HAMILTON, ON (April 15, 2010) - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) released its program for North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week that runs May 2 to 8.

With How Safe Are You? as the theme for 2010, CCOHS has produced a selection of free webinars and podcasts on workplace violence, the impact of injuries, and promoting health and safety through social media. The programs were developed for workplaces to use during NAOSH Week to raise awareness of these important issues and to ultimately improve the health, safety and well-being of workers.

Webinars:

"CCOHS has had a history of adopting emerging technologies in order to make information about health and safety available to Canadians. What we are currently exploring with social media tools now is a continuation of this spirit,” says Krista Travers, Marketing Communications Officer at CCOHS. “Twitter is one such tool we use to get health and safety messages out there. Along the way we've learned some lessons which we think will be helpful to others who are considering or just beginning to use Twitter."

Podcasts:

About NAOSH Week
NAOSH Week strives to focus the attention of employers, employees, the general public, and all workplace safety and health partners on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home and in the community.

NAOSH Week is an annual initiative led by the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Labour Program, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). NAOSH Week continues to be a truly continent-wide event, celebrated in Canada, along with North American partners in the United States and Mexico. For more information visit www.naosh.org/.