NAOSH Week Champion Program

Champion Program

Why you should get involved?

NAOSH Week presents an excellent opportunity to focus, reinforce and strengthen commitment to occupational safety and health. Participation and involvement in NAOSH Week has been shown to:

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improve attitudes towards safety

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increase understanding of the importance of occupational health & safety

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foster a safety-minded culture

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increase cooperation

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raise awareness

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assist in team building, and improve communication between employees, safety committees and safety professionals

NAOSH Week Champion Program 2012

NAOSH Week Supporters 2012

Alberta Health Services
Canadian Materials Handling & Distribution Society (CMHDS)
Russell A. Farrow
Saskatchewan Research Council
YOW Canada Inc.
Manitoba Government & General Employees' Union

Motivational Champions

Motivational Champions support the NAOSH Week Awards Program. The CSSE offers Canadian NAOSH WEEK Awards in four categories:

• Most Innovative • Best New Entry • Best Representation of the Theme • and Best Overall.

Motivational Champions receive these benefits:

Mention in regular email broadcasts to more than 7,000 OHS managers, supervisors, practitioners and consultants across the country
Featured as a NAOSH Week Champion in the annual NAOSH Week Resource Guide and Safety Calendar that is distributed to 16,000 occupational safety and health practitioners and professionals, as well as leaders in related professions and organizations
Organization logo placed on an Award plaque
Organization logo and website link included on the CSSE and NAOSH Week websites
Use of an electronic NAOSH Week Champion logo to show your commitment and support of NAOSH Week
Acknowledgement in the CSSE Contact quarterly newsletter
Visibility to more than 425 delegates at the annual CSSE Professional Development Conference in September 2012 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, with the opportunity to participate in the presentation of the award.

Cost: $3,000

Resource Champions

Resource Champions support the NAOSH Week Resource Guide and Safety Calendar. The Resource Guide is the cornerstone promotional document for NAOSH Week in Canada and provides valuable information that encourages participation. The Guide includes event and activity ideas, sample press releases, background information, lists of award winners, and links to OHS resources and promotional products.

With the addition of a Safety Calendar, the Resource Guide is now a year-round reference. The Safety Calendar features posters from the CSSE’s Annual Children’s Poster Contest and includes information on safety and health related conferences and events being held across the country.

Resource Champions receive these benefits:

Organization logo, website address, and description featured on one of the months on the Safety Calendar
Exposure to 16,000 occupational safety and health practitioners and professionals, as well as leaders in related professions and organizations
Worldwide visibility - the Resource Guide and Calendar is available from the CSSE & NAOSH Week websites and, in 2009, was downloaded more than 34,000 times
Organization logo and website link included on the CSSE and NAOSH Week websites
Use of an electronic NAOSH Week Champion logo to show your commitment and support of NAOSH Week
Acknowledgement in the CSSE Contact quarterly newsletter
Visibility to more than 425 delegates at the annual CSSE Professional Development Conference in September 2012 in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Cost: $2,000

Catalyst Champions

Catalyst Champions support the Canadian NAOSH Week Launch Event, to be held this year in Toronto, Ontario at Centennial College (Morningside Campus). Government officials, business leaders, dignitaries and occupational health and safety professionals from across the country will be in attendance at the event, which officially marks the beginning of NAOSH Week

Catalyst Champions receive these benefits:

Acknowledgement in national and regional media and news releases and media exposure during the Canadian Launch Event coverage
Opportunity to introduce an initiative during the Canadian Launch Event, for greater exposure to a national audience
Featured as a NAOSH Week Champion in the annual NAOSH Week Resource Guide & Safety Calendar that is distributed to 16,000 occupational safety and health practitioners and professionals, as well as leaders in related professions and organizations
Organization logo and website link included on the CSSE and NAOSH Week websites
Use of an electronic NAOSH Week Champion logo to show your commitment and support of NAOSH Week
Acknowledgement in the CSSE Contact quarterly newsletter
Visibility to more than 425 delegates at the annual CSSE Professional Development Conference in September 2012 in Niagara Falls, Ontario

Cost: $1,000

Show your commitment – Become a NAOSH Week Supporter

NAOSH Week Supporters receive these benefits:

Acknowledgement on the NAOSH Week and CSSE websites during NAOSH Week
Listing in the CSSE Contact newsletter in the pre-and-post NAOSH Week issues
Use of an electronic NAOSH Week Champion logo to show your commitment and support of NAOSH Week

Cost: $250

Contact the office of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) at (416) 646-1600 or by email at naosh@csse.org to review the opportunities available for the NAOSH Week Champion Program.