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Explore "testkit" with insightful episodes like "Drug Checking @home - Was können Selbsttest-Kits? mit Andrea Piest und Felix Blei", "The inequitable distribution of rapid tests in Ontario", "Astor Perkins Longevity Survival Panel Oct 27th 2021", "#8 – The Roadmap to Reopen" and "042 The One That Helps Us Understand Our Test Kits" from podcasts like ""Nachtschatten – Der Podcast über Drogen und Nachtleben", "This Matters", "Innovating with Scott Amyx", "Small Biz Safety" and "Scaling UP! H2O"" and more!
Episodes (5)
The inequitable distribution of rapid tests in Ontario
Guests: Sara Mojtehedzadeh and Rachel Mendleson, Star reporters
While Ontario Premier Doug Ford touted rapid tests as a "game changer" and directed for them to be distributed to hot spot neighbourhoods to help quell the virus, a Star investigation found that only one fifth of 20 million tests ended up in those areas in the first 10 months of the province's taxpayer-funded screening program. In fact, privates schools got more tests than many other industries that were hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. How did this happen? Who else won and lost in the inequitable distribution of these rapid tests?
This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Matt Hearn and Raju Mudhar.
Astor Perkins Longevity Survival Panel Oct 27th 2021
Longevity & survival panel with Dr. Angelica Kohlmann, MD, PhD, Chairman of Bloom Diagnostics.
#8 – The Roadmap to Reopen
Learn more about Ontario’s new Roadmap to Reopen and how to apply for a WSIB Small Business H&S Leadership Award (0:41). Also get the latest on rapid testing in workplaces and how to register for a free test kit (4:25). And it’s finally summer! Safety expert Kirstin Onorato has tips on keeping workers safe from heat stress, especially while wearing PPE (12:34). Then, hear how vaccination rates will affect reopening and get tips on vaccinations and the workplace (20:12).
Note: This episode was recorded on June 14, 2021. All information presented was in effect at that time. Please check with your local Public Health unit to confirm up-to-date prevention measures that are in place in your area.
RESOURCES
Intro
- Reopening Ontario
- Backgrounder: Roadmap to Reopen
- WSIB Small Business Health & Safety Leadership Awards
In the News: Rapid Testing and Eye Protection
- Provincial Rapid Testing Portal
- Ontario Chamber of Commerce - COVID-19 Rapid Screening Initiative
- Could on-site COVID testing be an option for your workplace?
- Ontario News: Update on Rapid Testing (June 9)
- Ministry of Health COVID-19 Variant of Concern Guidance Document
- IHSA Eye Protection Recommendation
Spotlight: Heat Stress
- Heat Stress Safety Connection Webinar
- COVID-19, PPE & Heat Stress
- Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. c.0.1 (1990). Retrieved from: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01?search=occupational+health.
- Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD). (2019). Managing Heat Stress at Work. Retrieved from: https://ontario.ca/page/managing-heat-stress-work#plan
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. (2020). Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices. Cincinnati, OH: ACGIH.
- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW).(2017) Retrieved from: https://ohcow.on.ca/heat-stress-resources.html.
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. (CCOHS). (2020). Temperature Conditions-Hot. Retrieved from: https://ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/max_temp.html
- (2020). Heat Stress. Retrieved from: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/health-safety/hazards-exposures/heat-stress
The Last Word
- Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccines and Workplace Health & Safety
- What you need to know about on-site COVID vaccinations
Contact Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
- Looking for Small Biz resources and more information? Visit the WSPS Small Business Centre
- Have health and safety questions? Contact the WSPS Duty Consultant by email dutyconsultant@wsps.ca or call 1-877-494-WSPS (9777).
- Have questions about this podcast or show ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Contact smallbizsafety@wsps.ca
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042 The One That Helps Us Understand Our Test Kits
The topic that surrounds most of the question I receive are about tests kits and testing in general. Ever since I shared with the Scaling UP! Nation what was in my personal test kit, these types of questions keep coming. So, I thought rather than me answer these questions, I will ask a guest to answer them for us.
Our guest today is Harland Pond of AquaPheonix Scientific. Harland manufactures the test kits now, but he once used them in the field as a fellow water treater. This gives Harland a great perspective on how we actually use our test kits. I am sure you are going to get many tips and ideas from this interview with Harland Pond.
Harland’s career passions have always centered on the junction of technology and business, using customer insights to find creative innovations for organizations, markets and products. Currently he is the VP of sales, marketing and business development for AquaPhoenix Scientific, providing custom product and service solutions in the water testing and science education space. Previously he worked for Grundfos Pumps in a variety of roles in Business Development, product management and most recently as VP of Industry for the Americas. He began his career at Ashland, as a water treater and market manager.
Harland holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from BYU and an MBA from Lehigh University - focused on corporate entrepreneurship.
He dedicates his time for adventures and exploration with his wife Amy, and three children, Abby, Grace and James. Any remaining free time is spent in broad spectrum of too many hobbies and interests, but always focused on learning something new.
Timestamps
How to send in questions to Trace [0:01:03]
Coming Soon! Products [0:01:33]
The different components of test kits [0:02:12]
How should people look at test kits? [0:06:08]
How do I know what tests I need? [0:07:05]
How to organize those test kits? [0:07:10]
How do you know what's best on your application? [0:09:19]
Best methods in testing [0:09:40]
The amount of time you have to spend on test [0:10:03]
What interference is? [0:12:03]
How to find all missing procedure on the test kits? [0:15:51]
Safe and proper ways to testing [0:17:50]
Tips on how to better streamline their tests? [0:32:45]
Important tool in test kits [0:42:09]
One thing you need to know in test kits [0:43:00]
Quotes
"The number one item that you should be using is your BRAIN!" - Harland Pond
"Some tips on using your test kits." - Harland Pond
"Learning and understanding your test kits." - Harland Pond
Links Mentioned
Harland Pond Website: http://www.aquaphoenixsci.com/
Harland Pond LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harlandpond/
Harland Pond on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harland.pond
Harland Pond on Twitter: https://twitter.com/potop42
The Association of Water Technologies (AWT): https://scalinguph2o.com/AWTTT
Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child: https://scalinguph2o.com/42book1
The Art of Manliness – Manvotionals: https://scalinguph2o.com/42book2
Sous-vide: https://scalinguph2o.com/Sous-vide
HACH-Water Analysis Handbook: https://www.hach.com/wah
LED Desk Lamp for Test Kit: https://scalinguph2o.com/light
LED Desk Lamp for Test Kit Video: https://scalinguph2o.com/lightvideo