#352 – SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS AND HOW TO PREVENT IT – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Asbestos can affect more than just the workers who are directly exposed to it – their loved ones and friends may be at risk, too.

Asbestos exposure doesn’t always end at work. Unfortunately, whenever an employee is at risk of exposure, so are their family and loved ones, unless the father or exposed parent takes precautions, before going home, that’s because of a phenomenon known as secondary asbestos exposure. starts with the presence of asbestos fibers in the workplace – the primary exposure. Continue reading

#351 – PROGRAM RISK – OTTAWA’S LRT INTERNATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Once again Ottawa’s LRT train became International news after it derailed through Tremblay Station and into Capital Ward. This was shortly after another train had derailed just six weeks prior because of a broken axle and nine other trains were removed for inspections. The train that derailed last week was one of those nine that had just been inspected. Continue reading

#350 – SHAME ON YOU CANADA – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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The discovery of what is believed to be the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., has stunned Canadians and renewed focus on what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “dark and shameful chapter of our country’s history.” It is also another reminder for Indigenous peoples living in Canada of a painful history they’ve known about all along. Continue reading

#349 – TECH SUPPORT FOR BABY BOOMERS – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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The Covid 19 Pandemic has created an urgent need for seniors to learn how to use social media and tele-conferencing

During the past 20 months the Pandemic has led to the emergence of video-conferencing technologies such as zoom and facetime, to help people maintain contact with family and friends providing crucial connectivity when physical contact was not possible. Continue reading

#348 – WORKING FROM HOME – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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It came as quite a surprise to hear that the Conservatives, in their election campaign promises, that working remotely is a new reality for many public servants as we carry on work during the COVID-19 pandemic, I wonder how much, if any thoughts about the legal implications of such a strategy.

While it offers some advantages and flexibilities, many of us are continuing to adjust to these new circumstances that are impacting our work and home life. Continue reading