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This popular annual event takes place every April! The theme of 2026 Spring into ACTion is “Protect Your Potential.” 

Spring into ACTion is offered in both virtual and in-person formats, and a light lunch and refreshments are provided at the location. It is free, and registration is required for both formats. All attendees can receive a Certificate of Completion.

Hosted by: ODLC Health & Safety and Environment Committee, OHCOW Local Outreach Committee (LOC)
Sponsorship opportunities available: For more information please contact: cbaker@ohcow.on.ca

Agenda

08:30 AM – 08:50 AM
Registration / Refreshments (In-person forum begins)

08:50 AM – 09:05 AM
Welcome / Opening Remarks (Online forum begins)
Sean McKenny, President, ODLC; Laura Lozanski, LOC Chair; David Chezzi, OHCOW President and Chair; Dave Wilken, OHCOW Interim CEO

09:05 AM – 09:45 AM
Session #1: Health and Safety: Accidents and Occupational Illness in Construction
Carmine Tiano, Director of Occupational Services

10:00 AM
Break

10:10 AM
Session #2: Ergonomic Risk Factors in Occupational Driving and the Role of Participatory Ergonomics
Daryl Stephenson, PhD, CCPE, OHCOW Ergonomist

10:47 AM
Tour of the Carpenters Union Training Centre and Refreshments for In-Person Participants

11:32 AM
Session #3: The Psychosocial Hazards in Occupational Driving
Andréane Chénier, PhD, CRSP, Canadian Union of Employees

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Kimberly O’Connell, OHCOW Eastern Executive Director