One-day Know and Assert OH&S Rights Workshops 2017 (formerly called OH&S Rank & File)
This workshop is open to all HEU members. Priority will be given to members who are not on joint occupational health and safety (JOHS) committees. JOHS committee members are invited to apply for the union’s two-day Intro OH&S Workshop.
This one-day workshop will cover many issues, including what the employer must do to eliminate or minimize the risk of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs), how to apply the OHS Regulation to address the growing problem of on-the-job violence, bullying and harassment, and workload.
- information letter
- application form (deadlines have passed)
Two-day Intro OH&S Workshop
This is an Introductory Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) workshop for HEU members and alternates on joint occupational health and safety (JOHS) committees.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about JOHS Committee roles and functions, how to use the Workers Compensation Act and the OHS Regulation, and how to organize and resolve issues around health and safety.
Find a workshop in your region:
Lower Mainland and North: Burnaby (April 24-25) [deadline has passed]
Lower Mainland and North: Burnaby (May 8-9) [deadline has passed] (This workshop was rescheduled from May 1-2)
Lower Mainland: Abbotsford (May 15-16) [deadline has passed]
Vancouver Island: Nanaimo (June 20-21) [application deadline May 9]
Interior: Kelowna (May 29-30) [deadline has passed]
Interior: Nelson (June 12-13) [application deadline May 1]