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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251127T120000
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SUMMARY:2025 Occ|tober Webinar Series Week 5
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row bg_image=”53326″ top_padding=”85″ bottom_padding=”80″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Occupational Health Webinar Series Week 5: Protecting Vulnerable Workers” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23007481″ google_fonts=”font_family:Signika%3A300%2Cregular%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1758292015363{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_id=”top”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nAGENDA\nOntario Pesticide Safety Survey for Migrant Agricultural Workers (OPPESSMAW)\n12:10-12:30 \nspeakers: \nEduardo Huesca (OHCOW)\nDr. Anelyse Weiler (University of Victoria)\nCynthia Mora (OHCOW) \nOHCOW’s Nail Salon Project\n12:35-12:55 \nspeakers: \nZohreh Ebrahimi (OHCOW)\nKevin Hedges (OHCOW)\nAnh Nguyen (OHCOW) \nHeat Stress and Ontario Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker\n1:00- 1:20 \nspeakers: \nEduardo Huesca (OHCOW)\nAzuani Cano (OHCOW)\nDaisy Rivadeneira (OHCOW)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″]See Webinar Playlist[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/2025-occtober-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series,Webinars (recorded)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T133000
DTSTAMP:20260221T173434Z
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UID:10000248-1762430400-1762435800@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:2025 Occ|tober Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row bg_image=”53326″ top_padding=”85″ bottom_padding=”80″][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Occupational Health Webinar Series Week 2: WHMIS Information & Chemical Exposures” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23007481″ google_fonts=”font_family:Signika%3A300%2Cregular%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1758292042880{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since it first appeared in 1988\, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has become a core component of workplace safety program for employers in a wide range of industries. Even so\, it is often viewed a routine and often bureaucratic requirement rather than a critical safeguard against injury and illness. This session will highlight\, despite nearly 40 years of WHMIS\, the ongoing risk to Canadian workers from chemical exposure in the workplace\, then discuss some of the strategies that help improve on implementation and efficacy of WHMIS in the workplace.[/vc_column_text]SEE WEBINAR PLAYLIST[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_id=”people”][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] \n\nWHMIS Information & Chemical Exposures\n  \nSpeakers:\nWeek 2 Part One \n \nChris Sheppard – Government of Nova Scotia\, ROH\n  \nWeek 2\, Part 2 \n\n\n \nMadison Sieloff – WSPS Specialized Consultant\n  \nWeek 3\, Part 3 \n\n\n \nLeena Paul – WSPS Health and Safety Account Manager\n  \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/2025-occtober-webinar-series-3/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series,Webinars (recorded)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T133000
DTSTAMP:20260529T160330Z
CREATED:20250917T165549Z
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UID:10000237-1761825600-1761831000@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:2025 Occ|tober Webinar Series Week 1
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row bg_image=”53326″ top_padding=”75″ bottom_padding=”75″ row_id=”head”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Occupational Health Webinar Series Week 1: MLITSD System Updates and Priorities” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23007481″ google_fonts=”font_family:Signika%3A300%2Cregular%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1758292106584{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”10″ bottom_padding=”0″][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nOcc|tober and Beyond 2025 \nMLITSD System Updates & Priorities\nOctober 30\, 2025\nNOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”10″][vc_column]SEE WEBINAR PLAYLIST[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”10″][vc_column width=”1/3″]PDF Slides – K O’Connell[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″]PDF slides – Jasmine Kalsi[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″]PDF Slides – Steve Gore[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”0″ row_id=”people”][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]OCTOBER 30: OHCOW’s annual Occ|tober Webinar Series begins with an overview of the occupational illness prevention activities by the Ministry of Labour\, Immigration\, Training and Skills Development of Ontario (MLITSD)\, and Health & Safety System Partners\, including OHCOW. This session will review current initiatives to anticipate\, recognize\, evaluate and control workplace hazards. More info to come. \nSpeakers:\n  \n\n \nDr. Joel Moody – Chief Prevention Officer\n  \n \nKimberly O’Connell – OHCOW Eastern Executive Director\n  \n \nJasmine Kalsi – IHSA Occupational Hygienist\n  \n \nSteve Gore – WSN Occupational Hygienist\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/2025-occtober-webinar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series,Webinars (recorded)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241128T133000
DTSTAMP:20250223T202448Z
CREATED:20240708T143149Z
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UID:10000103-1732795200-1732800600@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:Occ|tober and Beyond Webinar Series 2024
DESCRIPTION:12:00pm – 1:30pm EST\nOccupational Illness and Disease Prevention \nCan we prevent what we can’t see?\nOccupational illnesses are conditions that usually require continued exposures over time to develop. They may even result from a combination of environmental and work-related factors. Ontario’s Health and Safety Associations are working to increase knowledge of various workplace exposures\, which can not always be seen! In this session\, learn how Ontario’s Health and Safety System is helping to identify hazards and implement effective control measures to prevent occupational diseases. \nSpeakers: Kelly Fernandes – WSPS Specialized Consultant; Steve Gore – WSPS Industrial Hygiene Specialist; Jasmine Kalsi\, ROH\, Infrastructure Health & Safety Association. \nVIEW PLAYLIST FOR THIS SERIES
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/occtober-and-beyond-webinar-series-2024-3/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241121T133000
DTSTAMP:20241031T143456Z
CREATED:20240708T143016Z
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UID:10000102-1732190400-1732195800@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:Occ|tober and Beyond Webinar Series 2024
DESCRIPTION:12:00pm – 1:30pm EST\nOcc|tober & Beyond: Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention \nHow can your respirator stop things smaller than the filter?\nLast updated in 2018 and reaffirmed in 2023\, the CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z94.4 (Selection\, Use\, and Care of Respirators) was amended to include a new section on respiratory protection against bio-aerosols. This addition includes a risk assessment for bio-aerosol protection using respirators. Learn how to assess the hazards of bio-aerosols and select the appropriate respiratory protection. \nSpeakers: Dr. Kevin Hedges\, PhD\, COH\, CIH\, Fellow of AIOH\, OHCOW; Dr. Simon Smith\, Retired from 3M\, Member of CSA Committees\, and Renowned Respirator Expert. \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/occtober-and-beyond-webinar-series-2024-2/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241114T133000
DTSTAMP:20241031T143335Z
CREATED:20240708T142808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T143335Z
UID:10000101-1731585600-1731591000@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:Occ|tober and Beyond Webinar Series 2024
DESCRIPTION:12:00pm – 1:30pm EST\nOcc|tober & Beyond: Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention \nCan you assess exposures you can’t measure?\nOccupational hygienists are experts at measuring exposures and interpreting risk based on exposure limits. But what do we do when we can’t make a measurement\, or the chemical doesn’t have an exposure limit? Learn in this session how exposure control banding is a rapidly evolving semi-quantitative process to recognize and control the risk of hazards when measurements and limits are not available. \nSpeakers: Alex Mercer\, MSc\, CIH\, ROH\, President of CRBOH and Operations Manager at JADA Solutions (HSE) + more! \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/occtober-and-beyond-webinar-series-2024/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241107T133000
DTSTAMP:20241031T143244Z
CREATED:20240708T142500Z
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UID:10000100-1730980800-1730986200@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:Occ|tober and Beyond 2024 Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:12:00pm – 1:30pm EST\nOcc|tober & Beyond: Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention \nWhat you can’t see can still harm you!\nSilica is a naturally occurring mineral that can be found anywhere. While safe when used solid form like in bricks\, drywall\, countertops\, when made airborne\, such as by chipping\, sanding\, or grinding\, it can cause fatal lung diseases even when exposures are so low that you can barely see it. The Silica Control Tool\, developed in British Columba\, was revised by OHCOW last year. This year\, it’s use has expanded into New Brunswick. The Silica Tool’s technology is being adapted to other exposures such as welding. Join this session to learn about how the Silica Control Tool is rolling out across Canada and being adapted to other exposures! \nSpeakers: Dr. Melanie Gorman-Ng\, B.C.C.S.A.; Johannes Doemer – WorkSafeNB Occupational Hygienist\, Victoria Arrandale – UofT Associate Director. \nREGISTER
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/occtober-and-beyond-2024-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241031T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241031T133000
DTSTAMP:20241031T143228Z
CREATED:20240708T142127Z
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UID:10000099-1730376000-1730381400@www.ohcow.on.ca
SUMMARY:Occ|tober and Beyond Webinar Series 2024
DESCRIPTION:12:00pm – 1:30pm EST\nOcc|tober & Beyond: Occupational Illness and Disease Prevention \n\n\nOHS Prevention Works\nOHCOW’s annual Occ|tober Webinar Series begins with an overview of the occupational illness prevention activities by the Ministry of Labour\, Immigration\, Training and Skills Development of Ontario\, and Health & Safety System Partners\, including OHCOW. This session will review current initiatives to anticipate\, recognize\, evaluate\, control workplace hazards\, and addressing the question of: How do you quantify exposures that you have prevented through good initiatives? \nSpeakers: Dr. Joel Moody – Chief Prevention Officer\, MLITSD; Dr. Tracy Kirkham\, Occupational Cancer Research Centre\, Silica Control Tool Panel (Meghan Friesen\, Holly Houston\, Cait Wittke\, Shirly Yan) \n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/occtober-webinar-series-2024/
CATEGORIES:Occ-tober Webinar Series
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