CEO Health & Safety Leadership Charter
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Reports
This initiative to share information, expertise and experience reflects a committment from all our members to improve health and safety performance in the workplace. It's a story we feel is worth telling, and we’d like to help anyone else who would like to tell it.
If you have questions or would like assistance with interviews, updates and other information please contact our media representative via email and we will respond as soon as possible.
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February 2010
Beyond Benefits: Creating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Canadian Organizations
The Conference Board of Canada has just released Beyond Benefits: Creating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Canadian Organizations. Workplace health and wellness initiatives that provide value to organizations. This report examines workplace health and wellness programs and practices currently in place in Canadian organizations.
Read the report.
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September 2009
2009 Leadership Summit: The DNA of a Winning Culture
The Conference Board of Canada released The DNA of a Winning Culture, an executive briefing on the outcomes from the 2009 Leadership Summit led by the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, on April 21, 2009 in Toronto, ON.
The thought leaders and global experts attending the event argued that successful organizations are particularly creative when it comes to building and promoting a culture that inspires their employees. They also emphasized that this kind of culture must be driven by senior leaders and must be based on the philosophy that the well-being of employees is the foundation of an organization's productivity.
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September 2009
National Leaders Forum: Meeting Accountabilities in Health and Safety
Meeting Accountabilities in Health and Safety is the second of two executive briefings that has been published by the Conference Board of Canada based on the outcomes from the National Leaders Forum on Health & Safety held February 4 and 5, 2009 in Calgary, AB. The briefing focuses on the outcomes of the second day, which the group dedicated to identifying leadership accountabilities in health and safety and actions CEOs and senior leaders can take to deliver on these accountabilities.
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September 2009
National Leaders Forum: Health and Safety and Our Youth
Health and Safety and Our Youth is the first of two executive briefings that has been published by the Conference Board of Canada based on the outcomes from the National Leaders Forum on Health & Safety held February 4 and 5, 2009 in Calgary. The briefing discusses three simple things that can make a difference for young workers' safety, regulations across the country, and what qualities make up a safety 'champion'.
Click to download executive briefing
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February 2009
CEO Interview Compendium is now available
In Their Own Words: Building Competitive Advantage Through Health & Safety is now available for complimentary download. It is a compendium of interviews with 11 CEOs who share their perspectives as they discuss the benefits of pursuing excellence in health and safety. It also provides ideas and inspiration
for other CEOs on how they can improve health and safety in their organizations while also improving their overall competitiveness.
Click to download the compendium
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November 2008
From Commitment to Action Executive Briefing is now available
The latest executive briefing published by The Conference Board of Canada, From Commitment to Action: How CEOs Can Transform Health and Safety, has just been released for complimentary download. The briefing discusses the outcomes from the Leadership Summit that was held in Toronto in April 2008 and the tangible actions CEOs can take to improve health and safety in their organizations including:
- Get personally involved;
- Communicate clearly and consistently; and
- Be accountable - hold others to account
Click to download the executive briefing
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September 2008
All Signs Point to Yes: Literacy’s Impact on Workplace Health and Safety
The Conference Board of Canada released All Signs Point to Yes: Literacy’s Impact on Workplace Health and Safety, showing that low literacy skills can threaten health and safety in the workplace. Investing in workplace literacy programs provides a way for employers to improve health and safety records while boosting productivity.
A review of current literature indicates a link between literacy skills and health and safety in the workplace. Workers who lack adequate literacy skills are unable to read and understand health and safety regulations, and may have difficulty accessing information about safety rights. One actionable solution for organizations seeking to improve their safety records is investment in employee literacy programs. The payoff is reduced employee accidents, injuries, and absenteeism, resulting in lower workers’ compensation board premiums, claims, and fines. In addition, organizations benefit from higher productivity and better organizational performance overall through reduced work stoppages and slowdowns. The Conference Board will build on the results of the literature review by exploring sectoral experiences relating to workplace safety and literacy skills development programs in more detail. Best practices in workplace literacy programs that affect health and safety will be detailed in stand-alone case study reports.
Read the report.
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July 2008
Workforce Renewal Executive Briefing is now available
The Conference Board of Canada released Workforce Renewal: New Opportunities to Transform Health & Safety Culture, an executive briefing on the outcomes from Hydro One's recent Workforce Renewal Workshops held in London, ON in January and in Ottawa, ON in June.
The report discusses the coming 'retirement tsunami' and how it will affect corporate health and safety culture in unprecedented ways. It also looks at the diverse work styles, behaviours and expectations of employees that will require new approaches to health and safety. Finally, it examines what CEOs need to do in the context of these new realities if they want to transform their health and safety culture.
Click to download the executive briefing
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September 6, 2006
Canadian Standards Association Press Release
A New Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard
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Case Studies
The Organizational Effectiveness and Learning case studies, by The Conference Board of Canada, examine outstanding education and lifelong learning programs and initiatives. These case studies addresses the impact of workplace literacy and essential skills on workplace health and safety.
All Signs Point to Yes: Literacy's Impact on Workplace Health and Safety
A review of current literature indicates a link between literacy skills and health and safety in the workplace. Workers who lack adequate literacy skills are unable to read and understand health and safety regulations, and may have difficulty accessing information about safety rights. One actionable solution for organizations seeking to improve their safety records is investment in employee literacy programs. The payoff is reduced employee accidents, injuries, and absenteeism, resulting in lower workers’ compensation board premiums, claims, and fines. In addition, organizations benefit from higher productivity and better organizational performance overall through reduced work stoppages and slowdowns. The Conference Board will build on the results of the literature review by exploring sectoral experiences relating to workplace safety and literacy skills development programs in more detail. Best practices in workplace literacy programs that affect health and safety will be detailed in stand-alone case study reports.
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Safe Landings: Adult Basic Education at Bristol Aerospace
In 1993, Bristol Aerospace established an Adult Basic Education (ABE) program focused on math and communication skills to aid in expanding into new markets. All workers were permitted to participate, but the primary target group was shop floor workers. Bristol used a shared time model: half of the training was taken on workers’ personal time, the other half on paid company time. Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition strategies enabled workers to take part in only those training elements for which they lacked skills, rather than in an entire course (80 hours of training). After participating in ABE, the upskilled workforce was better able to meet the requirements of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System health and safety regulations.
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Injecting Quality Into Production: Excellence at Abbott Point of Care
Throughout its 120-year history, Abbot and its employees have been driven by the desire to advance medical science. The goal—to help people live healthier lives—is part of the company’s heritage and continues to give direction to its work. Today, more than 72,000 employees around the world share a passion for “turning science into caring.” To develop a workforce that is adaptable, qualified, and proficient in this specialized industry, Abbot Point of Care requires its 400 Ottawa-based employees to participate in a mandatory, on-the-job, advanced-manufacturing microelectronics training. Support is provided for those employees who first need to upgrade their literacy skills in order to complete this mandatory industry training. The training program emphasizes that the health and safety of employees at work—and of the public, as end users of the company’s products—is paramount.
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Building Skills for a Safe Workplace: Competency Management at Keyera Energy
To provide a safe and healthy work environment, Keyera undertook to develop the Competency Management and Development System (CMDS), which ensures that workers understand their job requirements and maintain a continuous and credible record of achieved skills. This online system is designed to be competency-based, skill-profile oriented, and third-party audited to comply with the requirements of due diligence. While the focus of the CMDS is industrial training, it also addresses such essential skills as reading and writing, computer literacy, interpersonal relations, and teamwork capabilities. The greatest accomplishment of the CMDS has been a competent and well-trained workforce, which resulted in steady productivity growth and safe company operation.
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Hatching a Plan for Safety: Literacy Skills Development at Lilydale Inc.
For a company operating in the manufacturing industry, where time and training are critical to consistent production outputs, quality, and workplace health and safety, taking the time to train employees is critical to overall corporate success. Lilydale’s swift development and implementation of its training program demonstrates collaboration and commitment from all levels within the organization. By welcoming new employees into the corporate family, and by providing guidance on how to improve skills and be the best at their job, Lilydale achieved reduced employee turnover, improved employee performance, and growth. An engaged and trained workforce was found to improve efficiencies and increase production.
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Omega 2000 Cribbing Inc.: Forming the Foundation of Safety
Omega 2000 Cribbing is an example of a small business that is helping the construction industry improve the quality of the workers on the job through its commitment to training and skills development. By drawing on its own resources and partnering with a local school board, the company is able to improve the literacy and basic skills of its workforce. As a result, health and safety practices have improved and workplace accidents are reduced. Company-wide recognition of the importance of safe working practices permits challenges, such as scheduling difficulties, to be addressed with flexibility and understanding.
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English-Language Training at Robinson Paperboard Packaging: Learning for Safety
Robinson Packaging is a rare example of a small business that implemented a successful workplace literacy program based almost entirely on its own resources. The success of the program demonstrates the decisive role that dedicated management with a commitment to lifelong learning can play in upgrading workers’ literacy skills. Management at this company recognized the seriousness of the issues immediately and gave priority to addressing them. The results provide a model of the benefits an organization reaps when it goes beyond its comfort zone and extends its resources to cover workplace education efforts.
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