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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Measuring the lifespan of coronavirus on surfaces

The coronavirus may not live on surfaces as long as previously believed, but cleaning professionals and building managers must be careful.
Fitwel Viral Response

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The COVID-19 return to work guide for Canadians

Understanding what employers, managers, and workers can do to safely reopen office spaces and return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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REMI Network

Occupational cancer risk goes largely undetected

A new report uncovers how difficult it is to investigate and compensate workplace cancer, largely attributed to solar radiation, asbestos, diesel engine exhaust and crystalline silica.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Ontario offers free online health and safety training

The Ontario government's new online health and safety training touches on topics such as infection control, ladder safety, and preventing harassment.
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CondoBusiness

Keeping garbage areas in condos healthy and safe

Cleaning garbage rooms and waste chutes is a maintenance concern for all condo corporations, but the current pandemic has made this to-do item even more relevant.
WELL Health-Safety Rating

REMI Network

WELL Health-Safety Rating launches for facilities

IWBI has launched the WELL Health-Safety Rating for facility operations and management, focusing on operations, cleaning protocols and design strategies.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

IICRC no longer accepting OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training HST equivalent for master designations

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has announced it will no longer be accepting OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Training for the Health and
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Morguard details COVID-19 response activities

Morguard Corporation issued a statement acknowledging the effects of COVID-19 on the global market, while also detailing emergency health and safety measures.
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REMI Network

Toronto urges new health, safety policies for residential buildings

The City of Toronto is asking landlords and condo boards to follow specific health and safety guidelines in residential buildings.
Rapid Housing Initiative

REMI Network

Construction industry urges best practices for safety

With construction recently deemed an essential service by the Ontario government, industry members are promoting best practices to optimize safety.
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Construction Business

BCCSA issues COVID-19 recommendations

The BC Construction Safety Alliance’s (BCCSA) senior research scientist, Melanie Gorman Ng, has prepared COVID-19 information for the construction industry.
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REMI Network

Rat complaints on the rise, survey finds

Health inspectors report more rat complaints in apartments and private homes across the country.
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REMI Network

TSSA aims to improve compliance with safety standards

The Compliance Support Program will be offered to all operators and owners regulated by Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Atlantic Canada partnership raising awareness for preventable injuries

Preventable injuries are one of the largest burdens on the health care system, with estimated costs of almost $1.7 billion a year to the Atlantic provinces.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

PIP Global acquires Dynamic Safety

PIP Global’s Canadian headquarters and manufacturing plant will be located in Laval, Quebec where Dynamic Safety is currently based.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Health PEI seeks more tick samples

Islanders can bring ticks to any Health PEI laboratory for analysis if they were directly attached to a human.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

WSIB to undergo review

The provincial government launched the review on May 23, 2019. A report to the minister of labour is expected by the end of the year.