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Alberta to streamline energy regulation

New legislation out of Alberta aims to make the energy industry more competitive with other regions and eliminate duplication of work among departments by creating a “one-window approach” to energy regulations, said the...
Nov 5, 2012


Feds aim to disband Haz Materials Info Review Commission

As part of a new omnibus budget implementation bill, the federal government is attempting to disband The Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), an independent agency accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Health.
Oct 22, 2012


Attend the Sites & Spills Expo and earn CMP points!

The Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) has awarded Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) points for attendance at the November 7 to 8, 2012 International Sites and Spills Expo at the International Centre in Toronto.
Oct 15, 2012


Man With a Plan

Martin Bundred, 24 years into the HazMat biz, says a plan cannot occur without someone leading. Most days, whether at an oil spill off Red Deer River, or a fire in Slave Lake, Bundred is that someone. At least in Alberta. And at least in terms...
Oct 10, 2012


Feds start Phase II of Canada's remediation

The Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan will earmark $1 billion over three years to cover the remediation of some 1,100 high-priority sites across the country, Environment Canada has announced.
Oct 9, 2012


Decommissioning manufacturing plants

MARKHAM, Ont.—Decommissioning a manufacturing plant may seem like just another engineering project—assess the site, remediate environmental concerns, and present the property to the owner in agreed-upon condition.
Oct 9, 2012


Site safety for junior staff

TORONTO—Are they ready? The question is all-too familiar to managers wondering if junior staff can handle more responsibility. Finding the balance between independence and supervision is challenging, but it can be done.
Oct 9, 2012


9/11 first responders secure cancer care

Some 70,000 first responders to the terrorist attacks in New York City on 9/11 are now eligible for free monitoring and treatment for various forms of cancer, the U.S. government has announced.
Oct 1, 2012


BC's Teck admits century-long slag discharge into U.S. river

British Columbia-based Teck Resources – one of the world’s largest zinc producers – has taken responsibility for a century-long slag discharge into the U.S. area of the Upper Columbia River.
Sep 24, 2012


Death knell sounds for last remnant of Canadian asbestos industry

On the heels of Quebec’s new government rejecting the province’s profitable yet controversial export of asbestos, Ottawa will no longer veto the global push to list the chrysotile form of the silicate mineral as a hazardous material.
Sep 17, 2012


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