1. Heather Matthews OHS Specialist June 02, 2016
AWARE-NS is funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health & Wellness

2. Staff Focus Trisha MacIsaac – Kenzie Fraser: Sector engagement
Newsletter
Transitioning to be the lead on JOHS Committee Training
Kenzie Fraser:
WPV Risk Assessment
Database management
Stakeholder inquires.
Developing and future focus on OHS auditing

3. Our Initiatives COSP – Sector Specific Groups Classroom & E-learning:
The ‘Go To for Resources’
Classroom & E-learning:
Steps For Safety – WVP
Working Group – sector rep.
JOHS – Committee Training
Safe Resident Handling
Safety for Supervisors and Managers
AWARE-NS – Resources
Learning

4. 1. Homecare/Home Support est. 2012 2. COSP Long Term Care est. 2014
Safety Management System
Safe Work Procedures Reference Guide
2. COSP Long Term Care est. 2014
LTC Hazard ID program 50% complete
Contractor Safety Handbook – 90% complete
3. COSP Community Services est. Nov 2015
Manager Supervisor Training
Working groups are represented by organizations both community and Facility based around the province each with an area of Focus . All contect will be customized for all sectors

5. + 4000 -Trained 2015 -16 Impact 167 Workshops 19000 – Online Modules
410 – organizations engaged
167 Workshops
19000 – Online Modules
Trained
Website Activity
% Growth
# Sessions
26,477
150%
# Users
16, 765
125%
# Pages Viewed
144,670
165%
# Pages
5.46 8%
Time Duration
8.23 mins
50%
New Users
62.43% --

6. Steps for Safety – Preventing Workplace Violence
Partnership with WCB on this provincial initiative.
Committee LTC, HC and Community Services
Deliverables/Outcomes
Develop a Resource Guide for the sector
Face to Face Training
Steps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 complete
Step 6 - in process

7. Steps for Safety – Preventing Workplace Violence
50 Workshops
Workshop # (Steps 1-3)
4 sessions with 185 participants
Workshop # (Step 4)
9 regions & 442 participants
18 sessions
Workshop #3 Fall 2016(Step 5)
9 regions
203 participants
112 organizations
1522 participants since Program initiation
4 customized sessions re Risk assessments

8. Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee Training
6 Topics -14 Hours
12 hour classroom training plus one 2hr e-learning module ( 7 courses)
In the last year:
140 training sessions
3500 participants
IRS
Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
Workplace Inspections
JOHS Committee Roles & Responsibilities
Hazard Identification &
* Self – Directed Learning-NS OHS Act

9. AWARE-NS No Fee E-Learning
Launched Sept with 2 Topics
Full and 15 minute Mini modules
Have the ability to provide participation reports to your organization
Certificate of Achievement
8 topics
90 % are front line staff
135 organizations
4716 participants
19,000modules completed

10. AWARE-NS No Fee E-Learning
Launched Sept with 2 Topics
Full and 15 minute Mini modules
Have the ability to provide participation reports to your organization
Certificate of Achievement
8 topics
90 % are front line staff
147 organizations
4716 participants
19,000modules completed
Sector
Total
Percentage
Long Term Care 59
40%
Home Care 26
18%
Acute Care 30
21%
Community Services 32
22%
147
100%

11. Safe Lift and Transfer Acute Care – Soteria SLT- Long-Term Care-WCB
Homecare/Home Support – PACE

12. Safety for Supervisors and Managers – 2016-17

13. Safety for Supervisors and Managers
2.5 Day Program:
* S.A.F.E.R Leadership – Dr. Kevin Kelloway
High interest and excellent participation level-
5 communities ( 4 additional booked)
204 participants
* IRS/ Due Diligence
Workplace Inspections
Roles & Responsibilities
Hazard ID
Incident Investigation
Stay At Work/Return To Work
Contractor Safety

14. Safety Leadership
To have people demonstrate both safety compliance and safety initiative because… it is their own idea!
S.A.F.E.R. Leadership (Wong, Kelloway & Makhan, in press)

15. Thank You!