HAMILTON, ON - November 7, 2006 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed an e-course, Return to Work: The Basics, that provides a practical overview of strategies and solutions to help support the safe and timely return to work of injured workers.
When a person sustains a workplace injury or illness, it is important for the employer and the injured worker to try to minimize the impact by focusing on getting the worker back to safe and productive work.
Returning to daily work and life activities can actually help an injured worker's recovery and reduce the probability of long-term disability. Research shows that the longer an employee is off work due to injury or illness, the less likely they are to return to work.
The one hour e-course provides managers, supervisors and human resources professionals with an overview of the basics on return to work strategies and program implementation.
Courses from CCOHS are reviewed by expert representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible. Course participants are able to contact CCOHS subject specialists to ask specific questions that may arise. There are quizzes throughout and a certificate of completion is issued upon passing the exam.
Pricing and registration details are available on the CCOHS website.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Eleanor Irwin, Manager -
Marketing, Sales and CommunicationsCanadian Centre for Occupational Health
and Safety905/572-2981, Ext. 4408 Email: eleanori@ccohs.ca Please visit http://www.ccohs-cchst.ca/
About CCOHSThe 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.
