The Fukushima Nuclear Accident and Its Aftermath
On 11 March 2011, the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shocked the world and raised global concerns about nuclear safety. A year on, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) tells the story of the accident, its causes, how these accidents can...FDA Investigating Illegal Online Sales
FDA Investigating Illegal Online Sales of Hand-Held X-ray Units A February 13, 2012 PR Newswire-US Newswire Release indicates that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is warning both dental and veterinary professionals not to purchase or use certain hand-held...IAEA Mission to Assess Nuclear Safety in Japan
A report on the IAEA Web site states that an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Complementary Safety Assessment Review Mission will conduct a visit to Japan next week to assist the nation’s development of a comprehensive assessment of the...Fukushima Nuclear Site Finally Stabilized
December 16,2011 Japan PM Says Fukushima Nuclear Site Finally Stabilized A December 16, 2011 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has welcomed the announcement by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the “cold shutdown condition” of the...
Radiation Safety in The Workplace Podcast, Part II
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), in collaboration with the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada, has just released Part II of a special two-part mini-series Podcast on radiation in the workplace. In this episode, our Radiation Scientist,...
Radiation Safety in The Workplace Podcast, Part 1
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), in collaboration with the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada, has just released Part I of a special two-part mini-series Podcast on radiation in the workplace. In this episode, our Radiation Scientist...
Radiation Induced Cataracts
One of the potential long-term effects of radiation exposure is the development of cataracts. Cataracts are a deterministic effect of radiation exposure, meaning that there is a threshold dose below which you would not expect to see cataracts, and above which you...Last X-Ray Safety Officer (XSO) Training for 2011
The last X-ray Safety Officer Course (XSO) for 2011 is taking place November 15-17 at the beautiful Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto. If you are responsible under provincial and federal regulations for the safety of employees exposed to X-rays in the workplace, the...
Dr Oz Talks about Radon and Lung Cancer
Are you and your family at risk of developing lung cancer? The connection between lung cancer and exposure to radon gas took central stage at the Dr. Oz Show on February 9, 2011. The segment, called #1 Cancer Risk in your Home brought to light the dangers of long-term...
Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes: 1st Year Results
In 2010 Health Canada finished the first phase of a nation-wide survey of radon concentrations in Canadian homes. The whole project is being implemented in two phases and will take two years to complete. During this period approximately 18,000 homes will be tested....
Some Facts About Dirty Electricity
“Dirty electricity” is being blamed by some for a host of symptoms from headaches, sleeplessness, and general pains to cancer and suicide. “Dirty electricity” is said to be caused by a variety of electrical devices, dimmer light switches, and compact fluorescent light...
Airport screening and backscatter x-ray scanners – should you be concerned?
There has been a lot of news in recent days about the new security measures in airports following the incident onboard Northwest Airlines flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009. As a result, some airports have started using new full body scanner technologies, such as...Protecting your family from radon gas
As Canadians, we all want the cleanest, safest, most secure home environment to live in and raise our families. One way to do this is to monitor our homes for the quality of the air we breathe. Radon gas is not something we hear about every day in Canada however,...
Ontario Lung Association warns of radon risks
As winter weather approaches and we move activities indoors, it’s a good time to think about the quality of the air in our homes. Radon is a colourless, odourless gas that is produced from the natural breakdown of uranium in rocks and soil. Radon can enter a...
WHO slashes radon limit in homes, cites lung cancer risks
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has drastically cut the maximum amount of radon, a naturally occurring gas, that should be permitted in homes because of strong evidence it causes lung cancer. In a WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon issued...
Institute Officials Stress Awareness and Education in Debate about Dose Limits
Officials from the Radiation Safety Institute were recently interviewed for a major feature article which appears in the September 2009 edition of OHS Canada Magazine. The story, by assistant editor Dan Birch, looks at the implications of “Exposure to Radiation...
The Radiation Safety Institute of Canada Has Moved!
Your friends at the Radiation Safety Institute of Canada’s Head Office and National Education Centre recently moved to new offices. You can now find us at: 165 Avenue Road, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3S4 Canada. Our phone numbers, email addresses and...Recent Posts
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