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Repetitive Injury Day
February 28

Second Collective Discussion about Return-to-Work/Stay-at-Work

OHS Connect goes live
March 15

Medical journal recants 1998 study linking autism to vaccine

Winter Driving Safety Factsheets from WorkSafeBC

H1N1 Flu Virus Information

OHS Connect Violence Prevention podcast series
April 22 to May 27

OHS Connect Live Violence Prevention Web Conference
June 3

Western Conference on Safety,
April 12-13, 2010

WorkSafeBC Patient Handling workshops, May 4, 2010

Annual Health Care Professional Conference,
June 4, 2010

Health and Safety News

Health and Safety News, OHSAH’s newsletter, is an information source with up-to-date occupational health and safety news relevant to the healthcare sector, as well as updates on OHSAH projects. Read the current issue, or look through our back issues.

Bagless laundry system reduces injuries

The focus of this project was to assess the impact of a bagless laundry system on the risk of musculoskeletal injury (MSI) to laundry staff. The project also examined the cost-benefit of putting a bagless laundry system in place.

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Database

Click here to access database

Economic Consequences Survey

OHS Connect goes live on March 15!