Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare (OHSAH) in BC
301 – 1195 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 3X5

Hosting Organization: OHSAH

Event Description: Potluck and PPE fashion show!
Healthy potluck lunch today in the boardrooms at 12:00 – bring healthy food and your appetite!
Even if you don’t have a potluck item, come to watch your OHSAH colleagues strut their safety stuff in the inaugural OHSAH PPE fashion show!

Contact: Catherine Trask

E-mail address: catherinet@ohsah.bc.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare (OHSAH) in BC
301 – 1195 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 3X5

Hosting Organization: OHSAH

Event Description: Safety Scavenger Hunt
This year, refresher safety training will take the form of a safety scavenger hunt! Work within teams to solve problems and dust off your health and safety knowledge.

Contact: Catherine Trask

E-mail address: catherinet@ohsah.bc.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 07:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Pollard Plants in:
BC, Manitoba, Ontario, Iowa and Michigan

Hosting Organization: Pollard Banknote

Event Description: A route was created between Pollard plants. Interested people were supplied with pedometers and steps taken recorded daily. Progress around the route is shown on the Intranet in the plants. The Executive are also involved by allocating them to the various plants.

Contact: Dorothy Beckett

E-mail address: dbeckett@pbl.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 06:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Pollard Banknote
Kamloops

Hosting Organization: Pollard Banknote

Event Description: Scavenger throughout the plant relating to safety. Entries with most correct answers will be entered into a competition. Starts 2 weeks before NAOSH Week to give employees time to enter the competition.

Contact: Dorothy Beckett

E-mail address: dbeckett@pbl.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 4:30 PM

Event Location & Address: 631 Fisgard Street
Victoria

Hosting Organization: CAPITAL REGION HOUSING CORPORATION

Event Description: Our NAOSH Week events for this year focused on raising awareness of NAOSH Week within our workplace and within our community.
April 22, 2008 a fire drill was organized for the children who attend the Victoria Chinese Public School, across the street from our workplace. The children attend school after regular public school hours and have not had the opportunity to practice fire safety in the building. They were also encouraged to participate in a safety poster contest and on the 22nd the Victoria Fire Department carried out a drill to evacuate the school and then gave the children an opportunity to speak with firemen and investigate the fire trucks. The drill was very successful with 55 students and 5 staff members participating. We have also coordinated a bilingual fire safety plan to be created and will be mounted in the school for future use and training.
May 5, 2008 marked the kick off of NAOSH Week and to celebrate the three countries participation we engaged our staff in a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The event included a pinata filled with safety prizes (first aid items, whistles, flashlights, flashing safety arm bands, lifesavers and more), tortilla chips, salsa and mock tequila shooters. It was very well received and attended by the staff, improving their enthusiasm for the week's events to follow.
May 8, 2008 An awards ceremony for the children from the Chinese Public School was held. The NDP MLA Rob Flemming, CRD CAO Kelly Daniels presented first, second and third prizes with each child receiving a participation gift. After speaking with the children about the importance of safety and sharing what they have learned with their families, they are now better prepared to respond in the event of an emergency. The children showed their thanks with a Dragon dance and Tai Chi Fan dance. The wrap up of the evening included a pizza and juice party.

Contact: Sharon Grigg

E-mail address: sgrigg@crd.bc.ca

Audience: Elementary School

Other dates and time:

Monday May 5, 2008 1:00 PM

Thursday May 8, 2008 4:30 PM

Time: 9:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Johnston St / Old Bridge St
Granville Island Vancouver

Hosting Organization: Ocean Construction Supplies Limited

Event Description: This event will be the 10th anniversary of this well attended open house. it's open to the public and all Ocean / Lehigh employees and clients.

For the first time, a safety table will display a variety of items, MSDS, Hazard alert with the objectives of working safely with concrete and cement.

Several other table will demonstrate a variety of items related to environmental safety and concrete.

Contact: JF Landry

E-mail address: jflandry@lehighcement.com

Web address for more info: www.oceanconcrete.com

Audience: General Public

Time: 7:30 AM

Event Location & Address: Executive Inn
540 Victoria Street
Kamloops

Hosting Organization: CSSE Thompson Okanagan Chapter

Event Description: Jim Hopkins, CSSE VP for BC and Safety Supervisor for Skytrain will talk about Safety and Security on Public Transit Systems

Contact: Dorothy Beckett

E-mail address: dbeckett@pbl.ca

Audience: Industry Associations

Time: 9:00 AM

Event Location & Address: #222-3030 Kilpatrick Ave.
Courtenay, B.C.
V9N 8P1

Hosting Organization: Hawk-Eye Safety Consultancy

Event Description: In celebration of North American Occupational Safety and Health (N.A.O.S.H) Week, Hawk-Eye Safety Consultancy is pleased to offer a FREE $150.00 value, Worksite Hazard and Risk Assessment Report, if you call us between, May 4 to May 10/2008 to book your evaluation visit. From our report you will gain valuable insight on reducing risks and hazards in your workplace at no cost or obligation to you.
* Our evaluation will not disrupt regular worksite activities or production.

Contact: Nelson Meggitt

E-mail address: nelsonm@hawkeyesafetyconsultancy.com

Web address for more info: www.hawkeyesafetyconsultancy.com

Audience: Practitioners/Professionals

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Surrey Operations
16705 Fraser Highway
Surrey, BC
V4N 0E8
Phone: 604.576.7000

Hosting Organization: Terasen Gas Inc.

Event Description: This year, Terasen Gas Inc. has decided to host events for the entire NAOSH Week. The schedule is as follow:

May 5 Monday – Lunch and Learn Session 1 (A Driver Safety Campaign will be launched and ICBC representatives will be supplying vehicles for accident demonstrations, etc.)

May 6 Tuesday – Lunch and Learn Session 2 (Ergonomic at Work Demonstration)

May 7 Wednesday – Traditional Pancake Breakfast (7am to 9am) (Where information board will be displayed regarding the 5 core areas of NAOSH Week: Transportation Safety, Prevention and Control Hazards, Injury and Illness Prevention Issues, Health at Work Issues and Health and Safety Programs will all be covered)

May 8 Thursday – Bring in Safety Equipment Suppliers to demonstrate the use of safety gears (About 4 to 5 companies will be participating)

May 9 Friday - Prizes to be drawn for participants of the week's worth of events

Contact: Jimmy Yip

E-mail address: Jimmy.Yip@terasengas.com

Audience: Employees

Other dates and time:

Tuesday May 6, 2008 12:00 PM

Wednesday May 7, 2008 07:00 AM

Time: 13:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Victoria Airport Firehall and Terminal Building

Hosting Organization: Victoria Airport Authority

Event Description: May 5 and 8, Firefighter demonstrations of CPR and the AED (defibrillator). May 6 speaker from Employee Assistance (Health Canada) May 7 and 9 Firefighter demonstrations of fire extinguisher and evacutrac equipment in firehall and terminal building.

Contact: Lorraine Wilson

E-mail address: lorraine.wilson@victoriaairport.com

Web address for more info: on employee Intranet

Audience: Employees

Other dates and time:

Tuesday May 6, 2008 10:00 AM

Wednesday May 7, 2008 13:00 PM

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare (OHSAH) in BC
301 – 1195 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 3X5

Hosting Organization: OHSAH

Event Description: Haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry structure with 3 lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
For example:
Title: ‘PPE in healthcare’
HIV, HB
Blood and body fluids abound
So glad for my gloves
Email your entries to Catherine at catherinet@ohsah.bc.ca by noon on Thursday, May 8th. They will be posted anonymously on the JOHSC board and voted on by OHSAH staff. The winner will be announced at the Friday staff meeting.

Contact: Catherine Trask

E-mail address: catherinet@ohsah.bc.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 08:30 AM

Event Location & Address: Hyatt Regency Hotel
655 Burrard St
Vancouver BC

Hosting Organization: Pacific Safety Center

Event Description: Western Canada's largest occupational health and safety conference. 800 attendees, 72 trade show booths, 25+ educational sessions. Speakers from across Canada and the USA.

Contact: Terry Swain

E-mail address: terrys@pacificsafetycenter.com

Web address for more info: www.pacificsafetycenter.com

Audience: Employees

Other dates and time:

Tuesday May 6, 2008 08:30 AM

Wednesday May 7, 2008 08:30 AM

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: #1100 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver

Hosting Organization: BC Transmission Corporation

Event Description: Transportation safety is the theme for this year's NAOSH Week. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee with the Safety and Environment Department are hosting a series of speakers and contest aimed at raising awareness around safe transportation.

Contact: Gail Townsley

E-mail address: gail.townsley@bctc.com

Audience: Employees

Time: 11:00 AM

Event Location & Address: 4401 Bristol Road
Terrace, BC

Hosting Organization: JAZZ

Event Description: The employees at the Terrace airport are staring off NAOSH Week with a spa day on May 5th. This will help encourage employees to reduce stress. On May 6-9 the airport employees will walk every day for an hour to promote exercise and get out in the fresh air.

We are asking everyone to bring fresh fruit and veggies to work to share with the group.

Contact: Kelly Munday

E-mail address: kelly.munday@flyjazz.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 07:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Multiple Locations

Hosting Organization: City of Kamloops

Event Description: We have a number of activities going on throughout the week from Electrical Safety Training, Safety Awards Presentations, Children's coloring contests, Emergency Drills and numerous other activities

Contact: Caleb Mierau

E-mail address: cmierau@kamloops.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 0900 AM

Event Location & Address: M.C.F.D.
1st and 2nd floor
1195 Esquimalt Road
Victoria, BC

Hosting Organization: Ministry of Children and Family Development

Event Description:

Contact: Rachel Christensen

E-mail address: Rachel.Christensen@gov.bc.ca

Audience: Employees

Other dates and time:

Friday May 9, 2008 1630 PM

Time: 8:30 AM

Event Location & Address: Various Secondary Schools

Hosting Organization: Pollard Banknote

Event Description: There will be talks to grade 10 and higher students about employer requirements to ensure their safety when hiring them.

Contact: Dorothy Beckett

E-mail address: dbeckett@pbl.ca

Audience: High school

Other dates and time:

Tuesday May 6, 2008 2:00 PM

Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:00 AM

Time: 7:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Agra Foundations yard

Hosting Organization: Hazemasters

Event Description: Fall Protection demonstration

Contact: Martin Bochon

E-mail address: afpl@telus.net

Audience: Employees

Other dates and time:

Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:00 AM

Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:00 AM

Time: 7.15 AM

Event Location & Address: City of Victoria Parks Yard
100 Cook St , Victoria , B.C

Hosting Organization: City of Victoria Paks Division

Event Description: 1) Fire drill and attend mustering stations
2) Safety procedures for checking underground sevices before excavating
3) Spot prizes for observed safe practices and completion of pre-trip forms for use of equipment
4) Work station walk through for all employees to cover WHMIS, operation of equipment, use of compressed air, limits of approach around power lines, pre / post rip inspections on vehicles over 5000 kgs / etc
5) Signage in the workplace to promote NAOSH Week
6) Including employees in the safety planning finctions who normally are not involved

Contact: Gord Smith

E-mail address: gsmith @victoria.ca

Web address for more info: www.victoria.ca

Audience: Employees

Other dates and time:

Wednesday May 7, 2008 8.00 AM

Thursday May 8, 2008 9.30 AM

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: City Hall
171 Main Street
Penticton

Hosting Organization: City of Penticton

Event Description: A BBQ held by the City to promote NAOSH Week and remind our employees to work safely. Includes a safety quiz and door prizes.

Contact: Kristin Heppner

E-mail address: kristin.heppner@penticton.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Firehouse Grill
Nanaimo

Hosting Organization: City of Nanaimo

Event Description: Wednesday the 7th after their regular monthly meeting, the City's Central Joint OHandS Committee (including alternates and clerical) will be going out for a special lunch to say Thanks to our safety professionals on OHandS Professional Day!!!!

Contact: Jason Duchak

E-mail address: Jason.Duchak@nanaimo.ca

Audience: Practitioners/Professionals

Time: 8:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Unit 2A 20097-92A Ave

Hosting Organization: Valley Traffic Systems Inc.

Event Description: We are a traffic control company so our employees work at various locations on a daily basis which makes it difficult to organize an event at one location at any given time. To overcome this hurdle we have come up with our green ribbon campaign in memory of a wonderful and loved employee and co-worker who was tragically killed in a work-related incident. All our employees have received a fluorescent lime green ribbon to hang from their car's antennas with the text: Valley Traffic Systems -Stay Safe-. Stay Safe is what Terry the deceased used to say every morning to his fellow co-workers and crew. The green ribbon is a reminder to all that he will be missed and that safety is always a priority.

Contact: Tatjana Kelch

E-mail address: hso@shawbiz.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: 550 Lakeshore Dr. NE
Box 100, Stn Main
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4S4

Hosting Organization: Ministry Of Children and Family Development - office

Event Description: Our first ever participation in the NAOSH week events occurred this afternoon as a Local Lunch and Learn. Approx 22-25 employees participated (professionals / practitioners in the Social Helping Service - Social Workers, Mental Health, Youth Probation, Resource Workers, Team Leaders, and Admin Support)... that is approximately 75 % of our staff participating (100 % of those who were working in the office today).
Promotion of the OSH event was done with a number of signs strategically placed around the office; a creative email (with all of the quiz answers hidden in the note); the Wellness Matters newsletter and other information was provided (Bananarama banana health facts). NAOSH / OSH website information provided.
We had a healthy meal of deli sandwiches/wraps, veggies and fruit platters; a selection of juice beverages. Information was posted about OSH / NAOSH activities and events, a 16 question quiz was designed (fun, learning) the contents of the emergency preparation duffle bags -revealed, reviewed, and identified. OSH recruitment needs were identified and members requested for the local OSH; reminders / policies were discussed informally along with the quiz, therapeutic gel stress balls were given to each participant (participation prizes) and a DARWIN AWARDS book (representing everything NOT OSH) will be awarded as a door prize later in the week - for either 1) joining the local OSH committee; or 2) for offering the best suggestion (as determined by OSH members).
The OSH committee now has a new and favourable involvement in our government office... today's Local Lunch and Learn was a big part in raising OSH awareness. We look forward to new activities, additional committee members, and some pending training. (our event ran from 12-2 pm).
This Lunch and Learn event was done with a limited budget ($250) for food, prizes, and a few regional wellness coordinator donations. Staff participation was higher than anticipated.
- we had a number of the quiz responses returned and the answers were informative, and a spring-board for future events.
- photos were taken and they will be submitted separately. photos will also be posted on the OSH board.
Just for fun we made signs and did a comparison regarding:
- the emergency meals and water rations(from the emergency preparedness kits) ie. meal that we were offered (no takers) and
- the ordered /catered deli meals that we enjoyed, ie. meal that we ordered..(no leftovers)

photo submissions will be sent in separate email

Contact: Corwin Kruk

E-mail address: Corwin.Kruk@gov.bc.ca

Audience: Practitioners/Professionals

Time: 10:00 AM

Event Location & Address: Hospital Cafeteria
381 2nd Ave
Campbell River

Hosting Organization: Vancouver Island Health Authority

Event Description: Open house of JOHS committee members, along with Wellness and Safety representatives. There will be demos and healthy snacks. This event will also attract some of the general public as it's in the hospital cafeteria.

Contact: Tanya Kessling

E-mail address: tanya.kessling@viha.ca

Audience: Employees

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: 2020 Labieux Rd
Public Works Yard

Hosting Organization: City of Nanaimo

Event Description: This will be an annual NAOSH Week BBQ for the hard working men and women who keep this city turning 24/7. This is a closed Staff event hosted by the City central Joint OHandS Committee.

Contact: Jason Duchak

E-mail address: Jason.Duchak@hotmail.com

Audience: Employees

Time: 1:00 PM

Event Location & Address: Bert Edwards Science and Technology Elementary School,
Kamloops

Hosting Organization: Pollard Banknote

Event Description: Bike rodeo for grade 1 and 2 students. Captain Safety will be showing them hand signals before they get a bike and helmet check to prepare them for a course which allows them to demonstrate what they have been shown.

Contact: Dorothy Beckett

E-mail address: dbeckett@pbl.ca

Audience: Elementary School

Time: 12:00 PM

Event Location & Address: City Hall - Parking Lot
455 Wallace St
City of Nanaimo

Hosting Organization: City of Nanaimo

Event Description: Friday the 9th, the Central OHandS Committee along with the Administration OHandS Committee, and staff from Bylaws and HR will be hosting a 2 hour long BBQ with lots of activities and prizes to be won. Public is welcome and employees are encouraged to bring friends or relatives along. Burgers, Hotdogs, Pop, Veggie Burgers, and Veggie Dogs will be for sale with proceeds going towards the Kids Safety Poster Contest prizes and leftover profits going towards printing the 2009 City of Nanaimo Kids Safety Poster Calendar. There will be music, picnic tables, draw prizes, and exciting announcements. As well, the Emergency Social Services mobile command bus will be onsite for people to tour. The 12 winners of the Coloring contest will also be announced during this festive (hopefully Sunny) event. The City of Nanaimo would like to extend an invitation for this event to all who can attend. It will be held at City Hall from 12:00 noon to 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May the 9th. See you There!!!!

Contact: Jason Duchak

E-mail address: Jason.Duchak@nanaimo.ca

Audience: General Public

Time: 12:30 PM

Event Location & Address: Cairnsmore Place
250 Cairnsmore Street, Duncan, BC

Hosting Organization: Cairnsmore Place and JOHS Commitee

Event Description: Safety Sign Seek - Employees Will Have The NAOSH Week To Seek Out Where Safety Signs (From WorksafeBC) Have Been Place Around Cairnsmore Place.

Presentation With Afternoon Tea and Treats - Display Table Set Up To Inform Employees and General Public Of NAOSH Week.

Health and Safety Trivia - Employees Can Take The Trivia Quiz and Enter Their Slip To Win A Prize.

HAPPY NAOSH WEEK!

Contact: Staci Staples

E-mail address: staci.staples@viha.ca

Audience: Employees