24 News & Press Releases found
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) News
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National WHMIS Website Offers One-Stop-Shop for Canadians
With the recent announcement of the changes to Canada`s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015), a website has been released to help Canadians transition from the old WHMIS system to WHMIS 2015 which implements the Globally ...
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Preparing Workers for Upcoming Changes to WHMIS
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is changing as Canadians prepare to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). To help educate workers about the upcoming changes, the ...
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CCOHS and Vubiz Mark 10 Year Partnership Providing Accessible Safety Training to Canadians
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and Vubiz, an e-learning solutions company, recently celebrated a ten year milestone of collaboration, providing credible and accessible online health and safety training to working ...
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CCOHS` 2014 Scholarship Winners Announced
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is pleased to announce the two winners for its 2014 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is open to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety program ...
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April 28 : National Day of Mourning
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) reminds Canadians to set aside April 28, the National Day of Mourning, to honour those workers across the country whose lives have been lost, or affected by workplace injuries, ...
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Health and Safety E-courses Accessible to Federal Public Servants
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and the Canada School of Public Service (the School) have partnered to provide online health and safety training courses to federal public servants. The partnership will provide federal ...
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Health and Safety Awareness Training Now Available for Ontario Supervisors
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed an e-course to help Ontario supervisors learn about Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and how it affects their role as a supervisor. Under the new ...
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Establish, Maintain and Improve Health and Safety Programs with New Online Management Service
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed a new online occupational health and safety management service, OSH Wise, designed to help organizations establish, maintain and improve their health and safety programs ...
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CCOHS Urges Workplaces to Keep Safety at the Forefront when Taking Kids to Work
On November 6, 2013 more than 250,000 grade nine students across Canada will visit the workplace of a parent, relative or friend as part of the National program, Take Our Kids to Work day. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety ...
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Scholarship opportunity for occupational health and safety students
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is now accepting entries for the 2013-2014 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is offered to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety course or ...
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The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Launches CANWrite GHS
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced today that it has released its newest version of CANWrite. This latest CANWrite release is based on the U.S. HazCom 2012 implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of ...
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CCOHS congratulates Sophie Dennis, CCOHS Governor, on receiving Ontario’s highest recognition for career contribution in public service
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) congratulates Sophie Dennis, Ontario representative on CCOHS’ Council of Governors, on her recent award. The Amethyst award recognizes outstanding career contributions among ...
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CCOHS Awards Scholarships to Two Occupational Health and Safety Students
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is pleased to announce the two winners for its 2012-2013 Dick Martin Scholarship Award. This annual, national award is open to students enrolled in an occupational health and safety ...
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety enters partnership with Government of Nova Scotia to offer free e-learning courses to Nova Scotia workers
As part of its new workplace safety strategy announced on March 20, the Government of Nova Scotia has partnered with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) to provide Nova Scotia citizens free access to CCOHS’ ...
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CCOHS to adopt National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety announced today that it will adopt the new National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, which was unveiled on January 16, 2013. Furthermore, CCOHS will use ...
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REMINDER- Scholarship Opportunity for Occupational Health and Safety Students
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) reminds students that the January 31 deadline for the 2012-2013 Dick Martin Scholarship Award program is fast approaching. This annual, national award is offered to students enrolled in ...
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Teaching resource puts young workers safety into the classroom
Every year, young workers are critically injured or killed on the job. To help educate young people about workplace healthy and safety and prevent injuries, a new resource has been developed specifically for secondary school teachers. Health and ...
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National forum to explore strategies on leading workplace change
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced that it would host a national forum to discuss the role leadership and responsibility play in improving and building safer and healthier workplaces. CCOHS’ Forum III: Leading ...
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New e-courses to help reduce workplace injuries related to poor ergonomic conditions
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed two new e-courses to help increase awareness of and prevent workplace musculoskeletal disorders: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs): Awareness and Musculoskeletal Disorders ...
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Getting the H&S message across with workplace health and safety posters
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) launched a poster program to help workplaces promote health and safety. CCOHS released the first two in a series of workplace posters: WHMIS Hazard Symbols and Cranes & Hoists Hand ...
