This site, which includes an interactive game, is an awareness-raising and training tool for young workers exposed to the risk of slipping and falling, particularly in the food services industry. It mainly offers prevention advice and a guide on the cleaning products to use, based on the type of floor covering and the type of grease to be removed.
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In Québec, handling is associated with close to one in five work accidents. To find out everything about this load lifting or support operation, mainly the risk factors, the nature of the injuries, prevention measures, research carried out here and elsewhere, the IRSST makes this site, whose information is regularly updated, available to you. A forum even allows you to exchange ideas with the researchers. Go to Web site (In French)

Well known and appreciated by its readers, Prévention au travail magazine has its own Web site. As a complement to the magazine, the site offers you path-breaking material and a blog for suggesting avenues for action and for exchanging ideas with its editor.

The paper version of the magazine is published in French, as well as all information on the Prévention au travail website. The most popular articles are translated into English and made available on IRSST Website. They are classified according to the IRSST's priority research fields.

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The Solub Web site is intended for occupational health and safety professionals who want to carry out an organic solvent substitution project. The proposed substitution process consists of nine steps leading to the implementation of a solution adapted to a given workplace. For each of the steps, practical tools and relevant resources are proposed. The entire procedure is completed by substitution examples.
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Your hands are exposed to risks and you don’t know which type of work glove to choose? Consult this site, which offers an interactive tool for selecting protective gloves based on your needs. With it, searches can be done for a specific model of glove and by means of criteria, particularly for mechanical resistance.
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Health effects, ergonomics, statistics, risk factors and prevention are some of the many subjects for which you will find reliable and relevant information by consulting the scientific watch blogs. As unique OHS tools, these blogs are supplied, in the form of short notes, by a team of professionals and the daily monitoring of more than 650 Web pages.

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With time and as events develop, the blog of the IRSST’s president and CEO is a place for exchanging ideas and for reflection. Whether you are a scientist, worker, employer, student, preventionist or just a person concerned about prevention in the workplace, this blog has been created for you to exchange ideas with the president and CEO.

Why not take this opportunity…
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