Occupational cancer

• Lower level of exposure
  The law aims to reduce exposure to asbestos fibres to the lowest possible level.
• The new rules also include new requirements to protect workers more robustly.
• These new rules on asbestos drastically reduce the level of asbestos that workers are exposed to, protecting them from the dangerous carcinogen.
• It is by far the biggest cause of work-related cancer: 78% of occupational cancers recognised in EU member states are related to asbestos exposure.

• According to the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada, there were 1,081 workplace fatalities in 2021 alone.
• This day, known as the National Day of Mourning, was established by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984 and made official in 1991.

Widespread suffering

• One reason for this is the excessive news coverage of murders relative to other causes of death like workplace fatalities.
• About 700 people are murdered annually in Canada, while close to 1,000 people die at work each year.
• The suffering goes well beyond the 1,000 workers who die each year.

Myths about worker control

• One misconception among managers is that, because workplace safety is so important, every aspect of employees’ work requires control.
• Even managers that ceded small, incremental amounts of control to employees had a positive impact.

Myths about safety costs

• According to a comparison of more than 400 workplaces that were not targeted for safety inspections in California, and an equal number that were randomly selected for inspections between 1996 and 2006, random safety inspections work.
• These gains in safety were achieved without any cost to employment numbers, sales, credit rating or likelihood of firm survival, which are frequent concerns in the face of government safety inspections.

Myths about sick leave

• The pandemic highlighted the misconception that paid sick leave hurts organizations.
• If we are to protect employee health and limit the spread of infection, we need to de-politicize perceptions around basic workplace programs such as paid sick leave.
• Paid sick leave policies and programs are primary tools in preventing the spread of infections, thereby benefiting employees and protecting organizations and their communities.

A new approach is needed

• Another small action that could have wide-ranging benefits is to change the very language of occupational safety.
• For too long, “workplace accident” has been the term used for any workplace safety incident or injury.
• Yet post-injury and inquest reports tell us that the opposite is true: these incidents are invariably predictable, preventable and controllable.

• Leading construction machine OEMs and suppliers already recognize that powertrain electrification is set to become a key zero-emission technology for construction machines.
• The new IDTechEx report, " Electric Vehicles in Construction 2022-2042 ", is a deep dive into this nascent market, that highlights technical and economic considerations of powertrain electrification over the diverse range of mobile construction machines and provides a comprehensive inventory of ongoing construction machine electrification projects worldwide.
• Given the necessity for zero-emission construction machines, IDTechEx forecast that in 2042, the global electric construction machine market will be worth $105 billion (CAGR 25.6%).
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• Electric Vehicles in Construction 2022-2042 " analyzes ongoing electrification work over the range of construction machine types, including excavators, wheel loaders, cranes, and telehandlers.

• Vector will donate $1 for every course completed before January 31, 2022, to the American Cancer Society and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network , up to $5,000 to each organization.
• With every course completion of this online course, Vector Solutions will donate $1 to the American Cancer Society and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
• We are grateful for our partnership with the American Cancer Society and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network on these special programs."
• The vision of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) is to be the global leader in firefighter cancer support, awareness and education.