We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Chemical and laboratory safety

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is a comprehensive program legislated both federally and provincially for the safe management of hazardous chemicals. The key components of the system are standardizing the cautionary labeling of containers of 'controlled products,' the provision of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and worker education and training programs. The Chemical and Laboratory Safety program provides information on WHMIS, training and other laboratory safety resources.

Laboratory safety at academic institutions

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's Case Study Video Experimenting with Danger focuses on the Texas Tech University accident and laboratory deaths at University of California, Los Angeles, California and Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.