November 1 to 3, 2024
“Fundamentals of Workplace Health and Safety”
Friday:
Opening Remarks
9:00-9:15 Doug Gaetz, Chairperson, UTE National Health and Safety Committee, and Employee Co-Chair, National
Health and Safety Policy Committee
9:15-9:35 Sonia Côté, Assistant Commissioner, Human Resources Branch (HRB) at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
9:35-9:55 Sharon DeSousa, National President, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
9:55-10:15 HEALTH BREAK
10:15-11:45 Andrea Peart, National Health and Safety Officer, PSAC;
Roles and responsibilities for an effective Workplace Health & Safety Committee
11:45-1:15 LUNCH
1:15-3:00 Jaime Robinson, Assistant Director, Occupational Health and Safety, CRA
Tools and Resources for Health & Safety Committees
OHS Program
3:00-3:15 HEALTH BREAK
3:15-4:00 Continued
Jocelyne Quane, Human Resources Program Management Officer, National Occupational Health
and Safety Program, CRA
Workplace Violence and the role of Health & Safety Committees
4:00-5:00 Denis St-Jean, National Health and Safety Officer, PSAC and
Simon Perrault, Senior Advisor, Wellness and Mental Health,
TBS Mental Health dashboard demo
User Guide - Mental Health Dashboard
Saturday
9:00-11:45 Nancy MacLean, Regional Health & Safety Representative (Atlantic), PSAC
Workshop 1: Fundamentals of Workplace Health & Safety
Canada Labour Code Part II - Index
Canada Labour Code Part II
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations - Index
Handout - OHS Accountability, Roles and Responsibilities (Grid)
Handout - Effectiveness and Efficiency Checklist
OHS - Internal Complaint Resolution Process
OHS - Right to Refuse Dangerous Work
11:45-1:15 LUNCH
1:15-5:00 Nancy MacLean, Regional Health & Safety Representative (Atlantic), PSAC
Workshop 2: Effective and efficient workplace Health & Safety Committees
Handout - Effectiveness and Efficiency Checklist
Sunday
9:00-10:15 Michael J. O’Donnell, Health and Safety Officer, ESDC – Labour Program
Canada Labour Code Part II – Overview and Reporting Requirements
10:15-10:30 HEALTH BREAK
10:30-11:30 Keynote speaker – Deri Latimer – Your brain “at work”
11:30-11:45 Closing remarks – Doug Gaetz and Marc Brière, National President, UTE