519 672 2121
Close mobile menu

A new environmental health guide for consumers is now available from Health Canada: Hazardcheck. The guide provides good, basic safety information about keeping a home safe, including how to read labels on household chemical products, and the importance of adequate ventilation.

Hazardcheck provides information on 3 main topics, i.e., how to:

  • improve indoor air quality – e.g., by avoiding second hand smoke, monitoring for carbon monoxide, testing for radon and minimizing humidity levels to reduce mould risk;
  • reduce lead exposure – e.g., in lead pipes, paint, and even reducing dust; and
  • safely use consumer products – e.g., by turning down the volume on personal music systems and avoid purchasing noisy toys.  Provides links to product safety warnings/advisories for consumer products and cosmetics.

Hazardcheck also includes links to several websites that explore the issues in greater detail.

The site has additional information for specific vulnerable populations, including:

  • Seniors: extreme heat, air pollution
  • Children: safety, smoke-free homes, indoor air quality (e.g., mould), lead
  • Individuals suffering from respiratory diseases, like asthma.

Consumers can subscribe to receive consumer e-alerts, which include advisories/warnings and product recalls, as well as information about consultation documents concerning consumer product safety.

Jackie Campbell and Dianne Saxe


News & Views

Blog

The more you understand, the easier it is to manage well.

View Blog

The legal responsibility of vehicle owners when lending their vehicles

It is common practice to lend a vehicle to a family member or a friend. People do it without…

The Kate Middleton photo scandal: Applying a legal analysis

On March 10, 2024, Kate Middleton posted a photograph of herself and her three children to c…