Webinars/Heat Stress, Wildfires & Other Hazards: How to Keep Your Workers Safe in Summer
Jul 10, 2024 / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Heat Stress, Wildfires & Other Hazards: How to Keep Your Workers Safe in Summer
Olivia Cicchini
Digital Events Presenter, Peninsula Canada
Olivia Cicchini
Digital Events Presenter, Peninsula Canada
About this upcoming session
Given the high temperatures Canada experiences in summer, the season brings its own set of health & safety challenges at work. It is important that you prepare your workplace for the hot summer season, especially if your business requires outdoor work.
Besides having a heat stress plan in place, employers must also plan for other common hazards, such as wildfire smoke, severe weather events, deadly insects, and air quality. As the employer, you are required under the law to take all reasonable precautions for the health and safety of your employees. This includes protecting your workers from summer hazards.
Join our experts, Olivia Cicchini and Robert Babcock, for our upcoming webinar and learn how to provide a safe and healthy work environment to your staff in summer.
At the webinar, you’ll learn about:
Early signs and risk factors for heat stress
How to protect outdoor staff from summer insects
How to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke
And more…