OHCOW Podcasts

Travel time? Walking the dog? Relaxing on the deck? People love listening to podcasts, and OHCOW has an amazing archive of Occupational Health and Ergonomics related podcasts. Here are just a few popular titles:

Ergonomics and Working in the Heat

What does ‘Health’ in Health and Safety mean to me?

Lawn Care: Safety and Ergonomics

Paramedics, the Untold Story

See the entire archive of OHCOW podcasts here.

International Youth Day

RESOURCES FOR YOUNG WORKERS

August 12 is International Youth Day. At OHCOW, we consider youth to be among the most vulnerable workers.

Last year during OHCOW's Mayday Mayday webinar series, webinars on the mental health of young workers were featured. Check them out here.

Young workers, like foreign workers, don't always know their basic rights in the workplace. This useful pdf provides links to valuable information, both in video format and pdfs of a handy wallet-sized card. Different languages are available.

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Silica Control Tool Q&A

Silica exposure is an issue for a lot of workers, including summer students and young workers in general. Got questions about the Silica Control Tool? Join this session to get them answered and participate in a discussion with Occupational Hygienists and other SCT users.

August 22, 12pm - 1pm

WORK SAFE IN THE SUMMER HEAT!

OHCOW's Heat Stress Toolkit 

Understand the heat conditions in your workplace, assess the risk of heat stress, and take action to protect yourself! Included in the toolkit, with calculators, PDF guides, videos, infographics and more.

Reduce the risk of heat-related illnesses through summer and beyond!