If you are interested in getting involved with Health and Safety issues in BC or would like more information about H&S in the BC Region, send us an email. The BC Regional Council Health and Safety Coordinator is Linda Harding and Sharon Barbour is the PSAC staff person with the H&S portfolio in BC. Scroll down this page for H&S related information and and news.
Health and Safety
August 30, 2011 - 3:40pm •
The Canadian Human Rights Act recognizes environmental sensitivities as a disability, therefore, they must be considered as any other medical condition. More and more employees report having adverse reactions to substances commonly found in the workplace environment. Products such as perfumes, certain foods, certain cleaning or latex products, can trigger reactions in some people from mild to serious.
August 8, 2011 - 3:52pm •
The 2012 BC Regional Health & Safety Conference has been tentatively scheduled for February 24-26, 2012 in Vancouver. We are currently seeking members who are willing to play a leading role in the organization of the 2012 H&S Conference. The organizing team will work closely with James Little and myself and will be expected to provide their services up to and during the conference. If you wish to join us on the organizing committee please review the following for instructions on our criteria and application process.
May 11, 2011 - 8:49am •
Here’s an interesting article relating to workplace bullying which was posted in the Toronto Star last November. The reporter is Janis Foord Kirk.Getting stepped on at work“She loved the work at first, ” a worried husband confides. “But now she drags herself in every day. A couple of people who’ve worked there for years seem to have it in for her. I can’t believe some of their antics. “Is this workplace bullying?” he asks. “And if it is, what can she do about it?”
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