Fraser Valley - Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace - Level One

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Fraser Valley - Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Level One
Mental Health and the CSA Standard

 
DATE:    Thursday, October 3, 2019
TIME:     9:30 am – 4:30 pm
PLACE:  Coast Chilliwack Hotel
             Sardis/Hemlock Room
            45920 First Avenue, Chilliwack, BC

The Occupational Health & Safety Centre present:

Each year in Canada one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Over a lifetime that number increases to 1 in 3. The impact to our economy is a cost of more than 51 billion dollars.

The objective of this workshop is to provide participants with the tools to create strategies that will support workers with mental health issues, individually and collectively.

A Psychological Health and Safety Management System can help an organization identify hazards that can contribute to psychological harm to the worker. It is a preventive approach that assesses your workplace practices and identifies areas for improvement. A voluntary CSA Standard (Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace) has been developed to help organizations work towards this vision as part of an process of continual improvement.

In this course participants will:

  • Learn about the myths and facts of mental illness
  • Identify the stigma associated with mental health illness
  • Identify organizational factors that contribute to mental illness
  • Learn how to apply the CSA standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the workplace as an effective strategy to create a workplace environment supportive of mental health
  • Learn about other resources available to workplaces

Please go to My Events Registration to sign up today! It is advised to sign up early to save your spot!  Coffee, tea, lunch and an afternoon snack will be provided.   Breakfast is not included and per diems may not be claimed for breakfast.

Reimbursement for Travel Expenses:
Participants traveling on approved HSA business are reimbursed for receipted travel expenses.

Unless otherwise approved, HSA pays for participant's travel (mileage or alternate fare, and wage replacement) in the way that is most reasonable and least expensive overall.

When a member uses his/her personal vehicle for travel, reimbursement will be at the rate equivalent to maximum Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) non-taxable allowance effective January 1, 2019.

HSA will reimburse for all public transit.

We hope to see you there!

 

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