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Health and Safety Fact Sheets
Medical Gases
Exposure to medical gases can impair judgment and coordination, produce adverse physical symptoms like nausea and drowsiness. This fact sheet will provide you with basic information on medical gases and the currently known side-effects and hazards. Download the complete document in .pdf format
Mercury
It has been mined since at least the time of the Romans. Common sites of potential exposure to mercury in campus worksites are typically in laboratory and in older healthcare equipment. Check your workplace devices for mercury, and seek assistance from your JHSC for a safer substitute.Download the complete document in .pdf format
Electromagnetic Fields
Electromagnetic fields (EMF’s) are a serious health and safety threat in the workplace, in the home and in communities, because they have unintended side effects on human and animal health. We still have much to learn about EMF’s but a precautionary approach should be taken.Download the complete document in .pdf format
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