HAMILTON, ON (April 26, 2010) - The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed a new pocket guide designed for both young and new workers to help them work safely.
The Orientation for New Workers Guide is 184 pages of clear-language text, charts, diagrams and checklists. Written for new employees, this guide provides information such as the general duties of employers and workers, basic types of workplace hazards and how they’re controlled, steps workers can take to protect themselves against hazards, preparing for emergencies, basic elements of a health and safety program as well as advice on who to ask for help with health and safety matters. Employers can also benefit from this guide when putting together a workplace specific orientation program.
CCOHS publications are unique in that they are developed by experts in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour; employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.
More information about the Orientation for New Workers Guide is available on the CCOHS website.
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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
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.
