Gatineau, QC (March 4, 2010) - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) will host its national forum, March 8 and 9, 2010 in the National Capital Region.
Forum III: Leading Workplace Change will kick off with opening remarks and welcome by special guest, The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour, on Monday, March 8 at 8:30 a.m. EST, in the Mozart Room.
WHO: Scott Streiner, Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour; and S. Len Hong, President and CEO, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
WHERE: Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel in Gatineau-Ottawa, 3 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau-Ottawa, J8Y 6X4
WHEN: Monday, March 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST and Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
The Forum III program features expert presenters; tripartite (employer, labour and government) representation; interactive workshops; simultaneous French language interpretation and certification maintenance points. Sessions will focus on the topics of leadership and how it can impact workplace violence prevention, participatory ergonomics, and multi-generational teams.
The program includes the following topics and speakers:
- Leading @ the Speed of Change - Jim Clemmer, bestselling author and international improvement leader
- Leadership Within the System - Dr. Julian Barling, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology, School of Business, Queen's University
- Employer and Labour Perspectives on Leadership and Responsibility - Cathy Walker, Former National Health and Safety Director of the Canadian Auto Workers Union and Frank Saunders, Vice President Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs, Bruce Power
- Implementing Successful Participatory Ergonomic Programs: Opportunities and Challenges - Dr. Nancy Theberge, Professor in the Departments of Kinesiology and Sociology at the University of Waterloo
- Towards a National Prevention Strategy for Workplace Violence in Canada - Glenn French, President of the Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence and Anthony Pizzino, National Director of Research, Job Evaluation and Health and Safety for the Canadian Union of Public Employees
- Four Generations - Four Approaches to Work: Enhancing Training & Coaching for All - Giselle Kovary, Managing partner and co-founder of n-gen People Performance Inc. Innovation & Sponsorship Showcase
More information about Forum III is available at www.ccohs.ca/events/forumiii.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jennifer Miconi-Howse, Communications Officer
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Office: (905) 572-2981, Ext. 4241 / Mobile : (905) 580-1537
E-mail: jenmh@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.
