HAMILTON, ON - September 30, 2008 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) launched a poster program to help workplaces promote health and safety.
CCOHS released the first two in a series of workplace posters: WHMIS Hazard Symbols and Cranes & Hoists Hand Signals. As part of an occupational health and safety program, the posters can illustrate and promote safe work practices and help remind people of critical hazard and safety symbols that can help improve the safety of everyone in the workplace.
The posters are double-sided, in English and French. They are available as free downloads from the CCOHS website, or for sale as glossy prints.
CCOHS is continually adding new posters to promote awareness of existing and emerging workplace health and safety issues. Two posters that are in development are "hand washing" and "air awareness" - both of which are planned for release late October.
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), a Canadian federal government agency based in Hamilton, Ontario is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety. CCOHS promotes the total well-being - physical, psychosocial and mental health - of working Canadians by providing information, training, education, management systems and solutions that support health and safety programs and the prevention of injury and illness. 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.
