Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Tuesday Nov 4, from 10:00 to noon. Everyone welcome!
Guest speaker: Anye Keefe, an occupational and public health consultant with nearly 40 years of experience in occupational disease prevention, policy and research.
Topic: The gender gap in personal protective equipment (PPE). Significant numbers of women report that their PPE does not fit properly, it is uncomfortable to wear, and the selection of women-specific PPE is inadequate. This is problematic as research on the gendered and sexual division of labour – and its impact on occupational health and safety – reinforce the need to pay attention to sex and gender differences in exposures and hazards as well as the unique needs of each sex in mitigating those hazards and risks.