Partners in Prevention 2010
Press Release
NEW Ontario Health and Safety Conference and Trade Show
Partners in Prevention 2010
May 4 – 5, 2010
Pre-Conference Program for Small Businesses and Organizational Leaders
May 3, 2010
Mississauga, Ontario – February 3, 2010 – The Ontario workplace health and safety system, comprising of four newly amalgamated organizations – Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA), Health and Safety Association for Government Services (HSAGS), Safe Workplace Promotion Services Ontario (SWPSO), and Workplace Safety North (WSN) – is pleased to announce a new health and safety conference and trade show.
Partners in Prevention 2010: Ontario Health & Safety Conference & Trade Show takes place at the International Centre located at 6900 Airport Road in Mississauga, May 4 – 5, 2010, with a pre-conference program for small businesses and organizational leaders on May 3, 2010.
This inaugural event promises to deliver an engaging, interactive, and meaningful experience for all who attend. Partners in Prevention 2010 will provide delegates with opportunities to expand their health and safety knowledge, while developing practical tools and applications that will assist them in reducing injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in their workplaces. This progressive approach to health and safety demonstrates that being safe and healthy while on the job is everyone’s business and illustrates the significance of creating a national habit of safety.
Leading-edge sessions and workshops focusing on major hazards, healthy workplaces, ergonomics, and more, along with professional development courses and celebrated keynote speakers will round out the two days of unparalleled learning, knowledge exchange, and networking. In addition, the trade show will feature three shows co-locating with Partners in Prevention 2010.
The pre-conference program on May 3, 2010 will focus on two key areas: small businesses and organizational leaders. By attending the Small Business Forum, small businesses will uncover the value of health and safety through its connection to business sustainability and profitability. At the Leadership Summit, leaders will be engaged in learning how to evolve a healthy workplace from a health, safety, and environment initiative into a critical component of an organization’s culture.
Keynote Speakers
Partners in Prevention 2010 welcomes these renowned keynote speakers:
- Cameron Herold, Former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Building a World Class Culture with Engaged Talent: One of Canada’s most innovative business leaders, Cameron Herold was COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? He helped build the business in 46 states, 9 provinces, and four countries, growing it from $2 million to $105 million in revenue in six years. In 2007, it was rated the number two company to work for in Canada by Canadian Business Magazine. (Tuesday, May 4, 8:00 a.m.)
- Bruce Lourie, Co-Author, Scientist, and Author of Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects our Health: One of Canada’s most influential environmental leaders, Bruce Lourie’s 20-year career is built on creating collaborative solutions to challenges facing non-profits, government, and the private sector. Based on research on environmental and household toxins, Slow Death by Rubber Duck landed #1 on the Amazon.ca best-selling list and has been a Globe and Mail best seller. (Wednesday, May 5, 12:30 p.m.)
Trade Show, May 4 -5, 2010
There are three other trade shows that will be co-locating with Partners in Prevention 2010.
Together, the Canadian Environmental Conference and Tradeshow (CANECT) and the Machine Automation Safety Congress (MASC) bring more than 2,000 delegates to the trade show. Your Workplace, a wellness resource for Canadians, will bring an additional 400 delegates to the trade show. They have a suite of tools, including a magazine, website, seminars, resource directory, and more, to help organizations improve their health and wellness. Both CANECT and Your Workplace will also be offering a variety of sessions to their respective conference attendees.
These four shows combined will feature more than 400 exhibitors, offering delegates the complete realm of health, safety, wellness, environmental, and machine automation solutions.
About the Ontario Workplace Health and Safety System
The emotional and financial toll of 80 to 100 workplace fatalities each year and 1,600 workplace injuries each week* has spurred Ontario’s workplace health and safety system to undertake a critical assessment and restructuring of its programs and services, so it can better assist Ontario businesses in reducing the number of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in their workplaces. As a result of these changes, 12 of the province’s health and safety associations have amalgamated to form four new organizations, effective January 1, 2010. Combined, these four organizations serve more than 236,000 Ontario businesses. The four new organizations are:
- Health and Safety Association for Government Services (HSAGS)
- Education Safety Association of Ontario (ESAO)
- Municipal Health and Safety Association (MHSA)
- Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare (OSACH)
- Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA)
- Construction Safety Association of Ontario (CSAO)
- Electrical & Utilities Safety Association (E&USA)
- Transportation Health and Safety Association of Ontario (THSAO)
- Safe Workplace Promotion Services Ontario (SWPSO)
- Farm Safety Association (FSA),
- Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA),
- Ontario Service Safety Alliance (OSSA)
- Workplace Safety North (WSN)
- Mines and Aggregates Safety & Health Association (MASHA)
- Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association (OFSWA)
- Pulp and Paper Health & Safety Association (PPHSA)
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For more information on Partners in Prevention 2010: Ontario Health & Safety Conference & Trade Show, visit the website at: www.PartnersinPreventionOntario.com.
For further media information, contact:
Holly-Ann Campbell Manager,
Corporate Communications
905-614-4272, ext. 2437
hcampbell@iapa.ca
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Keynote Speakers