M. C. Shaw CIS Meeting Orlando, Fl 2005 IAPA Collaborating Centre Report – 2005 CIS Meeting September 18, 2005 Maureen C. Shaw, President & CEO IAPA (Industrial

M. C. ShawCIS Meeting Orlando, Fl 2005

IAPA Collaborating Centre Report – 2005

CIS MeetingSeptember 18, 2005

Maureen C. Shaw, President & CEOIAPA (Industrial Accident Prevention

Association)1-800-406-IAPA (4272) www.iapa.ca


Healthy workplace strategyHealthy workplace strategy

Small Business Centre

Centre for Health and Safety Innovation

CEO Health and Safety Leadership Charter

First Four Weeks – a new youth strategy

Web-based access to information

Mental Health at Work…From Defining to solving the problem (Laval University)

IAPA Collaborating Centre Activities

New Initiatives at IAPANew Initiatives at IAPA


A comprehensive, integrated approach

To create a Healthy Workplace requires a comprehensive and integrated approach

that considers the physical and psychosocial work environments and

health practices of employees, and which addresses both the physical and mental

health of employees.

IAPA’s Health Strategic Plan


IAPA’s Health Strategy Vision

All organizations strategically integrate psychosocial, health practices and

physical work environment considerations into their management systems for the purpose of fostering healthy workplace environments that

support employees’ physical and mental health and well-being.


1. Integrate a Healthy Workplace approach into our overall consulting process (IAPA Client Engagement Process - ICEP); and integrate the messages that support a Healthy Workplace approach into our Programs, Products and Services.

2. Through the use of a Healthy Workplace approach in our dealings with clients, increase the ability of organizations to manage in such a way as to optimize outcomes for employees, the organization and society at large.

3. Increase IAPA’s sustainability by demonstrating a leadership role in workplace health, safety and well-being.

IAPA’s Health Strategy Goals


A new IAPA website feature

Small businesses make up the majority of Ontario firms. Ninety percent (about 260,000 firms) have fewer than 50 employees and employ almost a third of the provincial workforce. The OHS performance of small businesses has on average been poor.

What the small business sector needs is a greater awareness of OHS issues, increased OHS training and education, and improved access to support services.



A new IAPA website feature


The Small Business Centre is a self-service component of IAPA’s web site that walks visitors through four simple but powerful steps that outline what they need to know to meet their legal obligations and protect workers, consequently providing a health and safety roadmap for small businesses.


Introduction How Health & Safety Works in Ontario Getting Started

Health & Safety Roadmap:Step 1- Know your legal obligationsStep 2- Recognize, assess & control hazardsStep 3- Provide information and trainingStep 4- Measure, evaluate and improve

Self Assessment forms Health & Safety Inquiry Form Small Business links

Visit IAPA’s Small Business Centre at www.iapa.ca

Current content of IAPA’sCurrent content of IAPA’sOnline Small Business CentreOnline Small Business Centre

BenefitsBenefits

Nexus for health & safety and applied research

Provide innovative distance and technology-based learning programs

Encourage excellence in health and safety studies and performance

Develop new safety programs for at-risk employees

Partnerships with four Associations

PurposeThe charter is intended to support the continuous improvement of healthy and safe workplaces. It is founded on the principle that effectively managing health, safety and wellness is essential to the operation of a successful business.

Participation in this charter is a visible commitment from business leaders to actively participate within a learning community that provides and receives best practices for the enhancement of employee physical, social, and mental well-being. The benefits will be realized as this learning is integrated into organizational business strategies, systems, and processes.



The Charter was launched at IAPA’s Health & Safety Conference 2005 on April 4, 2005

100 CEOs and Canadian companies have signed the Charter from various sectors

Benefits Participation in the Charter by business leaders

is a visible commitment to improving health, safety and wellness within their workplaces.

It is a visible commitment to the employees in those workplaces and it will positively affect the organizational culture.

Firms will improve their health & safety performance by learning from and helping each other by sharing, mentoring, and coaching.

Enhance profile of health and safety in workplaces in Canada.

YOUNG AND NEW, YOUNG AND NEW, INEXPERIENCED INEXPERIENCED WORKERS ARE OVER WORKERS ARE OVER 5 TIMES MORE 5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET HURTLIKELY TO GET HURT THEIR FIRST MONTH THEIR FIRST MONTH ON THE JOBON THE JOB


IAPA’s First 4 Weeks is a unique, interactive health and safety orientation and training kit that trains the supervisors to help train their new and young, inexperienced workers.

The two-part kit will fully prepare the supervisor with tools and strategies for training employees simply and effectively.

The new worker component provides effective multimedia training with workbook support.

IAPA’s First Four WeeksIAPA’s First Four Weeks


The kit is offered in two formats – a web-based application and a CD-ROM version (for firms without internet access).

The program consists of two parts: Part I is a self-directed program for supervisors. Part II is an effective and concise self-directed program for new and young workers that is job-specific.

IAPA’s First Four WeeksIAPA’s First Four Weeks


The IAPA had the privilege of participating in the development of a unique prevention toolkit for work-related mental health problems entitled

“Mental Health at Work… From Defining to Solving the Problem.”

This toolkit comprising a series of three booklets is the product of a partnership between

Universite Laval, the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauve en sante et en securite du travail

(IRSST), and IAPA. Available in English or French – if there is sufficient interest it

would be translated into Spanish

““Mental Health at Work….Mental Health at Work….From defining to solving the problem”From defining to solving the problem”


Defines the concept of occupational stress and describes the extent of the problem and its consequences

Presents the main sources of occupational stress and proposes various methods that can reduce the negative impacts of stress

Describes the three possible levels of prevention: Risk factor elimination or control Mechanisms that can help reduce the negative

impacts of stress Treatment, the return to work and follow-up of

people

Three parts to the Mental HealthThree parts to the Mental Health ToolkitToolkit


The IAPA corporate web site is IAPA's fastest growing, most visible and active sales and communications channel.

As part of IAPA’s mission to inform and educate, IAPA permits website visitors to download and to reproduce IAPA publications for their own internal training and educational purposes.

““Free Downloads”Free Downloads”IAPA’s web-based knowledge IAPA’s web-based knowledge transfertransfer


““Free Downloads”Free Downloads”IAPA’s web-based knowledge IAPA’s web-based knowledge transfertransfer

CertificationCertification Hazard tip sheetsHazard tip sheets Safety rulesSafety rules Management SystemsManagement Systems WHMSDWHMSD Healthy Workplaces Healthy Workplaces

GeneralGeneral Infectious DiseasesInfectious Diseases Occupational DiseasesOccupational Diseases

FormsForms Health and Safety HazardsHealth and Safety Hazards Joint Health & Safety Joint Health & Safety

CommitteeCommittee Legislative ComplianceLegislative Compliance Occupant Emergency PlanOccupant Emergency Plan Additional Non-IAPA Additional Non-IAPA

PublicationsPublications Tips for Employing Young Tips for Employing Young

WorkersWorkers StressStress

Key subject areasKey subject areas


IAPA Collaborating Centre ActivitiesIAPA Collaborating Centre Activities

September 24, 2004: “Integrating Occupational Health and Safety into Corporate Social Responsibility” at the OS&H in Washington D.C.

October 22, 2005: Learning From Past Tragedy” at National Youth Safety Conference in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

May 3, 2005: Members’ General Assembly of the Section Machine Safety of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) in Rome.

July 24, 2005: “New Approaches to Establishing Health and Safety Culture in the Workplace” at The Public Forum of the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Maureen Shaw participated and presented:


August 15, 2005: “Corporate Social Responsibility – A New Paradigm” at the Inter-American Conference on Social Security hosted by the Inter-American Centre for Social Security Studies in Mexico City.

AgreementAgreement July 25, 2005: An Alliance of Cooperation between IAPA

and the Inter-American Centre for Social Security Studies (CIESS) was signed in Mexico City. The IAPA and the CIESS agreed to collaborate on best practices, Information Sharing, Staff Development and the Open Sharing of additional objectives and outcomes to reflect and facilitate our mutual goal of ZERO injuries, illnesses and deaths.

Maureen Shaw participated and presented:

IAPA Collaborating Centre ActivitiesIAPA Collaborating Centre Activities


“We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”

Gandhi

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M. C. Shaw CIS Meeting Orlando, Fl 2005 IAPA Collaborating Centre Report – 2005 CIS Meeting September 18, 2005 Maureen C. Shaw, President & CEO IAPA (Industrial