CCOHS Senior Technical Specialist to Present at Two Upcoming Conferences

 

 

HAMILTON, ON (March 5, 2013) – Jan Chappel, Senior Technical Specialist at the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, will speak at two upcoming conferences, on the topics of workplace bullying, vulnerable workers and evaluating literature and research data. 

Workplace bullying can unfortunately be an issue in all types of workplaces. Ms. Chappel’s presentation will focus on the steps that co-workers, supervisors, managers and the organization as a whole can take to respond appropriately to bullying. She will also include the key components of creating and maintaining an effective workplace bullying or violence prevention program, including specific risk assessment and control strategies.


Event: Ontario Workplace Health Coalition (OMHC)


Presentation: Bullying in the Workplace- Prevention is Key 


Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013


Time: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 


Location: 

Centre for Health and Safety Innovation

5110 Creekbank Road 

Mississauga, Ontario L4W 0A1

Canada 


Vulnerable workers—young, new, aging, plus migrant/immigrant workers—are disproportionately employed in physically demanding or hazardous jobs. This puts them at higher risk for workplace injuries and illnesses. Ms. Chappel will discuss how to implement a health and safety training and orientation program that covers worker health and safety rights and responsibilities, hazard recognition, assessment and control, as well as the importance of a tailored worker orientation program and training approaches for these audiences. 


Event: Safety Services Nova Scotia’s 31st Annual Health, Safety and Environment Conference and Safety Showcase


Presentation: Vulnerable Workers – Their Health and Safety


Date: March 20, 2013


Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.


Location: 

The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel

Room 5A

1181 Hollis Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada


With millions of documents available at the click of a mouse, it can be hard to know if certain information is reliable and credible. This presentation will teach participants how to apply critical appraisal methods—the process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity, results, and relevance before using it to make an informed decision—to all of your research needs. Ms. Chappel will discuss how properly appraising chemical and toxicological research data, in particular, can help make informed, more reliable chemical classification decisions. 


Event: Safety Services Nova Scotia’s 31st Annual Health, Safety and Environment Conference and Safety Showcase


Presentation: Applying the Critical Appraisal Approach to Evaluating Literature and Research Data 


Date: March 21, 2013


Time: 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.


Location:

The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel

Room 9B

1181 Hollis Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada

 

 

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