Your Workplace
Your workplace in a dynamic, living environment and home to many potential hazards - both seen and unseen. The Radiation Safety Institute of Canada is uniquely positioned to provide radiation safety training services and support to safeguard the health and well-being of your most precious resource - your workers.
The Institute is known among our friends and customers for the high quality of our work and the integrity of our people. We marry our scientific and technical excellence with professionalism and impartiality - something particularly appreciated by management and employees alike.
In addition to our established catalogue of core consulting and technical services, we also provide customized services to meet the unique needs of your specialized workplace.
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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