CROSH

As we launch into summer, it's important to think about heat stress! CROSH partnered with Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW) to produce these toolkits on Heat Stress: https://www.ohcow.on.ca/heat-stress-toolkit/

Here are a few tips to keep in mind!

If you’re a woman enrolled in a post-secondary program in workplace health and safety, you could win the $3,000 Chad Bradley ! 📚

Get details on eligibility and how to apply: www.ccohs.ca/scholarships/cbradley

Excited to see this new mine rescue training institute come to Sudbury!

Thanks to a $125 million investment from the WSIB, construction is underway on the new Ontario Mine Rescue Training Institute in Sudbury.

This world class facility will help train hundreds of volunteers each year, strengthening mine safety and ensuring workers have the skills and support they need to come home safe at the end of every shift.

Learn more:https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1007300/ontario-strengthening-worker-safety-with-new-mine-rescue-training-institute?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashsocial.com%2Fon-at-work-en%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F685704529

Ontario Energy and Mines

CROSH student member Connor MacNeill presented his thesis proposal today! He will be researching the psychosocial health of employees who work in many different roles regarding wildland firefighting.

CROSH researcher Dr. Roberta Heale is making a difference for the safety of women in the workforce.
She has been called as a witness for the House of Commons' Standing Committee on the Status of Women to provide testimony related to her research on the impacts of perimenopause and menopause on the labour force.
The goal is to learn how awareness, education, policy, and access to treatment can support women's long-term participation at work, and to strengthen training for managers, improve workplace supports, and improve access to treatment for women working through menopause and perimenopause.

Congratulations Kristan Straub on your appointment as Chancellor!

Straub is an alumnus of Laurentian University, and a champion for Indigenous sovereignty. He will begin his term after his installation ceremony this Spring.

Read more here: https://laurentian.ca/about/news/laurentian-university-appoints-distinguished-alumnus-and-indigenous-leader-kristan

Laurentian University - Université Laurentienne is enhancing campus accessibility with assistive listening and descriptive audio systems in five campus venues with the Royal Bank of Canada Barrier Buster Grant, presented by the Rick Hansen Foundation.
Users will be able to stream high quality audio directly to their own devices, which will remove barriers for individuals with both audio and visual impairments.

Learn more here:

Laurentian University to Enhance Campus Accessibility with Rick Hansen Foundation and Royal Bank of Canada Barrier Buster Grant | Laurentian University Laurentian University is proud to announce it has been awarded a $40,000 grant through the Royal Bank of Canada Barrier Buster Grants Program, presented by the Rick Hansen Foundation. This funding will support the installation of cutting-edge assistive listening and descriptive audio systems across....

CROSH had a visit today from Deputy Minister David Wai of the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk about our field-to-lab-to-field research model, and to show off our mobile research lab.

MCROSH is headed back to Sudbury after a successful trip to the Fire Management Headquarters in Wawa. Where will we go next? Stay tuned to find out.