HAMILTON, ON (September 21, 2009) –The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is offering two free webinars as part of Canada's Healthy Workplace Month® taking place in October.

Planning for a Pandemic will be presented live on Thursday, September 24 at 1:00 PM EDT. Jan Chappel, CCOHS Sr. Technical Specialist in Occupational Health and Safety, will share tips on how organizations and individuals can plan and prepare for the pandemic flu outbreak.

Promoting Health and Safety Through Social Media will be webcast live on Wednesday, October 14 at 1:00 PM EDT. Krista Travers, CCOHS Marketing Communications Officer, will discuss the basics of social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook, and how they can be used to help promote workplace health and safety.

Following the live presentations, the recorded webinars will be available on the CCOHS website.

Canada's Healthy Workplace Month®, running October 5 to November 1, encourages workplaces and employees to work together to create healthier workplaces and build a culture of trust and respect in which people are happy and healthy.

To learn more about and sign up for the workplace challenges, and participate in friendly competition against others across Canada, visit the Healthy Workplace Month website at www.healthyworkplacemonth.ca.

The CCOHS website has more information about the webinars and how to sign up.