Reaching out
to the parents
of young workers
ÒIn partnership with the MOL, WSPS launched
the web-based Bring Safety Home (BSH)
awareness campaign in June 2016. Utilizing
innovative original and user-generated content
shared through social media, the campaign seeks
to keep young workers safe through targeting a
unique audience—parents and influencers.
According to the MOL, new and young workers
are three times more likely to be injured during
their first month on the job than at any other
time. Bring Safety Home facilitates engagement
with their parents, friends, relatives and support
networks (e.g., teachers, counselors). The goal is
for influencers to talk to new workers and become
a voice in their heads—helping them to confront
situations that make them uneasy; giving them the
courage to ask questions; empowering them with
facts about their rights.
The bringsafetyhome.com website is populated
with engaging videos, blogs and useful resources.
LEADING
THE
WAY
NEW TECHNOLOGY
& LEGISLATION
INSPIRE EVENTS
ÒTechnology is changing at a rapid
pace, with a massive impact on the world
of work. Addressing this trend, the theme
for the 2016 Partners in Prevention Conference and
Trade Show was New Frontiers in Health & Safety.
The event, held in Mississauga in April, put a spotlight
on technology in the workplace, with special emphasis
on robotics. The theme was reflected in sessions,
speaker selection and the sold-out trade show (over
400 booths).
Motivated by new OHSA requirements regarding
workplace harassment, WSPS also held a cross-
province series of legislative briefings entitled
"Workplace Sexual Harassment: Managing the
Impact of Bill 132." The briefings, held in the
fall of 2016, were conducted in partnership with
OHS lawyers with the goal of helping employers
understand compliance expectations and manage
impacts of the new law.
Another series of workshops provided insight into
the worst-case scenario of a worker fatality. In the
autumn of 2016, WSPS hosted four successful one-
day sessions entitled Due Diligence in Action: Mock
Investigation for a Coroner's Inquest. These sessions
allowed attendees to participate in a live mock
inquest, complete with realistic witnesses, jury
members and legal counsel.
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