Derek McEwen
Market Segment Manager, Fire Systems and Mining Technology
8 solutions for recognized safety hazards in mining
Mining industry professionals are early adopters of mining tools with new technology because it improves safety and work efficiency. This post is an...
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Jonathan McCallum
Market Segment Manager: Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Monitoring
Is work damaging your lungs? The 7 worst jobs for breathing problems
Your lungs will hurt by the end of this article. Ok, maybe they won’t hurt. But you are going to be more aware of...
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Jonathan McCallum
Market Segment Manager: Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Monitoring
What is fit testing and why should I care?
Do you wear a respirator for work? Were you fit tested for it? If you haven’t been, you should be! A respirator fit test...
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Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
Roses are red, violets are blue. Here’s a safety poem we wrote just for you.
Happy Valentine’s Day! We know how hard it is to find the right words to tell someone just how much you care for them. Let...
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Jonathan McCallum
Market Segment Manager: Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Monitoring
Your ultimate cheat sheet for Respirator Fit Testing
We recently published the ultimate cheat sheet for the new CAN/CSA-Z94.4 respiratory protection standards which gives a great high-level look at the Standard’s...
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Michael Douglas
National Manager, Marketing Segments
Welding: The Cancer Risk No One Thinks About
Substantial new evidence shows welding fumes and UV radiation from welding are actually Group 1 carcinogens The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)...
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Bruce Levitt
President
Is Your Fire Station Compliant?
You know we consider ourselves the leader when it comes to fire protection and safety products in Canada, but did you know we’ve...
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Julie McFater
Director of Marketing
Occupational Cancer: Are You at Risk?
What are you exposed to while on the job? As millions of Canadians head into work each day, the Ontario Cancer Research Centre...
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Jonathan McCallum
Market Segment Manager: Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Monitoring
How to pass a respirator fit test
The title of this post might seem a bit misleading, but we get asked “how do I pass a respirator fit test?” a...
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Jonathan McCallum
Market Segment Manager: Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Monitoring
Respirator Fit Testing Tips and Tricks: Basic Trouble Shooting
If you’ve ever performed QNFT (quantitative) respirator fit testing, you know that the process can sometimes be challenging and interspersed with occasional failed...
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Eric Huard
Market Segment Manager, Personal Safety
What’s So Dangerous About Construction, Anyway?
Construction is huge business in Canada. In fact, the Toronto Region Board of Trade estimates we’ll see a jump of about 147,000 construction-related...
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Maureen McGillis
Digital Marketing Strategist
NFPA 1981, 2018 Edition Standards Update
A recent change impacting the issuance of the NFPA 1981 Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services, 2018, was recently...
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