Shared on behalf of Ryan Sears, Director, Capital and Facility Services

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The Hospital acknowledges that Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement noting that smoke plumes from active forest fires in the Northwest are putting particles and gases into the air that can be harmful to human health. People may experience symptoms such as increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches, or shortness of breath. Leadership will continue to monitor the air quality situation and adjust our Hospital’s response as required.

Recommended Actions:

• Review the Code Grey – Air Exclusion (Button Down) policy and associated refresher Safety Huddle (see attached).
• Directors/Managers, post/circulate and discuss the attached Safety Huddle contents with your teams.
• Visit www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce your health risk along with current and forecasted Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) values.