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- CCOHS: Pushing and Pulling - General
Who uses pushing and pulling motions at work? Workers use various pushing and pulling techniques in a wide range of activities, such as: using manual carts and trucks sliding objects such as cartons on flat surfaces (tables, floors, etc
- CCOHS: Noise - Basic Information
Noise - Basic Information On this page What are sound and noise? Why is noise an important workplace hazard? How can I tell if my workplace is too loud? What are some properties of noise that can be measured? What are pitch and frequency? What is sound pressure? What is a sound pressure level? What is sound power? What is the relation between sound pressure and sound power? What kinds of noise
- CCOHS: Chronic Pain at Work
What is chronic pain? Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage
- CCOHS: Food and Kitchen Hygiene
What are the key steps to preventing food-borne illnesses? The key steps are: Clean – keep yourself and your work areas cleanSeparate – keep raw meat and other raw animal products away from other foodsCook – always properly cook and prepare foodsChill – store foods appropriately both before and after cookingWhat are ways to keep you and the work areas clean when handling food? Poor
- CCOHS: Hazard and Risk - Hazard Control
What is a hazard control program? A hazard control program consists of all steps necessary to protect workers from exposure to a substance or system, the training and the procedures required to monitor worker exposure and their health to hazards such as chemicals, materials or substances, or other types of hazards such as noise and vibration
- CCOHS: Needlestick and Sharps Injuries
What are needlestick injuries? Needlestick injuries are wounds caused by needles that unintentionally puncture the skin
- CCOHS: How Workplace Chemicals Enter the Body
How can chemicals enter my body? In order for a chemical to harm a person's health, it must first come into contact with or enter the body, and it must have some biological effect on the body
- CCOHS: Hepatitis B
What is hepatitis B? Back to top Hepatitis B is an infectious liver disease It is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) Infections of hepatitis B occur only if the virus is able to enter the bloodstream and reach the liver Once in the liver, the virus reproduces and releases large numbers of new viruses into the bloodstream To combat the disease, the body has several defences White blood
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