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Canada
- It pays to be aware that allergies can lurk everywhere
The News New Glasgow, Nova Scotia Apr 26 2007
- Latex Found in Food Wrappers Can Be Very Dangerous
by Mya Blake DogFlu.Ca Aug 07 2006
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal — Ontario
- 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
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- Don’t wait, use EpiPen, new guidelines say PDF
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
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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- An Update: The Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy PDF
MediNews University of Toronto Vol 18 No 3 Dec 15 2005
- Occupational Health and Safety Bulletin: Latex PDF
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Issue 8 Nov 18 2005
- Students must use latex-free products
by Eliza Barlow The Brandon Sun Brandon, Manitoba Aug 09 2005 Archived version
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- Annual Accessibility Plan for Quinte Health Care
Quinte Health Care Ontario, Canada Sep 2004–Aug 2005
- United Nurses of Alberta
- 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 Archived version
- Improving patient safety in hospitals focus of new OHA program
Canada NewsWire Source: Ontario Hospital Association Aug 23 2004 Archived version
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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
- Latex Allergies, Part 1 PDF
Developed by the pharmacy at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
- Latex Allergies, Part 2 PDF
Developed by the pharmacy at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHUQ)
- 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 Reactions 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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in French
- Safety and Wellness: How are Your Hands Holding Up? PDF
infocus Fraser Health Authority New Westminster, BC Vol 2 No 9 May 16 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
- Occupational Health & Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC (OHSAH)
- Environmental Sensitivity Policy
New Brunswick Community College — Saint John, NB
- Latex Allergies PDF
New Brunswick Nurses Union
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Archived version
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in French
- 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 Archived version
- 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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in French
- 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
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Archived version
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2005 Edition
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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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Archived version
- 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
- Canadian Latex Allergy Association Newsletters
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