Opioid Addiction and Impairment Prevention

Session 1 of 2023 Mayday, Mayday symposium

A current concern in many workplaces and a Provincial OHS priority. Learn about the complexity of factors involved, plus resources to help.

Agenda:

1. Opioid and substance misuse in the Building Trades. A strategy to deal with an epidemic. Carmine Tiano, MA, Director of Occupational Services, Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario
2. Opioid-harms among Ontario Workers, what we know and are striving to learn. Dr. Nancy Carnide, PhD, Associate Scientist, Institute for Work and Health
3. Re-examining management of substance use impairment in workplaces – Moving the “dial” from zero tolerance to harm reduction and support. Kathy Martin, Coordinator, Research, Stakeholder & Public Relations, Mental Health and Wellness Specialist, Infrastructure Health and Safety Association

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