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Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM MT
Location: Online
Presented by The Conference Board of Canada
Workplace accommodation has changed significantly over the past two years. The pandemic, and shifting work environments, have created new challenges and broadened conversations around the importance of flexibility and inclusion in the workplace. During this webinar, Reed Group’s Nadine Morganelli (Accommodation and Ergonomic Consultant) and Mike Brown (Account Executive and Consultant) will provide insight into today’s key topic - workplace accommodation.
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 12:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm ET
Join us as we discuss:
- Accommodation types
- Best practices
- Duty to accommodate legislation
- Employer and employee responsibilities
- The future of accommodation
The session will include two case studies that illustrate different accommodation requests and how to handle them to ensure the best employee and employer outcomes. Gain insight into recent developments through an in-depth discussion and Q&A period at the end of the session.
Hosted by The Conference Board of Canada’s Erin Mills, this session will provide human resource and diversity and inclusion professionals, employers, and people managers, core principles and practical takeaways on workplace accommodation.
Should you have any questions regarding this webinar, or require accommodations, please reach out to [email protected].
National Injury Prevention Day
Date: Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Location: Canada
On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, Parachute will celebrate the sixth National Injury Prevention Day in Canada to raise awareness about the devastating effects of predictable and preventable injuries.
Upcoming News & Events
◙ AARFP Conference & Trade Show
Date: April 21, 2024 - April 24, 2024
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta
The Alberta Association of Recreation Facility Personnel (AARFP) is delighted to host the 45th Annual Conference and Trade Show, The Bridge To Recreation.
Recreation is more important than ever, the role it plays in the lives of individuals, communities and its ability to bridge the differences between people, cultures and communities. What better way than to build upon the current skills and tools you have, then through a conference of like-minded individuals who are also looking to connect and learn. This year’s conference program gives you the opportunity to learn and share from others who face similar challenges, successes, as well as learn from the experts who have bridged the gaps.
With over 30 education sessions, numerous tradeshow exhibitors, inspiring keynote speakers and opportunities to network. Recreation professionals will take away information that will help them bridge the gaps in recreation, collaborate with community members and inspire positive changes.
The conference will be held in Lethbridge, AB on April 21-24, 2024, with attendance by 250-300 delegates in recreation operations from all over Alberta and a few from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories.
◙ National Day of Mourning
Date: April 28, 2024
Location: Canada
The National Day of Mourning is not only a day to remember and honour those lives lost or injured due to a workplace tragedy, but also a day to collectively renew our commitment to improve health and safety in the workplace and prevent further injuries, illnesses and deaths.
For more information, visit https://www.ccohs.ca/events/mourning/
◙ Aquatic Health and Safety Awareness: Types of Fall Protection, Including Guardrails
Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Online
The Aquatics Health and Safety Awareness campaign is designed to raise awareness of occupational health and safety concerns for those working in and around aquatic facilities, and to provide free and accessible resources to workers (including vulnerable/new/young workers), supervisors, pool facility operators, and organizations. The webinars are no cost, open to all attendees, and will be recorded and made available following the event.
This 45-minute webinar is presented by a fall protection engineering expert that will review when a fall protection plan and fall protection training are required. The subject matter expert will also discuss the hierarchy of controls specific for fall protection, and the types of systems, such as guardrails, travel restraint, fall arrest, and control zones. This general understanding is fundamental before creating a fall protection plan and implementing its systems. Following the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of our subject matter expert.
- Review when fall protection is required.
- Outline the hierarchy of controls specific for slips, trips, and falls.
- Identify the types of systems involved in the fall protection plan, such as: guardrails, travel restraint, fall arrest, and control zones.
- Review Alberta OHS legislation - specifically, water danger [AB OHS Code 157], Fall Protection Plan [AB OHS Code140(1)], Instruction of workers [AB OHS Code141(1) and 141(3)], and fall protection hierarchy [AB OHS Code139(3) to 13(8)].
Visit our Aquatic Health and Safety Awareness Website for additional resources, including safety talks and information posters.
Presented by AMHSA & High Engineering
Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 (MST)
When registering, you’ll have the option to select individual webinars or register for all three. To register multiple attendees at once, we have a bulk registration spreadsheet that can be filled out and returned to [email protected].
◙ Alberta Health & Safety Conference
Date: May 01, 2024 - May 02, 2024
Location: Feltham Centre, NAIT, Edmonton, AB
The Health & Safety Conference Society of Alberta (HSCSA) is excited to announce the dates of their upcoming 2024 conference: Wednesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Feltham Centre (CAT) at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta.
Watch https://hsconference.ca/ for details.
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