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CCOHS e-course covers returning to work safely during COVID-19
By PLANT STAFF
Industry Manufacturing CCOHS COVID manufacturing pandemic SafetyHow to prepare for a safe return to work, needed controls and minimizing the impact of the pandemic.
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Online help from CCOHS on returning to work safely.
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HAMILTON — The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released the e-course Pandemic Planning: Reopening for Business, to help organizations across Canada safely return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The course will guide employers, supervisors, managers and workers on how to prepare for a safe return to work, and what controls are needed to be put in place to protect everyone and minimize the impact of the pandemic.
Topics covered in the course include how coronavirus spreads and its symptoms, employer and worker duties and responsibilities in a COVID-19 return to business plan, methods of control (including cleaning and disinfecting), how to manage the workplace and prepare workers for a safe return, and understanding the impacts of a pandemic on mental health.
Associated Links
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks website
- Pandemic Guidance for Higher-Risk and Essential Occupations and Industries
- Pandemic Info Share