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The Alberta Health Services Addiction and Mental Health Provincial Prevention Unit and Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry have developed some Provincial Prevention Partnerships to support the Alberta workplace. Check out the attached to access elearning modules on impairment and workplace health and safety and more. |
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Do you find that the prospect of preparing your organization for a pandemic overwhelming? Need some tools to organize your thoughts and prepare for all the numerous contingencies in developing a business preparedness plan? Have a look at the Business Pandemic Preparedness Checklist available on the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) website at http://www.iapa.ca/Main/Resources/resources_downloads.aspx#infect While you're visiting their website, you may also check out a number of free downloadable documents in PDF format on a number of Workplace Health & Wellbeing topics. |
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Concerned about promoting health lifestyles in your workplace? The Alberta Centre for Active Living has a website with a wealth of resources including downloadable workbooks, tools, surveys & assessments, research studies, linkages to key websites and academic journal articles. All this is free and at your fingertips at http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/index.html |
e-learning |
http://www. centre4activeliving .ca |
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Are you new to the field of Occupational Health Nursing or a new resident of Alberta? The Government of Alberta Employment and Immigration Workplace Health & Safety website at http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/53.html provides access to numerous publications, education and promotion resources, as well as downloadable copies of OH&S legislation. Of particular interest at present is information related to the Occupational Health & Safety Code 2009 including a comparison of the 2006 and 2009 legislation; an information bulletin on the requirements of the new code and infomation on planning for pandemic illnesses. As well, there is free access to Online Viewing of CSA Standards. View Access is a funded pilot project established by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in collaboration with all Canadian government departments responsible for occupational health and safety (OHS). Alberta's employers and workers now have a place to view CSA standards referenced in the OHS Code. |
e-learning |
http://employment .alberta.ca/ SFW/53.html |
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You may sign up to receive regular Health & Safety E-News updates on new and emerging issues from Workplace Health & Safety by emailing Martha Beauchamp at Martha.Beauchamp@gov.ab.ca requesting that you be added to the subscriber list. |
e-learning | Martha. Beauchamp @gov.ab.ca |
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The 2009 edition of the OHS Code came into effect – July 1, 2009. The OHS Code is available on-line at employment.alberta.ca/documents/WHS/WHS-LEG_ohsc_2009.pdf and as a printed Handbook from the Alberta Queen’s Printer at www.qp.alberta.ca The updated 2009 edition of the OHS Code Explanation Guide are now available on-line at http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/3969.html |
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 Earn your OSHA 10-Hour or 30-Hour card. Your program will focus on topics that are important in today's workplace, such as an introduction to OSHA, basic rigging, confined spaces, and other relevant topics. Printable job aids are available at the end of each session. A certificate is available for you to print immediately upon successful completion of the program. 
For volume purchase needs, contact our On Demand Specialists Toll-Free at 888.202.3016 or
via email at ondemand@puresafety.com. 
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 September 28, 2010 Get a competitive edge and enhance your credibility. A certificate program you can complete at your own pace, without travel or disruption to your schedule. The CHSEP Program is the product of extensive collaboration with OSHE professionals in the workplace. Professionals from across North America have participated in the Program's curriculum development process. This ensures the range of skills and knowledge provided in the CHSEP Program are effectively equipping today's OSHE practitioners with the necessary and relevant competencies they require. Also, the curriculum is not limited to a particular jurisdiction's legislative framework. Rather, it is a far-reaching collection of “best practices” as identified by OSHE professionals from a wide range of jurisdictions and legislative backgrounds. The CHSEP Program is unique among other OSHE Certificate programs in that its focus is on the essential process skills required to succeed as an OSHE practitioner in your jurisdiction, rather than just focusing on the technical aspects of the field. CHSEP participants will develop their abilities to identify, prioritize, and manage workplace risks, thereby making a significant contribution to their organization's goals. CHSEP is targeted at learners from mid-level managers to front-line workers in every industry and sector, with students in North America, Asia, Eastern Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, Arctic regions, and beyond. These students represent mining, construction, petroleum, forestry, healthcare, OSHE regulators, military, electrical and communications utilities (including nuclear facilities), transportation (road, sea, and air), federal, provincial and municipal governments, retail/wholesale operations, warehousing and distribution networks, OSHE consulting, engineering, education (primary, secondary and post-secondary), and more. Please note that this is the original CHSEP Program and it is now offered through the University of Fredericton. Don Sayers & Associates provides online support for those registered in this Program.
CHSC maintenance points are applicable to this certificate program. For more information and to register for this certificate program, please visit the Course Offerings & Descriptions page on the CSSE website. Sincerely, Renzo Pella Manager, Education Services -- Canadian Society of Safety Engineering 39 River Street Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3P1 Tel: 416-646-1600 · Fax: 416-646-9460 Web: www.csse.org · E-mail: courses@csse.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ANNOUNCEMENT I am pleased to announce that a second cohort of students will be starting the University of Fredericton's totally online, Professional Diploma Program in disability management - the Integrated Disability Management Professional Diploma. The first cohort of students began in May 2010 and is on-track for a 2011-2012 completion. The response to this program has been exciting. Many of you have indicated an interest in pursuing this advanced educational opportunity. As such, I would like to invite you to join us for the October 26, 2010 start of the introductory course - IDMP 311. The planned time line for this cohort of students is: IDMP 311 - Integrated Disability Management Program: Introduction - October 26, 2010 to December 17, 2011. IDMP 312 - Integrated Disability Management Program: Essential Elements - February 7, 2011 to April 1, 2011. What Is It All About? Disability management is most effective when integrated and embedded into the strategies and culture of an organization. As such, the goal of the University of Fredericton's Integrated Disability Management Professional Diploma is to prepare disability management practitioners to be able to develop and manage an Integrated Disability Management Program and its business functions with a view to embedding it into the strategies and culture of the organization.
Program
Objectives The
program objectives of this industry-focused, skills-based educational program
are to:
How
to Get More Information For
details on this exciting new educational opportunity, go to the University of
Fredericton website at: http://www.universityfredericton.ca/idmp.html . The
online delivery vehicle is easy to use and instructor-led classes are delivered
using a virtual classroom (webinar formats). Learn in the comfort of your home
or office. Avail yourself of the opportunity to learn alongside other
disability management practitioners throughout Canada. Shawna-Raye Endresen Student Services Coordinator University of Fredericton 317 Queen Street, Suite 101 Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 1B1 Tel: 506-455-1796 Toll Free: 1-877-454-6232 ext 2 Fax: 506-455-1675 www.UniversityFredericton.ca Shawna.Endresen@UniversityFredericton.ca UofA-IDMP Ad-PD |
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| Sleep Apnea My name is Debbie and I run the sleep clinic in
Red Deer called Funktional Sleep Solutions. We have 29 offices all over Alberta.
We are interested in working with occupational nurses to get the help out to
their clients.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a condition in
which breathing repeatedly starts and stops during sleep. Apneas are due to the
throat narrowing or blocking during sleep. OSA causes sleep disturbances,
daytime sleepiness, and impaired daytime work performance. 5-7 % of women and
10-15% of men have OSA.
OSA is associated with higher blood pressure, fasting
insulin(related to diabetes) and decreased HDL. Untreated apnea is related to
increased heart attack and stroke risk. Results of untreated apena are as
follows
- Decreased alertness, memory, and concentration
-Loud snoring, morning headaches, weight gain, and increased
irritability
-Increased heart attack and stroke rates
-People with untreated OSA are 3 times as likely to have a motor vehicle
accident.
-Increased self-medication and substance abuse
-Increased doctor visits, diagnostic tests, and use of hospital
services
-Increased short term disability claims.
We would like to prevent these and work with the nurses to get their
companies to do sleep testing on either new hires or continuing worker
education. We can also do compliance reports on clients that use a CPAP
machine.
Please contact me if you are interested in this our would like more
information.
Debbie Bone-Dyck EMT-A, RDAII
403-506-2393 cell
Thank you for your time
Debbie |
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| Good Afternoon, Hoping that this
finds you well and that you enjoyed the Health & Safety Conference. As first
time exhibitors we were thrilled with the response and feedback that we received
ourselves. Please find attached a brief outline of the
community workshops
that we promote here at the Centre for Suicide Prevention. For those
of you who stopped by the booth I would also like to extend an offer for you to
bring a safeTALK workshop to your organization at a discount of 25% should you
book prior to February 1, 2012. We can deliver throughout Alberta.
For approximately $64/participant the safeTALK workshop
enables participants to: ·
Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss, or avoid
suicide; ·
Identify people who have thoughts of suicide or may be at
risk; ·
Apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep Safe) to
connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention
caregivers If you are not sure if a workshop is what your
organization currently needs, we can also work with you to deliver a shorter
presentation on suicide awareness in general. Please feel free to
get back to me with any questions on the services that we have to offer.
Enjoy the rest of your day. Tracy Wrubleski Training &
Development Manager Centre for Suicide
Prevention Tel: (403) 245.3900
ext 224 Fax: (403)
245.0299 Visit us at www.suicideinfo.ca |
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Learn from the masters in Applied Industrial Erognomics this November in Edmonton, Alberta! Attention Health and Safety Officers, Erognomic committees and facilities and manufacturing engineers!! On November 22-23, 2011, you can help your organization reach its goals in health, safety and productivity through learning practical industrial ergonomic solutions. In this 2-day seminar, participants learn to evaluate workstations and equipment, identify factors contributing to work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and prioritize ergonomic improvements to maximize return on investment.
· Project cost savings of ergonomic improvements. ·
Apply newly acquired skills with real-world case studies.
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Gain hands-on skills and practical experience to immediately impact your lean manufacturing initiative. Don't miss out on this excellent learning opportunity! Registration is limited. Contact Lorel at EWI Works at lhammerstad@ewiworks.com |
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| Hello everyone, "This was the
best training I have ever been in; you both have a good understanding of the
needs of adult learners!!!! I liked the examples used. I took ergonomics
before and can honestly say I understand it a lot better. I like the
organization, professionalism, safe open concept of the group participation and
enjoyed all 5 days thoroughly. The snacks at breaks were a great idea. Think I
gained a bit of weight. “ Here is our 2011 WorkSMART Training Calendar:
You can also visit this link to our website for further information including registration forms: http://www.worksmart.ca/our_services/workshops_ess.html If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email at your convenience. Kind regards, Annette DeCaire Office Manager WorkSMART 1-888-568-4615 (toll free) (604) 568-4649 (fax) www.worksmart.ca |
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| Spirometry, audiometry recertification The dates for re-certification of spirometry and audiometry at Grant MacEwan University are February 12 to April 7, 2012 and June 17 to August 11, 2012. |
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