Welcome to the WHWB Blog. We are open to suggestions from members about what they would like to see here and what they would find most useful to them as occupational health professionals. Remember that nothing on this site is cast in stone and we are continually making changes to improve the site’s usefulness. We …
Hello, WHWB members and friends. I hope that you have been healthy and that the new year is off to a good start for you. With the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus causing skyrocketing illness rates around the world, respiratory protection is more important than ever. This webinar will explore standards for respiratory protection, …
WHWB participated in the British Occupational Health and Safety’s (BOHS) first International Day as part of their annual meeting. The day’s message was “Connecting the Minds, Creating the Future” by addressing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Clink this link to listen to all the speakers or here to hear WHWB’s Jennifer Galvin …
WHWB and partners have collaborated to continue OHS training during the Pandemic. OHTA and WHWB are two non-profit organizations in occupational hygiene that are perfect partners. Both are passionately committed to occupational health and safety (OH&S) training globally. A key mission of WHWB is to share their OH&S expertise through training provided by their global …
New release from the Canadian Aerosol Transmission Coalition. – on what governments and everyone can do to prevent airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. With wishes for happy and healthy holidays for all. https://www.wigmorising.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Aerosol-Coalition-solutions-and-action-Dec-23-21.pdf Marianne
Your Thoughts on the Website The present version of the WHWB website has been “live” for about 7 weeks now and we hope you have had an opportunity to explore it. We also hope you approve of the change we have made to make it a bit more contemporary than the old site. We are …
Hello Workplace Health Without Borders members and friends and a warm welcome to the new members who joined since our last notice. We want to let you know about several upcoming virtual events and other news: Please hold the date for WHWB’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern …
Charitable alliance between Vitacore Industries (Vancouver, BC) and WHWB VItacore Industries is a Vancouver based, Canadian manufacturer of respirators including their proprietary CAN95 and CAN99 (equivalent to N95 and N99) surgical masks. The great news is that they are readily available in Canada and can be ordered online. In addition, Health Canada has certified both the CAN95 and CAN99 as being authorized for use. This …
Face-piece respirators (N95s and N99s) donated and deployed from Canada Read More »
WHWB Webinar on Child Labour June 23, 10 a.m. EDT Hello Workplace Health Without Borders members and friends. We want to remind you about our upcoming webinar on child labour, this Wednesday, June 23, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please check your local time here and register here if you have not yet done so. See …
Taking Stock, Looking Forward: African Perspectives on Occupational Safety & Health in the time of COVID Thursday, May 20, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 3:00 p.m. West Africa Time (UTC 14:00) Register here COVID-19 has laid bare fundamental gaps in health at both policy and practice level in Africa. Workers in the informal sectors are the …
The WHWB-UK branch has added a link on their webpage to the silica elearning course developed by WHWB-UK member Terry McDonald. This course can be viewed by going to the WHWB-UK page and following the link: Silica Awareness e-learning near the bottom of the page. Alternatively just follow this link directly to the course: Silica …
