The Occupational Cancer Research Centre is the only research unit in Canada focused on workplace cancer. It is jointly funded by Cancer Care Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society.
CAREX Canada is a national workplace and environmental carcinogen surveillance project funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
Presented by Paul Demers, Director of the OCRC and the Scientific Director of CAREX Canada.
January 27, 2012
The prevalence of tobacco use among construction workers is examined from a health, safety and economic perspective. Unique challenges include construction's fast-changing and varied worksites; the difficulty of imposing smoking bans in a blue collar setting versus white collar environments; chronic diseases related to smoking that can be hastened by exposure to workplace chemicals, fumes, dusts, etc.
January 26, 2012
A bold, new perspective on motor vehicle safety presented by Dr. Louis Francescutti, an E.R. doctor from Alberta, and President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. "Regard these injuries and trauma as a 'disease' to challenge current assumptions," he states while attending the Motor Vehicle Safety Institute held at Ontario's Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI). Further insights regarding "communities of practice" based upon the Science of the Positive are provided by Dr. Jeff Linkenbach, Senior Research Scientist and Director of Western Transporation Institute, Montana State University.
The Honourable Steve Mahoney, P.C. and Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, links these complementary issues in his conference summary.
November 14, 2011
Use this 1 1/2 minute visual time-out to reflect on the need for mental well-being.
November 14, 2011
The essence of leadersip and how to nurture the best in employees: key points presented by Michael "Pinball" Clemons (CFL Hall of Famer), Dr. Dan Dawe (Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences), Doug Smeall (Sun Life Financial), Zoe Gordon (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Dr. Dwight Chapin (High Point Wellness Centre).
November 14, 2011
Try these two simple ways to lower your stress level, as presented by Dr. Ian Dawe (Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences) and Zoe Gordon (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health).
November 14, 2011
Overview of the Mental Fitness Summit held at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI), narrated by the conference host, Dr. Dwight Chapin (High Point Wellness Centre).
November 14, 2011
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) – Brian Hayden
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) – Renzo Dalla Via
The session provided information on the many International Standards Organization (ISO) (Technical Committee 229) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) (Technical Committee 113) international standards for nanotechnologies under development collectively by 44 member countries, including Canada.
June 10, 2011