Institute News and Events
There is a lot of information on the web about radiation and radiation safety.
It can be difficult to know what to believe and which sources to trust.
We will periodically post news items, reports and research of note that our scientists believe to be credible and scientifically accurate.
NEWS
The Radiation Safety Institute 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, right at the corner of Avenue and Davenport Roads the heart of Toronto’s historic Yorkville District. [More...]
2010 EVENTS
The Mining Health and Safety Conference
April 21, 2010
Holiday Inn, Sudbury, Canada
The Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association (MASHA) has joined forces with the Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association and the Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association (PPHSA) to create an exciting new organization called Workplace Safety North.
Partners in Prevention 2010: Ontario Health & Safety Conference and Trade Show
May 3 – 5, 2010
International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga
Partners in Prevention will be co-locating with Your Workplace Conference 2010, CANECT 2010 (Canadian Environmental Conference and Tradeshow) and MASC 2010 (Machine Automation Safety Congress). This conference will bring the new prevention system partners together under one roof.
MEDIA RELEASES
Coming Soon
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. This has led to concerns in the public about potential health effects, but is there any reason to be concerned about radiation exposure?
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, radon exposure is a leading cause of lung cancer – second only to smoking.
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.
Radiation Safety Institute Promotes Radon Awareness at Fall Home Show
For most of the homeowners and would-be do-it-yourself-ers attending the 2009 Fall Home Show in Toronto, the issue of radon in the home came as something of a revelation.
WHO slashes radon limit in homes, cites lung cancer risks
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.
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