 Stanley Ave Niagara Falls ON L2E 6T3 Toll-Free: 800 962-6532 Toll-Free Fax: 866 800-6532 olfainformation@worldkitchen.com Web: www.olfa.com Mktg Mgr Carl Cottrell

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Pacesetter Sales & Associates 20 Arthur Hall Dr Sharon ON L0G 1V0 905 478-8042 Fax: 905 478-8010 clindsay@pacesettersales.com Web: www.pacesettersales.com Pres Craig Lindsay Safeguard Technology Inc. 1460 Miller Pkwy Streetsboro OH 44241-4640 330 995-5200 Fax: 330 995-5201 Toll-Free: 800 989-1695 jgkerlek@safeguard-technology.com Web: www.safeguard-technology.com VP Jerome Kerlek S.L.O.W. Corporation PO Box 454 Manitowoc WI 54221 920 683-9503 Fax: 920 683-9511 info@slowcorporation.com Web: www.slowcorporation.com Ops Mgr Amy Haupt SOS Emergency Response Technologies 160 Tycos Dr Suite 126 North York ON M6B 1W8 416 789-7689 Fax: 416 789-5470 Toll-Free: 888 645-8323 info@sostor.com Web: www.sostor.com Pres Terry Brown Strider-Resource PO Box 290 Bond Head ON L0G 1B0 Location: 5667 King Rd PO Box 370 Nobleton ON L0G 1N0 905 859-3901 Fax: 905 859-4345 service@strider-resource.com Web: www.strider-resource.com The Safety Knife Company 7948 Park Dr St Louis MO 63117 314 645-3900 Fax: 314 645-0728 Web: www.safetyknife.net/ Dir-Mktg Laura Wissman Trillium International (Derma Defense Ltd.) PO Box 80932 Burnaby BC V5H 4K1 Toll-Free: 888 801-8488 trilliuminternational@telus.net Wayne Safety Inc. 1250 Sheppard Ave W Toronto ON M3K 2A6 416 661-1100 Fax: 416 661-3447 Toll-Free: 800 387-3713 ws-sales@waynesafety.com Web: www.waynesafety.com Mgr Aaron Nisker Branch Office: Calgary, Alberta:

403 273-4606 Fax: 403 273-4662

SECURITY, PADLOCK

Wearwell 199 Threet Industrial Rd Smyrna TN 37167 615 254-8381 Fax: 615 255-4428 Toll-Free: 800 264-3030 Toll-Free Fax: 800 874-4551 info@wearwell.com Web: www.wearwell.com

Unique Products Inc. 16116 88A Ave Edmonton AB T5R 4N6 Location: 16865 110 Ave Edmonton AB T5P 1G8 780 974-7039 upi@shaw.ca Web: www.e-zeelockouts.com Pres/Owner Pat Hanlon

Weber Supply Company Inc. PO Box 1418 Kitchener ON N2G 4H6 Location: 675 Queen St S Kitchener ON N2M 1A1 519 888-4200 Fax: 519 888-4205 Toll-Free: 800 668-4100 Toll-Free Fax: 800 565-4205 info@webersupply.com Web: www.webersupply.com Sls/Mktg Serv Mgr Lexi Amatruda

SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

Wera Tools Inc. 730 South Service Rd Unit 3 Stoney Creek ON L8E 5S7 905 643-6600 Fax: 905 643-6604 Toll-Free: 800 267-5541 Toll-Free Fax: 877 650-9372 info@weratools.com Web: www.weratools.com Pres Ian Parkhill

SAFETY, PRE-START REVIEWS Westlake & Associates Consulting 126 Essex Crt Thunder Bay ON P7A 7P1 807 345-6691 Fax: 807 345-8229 ohslaw@shaw.ca Web: ohslaw.shawwebspace.ca Man Sfty Eng Larry Westlake

SEATING, ERGONOMIC BioFit Engineered Products PO Box 109 Waterville OH 43566-0109 Location: 15500 Biofit Way Bowling Green OH 43402 419 823-1089 Fax: 419 823-1342 Toll-Free: 800 597-0246 biofit@biofit.com Web: www.biofit.com Dir-Mktg Elizabeth Sworden ergoCentric Seating Systems 275 Superior Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2L6 905 696-6800 Fax: 905 696-0899 Toll-Free: 866 438-3746 Toll-Free Fax: 800 848-5190 service@ergocentric.com Web: www.ergocentric.com

CSE Incendie et Sécurité 5990 Vanden Abelle Saint-Laurent QC H4S 1R9 514 737-2280 Fax: 514 737-2751 Toll-Free: 866 737-2280 info@cseis.com Web: www.cseis.com Sls Mgr Chris Castravelli Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com domnick hunter Canada – A Division of Parker-Hannifin Corporation 160 Chisholm Dr Milton ON L9T 3G9 905 693-3000 Fax: 905 876-1958 Toll-Free: 888 342-2623 ryan.dorant@parker.com Web: www.domnickhunter.com Bus Dev Mgr Jane Sexton Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com Sperian Fire 900 Douglas Pike Smithfield RI 02917 800 343-3411 Fax: 401 233-7641 information@sperian.com Web: sperian.com Contact Anne Chambers

SHELTERS Duo-Gard Industries, Inc. 40442 Koppernick Rd Canton MI 48187-4279 734 207-9700 Fax: 734 207-7995 Toll-Free: 800 872-4404

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 info@duo-gard.com Web: www.duo-gard.com Dir-Mktg Linda Byam

valves@thermomegatech.com Web: www.thermomegatech.com Acct Mgr Paul Driscoll

dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente

Pelsue Company 2500 South Tejon St Englewood CO 80110 303 936-7432 Fax: 303 934-5581 Toll-Free: 800 525-8460 Ext 222 sales@pelsue.com Web: www.pelsue.com Sls Mgr Ed Inman

SIGNS AND LABELS

Pan Tec – Division of Thomas Machinery Ltd. 31 Arrow Rd Unit 5 Guelph ON N1K 1S8 519 824-5617 Fax: 519 824-9691 Toll-Free: 800 361-3079 info@pr88.com Web: www.pr88.com Mgr Joel Alaves

SHOWERS, EMERGENCY Bradley Corporation W142 N9101 Fountain Blvd Menomonee Falls WI 53051 262 251-6000 Fax: 262 251-5817 Toll-Free: 800 272-3539 info@bradleycorp.com Web: www.bradleycorp.com Mktg Mgr Kris Alderson Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946 dentec@dentecsafety.com Web: www.dentecsafety.com Pres Claudio Dente Encon Safety Products 6825 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Houston TX 77041 713 466-1449 Fax: 713 466-1703 Toll-Free: 800 283-6266 customerservice@EnconSafety.com Web: www.enconsafety.com Haws Corporation 1455 Kleppe Ln Sparks NV 89431 775 359-4712 Fax: 775 359-7424 Toll-Free: 888 640-4297 info@hawsco.com Web: www.hawsco.com Prod Mgr Margo Mee Ralston CanSafe – Division of A.E. Ralston Sales Ltd. PO Box 263 Fergus ON N1M 2W8 Location: 525 Glengarry Cres 519 787-1297 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 800 267-1611 Toll-Free Fax: 800 669-2392 sales@cansafe.com Web: www.cansafe.com Therm-Omega-Tech, Inc. 353 Ivyland Rd Warminster PA 18974-2205 215 674-9992 Fax: 215 674-8594 Toll-Free: 877 379-8258

AddLight.com 5034 Providence Rd Charlotte NC 28226-5850 704 525-6210 Fax: 704 525-6310 Toll-Free: 888 367-1010 info@addlight.com Web: www.addlight.com Pres Paul Holmes Fire Safety Displays Co. 20422 Van Born Rd Dearborn Heights MI 48125 313 274-7888 Fax: 313 274-9277 dccox@firesafetydisplays.com Web: www.firesafetydisplays.com VP David Cox ICC The Compliance Center Inc. 205 Matheson Blvd E Unit 7 Mississauga ON L4Z 1X8 905 890-7228 Fax: 905 890-7070 Toll-Free: 888 977-4834 sales@thecompliancecenter.com Web: www.thecompliancecenter.com Dir-Mktg Karrie Ishmael North American Safety Products, Inc. 9233 Gulfstream Rd Frankfort IL 60423 Fax: 815 469-2131 Toll-Free: 800 475-6946 mmobeck@naspinc.com Web: www.naspinc.com Pres Martin J Mobeck

SKIN CARE PRODUCTS Deb Canada 42 Thompson Rd W Waterford ON N0E 1Y0 519 443-8697 Fax: 519 443-5160 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 332-7627 Toll-Free Fax: 800 567-1652 debcanada@debcanada.com Web: www.debgroup.com Degil Safety Products Inc. 200 Zenway Blvd Unit 1 Vaughan ON L4H 0L6 905 856-1511 Fax: 905 856-1694 Toll-Free: 800 332-1810 Toll-Free Fax: 800 304-9629 degil@degilsafety.com Web: www.degilsafety.com Dentec Safety Specialists, Inc. 210 Pony Dr Unit 2 Newmarket ON L3Y 7B6 905 953-9946 Fax: 905 953-8351 Toll-Free: 888 533-6832 Toll-Free Fax: 888 953-9946

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Toll-Free: 800 754-7668 info@slipnot.com Web: www.slipnot.com VP-Dev Christina Molnar Trusty Step International 271 Western Ave Lynn MA 01904 781 593-9800 Fax: 781 598-4937 Toll-Free: 800 323-0047 safety@trusty-step.com Web: www.trusty-step.com Pres Stan Handman

STOKO® Skin Care/ Evonik Stockhausen, Inc. 2401 Doyle St Greensboro NC 27406 Fax: 336 333-7512 Toll-Free: 800 334-0242 stoko-us@evonik.com Web: www.stokoskincare.com Mktg Comm/Event Specialist Myra Montgomery

SOFTWARE, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, RISK ANALYSIS Niagara Software Ltd. 20 Bay St Suite 1205 Toronto ON M5J 2N8 416 366-5212 Fax: 416 264-6366 Toll-Free: 888 892-2776 Web: www.wcbpro.ca Pres Paul Ambos

Trillium International (Derma Defense Ltd.) PO Box 80932 Burnaby BC V5H 4K1 Toll-Free: 888 801-8488 trilliuminternational@telus.net

SOFTWARE, AUDIT, WCB, WHMIS Internet Based Learning Ltd. 687 Whitehaven Cres London ON N6G 4V6 519 850-9892 Fax: 519 850-2254 info@ibl.ca Web: www.whmis.net Dir-Sls/Mktg Paul Williams

SLEEP MANAGEMENT Alert@Work Human Resource Services 427 Briarvale Crt Saskatoon SK S7V 1B8 306 975-1165 Fax: 306 652-6161 Toll-Free: 866 975-1165 schurgoode@sasktel.net Web: www.alertatwork.com Owner Carolyn Schur

SLIP CONTROL American Slip Meter, Inc. 126 Corporation Way Unit I Venice FL 34285 941 484-2300 Fax: 941 484-2311 Toll-Free: 800 299-2039 info@americanslipmeter.com Web: www.americanslipmeter.com Pres Bill Stephenson Dynamic Research Company, Inc. 4800 Meadows Rd Suite 300 Lake Oswego OR 97035 503 699-1335 Fax: 503 699-1094 Toll-Free: 800 876-2232 info@saf-t-step.com Web: www.saf-t-step.com Pres Dale Burson

KnowledgeWare Communications Corp.

204-20475 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge BC V2X 9B6 604 465-5224 Fax: 604 465-4681 Toll-Free: 800 893-9333 info@kccsoft.com Web: www.kccsoft.com Pres Ron McNutt Niagara Software Ltd. 20 Bay St Suite 1205 Toronto ON M5J 2N8 416 366-5212 Fax: 416 264-6366 Toll-Free: 888 892-2776 Web: www.wcbpro.ca Pres Paul Ambos

SOFTWARE, HEALTH AND SAFETY

SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring 2545 Beaufait St Detroit MI 48207 313 923-0400 Fax: 313 923-4555

Bertrand Johnson Acoustics Inc. 5995 boul Gouin O bureau 302 Montréal QC H4J 2P8 514 332-2050 (Customer Service) 514 335-3021 Fax: 514 339-1057 Toll-Free: 800 363-0958 info@bjainc.com Web: www.bjainc.com Pres Ninon Bertrand

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Canadian Centre For Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) 135 Hunter St E Hamilton ON L8N 1M5 905 572-2981 Fax: 905 572-2206 Toll-Free: 800 668-4284 clientservices@ccohs.ca Web: www.ccohs.ca ErgoCanada – Ergonomics Portal of Micwil Group of Companies Ltd. PO Box 9022 Saskatoon SK S7K 7E7 306 382-5995 Fax: 306 382-4995 Toll-Free: 866 335-3746 sales@ergocanada.com Web: www.ergocanada.com Owner Michael Craggs KnowledgeWare Communications Corp.

204-20475 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge BC V2X 9B6 604 465-5224 Fax: 604 465-4681 Toll-Free: 800 893-9333 info@kccsoft.com Web: www.kccsoft.com Pres Ron McNutt MSDSpro LLC 1300 E 68th Ave Suite 208A Anchorage AK 99518 907 272-6635 Fax: 907 274-6635 Toll-Free: 888 673-7776 sales@msdspro.com Web: www.msdspro.com Pres Ali Zaarour Safety Sync Corporation 1006 11 Ave SW Floor 2 Calgary AB T2R 0G3 403 668-6402 Toll-Free: 866 668-6402 Toll-Free Fax: 866 802-9799 info@safetysync.com Web: www.safetysync.com Sls/Mktg Mgr Brad Caldwell

SOFTWARE, HUMAN RESOURCES KnowledgeWare Communications Corp.

204-20475 Lougheed Hwy Maple Ridge BC V2X 9B6 604 465-5224 Fax: 604 465-4681 Toll-Free: 800 893-9333 info@kccsoft.com Web: www.kccsoft.com Pres Ron McNutt

SOLVENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL J. Walter Company Ltd. 5977 aut Transcanadienne Pointe-Claire QC H9R 1C1 514 630-2800

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Fax: 514 630-2828 Toll-Free: 888 592-5837 walter@jwalter.com Web: www.walter.com Adv Mgr Gerhard Paril Lord & Partners Ltd. 741 Muskoka Rd 3 N Unit 9 Huntsville ON P1H 2L3 705 788-1966 Fax: 705 788-1969 Toll-Free: 877 490-6660 info@lordandpartners.com Web: www.lordandpartners.com Pres/CEO Barry Young

SOUND LEVEL METERS Casella USA 17 Old Nashua Rd Unit 15 Amherst NH 03031 603 672-0031 Fax: 603 672-8053 Toll-Free: 800 366-2966 info@casellausa.com Web: www.casellausa.com VP-Sls/Mktg Robert Selwyn Coll Health & Safety Inc. 145 Traders Blvd E Suite 15 Mississauga ON L4Z 3L3 905 625-3994 Fax: 905 625-6684 Toll-Free: 800 267-9317 bruce@collhealth.com Web: www.collhealth.com Pres/Owner Bruce Gibson GENEQ Inc. 8047 rue Jarry E Montréal QC H1J 1H6 514 354-2511 Fax: 514 354-6948 Toll-Free: 800 463-4363 info@geneq.com Web: www.geneq.com Pres Maurice Parisé

SPILL CLEANUP, SUPPLIES, SERVICES Can-Ross Environmental Services Ltd. 2270 South Service Rd W Oakville ON L6L 5M9 905 847-7190 Fax: 905 847-7175 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 847-7190 info@canross.com Web: www.canross.com Cartier Chemicals Ltd. 445 21e Av Lachine QC H8S 3T8 514 637-4631 Fax: 514 637-8804 Toll-Free: 800 361-9432 info@vytac.com Web: www.cartierchem.com Pres/Mgr-VYTAC Div Bill Robins

Clean Harbors Environmental Services 4090 Telfer Rd RR 1 Corunna ON N0N 1G0 519 864-1021 Fax: 519 864-3866 Toll-Free Fax: 800 444-4244 customerservice@cleanharbors.com Web: www.cleanharbors.com HAZCO Emergency Services 1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Ext 105 Fax: 905 574-0492 Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 info@team-1.com Web: www.teamhazco.com

Toll-Free: 800 475-6946 mmobeck@naspinc.com Web: www.naspinc.com Pres Martin J Mobeck Pro Telec CheckMate 11233 30 St SW Calgary AB T2W 4N5 Location: 200-1450 Mountain Ave Winnipeg MB R2X 3C4 403 455-2186 Fax: 403 455-2190 Toll-Free: 866 475-0784 info@protelecalarms.com Web: www.proteleccheckmate.com Consultant Janet Murphy

TDG TRAINING

TankTek Environmental Services Ltd. 970 Third Conc Rd Pickering ON L1V 2P8 905 839-4400 Fax: 905 839-6600 Toll-Free: 877 789-6224 inquiries@tanktek.com Web: www.tanktek.com Pres Thomas Burt

Danatec Educational Services Ltd. 201-11450 29 St SE Calgary AB T2Z 3V5 403 232-6950 Fax: 403 232-6952 Toll-Free: 800 465-3366 info@danatec.com Web: www.danatec.com Bus Dev Alina Martin

Veolia ES Canada Services Industriels Inc. 1705 3e Av Montréal QC H1B 5M9 514 645-1621 Fax: 514 645-5133 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 778-6699 Info-Veolia@VeoliaSE.com Web: www.Veoliase.com

EssentialEHS Inc. 94 Moregate Cr Brampton ON L6S 3K9 905 799-3805 george@essential-EHS.com Web: www.essential-EHS.com Dir George Ayers

SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS Family Services Employee Assistance Programs 2 Carlton St Suite 1005 Toronto ON M5B 1J3 416 585-9985 Fax: 416 642-1902 Toll-Free: 888 765-8464 info@fseap.com Web: www.fseap.com

SURVEILLANCE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT Investigative Research Group 49 Truman Rd Suite 102 Barrie ON L4N 8Y7 705 739-4800 Fax: 705 739-0290 Toll-Free: 800 721-7393 info@irg-investigation.com Web: www.irg-investigation.com Dir-Sls/Mktg Ashalee Mohamed

SYSTEM SAFETY North American Safety Products, Inc. 9233 Gulfstream Rd Frankfort IL 60423 Fax: 815 469-2131

YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711 Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 info@yowcanada.com Web: www.yowcanada.com

THERMAL IMAGING SYSTEMS Mine Safety Appliances 5535 Eglinton Ave W Unit 222 Toronto ON M9C 5K5 416 620-4225 Fax: 416 620-9697 Toll-Free: 800 267-0672 info@msanet.com Web: www.msanet.com

TRAINING AIDS AND MANUALS Armstrong Medical Industries, Inc. 575 Knightsbridge Pkwy Lincolnshire IL 60069 847 913-0101 Fax: 847 913-0138 Toll-Free: 800 323-4220 csr@armstrongmedical.com Web: www.armstrongmedical.com

BUYERS’ GUIDE 2011 BodyLogic Health Management Inc. Box 91758 West Vancouver BC V7V 4S1 Fax: 206 426-3243 Toll-Free: 800 887-8018 info@backlogic.com Web: www.backlogic.com Bongarde Media Co. 501 Main St Penticton BC V2A 9A6 250 493-2200 Fax: 250 493-1970 Toll-Free: 800 667-9300 Toll-Free Fax: 800 493-1970 sales@bongarde.com Web: www.safetysmart.com Pres Mark Ziebarth DEVTRA Inc. – The “CHECKER” 2441 Lakeshore Rd W PO Box 265 Oakville ON L6J 5A2 905 825-0172 Fax: 905 469-8831 Toll-Free: 800 291-4719 devtra@sympatico.ca Web: www.thechecker.net Gen Mgr David Lefevre Electrolab Training Systems PO Box 320 Belleville ON K8N 5A5 Location: 335 University Ave Belleville ON K8N 5T7 613 962-9577 Fax: 613 962-0284 Toll-Free: 800 267-7482 safety@electrolab.ca Web: www.electrolab.ca Industrial Scientific Corp.

1A-153 Pembina Rd Sherwood Park AB T8H 0B9 780 467-2423 Fax: 780 467-2105 Toll-Free: 800 338-3287 info@indsci.com Web: www.indsci.com Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711 Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 info@yowcanada.com Web: www.yowcanada.com

TRAINING AND EDUCATION Alert@Work Human Resource Services 427 Briarvale Crt Saskatoon SK S7V 1B8 306 975-1165 Fax: 306 652-6161 Toll-Free: 866 975-1165 schurgoode@sasktel.net Web: www.alertatwork.com Owner Carolyn Schur ARETE Safety 204-2323 Quebec St Vancouver BC V5T 4S7 604 732-1799 Fax: 604 732-1798 Toll-Free: 877 337-1122 aretesafety@arete.ca Web: www.arete.ca Bellwood Health Services Inc. 1020 McNicoll Ave Scarborough ON M1W 2J6 416 495-0926 Fax: 416 495-7943 Toll-Free: 800 387-6198 info@bellwood.ca Web: www.bellwood.ca Mktg Admin Assist Jennifer Lezcano Beyond Rewards Inc. 218 Silvercreek Pkwy N Unit 17A Suite 327 Guelph ON N1H 8E8 Location: 57 Rochelle Dr Guelph ON N1K 1L1 519 821-7440 Fax: 519 821-7680 Toll-Free: 877 423-4927 info@beyondrewards.ca Web: www.beyondrewards.ca Pres Lynn Bard British Columbia Institute of Technology 3700 Willingdon Ave Burnaby BC V5G 3H2 604 432-8220 Fax: 604 432-8988 Toll-Free: 800 663-6542 Ext 8220 Web: www.bcit.ca/study/ programs/6850diplt Prog Head – Certificate David Wood Canadian Centre For Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) 135 Hunter St E Hamilton ON L8N 1M5 905 572-2981 Fax: 905 572-2206 Toll-Free: 800 668-4284 clientservices@ccohs.ca Web: www.ccohs.ca Canadian Standards Association 5060 Spectrum Way Suite 100 Mississauga ON L4W 5N6 416 747-4000 Fax: 416 747-2473 Toll-Free: 800 463-6727

333 Bay St Suite 2900 416 360-2897 Toll-Free: 866 355-7903 cedwards@heenan.ca Web: www.heenanblaikie.com Partner Cheryl A Edwards

sales@csa.ca Web: www.csa.ca Mktg Coord Claudine Denny Crisis Prevention Institute 3315-K North 124th St Brookfield WI 53005 262 783-5787 Fax: 262 783-5906 Toll-Free: 800 558-8976 info@crisisprevention.com Web: www.crisisprevention.com Electrolab Training Systems PO Box 320 Belleville ON K8N 5A5 Location: 335 University Ave Belleville ON K8N 5T7 613 962-9577 Fax: 613 962-0284 Toll-Free: 800 267-7482 safety@electrolab.ca Web: www.electrolab.ca Elite Training Company 102 Rawling Cres Brampton ON L6Z 1N8 905 846-5509 info@elite-training.ca Web: www.elite-training.ca Family Services Employee Assistance Programs 2 Carlton St Suite 1005 Toronto ON M5B 1J3 416 585-9985 Fax: 416 642-1902 Toll-Free: 888 765-8464 info@fseap.com Web: www.fseap.com Gowlings 1 First Canadian Place 100 King St W Suite 1600 Toronto ON M5X 1G5 416 862-3580 Fax: 416 862-7661 Toll-Free: 866 862-5787 sanya.persaud@gowlings.com Web: www.gowlings.com/ohslaw Mgr Sanya Persaud HAZCO Emergency Services 1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Ex. 105 Fax: 905 574-0492 Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 info@team-1.com Web: www.teamhazco.com Health Systems Group 51 Tannery St Mississauga ON L5M 1V3 905 858-0333 Fax: 905 858-3136 Toll-Free: 888 809-0333 service@healthsystemsgroup.com Web: www.healthsystemsgroup.com Pres Kim Snider Heenan Blaikie LLP PO Box 2900 Toronto ON M5H 2T4 Location: Bay Adelaide Centre

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HETEK Solutions Inc. 2085 Piper Ln London ON N5V 3S5 519 659-1144 Fax: 519 453-2182 Toll-Free: 888 432-8422 hetek.sales@hetek.com Web: www.hetek.com Bus Dev Mgr Gary Fricke ICC The Compliance Center Inc. 205 Matheson Blvd E Unit 7 Mississauga ON L4Z 1X8 905 890-7228 Fax: 905 890-7070 Toll-Free: 888 977-4834 sales@thecompliancecenter.com Web: www.thecompliancecenter.com Dir-Mktg Karrie Ishmael International Safety Equipment Association 1901 N Moore St Suite 808 Arlington VA 22209 703 525-1695 Fax: 703 528-2148 isea@safetyequipment.org Web: www.safetyequipment.org Pres Daniel K Shipp Internet Based Learning Ltd. 687 Whitehaven Cres London ON N6G 4V6 519 850-9892 Fax: 519 850-2254 info@ibl.ca Web: www.whmis.net Dir-Sls/Mktg Paul Williams LEHDER Environmental Services Limited 704 Mara St Suite 210 Point Edward ON N7V 1X4 519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311 Toll-Free: 877 534-3371 info@lehder.com Web: www.lehder.com Principal M Mark Roehler Branch Office: Edmonton, Alberta: 780 462-4099 Fax: 780 462-4392 info@lehder.com Lift Truck Safety Training Centre Inc. PO Box 22004 Edmonton AB T6L 0A1 780 465-5001 Toll-Free: 888 665-5001 Web: www.liftrucksafetytraining.ca National Institute of Disability Management and Research 202-830 Shamrock St Victoria BC V8X 2V1 250 386-4388 Fax: 250 386-4398 nidmar@nidmar.ca

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Web: www.nidmar.ca Asst Exec Dir Joyce Gravelle Occupational Safety Group (OSG) 3330 Dingman Dr London ON N6E 3W8 519 850-4000 Fax: 519 850-1020 Toll-Free: 800 815-9980 info@osg.ca Web: www.osg.ca CEO Mark Lisburn Optimal Performance Consultants Inc. 90 Sherbourne St Suite 305 Toronto ON M5A 2R1 416 860-0004 Fax: 416 860-0005 Toll-Free: 888 768-2106 info@OptimalPerformance.ca Web: www.OptimalPerformance.ca Dir-Ops/Mktg Jamila Mohideen O’Reilly Health & Safety Consulting 24 Southport St Suite 852 Toronto ON M6S 4Z1 416 294-4141 info@ohsconsulting.ca Web: www.ohsconsulting.ca Owner Yvonne O’Reilly ProActive ReSolutions Inc. 142-1020 Mainland St Vancouver BC V6B 2T4 604 482-1750 Fax: 604 669-0145 Toll-Free: 877 585-9933 info@proactive-resolutions.com Web: www.proactive-resolutions.com Client Relationship Specialist Sushila Ramniel Raising the Standard Consulting Incorporated 230 Sandalwood Pkwy PO Box 41514 Brampton ON L6Z 4R1 905 840-1918 Fax: 905 840-3135 rtsc@rtsconsulting.com Web: www.rtsconsulting.com Pres Stanford Brown Saint Elizabeth Health Care 90 Allstate Pkwy Suite 300 Markham ON L3R 6H3 905 940-9655 Fax: 905 940-9934 Toll-Free: 800 463-1763 communications@saintelizabeth.com Web: www.saintelizabeth.com Sr VP-Bus Dev Neil Barran Skid Control School 576 Bronte Rd Oakville ON L6L 6S1 Toll-Free: 888 516-6522 info@skidcontrolschool.com Web: www.skidcontrolschool.com Summit Training Source, Inc. 4170 Embassy Dr SE Grand Rapids MI 49546

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616 949-4343 Fax: 616 949-5684 Toll-Free: 800 842-0466 info@safetyontheweb.com Web: www.safetyontheweb.com Sls Mgr Teela Brown SWD Enterprises Inc. 3188 Queen Frederica Dr Mississauga ON L4Y 3B1 905 615-8984 Fax: 905 615-9097 scottd@liftingseminars.com Web: www.liftingseminars.com Pres Scott Davenport Topf Initiatives Executive Commons 175 Strafford Ave Suite One Wayne PA 19087 610 783-1776 Fax: 610 783-1775 mtopf@topfinitiatives.com Web: www.topfinitiatives.com Pres/CEO Michael Topf Vocam Canada Marketing LP 350 Burnhamthorpe Rd W Suite 305 Mississauga ON L5B 3J1 905 595-2578 Fax: 905 949-4241 sales@vocam.ca Web: www.vocam.ca Mgr Dylan Volkhandl Workplace Safety and Prevention Services 5110 Creekbank Rd Suite 300 Mississauga ON L4W 0A1 905 614-4272 Fax: 905 614-1414 Toll-Free: 800 406-4272 Toll-Free Fax: 800 316-4272 customercare@iapa.ca Web: www.iapa.ca Workplace Safety North 690 McKeown Ave North Bay ON P1B 7M2 705 474-7233 Fax: 705 472-5800 Toll-Free: 888 730-7821 info@workplacesafetynorth.ca Web: www.healthandsafetyontario.ca Commun Mgr Susan Haldane

TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS

Veolia ES Canada Services Industriels Inc. 1705 3e Av Montréal QC H1B 5M9 514 645-1621 Fax: 514 645-5133 Toll-Free: (Customer Service) 888 778-6699 Info-Veolia@VeoliaSE.com Web: www.Veoliase.com YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8 613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711 Toll-Free: 866 688-2845 info@yowcanada.com Web: www.yowcanada.com

UNIFORM SERVICES VF Imagewear Canada, Inc. 9146 Yellowhead Trail NW Edmonton AB T5B 1G2 780 479-4444 Ext 400 Fax: 780 474-1110 Toll-Free: 800 667-0700 Ext 400 Toll-Free Fax: 866 419-1110 tim_lemessurier@vfc.com Web: www.bulwark.com Reg Dir-Sls Cda Tim LeMessurier

VENTILATION ASSESSMENT AND TESTING ETCOS 96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1 905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439 info@etcoscanada.com Web: www.etcoscanada.com Proj Mgr Ravi Sharma

VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE Aeroflo Inc. 205 Matheson Blvd E Unit 12 Mississauga ON L4Z 3E3 905 890-6192 Fax: 905 890-6193 Toll-Free: 800 779-4021 aeroflo@aeroflo.com Web: www.aeroflo.com VP-Sls Jim Paron

Achieve Technologies Ltd. 130-8191 Westminster Hwy Richmond BC V6X 1A7 604 272-9840 Toll-Free: 888 833-7233 support@achieve-eds.com Web: www.achieve-eds.com Proj Mgr Norman Kerray

Air Systems International 829 Juniper Cres Chesapeake VA 23320 757 424-3967 Fax: 757 424-5348 Toll-Free: 800 866-8100 Toll-Free Fax: 800 247-5850 sales@airsystems.com Web: www.airsystems.com

Detox Environmental Ltd. PO Box 458 Stn Main Bowmanville ON L1C 3Z2 Location: 322 Bennett Rd 905 623-1367 Fax: 905 623-5494 info@detoxenvironmental.com

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Instrumentation ...................................76 Job Site Analysis/ Physical Demands Analysis ..................... 76 Knives, Safety ......................................76 Laboratory Services ..............................76 Law, Environmental ..............................76 Law, OH&S, WCB ..................................76 Legislation ...........................................77 Lens Cleaners .......................................77 Life Coaching ........................................77 Lifting Equipment .................................77 Lighting, Explosion-Proof ......................77 Lockout Equipment ...............................77 Lone Worker ........................................77 MSDS Management Authoring and Distribtion......................................77 Material Handling .................................78 Mats, Anti-Fatigue ................................78 Mats, Anti-Slip ......................................78 Mirrors, Safety and Security ..................78 Newsletters ..........................................78 Noise Control ........................................78 Noise Dosimeters ..................................79 Noise Measurement/Testing ..................79 Occupational Hygiene Assessments ........79 Occupational Medicine ..........................79 Online Training .....................................79 Personal Protective Apparel...................79 Personal Protective Equipment ..............80 Publishers ............................................81 Pullers..................................................81 Pushers ................................................81 Radio Remote Controls ..........................81 Rainwear..............................................81 Reflective Apparel.................................81 Rehabilitation/Physiotherapy ...............81 Rescue, Confined Space, High Angle ......81 Respirator Fit Testers ............................82 Respirators ...........................................82 Respiratory Protection...........................82 Return-to-Work ....................................83 Safety Flooring .....................................83 Safety Logo Matting..............................83 Safety Manuals, Posters, Etc ..................83

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ARREST POOH-POOHED: Getting busted for drinking and driving is bad enough, but throwing feces at a police officer is sure to make matters worse. In April, QMI Agency reported that a man in Sarnia, Ontario was none too pleased about having been dumped in the drunk tank. Officers certainly had reason for doing so, having investigated reports of a truck leaving a rural road and rolling over into a field. The driver, 52, was retrieved and taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. He refused to give a breath sample, but drinking and driving charges were laid nonetheless. Then, it was off to jail where officers were treated to drunken stylings such as smearing a security camera with excrement, urinating all over the cell and throwing feces at an officer. For that, a charge of assaulting a police officer was added to the list.

SAY ANYTHING: There is political correctness that can obscure language into near-meaningless blather, and then there is just being daft. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown did well to sack a Labour Party candidate during the recent election campaign after the latter’s nasty tweets about slavery and his unkind reviews of the Commons speaker, elderly voters and even a tennis star became public.

“Twit,” “coffin dodgers” and “d*ck” were among the non-PC descriptions used, the London Evening Standard reported in April. The 24-year-old parliamentary candidate was given the heave-ho for his display of questionable judgement (in 140 characters or less). No worries now, though, with the Labour Party falling to the Tories when the ballots were counted.

PROTEST LAUNCHED: A Chinese farmer recently opted for a more “proactive” approach to protest than simply pitching a sign. Reuters, quoting state media, reported in June that the farmer had fashioned a cannon from a wheelbarrow and pipes to counter eviction teams looking to confiscate his land. To make his point, the farmer used the cannon to fire rockets, made from fireworks. As of June, he had dissuaded two groups from getting hold of his land on the outskirts of Wuhan. Hoping to avoid direct hits, he aimed the rockets — which can travel 100-plus metres — over visitors’ heads.

HOME BUILDERS: Talk about a strong work ethic. Beavers right here at home have achieved a feat so big that it can be seen from space. The Toronto Sun reported in May that their dam measures about a kilometre long and is located on the southern edge of Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park.

Experts suggest that several beaver families joined forces over a number of months to construct the spacious digs.

MAUL COP: A worker at the Great Bear Adventures tourist attraction in Montana — perhaps buoyed by a recent puff — thought it a good idea to feed the animals. His brilliant plan unravelled soon after he entered a grizzly’s pen on November 2, 2007 and was mauled, requiring that he be hospitalized, The Associated Press recently reported. The owner of the attraction argued the man was a volunteer and that the incident was caused by his marijuana use. However, a Mon98

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tana judge extinguished that argument, ruling that because the man was paid, he was an employee. He further noted that even if the worker did smoke some pot before arriving on the job, this was not the main cause of the bear attack.

PACKAGE DEAL: This package was all but tied up with ribbon when a passerby snapped a picture of a Canada Post worker in Toronto catching some Zs inside a postal box. The snafu was captured at about 10 am one day in late June, the Toronto Sun reports. The box is meant to hold sorted letters to be picked up by mail carriers for local delivery.

SPECIAL ORDER: A woman in Dayton, Ohio could not help but be satisfied after receiving her order from a local Taco Bell. When she rolled up to the drive-thru window in mid-May, instead of her meal, the woman was handed a bag of cash, QMI Agency reported at the time. An employee mistakenly handed her the restaurant’s morning bank deposit, which amounted to US$2,000. It is store policy to put the deposit in a Taco Bell bag and hand it to a manager through the drive-thru window. Another customer, this time at a Wendy’s in Daytona Beach, Florida, was considerably less happy with her order. In mid-May, she and a female employee began arguing at the drive-thru window about an incorrect order, The Associated Press reports. The woman left her vehicle and entered the restaurant, carrying a pink stun gun. She chased the employee while a friend cheered her on. The manager threatened to call police, putting an end to the so-called fun and games. Police were able to track down the women, a task made considerably easier when one of them called the restaurant to complain about its service, thereby leaving a trail.

BUS STOP: A Calgary bus driver chose a bad time for a pit stop last May. It was about 5:50 am on a Sunday when he stopped at a fast-food joint to use the facilities, CBC News reported at the time. But when he emerged from the restaurant, his bus was nowhere to be seen. That’s because two men had boarded the unattended vehicle and taken it for a half-hour spin. The bus hit at least two parked vehicles, resulting in minor damage to both. City transit policy allows a bus to be left running if a driver is away for fewer than five minutes.

DELIVERY OPTIONS: Postal officials in Philadelphia discovered 20,000 pieces of undelivered mail, but Mr. “neither rain nor shine” was nowhere to be found. Visiting the postal carrier’s home after he had missed several days of work, the officials found the mail in his garage, CBS News reported in May. The surreptitious stash contained items dating back to 1997. The worker was officially reported missing in April. At least he didn’t have to move in with his mother, which seems to have been the only option for a 38-year-old carrier across the pond who had stored so much undelivered mail in his flat that there was no space left for him. The Daily Mail Reporter noted last May that, over a two-year period, the worker stole or delayed more than 76,000 items. He has since pleaded guilty to several charges.

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