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- Government of Canada makes key investments in world-class Atlantic Canadian R&D projects
Canada NewsWire Mar 31 2006
- Act now to strengthen WCB compensation for latex allergies
Bulletin British Columbia Nurses' Union Mar 15 2006
- Don't wait, use EpiPen, new guidelines say
by Elaine Carey The Toronto Star Toronto, ON, Canada Feb 24 2006
- New national guidelines for treating and preventing life-threatening allergic reactions
Canada NewsWire Source: Anaphylaxis Canada Feb 22 2006
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- Board reviews anaphylaxis policy
by Troy Patterson Lucknow Sentinel Lucknow, ON Feb 08 2006
- Member's Correspondence: A Look At Latex Allergy PDF
by Kathy Morris, RN News and Views British Columbia Operating Room Nurses Group Newsletter Feb 2006
- Latex Database PDF
Health & Safety Update Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia (OHSAH) Vol 3 Issue 1 Jan 25 2006
- Halloween and your skin
8 tips to keep your skin from becoming ghoulish by SkinCareGuide.ca
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- Students must use latex-free products
by Eliza Barlow The Brandon Sun Brandon, Manitoba Aug 09 2005
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- What to know about latex
by Don Green The Brandon Sun Brandon, Manitoba Aug 11 2005
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- Annual Accessibility Plan for Quinte Health Care
Quinte Health Care Ontario, Canada Sep 2004 - Aug 2005
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United Nurses of Alberta
- Unsafe Staffing, Latex Hazards PDF
NewsBulletin Vol 29 No 2 Mar/Apr 2005
- Latex Allergy PDF
Newsletter #2 Local 33 Mar 2005
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- Latex - An Occupational Hazard PDF
- New Cosmetic Labels Offer Applied Reading
by Gail Johnson Georgia Straight Vancouver, British Columbia Dec 16 2004 [briefly mentions latex]
- Latex-Safe Initiative - General Information PDF
Medical Directive 04-04 Dec 09 2004
- Safety committee summarizes its work
Daily Bulletin University of Waterloo, Ontario Nov 15 2004
- Latex Allergy Awareness PDF
E-News Health Care Corporation of St. John's - St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Jul 05 2004
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- Latex Allergies PDF
Physician's Guide 2004: Blood and Blood Product Utilization British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office
- Improving patient safety in hospitals focus of new OHA program
Canada NewsWire Source: Ontario Hospital Association Aug 23 2004
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- Falling Out Of Glove - Exposure To Latex Can Make Protection Turn Bitter
The Health and Safety Report Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Vol 2 Issue 7 Jul 2004
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- Latex Allergies, Part 1 PDF
Developed by the pharmacy at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
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- Latex Allergies, Part 2 PDF
Developed by the pharmacy at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
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- OHA Patient Safety Initiatives Will Continue to Support the Directions Set by the Canadian Adverse Events Study
Canada NewsWire May 22 2004
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- Health News for Hairdressers PDF
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Toronto, ON Jan 2004
- Latex Allergies: Endangering Life and Work PDF
Front Lines Manitoba Nurses' Union Issue 6 Winter 2003
- Health and Safety Manual PDF
Ottawa Health Research Institute Revised Sep 2003
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- Nonlatex Gloves - Preventing Allergic Raections Guideline PDF
City of Hamilton Hamilton, ON Aug 10 2003
- Common Allergies in the Workplace PDF
ESAO (Education Safety Association of Ontario Inc.) 2003 conference session by Kathryn Nichol, BScN, MHSc May 29 2003
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- Safety and Wellness: How are Your Hands Holding Up? PDF
infocus Fraser Health Authority New Westminster, BC Vol 2 No 9 May 16 2003
- IHA drops use of latex gloves
by John McDonald Kelowna Capital News Kelowna, BC Apr 21 2003
- Allergic to work? Maybe it is the job you do
Occupational allergies by Ann Kerr National Post Mar 29 2003
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- Understanding Allergic Reaction PDF
by Norma Ramage Occupational Health & Safety Magazine Alberta Human Resources and Employment Vol 26 No 1 Jan 2003
- Latex Gloves PDF
by Violet Stringer Developmentally Speaking Ontario Public Service Employees Union Winter 2003
- Hand Protection PDF
Personal Protective Equipment Requirements in Photographic Processing Facilities for Canada Eastman Kodak Company, 2002
- Hair and Nails PDF
by Jeff Day and Juliet Kershaw Occupational Health & Safety Magazine Government of Alberta Vol 25 No 2 May 2002
- Cross-contact with natural rubber latex PDF
Food Allergen Labelling Position Paper Anaphylaxis Canada May 09 2002
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Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC (OHSAH)
- Health & Safety News PDF
Vol 5 Issue 3 Oct 2003
- Latex in Healthcare PDF
A Guide to Latex Sensitivity and the Latex Database
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- Health & Safety News PDF
Vol 5 Issue 2 Jul 2003
- Health & Safety News PDF
Vol 1 Issue 5 Apr 2003
- Latex Identification Project
- Search the Latex Database
- Health & Safety News PDF
Vol 4 Issue 2 Dec 2002
- Latex - What do you know? PDF
Poster
- Health & Safety News PDF
Vol 4 Issue 1 Feb 2002
- Health & Safety News PDF
Vol 2 Issue 1 Feb 2000
- Environmental Sensitivity Policy
New Brunswick Community College - Saint John, NB
- Latex Allergies PDF
New Brunswick Nurses Union
- Health & Safety Manual for Hospitality Workers PDF and Health & Safety Manual for Health Care Workers PDF
Canadian Auto Workers
- Latex Allergies PDF
Occupational Health & Safety Manual Health Sciences Association of Alberta Archived version
- Latex: a hypersensitive issue
ReSource Lines Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) Don Mills, ON Fall 2001
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- Day Nurseries Digest PDF
Porcupine Health Unit newsletter Northeastern ON Fall 2001 Archived version
- Guidelines for Latex and Other Gloves PDF
Saskatchewan Pharmaceutical Association Newsletter Regina, SK Vol 22 No 4 Sep 2001
- Gloves to Fit the Occasion PDF
Infection Control Newsletter University Health Network Vol 9 No 9 Jun 2001
- Latex Allergies PDF
Capital Health Edmonton, Alberta Reviewed Dec 2003
- Allergies
Handbook 2002/2003 G.H. Ferguson Public School Cochrane, ON Archived version
- Guidelines for Latex and Other Gloves
Saskatchewan Labour's Occupational Health & Safety Division May 2001
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- Latex can cause occupational illness - it can even kill
Hot Spots British Columbia Nurses' Union Archived version
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- Latex Allergies
Grandy's River Collegiate
- Question and Answer: Working with Latex gloves PDF
Focus on Occupational Health and Safety MFL Occupational Health Centre Winnipeg, MB Vol 12 No 3 Apr 2000
- Meeting about Latex Allergies
Contact Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) Vol 1 Jan 2000
- Guidelines for Tattooing PDF
Communicable Disease Control Health Protection and Safety British Columbia Ministry of Health Reprinted Nov 1999
- Preventing & Reducing Latex Allergies PDF
Health Care Health & Safety Association (HCHSA) of Ontario Revised Mar 2003
- Natural Rubber Latex Allergy Update
"Don't let Latex Irritate You" by Lilia R. Faustino, RN, BSN, CPN(C) Canadian Operating Room Nursing Journal Jun 1999 Archived version
- The Safe Zone: Adverse Reactions to Latex PDF
Dalhousie University Environmental Health & Safety Office Halifax, Nova Scotia May 1999
- Natural rubber latex
Principles and Methods/Assessing Allergic Hypersensitization Associated with Exposure to Chemicals (EHC 212, 1999) IPCS INCHEM
- Latex Allergy: Risk for Urology Patients
by Loretta Jarrell, RN, M Sc Pipeline Urology Nurses of Canada Jan 1999
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- Latex Sensitivity
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society of Ontario
- Latex Allergies
by Joan MacDonald, RN The Chronicle Archived version
- Special Report: Latex Allergy PDF
by Lucille Auger FIIQ Actualités Fédération des infirmièeres et infirmiers du Québec Vol 9 No 2 Dec 1998
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- Latex Products
City of Toronto Council and Committees Aug 13 1998
- Local 70 urges proactive approach to latex
Ontario Nurses' Association Newsletter May/Jun 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergy
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Nov 18 1997
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- Allergie au latex
Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail 18 nov 1997
- Latex Allergy PDF
Frank Cowan Company Limited Nov 1997
- Latex Gloves PDF
by Gordon Weir Safety Scribe University of Alberta Office of Environmental Health and Safety Edmonton, AB Vol 11 No 4 Summer 1997
- Surgeon's gloves under scrutiny
Discovery Channel Canada Jun 16 1997
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- Overreaction
by Bruce Rolston The Bulletin University of Toronto Jan 20 1997
- Gloves & Food Safety
FOODSAFE Province of British Columbia
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- Dealing with "latex allergies" at work PDF
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia 1997
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- Latex Gloves/Health Care Workers
CAW Health, Safety and Environment Newsletter Canadian Auto Workers Nov 1995 also see Latex Factsheet
- Hypersensitivity to Latex PDF
Workplace Health & Safety Bulletin Alberta Human Resources & Employment Jan 1995 Archived version
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- Guidelines for Latex Glove Users
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety Sep 21 1994
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- Natural Rubber Latex Allergy
A Guideline for Allergic Patients Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1994
- Allergie au Latex Naturel
Guide à l'intention des personnes allergiques Société Canadienne d'Allergie et d'Immunologie Clinique 1994
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- Hazard Bulletin: Latex Sensitivity
Prepared by Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) Ontario, Canada
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Health Canada | Santé Canada
- Guidance for the Labelling of Medical Devices, Section 21 to 23 of the Medical Devices Regulations, Appendices for Labelling: Prolonged Wear Contact Lenses, Menstrual Tampons, Contraceptive Devices, and Medical Gloves (Draft)
Archived version
- Interim Policy on Latex Gloves
Mar 09 1999 Archived version
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- Canada Communicable Disease Report PDF
Supplement Infection Control Guidelines Hand Washing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care Vol 24S8 Dec 1998
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- Latex Allergy Update PDF
Medical Devices Bulletin Vol 4 No 1 Spring/Summer 1998
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- Latex Allergy Project Update PDF
Medical Devices Bulletin Vol 1 No 2 Fall 1995
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- Latex Allergy Project PDF
Medical Devices Bulletin Vol 1 No 1 Spring 1995
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- Allergie Au Latex Naturel
Guide à l'intention des personnes allergiques Le présent guide a été préparé par la Société Canadienne d'Allergie et d'Immunologie Clinique, qui tient à souligner la contribution du Groupe d'étude sur I'allergie au latex du Bureau des matériels médicaux (Santé Canada) juillet 1994
- Alert #99 Allergic Reactions To Latex in Medical Devices
Jul 17 1991
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Canadian Latex Allergy Association Newsletters
- Spring 1996 Vol 8
Archived version
- Winter 1996 Vol 7
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- Autumn 1995 Vol 6
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- Summer 1995 Vol 5
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- Spring 1995 Vol 4
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- Winter 1995 Vol 3
Archived version
- Autumn 1994 Vol 2
Archived version
- Spring 1994 Vol 1
Archived version
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