November 2026

Occ|tober and Beyond 2026: Every Exposure Tells A Story. Every Thursday until November 26!

Coming up this Thursday Nov. 5, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST:

• Dr. Paul Demers, Director, OCRC
• Dr. Melanie Gorman Ng, Adjunct Professor, UBC
• Dr. Chun-Yip Hon, Associate Professor, TMU


REGISTER TODAY!

Certificates of Attendance Available

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and with World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day on November 18th, it’s a reminder to protect yourself and workers from hazards that can impact lung health, including respirable silica dust.

OHCOW offers informative resources on the following:

As highlighted in an article written by OHCOW Occupational Hygienist Meghan Friesen and published in Rock to Road magazine, workers in construction, mining and other industries are regularly exposed to respirable silica. This substance can cause serious lung diseases, including cancer, COPD and silicosis.

The Silica Control Tool reduces silica by using real-world data to calculate potential airborne silica based on the material, task and tool being used. Use it for free!

Do you have a topic to present at the 2027 RSI Day Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention Webinar Series?



OHCOW's RSI Day webinar series takes place in February each year, and is the world's largest online public series on musculoskeletal disorders! For 2027, we are inviting people to submit presentation proposals of their own.

OHCOW welcomes proposals from professionals, practitioners, researchers, students, academics, and others with relevant knowledge, experience or perspectives from Ontario and around the world on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), their prevention, and other ergonomics issues.

Deadline for Submissions is November 30.

Are You Concerned about Indoor Air Quality at your workplace?

OHCOW has a new Fresh Air Ventilation Calculator, as well as the Air Assess App! We also offer a special tool for classrooms and popular webinars about ventilation. Address "sick building syndrome" and improve workers' health!

This campaign began in 1991 to call out and speak up against gender-based violence (GBV), and to renew our commitment to ending violence against women, girls, and vulnerable communities that regularly face violence and harassment. The event starts on November 25 and wraps up on December 10, International Human Rights Day.

November 10-16 is a week to give special thanks to Ontario's dedicated Nurse Practitioners!

See information and resources and download the Nurse Practitioner Week Toolkit from the Nurse Practitioner's Association of Ontario (NPAO).

More than 7,000 Canadians are diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer each year. See information on work exposures that can increase risk of this often fatal cancer. Register for free for a special international online presentation on November 20, World Pancreatic Cancer Day, featuring experts from around the world.

A New Toolkit From the Public Services Health 
and Safety Association (PSHSA) addresses 
Gender-Based Violence

The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) toolkit helps workplaces prevent, recognize, and respond to GBV in the workplace and is delivered through an online learning hub that includes learning modules, a Supervisor's playbook and other resources.

Use the QR code on the right to access or use this link.