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October 1, 2025

Essential Mining Safety Training: Protecting Lives in Canada’s Underground Operations

Mining has always been one of Canada's most demanding industries—and one of the most dangerous. Every day, thousands of workers head underground or to remote mining sites where one safety mistake can be deadly. In 2022, Canadian workplaces saw 67 fatalities and over 18,000 serious injuries. Mining has fewer workers…

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January 8, 2021

2021 TDG Temporary Certificates Expiry Update From Transport Canada

Due to COVID-19 and how it has disrupted the year, Transport Canada issued 6 temporary certificates following subsection 31 (2.1) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. 1992 (TDG Act) to ease disruptions to relevant TDG work that Canadians…

January 4, 2021

Transportation of Dangerous Goods: Limited Quantity Exception

Some marks authorized for use on dangerous goods shipped as a limited quantity have expired as of December 31, 2020. Transport Canada advises that you check your marks to ensure…

October 27, 2020

DOT, NON-DOT, and the Canadian Model for Drug and Alcohol Testing: What’s the difference?

Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace are performed in many industries in both Canada and the United States as one of the many measures to keep employees safe. Drug…

April 28, 2020

National Day of Mourning

April 23, 2020

New on Danatec.com: First Aid and Laboratory Safety

This month, we are pleased to introduce two brand-new product lines to our course catalogue! We now have First Aid Training from St. John Ambulance, as well as Laboratory Safety…

March 27, 2020

Recognizing the Importance of Safe Digging Month in Canada

January 21, 2020

The Evolution of Canadian Fall Arrest Safety

January 13, 2020

100 Years of Confined Space Safety in the Canadian Workplace

The ever-changing landscape of the safety industry in Canada is constantly evolving to protect Canadian workers and their families. The changes introduced to safety laws and regulations across the country…

December 29, 2019

The Evolution of Transporting Dangerous Goods in Canada

Safety advancements in the Canadian work environment in the last 100 years have led to safer working conditions and improved methods of production, transportation and manufacturing of goods. The transportation…