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Hazard Alerts and Product Recall Notices

Nova Scotia Hazard Alerts

• Flyrock Incidents in the Province of Nova Scotia - May 5, 2006
• Yard Crane Tipping Over - April 12, 2006
• Elevating Devices - April 12, 2006
• Cell Phones and Driving - November 16, 2005
• Garbage and Recycling Vehicle Operations - October 03, 2005
• Lunenburg Winch Systems Braking - August 4, 2005
• Purse Seining Operations - July 19, 2005
• Ice Delivery Operations (for Fishing Vessels) - July 19, 2005
• Needlestick Injuries - September 24, 2003
• West Nile Virus - May 13, 2003
• Lyme Disease - Deer Ticks - October 07, 2002
• Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters - September 09, 2002
• Truck Wheel Loss - September 09, 2002
• Heat Stress - July 01, 2002
• Snow Loads on Arched Roofs - January 29, 2002
• MSA Surety Sure-Stop Shock Absorbers (PDF: 108k) - October 31, 2001
• Hook Safety Latches - March 31, 2001
• Hydraulic Baiter Machines - March 31, 2001
• Shields - Safeguards - March 31, 2001
• Watertight Doors - March 31, 2001
• Welding Hazards - March 31, 2001
• Wood Chippers - March 31, 2001
• Ansul Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers - January 11, 2001
• Moulds and Fungi in Indoor Air - January 23, 2002
• Propane Fuel Hoses - July 31, 2000
• Working Near Power Lines - July 14, 2000
• Abandoned Mine Openings - March 08, 2000
• Knuckleboom Loaders - December 21, 1999
• Glutaraldehyde - November 16, 1999
• Unguarded Net Drum Winch - July 13, 1998
• Improperly Ventilated and Improperly Constructed Fuelling Bunker - January 05, 1996
• Power Take-off Entanglement - September 1995
• Unmarked Pit - June 1995

Hazard Alerts from Other Provinces

Hazard alerts for chemical and biological substances issued by Canadian OHS agencies and the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Product Recall Notices

• Miller Mini-lite (FL11) and Titan Fall Limiter (TFL) - Stop Use and Replace Order (PDF: 63k) - December 12, 2005

Links for Product Recalls

• Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - many safety oriented resources
• www.Recalls.gov "online resources for recalls" comprehensive site, US oriented
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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