HAMILTON, ON - October 25, 2007 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is calling for entries for the 2007-08 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is available to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety course or programme in an accredited college or university in Canada, leading to an occupational health and safety certificate, diploma or degree.
Established in 2002 by the CCOHS Council of Governors, the Dick Martin Scholarship Award was created in recognition of Mr. Martin's valuable contribution to CCOHS as one of its governors; his powerful voice for the rights of workers; his commitment to securing justice for working men and women; and, promoting action to protect people's environments inside and outside the workplace.
Three, $3000 scholarships will be awarded. To apply for the award, post secondary students are invited to submit a 1000-1200 word essay on a topic related to their area of study in occupational health and safety. Essays will be judged on the intellectual content, the practical and theoretical value and the presentation and style.
Entry deadline for the Dick Martin Scholarship Award is January 31, 2008.
More information about Dick Martin, as well as full details about the Dick Martin Scholarship Award - including the application form are available on the CCOHS website, www.ccohs.ca/scholarship/entries.
Submissions may be made electronically. For more information, contact the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety at 1-800-263-8466 or e-mail scholarship@ccohs.ca
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Eleanor Westwood, Manager of Communications
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
905-572-2981, Ext. 4408 Email: eleanorw@ccohs.ca
Please visit www.ccohs-cchst.ca
About CCOHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is Canada's national workplace health and safety resource created by an Act of the Parliament of Canada in 1978. It functions as an independent departmental corporation under Schedule II of the Financial Administration Act. CCOHS is mandated to promote the fundamental right of Canadians to a healthy and safe working environment.
CCOHS provides a wide range of occupational health and safety services that include: information and knowledge transfer; training and education; injury and illness prevention initiatives; communications programs promoting the physical, psychosocial and mental health of working people; chemical safety programs supporting the sound management of chemicals; and management systems services supporting health and safety programs at the organizational level.
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. CCOHS is a Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization for occupational health and safety and the Workplace Health Affiliate of the Canadian Health Network (CHN). A vast range of organizations and people from both public and private sectors in Canada, as well as throughout the world, rely on CCOHS' services.
