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October 1, 2026
Fire Prevention Starts With the Label: What WHMIS Teaches About Workplace Fire Risk

Quick answer: At work, fire prevention starts with identifying what's in the building. WHMIS labels and Safety Data Sheets tell workers which products can burn, what they react with and how to respond. Workers who can read the flame pictograms and SDS Sections 5, 7, 9 and 10 can spot…

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close up of hand holding a fire extinguisher.
October 1, 2026

Fire Prevention Starts With the Label: What WHMIS Teaches About Workplace Fire Risk

Quick answer: At work, fire prevention starts with identifying what's in the building. WHMIS labels and Safety Data Sheets tell workers which products can burn, what they react with and…
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September 17, 2026

Danatec Wins Three 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards

Forty years of building safety training to the standard that governs it just got a peer review. Danatec has now won the same three Readers' Choice categories two years in…
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April 3, 2026

Before anyone digs this Spring, here’s what you should know.

Every April, Canada and the United States observe Dig Safe Month. It's a reminder that ground disturbance work, including excavation, trenching, potholing, and boring, carries serious risk when it's done without adequate planning or proper training.…
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March 27, 2026

Your LMS Is Already Running. Here Is How to Get Compliance Training Into It.

If you manage compliance training for a large organization in a regulated industry across Canada, you already know how this plays out.  Your team needs WHMIS training. Or TDG. Or…
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March 20, 2026

Women in Safety & Compliance: Meet Addy, the Instructor Behind Danatec’s Instructor-Led Training

International Women’s Day may have passed on March 8, but the focus it brings should not end when the calendar turns. It is still a meaningful time to recognize the…
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March 17, 2026

It’s National Ladder Safety Month: Here’s What Every Canadian Workplace Needs to Know About Fall Protection

Falls aren't just a leading workplace hazard. They're the leading cause of workplace fatalities in Canada, year after year. And yet the majority of those incidents share one thing in common: they were preventable. March…
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December 2, 2025

Danatec Announces New DEI Course Offerings Through Partnership with the Canadian Diversity Initiative

At Danatec by WKT, we know that a truly safe workplace goes beyond physical hazards. Safety also depends on trust, respect, and the confidence every team member feels when they…
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November 12, 2025

The Role of Hoisting and Rigging Certification in Safer Worksites

Every lift on a construction site, plant floor, or industrial facility carries risk. Whether it is a 500-kg steel beam or a small equipment module, one mistake in load estimation,…
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October 30, 2025

Why TDG Training Matters: Preventing Real Hazards in Dangerous Goods Transport

Imagine a transport truck carrying two incompatible chemicals — one oxidizer, one flammable liquid. A small paperwork error leads to both being loaded together. An hour later, a chemical reaction…
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