February 2026

Starts this Friday!

Repetitive Strain Injury Day Webinar Series starts on February 6!

We’re excited to announce the return of our free, international event dedicated to Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and their prevention. For 27 years, OHCOW’s RSI Day has brought together experts, advocates, and workplaces from around the world to share practical knowledge, real-world experiences, and innovative strategies to prevent MSDs.

Join us online, connect with professionals and peers, and take part in conversations that can help make every workplace safer and healthier. Certificates of Attendance are available on request.

Below are the dates and topics of the upcoming sessions. For full agenda, speaker info and registration, see the Event Calendar Landing Page.

WEEK ONE: Friday February 6

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Symptoms in the Opposite or Uninjured Leg and Limping-Related Back Pain: Secondary Effects on Lower-Extremity Joints and the Spine
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Applying Ergonomics at Home

WEEK TWO: Friday, February 13

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Understanding Fatigue in Occupational Hand Tasks
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Ergonomics and Pregnancy

WEEK THREE: Friday, February 20

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Simplifying Ergonomic Risk: A First Look at the Preliminary Ergonomics Risk Assessment Tool (PERAT)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
From Pixels to Prevention: How AI is Changing Ergonomic Assessment

WEEK FOUR: Friday, February 27

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Protective or Problematic? Passive Shoulder Exoskeleton Use and Musculoskeletal Risk in Overhead Drilling: A Field to Lab Study
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Pouring over the Data: Conditions of Work and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Alcohol Service Workers from Ontario

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February is Heart Month

February is Heart Month, an annual opportunity for individuals, groups, and businesses to raise awareness for the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

View two webinars addressing work related heart disease, including a 2024 webinar reviewing clinical experience & current research on critical CVD particulate hazards, and related opportunities for prevention.

Go To Heart Health Page

THIS WEDNESDAY!

World Cancer Day Webinar

Silica dust is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen of the lung by the International Agency for the Research on Cancer. In Canada, around 570 lung cancers are linked to workplace silica exposure each year, which amounts to 2.5% of all lung cancers diagnosed annually. Protect yourself from silica dust by signing up for the Silica Control Tool today.

WEBINAR

February 4, 2026, at 11:30 AM

Join OHCOW and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) this World Cancer Day, to explore occupational co-exposures and cancer risk through both research and clinical perspectives. OCRC will present findings from their co-exposures project on lung and bladder cancer, while OHCOW will follow with clinical work and case studies that illustrate the real-world impacts of multiple workplace exposures, linking research findings to practice.

Silica Control Tool Demonstration in French

vendredi 6 mars de 12 h à 13 h,
vendredi 20 mars de 12 h à 13 h

Démonstration de l'outil de contrôle de la silice^MCde l'Ontario

L'équipe de l'outil de contrôle de la silice vous invite à assister à une séance dîner-apprentissage gratuite offerte en français en mars.

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Save the Date

2026 Health and Safety Forum

Saturday, April 18, 8:30am – 1:00pm EST

Don't miss this annual event, in-person in Kanata, Ontario or online. Certificates available for those who attend at the location or virtually.

Registration required! For more information see our calendar page for this event here.

Registration and complete agenda info to come.

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Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

MARCH 15 to 21

Celebrating Farm Safety Across Canada

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is an annual campaign held the third week of March of each year.

Join us as we work to share information and resources to keep farming operations safe, healthy, sustainable and successful. You can be a part of this great campaign and remember, #FarmSafetyEveryday!

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