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2012
Ontario School Board Charged Following Death of Student February 2012
2011
Ontario News Flash December 2011
First Safety Blitz of 2012: MSDs December 2011
Alberta: Lack of Fall Protection Procedures November 2011
Attention Ontario High Schools October 2011
Ontario Ministry of Labour Safety Blitz : Underground Mines October 2011
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. Fined for OH&S Violation September 2011
YOW Canada Launches Workplace Violence & Harassment Online Course  July 2011
Ontario Safety Blitz : Pits and Quarries July 2011
YOW Canada Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary June 2011
Tower Crane: Ontario Safety Blitz Focus June 2011
Ontario Government Launches Safety Blitz May 2011
Safety of Young Workers May 2011
TDG Amendment 9 March March 2011
YOW Canada Supports NAOSH Week March 2011
Joint Health and Safety Committees in Ontario February 2011
Safety Blitz Focuses on Loading Docks February 2011
Occupational Health & Safety in Nunavut and NWT February 2011
Partners in Prevention Conference and Trade Show January 2011
2010
TDG French Online Training is Now Available at YOW Canada Inc. December 2010
Conveyor Guarding and Lockout Blitz October 2010
Fall Related Fines Reach 20 in Saskatchewan September 2010
We are now on Facebook! August 2010
Safety Blitz Warning: MSDs July 2010
Ministry of Labour Takes Charge of Workplace Safety June 2010
YOW Canada Supports NAOSH Week April 2010
Maximum OH&S Penalty Issued for Potash Corporation March 2010
Amendments to the Controlled Products Regulations & the Hazardous Products Act March 2010
YOW Canada Launches New, Re-designed TDG Online Courses March 2010
Man Injured After Fall February 2010
Six Charges Laid After Miner's Death January 2010
Partners in Prevention Conference and Trade Show January 2010
2009
Worker Dies After Falling Off a Cherry Picker December 2009
See a List of all Fall Protection Provincial Contacts December 2009
Safety Blitz Warning: Electrical Hazards August 2009
Fall Incident Leads to Injured Worker August 2009
Amendment to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act  July 2009
Safety Blitz Warning: Workplace Hazardous Materials  July 2009
Beware of High Pressure Sales Tactics  June 2009
Worker Dies After Fall Incident  June 2009
YOW Canada Launches Fall Protection Online Course  May 2009
Manufacturing Sector Continues to Suffer May 2009
Lack of Training Results in Death April 2009
BC Incident Results in Death - WorkSafeBC Issues Fine February 2009
Amendment to the Propane Storage and Handling Regulations  February 2009
Ontario Safety Blitz  February 2009
YOW Canada to Attend Health & Safety Canada 2009 - IAPA Conference & Trade Show  February 2009
New Legislation for Temporary Workers Hired by Agencies January 2009
2008
Are Your Material Safety Data Sheets Up-to-Date? November 2008
2 Dead due to a Propane Tank Incident August 2008
YOW Canada Launches New Product - WHMIS Regulations Binder  July 2008
Amendment 6 to TDG Regulations June 2008
Workplace Injury Rate Down By 20 %: McGuinty Government Introduces New Plan To Build On Success  June 2008
YOW Canada to attend Health & Safety Canada 2008 - IAPA Conference & Trade Show  April 2008
2007
Ontario Ministry of Labour Employer Alert: High-Pressure Sales Tactics Providing Misleading Information About Workplace Notices And Safety Training   October 2007
Amendment 7 to TDG Regulations Effective August 22, 2007   August 2007
BC Implements "Young or New Worker" OH&S Training Requirements  August 2007 
YOW Canada Launches Confined Spaces Awareness Online Course  August 2007 
See a List of all Confined Spaces Provincial Contacts  July 2007 
See a List of all WHMIS Provincial Contacts  July 2007 
YOW Canada to Launch Two New Courses - Confined Spaces & Fall Protection Online  July 2007 
YOW Canada to Donate Percentage of all May Sales to Ottawa Marathon & Ottawa Hospital Foundation  May 2007 
YOW Canada to attend Health & Safety Canada 2007 - IAPA Conference & Trade Show  February 2007 
The Responsibility to Classify Class 6.2 Infectious Substances  January 2007
2006
Amendment 6 to TDG Regulations Available for Comment   October 2006
YOW Canada to Exhibit and Present at CarFixWORLD in October 2006   June 2006
Prokleen Washing Services (Oakville) Inc. Fined $60,000 for Health & Safety Violation  June 2006
Ontario MOL News Release: Make Health & Safety a Summer Job Priority  June 2006
4 Dead in BC Mine due to Colourless Gas  May 2006
Article: Hydraulic Oil/Oxygen Mix Causes Explosion  February 2006 
Source: Safetysmart.com
YOW Canada to attend Health & Safety Canada 2006 - IAPA Conference & Trade Show  February 2006 
YOW Canada launches e-newsletter. E-news :: The Quarterly Newsletter for Safety Professionals  January 2006 
 
2005
WHMIS to Change to UN Endorsed 'Globally Harmonized System'(GHS) by 2008  November 2005  
YOW Canada Attends IAPA Eastern Ontario Health & Safety Conference   November 2005  
TDG Regulations Update: Amendment 5 to TDG Regulations Effective September 21, 2005   October 2005  
Ontario Court of Justice Updates Fines for TDG Act Infractions Effective August 1, 2005   September 2005  
TDG Regulations Update: Amendment 4 to TDG Regulations Effective July 13, 2005   September 2005  
Article: Yikes! New Dangerous Goods Rules for Contractor Vehicles   September 2005 
Source: Plumbing & HVAC Magazine
Article: The Hazardous Goods Challenge   September 2005
Source: Plumbing & HVAC Magazine
TDG Clear Language 3 year Recertification Date is August 15, 2005  August 2005
Mining Company Fined $45,350 for Spray Paint Accident   August 2005
YOW Canada Launches WHMIS Online Course   July 2005
Incident Reports from Transport Canada  May 2005
Worker Suffers Serious Burns in Fire   April 2005
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