Health and Safety

After PSAC's request last week on whether the union could get access to some material from CCOHS on telework, mental health and ergonomics at a reduced rate, CCOHS has decided to make some of their products free of charge to help organizations through this crisis. Below is the list of materials now available free of charge.

In order to address many of the concerns in our workplaces with the constantly evolving responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PSAC Prairie Region offered an interactive webinar detailing employer responsibilities, and employee options to protect themselves from exposure, most importantly through a worker’s right to refuse dangerous work, by reviewing the legislation for both federally and provincially legislated workplaces. We also reviewed other actions workplaces can take to protect the health and safety of all.

In keeping with recommendations from both local and national health authorities, the union has made the difficult decision to suspend activities that would require a large gathering of members.

On behalf of the PSAC Prairie Region Health and Safety Committee, please join us online or by phone for our first ever H&S town hall! We are hoping to engage prairie members to identify priorities for the prairie region to help guide the committee. We will also be discussing and preparing for the National H&S conference at the end of November.  Please register now for PSAC Prairie Region Health and Safety Town Hall on Nov 7, 2019 7:00 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 6 PM in Alberta.

In our ongoing series on wellness, this month the PSAC Prairies Regional Health & Safety Committee invites you to consider the health and safety of you and your family with eye safety and wellness.

The PSAC strives to ensure members not only enjoy their health and safety rights in the workplace but also to know when their rights are being violated. This month the PSAC Prairies Regional Health & Safety Committee invites you to consider the health and safety of you and your family outside the workplace.

An update from the Prairie Region Health and Safety Committee.

Conference dates: November 29 to December 1, 2019

Welcome to NAOSH Week, now known as Safety and Health Week ~ May 5-11, 2019

The 2018 Prairie Region Health & Safety Conference was held November 17-18, 2018 in Saskatoon. Over the course of two days, members participated in three workshops, including;