Greater Toronto Area (Region 5)
Saturday, December 2, 2006
This one day conference was held in Toronto. Over 50 members attended from 12 different components and one Directly Chartered Local. Members had a choice of 6 different workshops, ranging in length from 1.5 hours to all day. Many benefited from a combination of 2 – 3 different workshops.
The workshop choices included, Indoor Air Quality, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities/Environmental Illness, Community Right to Know, Work Organization, Federal Hazard Prevention Regulations and the all day Return to Work Strategies/Duty to Accommodate
Facilitators included:
PSAC member facilitators who are also qualified Instructors with the Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) Kevin Lundstrom and Elizabeth Gillelan,
Staff – Jeff Bennie (PSAC National Health & Safety Rep), Brenda Shillington (PSAC Regional Representative/Health & Safety, Toronto R.O.)
Staff of the Toronto Environmental Alliance – Katrina Millar
Instructors from the Ontario Federation of Labour’s Occupational Disability Response Team (OFL/ODRT) Al Bieska and Linda Horne.
The day was hosted by PSAC Ontario Council Region 4 Representative, Bruce Flannigan.