7 experts to share stories, anecdotes, comprehensive approaches at May event
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) will host its eighth forum on the current and emerging health and safety issues in the workplace this year.
Forum 2025: The Changing World of Work (Forum) – scheduled for May 27-28, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta – will bring together leaders, changemakers and subject experts representing government, labour and workplaces who will share their perspectives on these topics.
The speakers will include:
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Susan Aglukark, O.C., LL.B - Award-winning Inuk singer-songwriter on stories of her people, the Inuit of Arctic Canada, and themes of hope, spirit and encouragement shared through musical arrangements blended with the Inuktitut and English languages.
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Dr. Aviroop (Avi) Biswas - Scientist at the Institute for Work and Health on a recent study on the daily movement patterns of Canadian workers and which of these are associated with optimal heart health.
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Dr. Sandra Dorman - Director of the Centre for Research in Occupational Health at Laurentian University on heat stress as an occupational hazard.
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Dr. Sarah Henderson - Scientific Director of Environmental Health Services at the BC Centre for Disease Control on climate change and considerations and implications for occupational health.
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Xabier Irastorza - Senior Research Project Manager at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work on insights from the latest European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks (ESENER).
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Travis Woodworth - Health and Safety Planner at Glooscap Health and Safety on Indigenous perspectives on health and safety for workplaces and communities.
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Amin Yazdani, PhD, CSP - Executive Director of the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance at Conestoga College on employing innovative research technologies to help ensure properly fitted personal protective equipment for all body types.
They will share inspiring stories, anecdotes, and comprehensive approaches to critical health and safety issues impacting workplaces and workers in Canada.
The event will also feature an innovation showcase to learn about new workplace health and safety tools and resources.
The forum – held approximately every two years, with the location rotated around the country.– is designed to be an intimate event, with opportunities to connect with others who share a passion for creating safe, healthy, and inclusive workplaces.
An early bird registration rate is available until Feb. 14, 2025. A full-time student rate is also available.
Nearly all (98 per cent) of attendees rated Forum 2023 as excellent or were satisfied with the knowledge enrichment of the event, and 93 per cent said they would attend a future Forum, according to CCOHS.
