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Visit the link below before July 6 to nominate that health and safety professional who truly stands out from the rest. Does he work with employees to improve their safety? Did she spearhead a successful initiative for improving worker health? It's time they get the recognition they deserve. The winner of the Safety Leader of the Year award will attend the Canada's Safest Employers gala on Oct. 24 in Toronto, grace the cover of the December/ January issue of COS and star in a video of his/her accomplishments. Nominate a co-worker, industry peer, boss or whoever makes a difference in safety. www.cos-mag.com/safety-leader Follow us: twitter.com/cosmagazine Join our group: Canadian Occupational Safety MOL priorities Peter Augruso, assistant deputy minister at the Ontario Ministry of Labour, reveals what his offi ce will be looking for during 2017-18 inspections. Safety Tips The latest Safety Tip video looks at traffi c management in warehouses and other facilities. 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Edwards and Norm Keith Professional Development Glyn Jones Safety Culture Dave Fennell CUSTOMER SERVICE Tel. 416-609-3800 (Toronto)/ 1-800-387-5164 (outside Toronto) Fax 416-298-5082 (Toronto)/ 1-877-750-9041 (outside Toronto) customersupport.legaltaxcanada@tr.com 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, CHSC, CHSMSA, CRSP, Director, Pozniak Safety Associates Inc. Guy Chenard, CRSP, C.E.T. Safety Consultant Carolyn Wisdom, CIH, CRSP Owner, Wisdom Consultants Ron Saunders Director of Knowledge Transfer & Exchange Institute for Work & Health AMANDA SILLIKER FROM THE EDITOR More videos at cos-mag.com/video.html visit us online cos-mag.com THOMSON REUTERS CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ON NOW ONLINE EXCLUSIVES LATEST VIDEOS Printed in Tick talk L yme disease is scary. It can cause facial paralysis, unexplained hair loss, double vision and about 97 other symp- toms. But perhaps the scariest thing is that is it frequently misdiagnosed as illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis, fi bromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. This means individuals end up suffering for much, much longer than necessary while they are treated for illnesses they do not have. Speaking with Jim Wilson, the executive director of CanLyme, was illuminating to me. It's unbelievable how quickly Lyme disease is spreading — a fact many experts attribute to global warming — and how often it is misdiagnosed. All companies that have any outdoor workers at all need to read this issue's cover story (page 14) and share it with their workforce. Workers need to know how to protect themselves, identify the symptoms of Lyme disease and get help right away if they are exhibiting any of the symptoms. Unfortunately, the onus may be on the worker to push for Lyme disease testing and seek out a medi- cal professional with Lyme disease expertise, as not all physicians across Canada are willing to administer the test. The inspiration for the restaurant safety story (page 18) came from our Canada's Safest Employers gala in October. At the 3M Winners' Circle Celebration, servers dressed as scientists made liquid nitrogen popcorn for the guests. It was very entertaining to watch as the server poured the liquid over the popcorn, which immediately created a mad scientist feel with a cloud of vapour. The popcorn was cool on my tongue — an unexpected sensation — and it was delicious. I decided to look into this gastronomy trend a bit further to see if it posed any health and safety risks for workers — and of course it does. While our servers were donning the proper personal protective equipment, many restaurant and food service workers who use liquid nitrogen do not. In fact, a chef in Germany blew off both his hands by not using the chemical properly. There are a slew of other food trends that can put workers at risk as well, but it's not just physical safety at issue here. In November, a group of chefs in Edmonton got together for the Food for Thoughts fundraiser to address mental health in restaurants. This is an initiative that deserves to be applauded. Restaurants are very high-stress environments fi lled with machismo where workers do not want to talk about their emotional struggles. It's time to break down these barriers and ensure all restaurants are psychologically safe. One of the best restaurants in the world, El Celler de Can Roca in Spain — which has three Michelin stars — brings a psychologist into the restaurant once a week to host a session with all employees. This helps diffuse emotions and tension at the destination restaurant. Perhaps this is something Canadian restaurants should consider as well? This month's legal column is in response to a question I got from a reader about legal liability for volunteers (see page 12.) I love hearing from you, so if you ever have a question you would like one of our columnists to answer, whether it be about OHS law, professional development or safety culture, shoot me an email and you might see the answer in the next issue of COS. Likewise, if you have any health and safety topics that you want to learn more about, let me know so we can cover them in feature articles or in the news section of the magazine. And please don't forget to nominate a deserving safety professional for our Safety Leader of the Year award. I know there are tons of them out there — I meet you at conferences, Canada's Safest Employers awards and virtually on our LinkedIn group — and it's time to recognize their hard work. Visit www.cos-mag.com/safety-leader to submit your nomination by July 6. Amanda Silliker, Editor amanda.silliker@thomsonreuters.com