From: Employment and Social Development Canada
Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, the Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) issued the following joint statement today regarding the role that vaccination can play in workplace health and safety
Today, the Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, the Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) issued the following joint statement today regarding the role that vaccination can play in workplace health and safety:
“As we continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of workers in Canada remains a priority for the Government of Canada and employers. Canada has entered a very important phase of the pandemic, with safe and effective vaccines available to help prevent severe illness, hospitalizations and death from COVID-19.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed an online course to help employers and temporary foreign workers in agricultural operations learn how to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 at work.
Prevent the Spread of COVID-19: Guidance for Temporary Foreign Workers is available for free in English, French and Spanish, and provides information for workers on the factors that significantly contribute to the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, the control measures to take to protect themselves while working, living and travelling to and from work, and what to do if they become sick with COVID-19.
updated: May 13 2021, 18:11 ist
A video from Delhi where two men riding a motorcycle parallel to a Reliance oxygen tanker claim that the company is passing off oxygen supplied by Saudi Arabia as its own, has been widely shared on social media. The men point at Arabic text visible on the side of Reliance branding.
Facebook user Matin Patel posted the video and wrote in Hindi, “Ambanis are thieves… in a rush to take credit, they’ve even made small posters.” This video gained over 2 lakh views.
(Hindi text: अंबानी खानदानी चोर.. क्रेडिट लेने की जल्दबाज़ी में पोस्टर भी छोटा बनवा बैठे)
Multiple Facebook and Twitter users have shared an image of the same tanker while highlighting the Arabic text. Below is Twitter user @tondupar’s post that drew over 1,200 retweets.
Safety and Health Week taking place through first week of May May 1, 2021 May 1, 2021
Now more than ever occupational health and safety is in the spotlight, and top of mind.
To help workplaces celebrate this important week, CCOHS is offering a free program of live virtual events on workplace wellness, mental health support, pandemic planning, and risk assessments.
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The sessions are open to anyone who wants to attend and run throughout Safety and Health Week.
May 3: Safety and Health Week Kick-Off Event
11:30 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. EDT
CCOHS will kick off Safety and Health Week with special guest, Minister of Labour Filomena Tassi. Shirley Hickman, Executive Director of Threads of Life will share her first hand experience on the impact of workplace tragedies, and Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) President Deirdre O’Reilly will bring greetings. The winners of the national Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest will also be announced.