The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has launched the e-course Impairment and Cannabis in the Workplace. This e-course will provide managers and supervisors, health and safety committee members, human resources specialists, and health and safety advisors with an understanding of what impairment is, as well as its impact and causes, and the importance … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety launched the e-course, Managing Pain from Physical and Psychosocial Workplace Demands, to help workers, including managers and supervisors, better understand the impact that common physical and psychosocial demands in the workplace can have on musculoskeletal disorders. The full release is available online. Call 905-572-2981 x 4241.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has released a microsite full of tools and resources to help workplaces and communities minimize the impact of flu and infectious disease outbreaks. Featuring a mobile friendly layout and design, the Flu and Infectious Disease Outbreaks site provides information, tips, and resources intended to help keep workplaces operational and … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety announced they are now accepting applications for the 2018 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. The full release is available online. Call 905-572-2981 x 4241.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has launched an e-course to help individuals recognize, assess, and manage asbestos-related risks in the workplace. The e-course, Asbestos in the Workplace, will provide employers, health and safety advisors, committee members, building owners, and property managers with an understanding of the hazards associated with asbestos, and how to manage … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has launched the Gender, Work and Health web portal to help bridge the gap between gender, sex, and health, and their impact on the workplace. The Gender, Work and Health web portal is intended to provide users with links to credible information, tools, research, and resources on topics related to sex, gender, … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety will be hosting Creating Your Healthy Workplace, a one-day practical workshop on January 31, 2017. Creating Your Healthy Workplace is intended to help workplaces move from awareness to action by providing mental health workplace champions and leaders with the framework, tools, and resources needed to develop and implement a comprehensive … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has released an app that provides instant access, on mobile devices, to useful workplace health and safety advice and information. The OSH Answers app serves up the Centre’s collection of online fact sheets that is available on the CCOHS website, and which contains thousands of questions and answers on … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety is now accepting applications for the 2017 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. The Dick Martin Scholarship Award is offered by CCOHS to help foster interest and the pursuit of higher education in the field of occupational health and safety. CCOHS will award two scholarships worth $3,000 each to one university student and one … Read more
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has released a new Healthy Workplaces website that brings together information, tools and resources available to help employers, workers, and practitioners participate in making their workplaces healthy and safe. A healthy and productive workplace culture that creates an environment which promotes employee mental and physical health, as well as productivity … Read more
