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Health and safety in community-based social service /

11 Sep 2007

"The first part of this overview will look at a variety of health and safety concerns including violence in the workplace, bullying and harassment, stress, strains and sprains, the spread of disease, and environmental pollutants. The goal is to bring awareness to these issues and to recognize the very real dangers experienced by workers in the sector. ... In the second part we'll look at a multi-tiered approach to minimizing the impact of these threats. We also discuss solutions from the shop floor to the federal government. Finally, we look at actions that can be implemented today and current campaigns that workers can support"--pages 2-3.
health environment education occupational health air quality employment labour medicine environmental pollution risk epidemic social service work environment transmission bullying communicable disease employee abuse occupational safety and health group home harassment abusive occupational stress workplace health and safety industrial hygiene employee assistance program workers’ compensation board occupational safety and health act (united states) mobbing airborne diseases
Pages
44
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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