May 6-12 is North American Occupational Safety and Health Week

May 3, 2018 – Hamilton, ON – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

From May 6-12 2018, workplaces across North America will be celebrating North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week with activities that raise awareness of, and educate on, the importance of injury prevention.

Health and safety committees have an important part to play in creating and maintaining safe workplaces. During North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is making its health and safety committees courses available free of charge.

Health and Safety Committees: Provides participants with an introduction to health and safety committees. The course provides guidance on how to establish a new committee, how a committee can perform its functions and how it can be effective. The course introduces the roles and responsibilities of a committee and its members, and offers sample checklists, policies and other useful documents that can be customized for a specific work environment.

Health and Safety Committees in the Canadian Federal Jurisdiction: The Canada Labour Code, Part II requires employers to provide health and safety training to members of policy and workplace committees and health and safety representatives. This course may be used as a part of the required training.

To help inspire organizations and to provide them with tools to create their own North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week program, CCOHS has a variety of free public services such as podcasts  and webinars available on its website.

Quotes

“It’s fitting that National Day of Mourning leads us into North American Occupational Safety and Health Week as a somber reminder of why we must all do our part to create healthy and safe workplaces. “

- Anne Tennier, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

 

“This week is an opportunity to capture the attention of employers, employees, the general public, and our workplace safety and health partners and focus on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home, and in the community.”

- Anne Tennier, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

 

“Last week, on April 28, we commemorated the National Day of Mourning, and remembered those who died or were critically injured from their work. NAOSH Week is a time to put our resolve into action, and renew our commitment to, and shine the light on, preventing further work-related injuries and deaths.”

- Anne Tennier, President and Chief Executive Officer at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

 

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