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FEBRUARY 2021
Updates, Events, and Resources
RSI Day 2021 - Exploring New Horizons Webinar Series
Session 2 on Ergo Tools this Friday (February 12) at 10am!

Our annual event promoting awareness and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injuries returns as a weekly series each Friday in February. Topics include the latest on: Office Ergonomics (including an updated guide); Ergo Tools; MSDs and their prevention, plus New Technology.

Visit our website for more on this as well as past and future sessions in this series.
February is Heart Month: Work-Related Heart Disease
February 24, 2021
10:00 - 11:00 AM

OHCOW is excited to partner with the Center for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) to offer a public webinar to discuss Occupationally related heart disease in the spirit of February Heart Month. Speaker will include Dr. Sandra Dorman (CROSH) and Andrew Zarnke (OHCOW)!
OH-PODS: Occupational Health Podcasts
Subscribe to our podcast series, where we discuss the challenges of current and emerging trends in occupational health and offer effective prevention strategies to empower workers.

Listen to our latest episode, Nail Salons Services during a Global Pandemic, now.

You can also listen and subscribe using Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Occ-COVID - Series continues in March
Save the dates!

Recognizing a full year of the pandemic, and important lessons we continue to learn, our Occ-COVID series continues every Friday in March! (March 5, 12, 19, 26 1:30-3pm)
Other Resources
Temporary Foreign Agricultural Workers and COVID-19 Safety Guidance & Resources
  • Extensive list of COVID-19 safety guidance information for use by employers to inform workplace safety plans, policies and practices
  • Extensive list of resources, guidelines, posters, videos, etc. for international farm workers, in English, Spanish and Thai

Produced in partnership with the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (OFVGA), this is the first deliverable of a larger project intended to address gaps in appropriate COVID-19 resources for international farm workers in Ontario. A more complete and targeted set of resources will be made available for the spring 2021 season.

See other OHCOW resources below:
Recent Webinars
Videos and slides from the Occ-COVID - “Air” on the side of Caution webinar are now available.
Videos and slides from the McIntyre Powder & Neurological Disorders: Results of the OCRC Study webinar are now available.
February is Black History Month
Every February Canadians recognize Black History Month. To learn more, visit this website by the Government of Canada.

At OHCOW we also recognize the historical and ongoing impact of race and racism on health at work and beyond, especially brought to mind by the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on essential, frontline and healthcare workers of colour, which we continue to strive to prevent in workplaces across the province.

Several of our partner organizations have been developing invaluable resources for Black History Month for both workers and employers, including:

Alliance for Healthier Communities - statistical data, studies and other articles, both historical and more current.

Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)* - webinars (February 11 & 23), as well as other resources.

Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) - a large selection of multimedia resources. The focus is on nursing, but many general resources are also provided.


*Some CCDI resources incur additional cost for non-members.
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