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  From outdoor construction sites to indoor corporate offices, there are many kinds of workplaces that exist today. Some are relatively safe, while others pose increased occupational hazards  to the employees working inside of them. A confined space is one such occupational liability to your life and health. Any accommodation, whether a room, vessel, chamber or something different, that as a consequence of being enclosed, is likely to put you through an emergency situation via injury or harm, is considered a ‘confined space.’ To know whether your workplace area is hazardous, you should consider COHSR ’s criteria for a hazardous confined space : ·   The area is enclosed or partially enclosed. ·   The area is not meant for humans to occupy continuously. ·   The area is difficult to access and exit, especially in the instance of an emergency. A few examples of common workplace areas that count as confined spaces are but not limited to chimneys, underground sewers, ...

  Every year, over 35,000 Canadians suffer from sudden cardiac arrest . Cardiac arrests occur when the heart stops pumping blood to the body and, if immediate action is not taken, it can lead to death within a few minutes. A trained CPR or AED professional will respond instantaneously and try to provide the best possible care to the patient. What is CPR and Why is it Vital? CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a life-saving emergency procedure that is performed to revive a person if they have suffered a cardiac arrest. The human body has a complex interconnected system, so when the heart stops pumping blood, vital organs in the human body start to fail rapidly. If the CPR chest compressions are performed accurately, they can double the chances of survival. Most cardiac arrests are preceded by a heart attack, which could have been caught early if someone nearby knew how to identify the early signs of distress. Emergency first aid training  proves to be very vital as it can s...