Canadian Occupational Safety

June/July 2015

Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine is the premier workplace health and safety publication in Canada. We cover a wide range of topics ranging from office to heavy industry, and from general safety management to specific workplace hazards.

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• Blast pressure (upwards of 2,000 lb./sq.ft.) • Sound blast (noise can reach 140 dB) • Heat (four times hotter than the sun's surface) WORKER PROTECTION: • De-energize the circuit • Substitute with safer systems or processes • Insulation • Guarding • Warning signs and barricades • Ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) • Training • Electrical specific personal protective equipment (PPE), tools and equipment

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