HAMILTON, ON - November 23, 2005 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has announced new course dates and locations for its popular classroom course, Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors.
CCOHS' intensive two-day course provides managers and supervisors and those with health and safety responsibilities with the information they need to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses, and to develop a safety culture in the workplace.
Now, to better serve Canadians, CCOHS has expanded the access and availability of the course by partnering with Escalade Training to deliver the in-class training in Vancouver, Regina, and Edmonton. Previously CCOHS offered the classroom course only at its Hamilton facility or as a customized solution delivered at clients' facilities. By making the course more widely available, CCOHS is striving to equip more working Canadians with the information needed to be safe and healthy at work.
The 2006-07 Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors course dates and locations are:
Hamilton
March 6 - 7, 2006
June 12 - 13, 2006
September 11-12, 2006
December 4 - 5, 2006
March 5 - 6, 2007
Vancouver
January 25 - 26, 2006
Regina
March 21 - 22, 2006
Edmonton
April 5 - 6, 2006
Course outline and pricing details are available on the CCOHS website.
CCOHS also offers Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors as an e-learning course.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Eleanor Irwin, Manager - Marketing, Sales and Communications
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
905/572-2981, Ext. 4408 Email: eleanori@ccohs.ca
Please visit www.ccohs-cchst.ca
About CCOHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), formed in 1978, is a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario. CCOHS provides Canadians with unbiased, relevant information, training and advice that supports responsible decision-making and promotes safe and healthy workplaces. CCOHS makes a wide range of occupational health and safety information readily available, in language that is appropriate for all users, from the general public to the health and safety professional. Internationally, the Centre is renowned as an innovative, authoritative occupational health and safety resource. CCOHS partners and collaborates with agencies and organizations from Canada and around the world to improve the quality and quantity of resources and programs, as well as expand the breadth of usage of occupational health information to many different segments of society.
