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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa Research & Development Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

Provide guidance and advice on laboratory safety best practices and procedures.Knowledge in the compliance of the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Occupational Health & Safety Regulations.Coordinate the following: - Hazardous waste administrator - Chemical inventory administrator - WHMIS/GHS training facilitatorRadiation Safety Officer for this research facility.Experience with hazard identification, accident investigation and chemical emergency response.Conduct work place inspections, in conjunction with Workplace OSH Committee.Bilingual qualifications required at BBB level.

Ecorc, Ottawa, Ontario

Soil quality research; best tillage practices, crop rotation impacts and residue amendments.Green-house gases research, related to the above soil quality research.Primary technician for various analytical instrumentation: - Gas Chromatographic Spectrometry analysis & trouble-shooting; Varian 3800 with FID/TCD/ECD - Flash-combustion Elemental analysis; Carlo Erba NC2500, carbon/nitrogen - Total Organic Carbon (liquid) analysis; Shimadzu TOC-Vwp with TN analyzer - Colourimetric analysis; Traacs 800, NO3/NH4Various laboratory wet-chemistry techniques.Various field research applications: - Soil sampling; hydraulic coring with Giddings - Time-Domain Reflectrometry (TDR) analysis for moisture

Ecorc, Ottawa, Ontario

Modified and developed new methods for lipid analysis in oats, which included: - Acid digestion, ether:ether extractions - Methylation for FAMEs - GC analysis, by FID; for C4-C24 separationBeta-glucan analysis by enzymatic method.Protein analysis by Kjeldahl extraction.Near-infrared Spectroscopy analysis of oat flour for the determination of various qualitative properties.Participated in field harvesting and processing of oats.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Advocates for members on their final level grievances;Provides advice to the Agriculture Union National Executive, National Council and its Local representatives on problems relating to collective agreements, classification, staffing, managerial and confidential exclusions;Consults with senior Employer representatives on those related disputes.Representing members working for the following Federal Government Employers:- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)- Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC); includes, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), the Canadian Para-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) and the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)- Public Service Commission (PSC)- Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)- Department of National Defence (DND) - language teachers