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A hantavirus risk control program for employers and workers |
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Contains guidelines for employers to prevent hantavirus infections and to implement a risk control program to minimize potential worker exposure to hantavirus. Includes recommended work procedures. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB) |
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HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis B and C: preventing exposure at work |
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Recommends workplace precautions to prevent exposure to bloodborne diseases. Focuses on employers and workers who are not expected to come in contact with blood and body fluids at work. Covers HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C; how to reduce risk of infection; and safe work practices. |
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Source: Workers' Compensation Board of BC (WCB) |
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Protocol for protecting emergency responders from communicable disease |
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Provides paramedics, fire fighters, and police and others involved in emergency situations with a standard procedure on how to deal with exposure to blood and airborne infectious agents such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, TB, and meningococcal bacteria. |
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Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health Planning |
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Pregnant and working? Keep your workplace safe for you and your baby |
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Offers tips for identifying and reducing workplace health and safety risks during pregnancy. Discusses risks such as chemicals and hazardous substances, infectious diseases, radiation, standing and sitting, lifting, shift work, noise levels, stress, and pregnancy discrimination. |
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Source: Capital Health |
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Cancer and the workplace: an overview for workers and employers |
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Provides an overview of cancer, how the risk of cancer is higher in some workplaces, and how workers and employers can reduce the risk. Includes answers to frequently asked questions, a glossary, and a list of websites. |
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Source: Alberta Cancer Board |
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