Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is not the only cause of work-related hearing loss. A recent article written by Stefan Dubowski, published in COS magazine, is shedding light on how exposure to certain chemicals, known as Ototoxic chemicals can cause hearing loss, as...
If you witnessed a family member or co-worker in cardiac arrest, would you know what to do? As November is CPR month, CPR knowledge and training is being encouraged more than ever. While increasing in popularity, a new study is shedding light on the fears and...
Fever? Headache? Muscle aches? Many Canadians feel these symptoms in the coming months. This illness can’t be treated with antibiotics, will usually affect people for a week or more and will cost the Canadian economy billions of dollars. Many will die. If you’ve been...
If you are an employer in Ontario and you are subject to the provisions of the WSIB, you should be aware that your employees may now have the ability to make a whole new class of claims, due to Decision 2157/09. For businesses, mental illness is estimated to cost the...
The Ebola virus is in the news and, if your workplace is like ours, your employees may be wondering what your company is doing about it. This would be a good time to review your disaster recovery plans and update it for medical disasters if it was not done during the...
