The Health and Safety Learning Series will give participants a wide range of knowledge and skills related to workplace health and safety. After the nine-hour introductory workshop, participants can take any of the three-hour workshop modules in the three sections outlined below. To receive a certificate, participants need to complete the introduction workshop, all four skills workshops, at least three…
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A private company is going to move to B.C. and endanger our safe blood supply unless we stop them. Join your community Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30 pm to learn more about the threat of paid plasma and what you can do to help keep our blood system safe. The hosts will be speaking along with Kat Lanteigne, advocate and co-founder…
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The most recent statistics from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) tell us that in 2014, 919 workplace deaths were recorded in Canada – more than 2.5 deaths every single day. Among the 919 dead were thirteen young workers aged fifteen to nineteen years; and another twenty-five workers aged twenty to twenty-four years. Add to these fatalities…
Read moreWhen you’re a nice person, conflict can be a real challenge. Not that mean people are any better at conflict; they just enjoy it more. New research from Columbia University shows that how you handle conflict can make or break your career. The researchers measured something scientifically that many of us have seen firsthand—people who are too aggressive in conflict…
Read moreThis year, CUPE’s health and safety work made a difference on many fronts, including working with Union Development to pilot courses for the new Health and Safety Learning Series. These three-hour modules will help members conduct investigations, identify health and safety hazards, and work in a health and safety committee. They also deepen members’ knowledge of health and safety laws, mental…
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