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Tuesday injured workers Zoom meetings
All injured workers are welcomed to join the weekly sessions organized by the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group. To receive your Zoom link please email Janet Paterson jlrwpat@tbaytel.net and get added to the email list.
** Sept.22 meeting – will be hosted by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC) and explore next steps for the Demers Report on occupational disease.
At the meetings guest speakers and discussion of educational, law reform and community organizing topics.
Fall/Winter 2020 sessions: Tuesdays weekly from September 1 to December 1, 2020
The Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group (TB&DIWSG) is pleased to announce their partnership with the United Steelworkers Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF) in coordination with Northwestern Ontario Steelworkers Area Council with the sponsorship of our weekly legal education and support group sessions online until December 1st.
Getting to work with a physical disability
Dr Dana Howse will present findings from her research on Getting to work with a physical disability and the policies and people that make a difference. Her research examined the ways in which work disability policy frameworks and programs support or impede Canadians with physical disabilities to engage in work-related travel, or ‘work mobility.’ Dana will discuss findings including the ways in which workers’ compensation policy can overlook work- and injury-related travel needs of disabled workers, and the significant role of family, and the system’s reliance on it, to support persons with physical disabilities to accomplish work mobility.
For this work, Dana conducted a scoping review of the work disability policy and mobility literature, analyzed policy frameworks and case law in NL and ON related to workers’ compensation and human rights, and interviewed key informants and persons with physical disabilities who have experience and knowledge of how work disability policies and programs operate in practice to enable or hinder work mobility.
Link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RmmEHbKgS3-wmKuqn5Rnnw
Online talk – Enhancing Prevention of Injury & Disease @ Work
Lakehead University research centre Enhancing Prevention of Injury & Disease @ Work is hosting a free Zoom discussion Friday noon. Panellists
- Steve Mantis – on community-campus collaborations – Disability & Work in Canada
- Kaitlyn Hindman – on working conditions and health outcomes among aging workers with arthritis
- Mahdis Aziziderouei – on impact of gender on fatigue as a precursor to musculoskeletal injury among mine workers
Register in Advance for this meeting via Zoom
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Conference: COVID-19 and OSH
On October 5-6, 2020, organizers of the 2021 World Congress on Safety and Health at Work are offering free, virtual, half-day special sessions on COVID-19 and occupational safety and health (OSH).
On October 5, from 9.00 a.m. to noon EST, the half-day special session will feature thought-leaders discussing innovations in addressing COVID-19 in the workplace, how the future of work is being shaped by the global pandemic, and the relevance of promoting a culture of prevention to address COVID-19.
On October 6, from 8.00 to 11.00 a.m. EST, sessions will also include a COVID-19 focus. The International Labour Organization (ILO) will discuss ILO’s work in helping member countries to develop OSH policies, regulations and programs related to COVID-19. The International Safety and Security Association (ISSA) will address the response of work injury insurance providers to pandemic outbreaks and other extreme events.
Register (before October 1) at https://www.safety2021canada.com/register-now/
Can’t make the live event? Once you are registered you will be able to access the recorded sessions for 90 days after the event.
Managing mental health in the workplace
First of two free webinars on mental health aspects of the Work Disability Management System standard (CSA Z1011)
-Evidence Supporting the Standard: Work Disability Management of Mental Health
-Panel Discussion: Mental Health in the Workplace
Register in advance for this free webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_clZWLrzvRkSfax0k7KSASg
Co-hosted by the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance (CISWP), and Canadian Standards Associations (CSA Group).
WCIAR speaker series: Deeming and COVID-19
Join us online for WCIAR’s new monthly speaker series on the second Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m. To start with, each session will focus on one of the core demands of the campaign – reviewing wins and laying out the work that remains – as well as bringing the issue into the current context. 
The first session on Oct. 8 will take a deep-dive into the problems with deeming / phantom jobs during the time of COVID-19. Guest speaker: MPP Wayne Gates, Official Opposition critic, WSIB and Health & Safety.
Info on how to register for the event is coming soon – in the meantime, save the date!
And don’t forget to stay up to date by joining the WCIAR mailing list at tinyurl.com/WorkersCompList
Managing mental health in the workplace – part 2
Second of two free webinars on mental health aspects of the Work Disability Management System standard (CSA Z1011)
-Evidence Supporting the Standard: Work Disability Management of Mental Health
-Panel Discussion: Mental Health in the Workplace
Register in advance for this free webinar:
https://conestogac.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1HDSTlnnRUuz4KJ25MJ5cQ
Co-hosted by the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance (CISWP), and Canadian Standards Associations (CSA Group).
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IWH speaker series: COVID-19 prevention & mental health
More than just COVID-19 prevention: Exploring the links between PPE, safe work protocols and workers’ mental health
A new study, conducted jointly with the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW), explores impact of PPE and infection control procedures in protecting workers’ mental health. In this presentation, Dr. Peter Smith shares results from two surveys, one conducted among health-care workers and the other among the broader Canadian workforce.
Check at https://iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2020-nov-10 for information on how to register
For those unable to attend, most presentations in the IWH Speaker Series are audio-recorded and made available as slidecasts, typically within two weeks of the original presentation.
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WDMS and workers with disabilities
First of two free webinars on implications of the Work Disability Management System standard (CSA Z1011) for persons with disabilities.
Evidence Supporting the Standard: Challenges for Persons with Disabilities
-Panel Discussion: Making it Work for Persons with Disabilities
Register in advance for this free webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oHb0jvzcRfqugOKImna1kg
Co-hosted by the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance (CISWP), and Canadian Standards Associations (CSA Group).
IWH speaker series: workers disclosing or not disclosing a disability
Does it matter what workers’ reasons are for disclosing or not disclosing a disability at work? Why and how?
Discussion by Monique Gignac (IWH, Dalla Lana School of Public Health) .
Check https://iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2020-nov-24 for further details and registration information, when available.
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WDMS and workers with disabilities – part 2
Second of two free webinars on implications of the Work Disability Management System standard (CSA Z1011) for persons with disabilities.
Evidence Supporting the Standard: Challenges for Persons with Disabilities
-Panel Discussion: Making it Work for Persons with Disabilities
Register in advance for this free webinar:
https://conestogac.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QhA7JN5KRVGkPBYq5TKC-g
Co-hosted by the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP), Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance (CISWP), and Canadian Standards Associations (CSA Group).
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XXII World Congress on Safety & Health at Work, Toronto
Canada has been selected to host the 2020 World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. Sponsored by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Social Security Association (ISSA), it is the world’s largest event for the international occupational health and safety community and will draw more than 3,500 delegates from more than 150 countries.
Check the Congress website https://www.safety2020canada.com/ for further details on the program and registration – and for COVID-19 updates.
Update (May 2020) World Congress on Safety and Health at Work to September 19 – 22, 2021. It will still take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada exploring the Congress theme, Prevention in the Connected Age: Global solutions to achieve safe and healthy work for all. The Congress is also being expanded to include virtual options, including live streaming to facilitate further global engagement.
On Oct. 5, 2020 a virtual meeting of global thought leaders focused on COVID-19 will be convened. More detail to come.
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