HAMILTON, ON (November 24, 2009) - Subject experts, workers, employers, and government representatives will gather March 8 and 9, 2010 in the National Capital Region to share their collective knowledge and experience around the role of leadership in creating healthy, safe workplaces. This national event, Forum III: Leading Workplace Change hosted by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) will provide an opportunity for participants to explore and better understand how leadership in the workplace - at any level - can impact the health and safety needs of workers.
The Forum III program features:
expert presenters; tripartite (employer, labour and government) representation; interactive workshops; showcase of innovation and best practices; networking opportunities; simultaneous French language interpretation; and certification maintenance points As a preview of the Forum program, CCOHS posted podcasts recorded by two of featured speakers: Leading Your Team to a Healthier Workplace with Jim Clemmer, and Bridging the Generations at Work featuring Giselle Kovary.
“The unique nature of this Forum - with the tripartite representation from across the country - provides a platform for a full breadth of current workplace health and safety knowledge to be shared,” says Len Hong, PCEO of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. “Canadians can freely express their insights and perspectives on significant emerging issues, and stimulate creative solutions to inspire workplace change and help reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.”
Participants registering on or before December 15, 2009 will save $100 off the full conference price. CCOHS is also offering special rates for groups and students.
More information about the program and registration including, early registration, group and student discounts is available at www.ccohs.ca/events/forumiii.
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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, 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.
