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Canadian Occupational Safety's Editorial Advisory Board
Dave Gouthro, CRSP, CHSC, CHSO
Occupational Health & Safety
Consulting
David Johnston, CRSP
Director, EHS
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd.
Eldeen Pozniak
Director
Pozniak Safety Associates Inc.
Guy Chenard
Retired Senior H&S Advisor
Ontario Power Generation
Maureen Shaw
President
Act Three Consulting
Dr. Ron Saunders
Director of Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Institute for Work and Health
22 Hearing protection
Ototoxic chemicals can cause signifi cant
hearing loss
By Stefan Dubowski
20 Combustible dust
Recognizing and mitigating the hazards
By Linda Johnson
VOLUME 52
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ISSUE 6
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OCTOBER 2014
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FEATURES
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manual material
handling
Maneuvering heavy loads can
lead to MSIs and repetitive
strain injuries for workers in
manufacturing
By Amanda Silliker
COVER STORY
CoVEr Photo: NICoLE AShLEy PhotogrAPhy
COLUMNS
14
TRAINING
Meeting the needs of HR and safety
By Glyn Jones
15
LEGAL LANDSCAPE
OHS offi cials not immune to corruption
By Norm Keith
16
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
How to successfully appeal a workers' compensation decision
By David Marchione
DEPARTMENTS
6
HEALTH AND SAFETY NEWS
Updates from the world of health and safety
8
PEOPLE & PLACES
The industry movers and shakers
9
UP CLOSE
Profi ling personalities in OHS: Ken Ricketts
23
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Product focus: Hearing protection; cutting safety
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Ototoxic chemicals can cause signifi cant
hearing loss
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