HAMILTON, ON - April 23, 2009 - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) will be participating in the 2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week from May 3 to 9.
With Make it Home Safe Every Day as the theme for 2009, NAOSH Week strives to focus the attention of employers, employees, the general public, and all workplace safety and health partners on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home and in the community.
The NAOSH website at www.naosh.org offers a variety of tools, suggestions and resources to help people and organizations plan, create and participate in their own NAOSH events.
CCOHS is celebrating NAOSH Week by producing a series of live and recorded webinars on current health and safety topics. All webinars are free and take place from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
May 4:
Evaluating MSDS First Aid Advice,
Jessie Callaghan, Senior Technical Specialist, CCOHS
May 6:
Preventing and Enforcing Musculoskeletal Hazards in the Workplace,
Anne Duffy, Provincial Ergonomist, Ontario Ministry of Labour
May 7:
Mentally Healthy Workplaces: Strategies for Success,
Donna Hardaker, Mental Health Works Specialist, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
For an easy way to share the information, the webinars can be run in boardrooms and venues. This is an effective way for health and safety committee members, managers, supervisors and health and safety professionals to participate in the session and it can also serve as a platform for further discussion. The full NAOSH Week webinar program, with dates and times, are posted on the CCOHS website.
About NAOSH Week
NAOSH Week is an annual initiative led by the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). NAOSH Week continues to be a truly continent-wide event, celebrated in Canada, along with North American partners in the United States and Mexico. For more information visit www.naosh.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Eleanor Westwood, Manager of Communications
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4408, E-mail: eleanorw@ccohs.ca
Jennifer Miconi-Howse, Communications Officer
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
(905) 572-2981, Ext. 4241, E-mail: jenmh@ccohs.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.
