Prevention Link

Disability Prevention Roadmap (Windsor)
2013-10-27 08:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | TBA, Sudbury, ON, Canada
This 1/2 day community awareness event will review the impact of occupational injuries and disability and practical strategies and solutions to improve prevention and return to work outcomes. Participants are encouraged to look out-side the box to discover innovative solutions.
The cost is $89/participant and includes guided instruction, all course material, refreshments and certificate of completion. Spaces are limited so book early to secure a seat.
Contact: www.odrt.ca or call: 1.800.668.9138

Disability Prevention Roadmap (Sudbury)
2013-10-26 08:30 - 13:00 | OPSEU Meeting Room, Newgate Plaza, Sudbury, ON, Canada

Disability Prevention Roadmap (St Catharines)
2013-10-17 08:30 - 13:00 | CAW 199, 124 Bunting Road, St Catharines, ON, Canada
This event is being rescheduled due to low enrollment.

Disability Prevention Roadmap (Ottawa)
2013-10-17 08:30 - 13:00 | TBA, Toronto, ON, Canada
This event is rescheduled to later in the fall. More information to follow.

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (Windsor)
2013-10-17 | TBA, Windsor, ON, Canada
This event is being rescheduled to a later date.

Disability Prevention Roadmap (London)
2013-10-12 08:30 - 13:00 | TBA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Disability Prevention Roadmap (Guelph)
2013-10-07 08:30 - 13:00 | CAW 1917 Hall, 611 Silvercreek Pkwy, N, Guelph, ON, Canada

Essentials Level I, II and Accommodation (Niagara Falls)
2013-09-30 - 2013-10-04 | Embassy Suites, 6700 Fallsview Boulevard, Niagara Falls, ON, L2G 3W6, Canada
This 5 day course begins by exploring the history of the compensation system in Ontario and development of compensation legislation and general principles. You will examine how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) determines whether an injury is compensable and types of workplace injuries and occupational illnesses. The course covers how to properly file a claim, and includes the timelines that are applicable. Worker and Employer obligations are also covered as well as roles and responsibilities with respect to work reintegration. The WSIB work reintegration policies are discussed and the new direction that the Board is taking with respect to returning workers to their pre-injury job with the injury employer. Shared responsibilities are also discussed and ways in which unions should participate in work reintegration are explored. Leading research shows that a collaborative and cooperative approach to work reintegration following the hierarchy of jobs, beginning with pre-injury job, leads to better outcomes for both workers and employers. Protections under other legislation are also discussed should a work reintegration plan not provide sufficient protection to a worker in a work reintegration plan.

Occupational Disease (Niagara Falls)
2013-09-29 - 2013-10-04 | Embassy Suites, 6700 Fallsview Boulevard, Niagara Falls, ON, L2G 3W6, Canada
This 6 day course begins by exploring the impact of occupational disease on society and workplaces,
the lessons that have been learned and current developments in occupational disease claims.
Participants will learn both the legal test and medical standards for causation, how legal principles apply
in an appeal and the significance of apportionment. The field of epidemiology is examined, including the
different types of studies, how data is analyzed and what to look for when assessing a study. Toxicology
and other evidence and how they are gathered and what weight is put on them are discussed as well as
how to prepare to examine an expert witness. The Industrial Disease Panel is discussed and the
adjudication process is explained with information on how to best ensure a successful adjudication.
To further understand this complex subject, a number of occupational diseases are studied with respect
to their risk factors, diagnostic testing and how to argue causal links using the WSIA, policies and WSIAT
decisions. Survivor benefits provided by the WSIB are also presented.

Appeals and Dispute Resolution (Niagara Falls)
2013-09-29 - 2013-10-04 | Embassy Suites, 6700 Fallsview Boulevard, Niagara Falls, ON, L2G 3W6, Canada
In this 6 day course, participants will learn the structure of the appeals branch of the Workplace
Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), how to begin the appeals process and the legal principles involved.
Preparation for a hearing will be examined including: review of the file, gathering additional evidence,
researching law, policy and precedent and preparation of witnesses. Further information on
questioning, cross questioning and re-direct at a hearing are discussed. Hearing presentations are
discussed with respect to oral advocacy, code of conduct, opening and closing statements, objections
and use of legal precedents. Further to the WSIB appeal process, the Workplace Safety and Appeals
Tribunal WSIAT) process is also discussed. In addition to the information presented, participants will
work with a claim file and, in groups, represent both worker and employer interests at the WSIB appeal
level and at a WSIAT by presenting in front of an Appeals Resolution officer and a Vice Chair
respectively.

Disability Prevention Roadmap (Kingston)
2013-09-27 08:30 - 13:00 | TBA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (Sudbury)
2013-09-26 | USW 6500 Hall, 66 Brady Street, Sudbury, ON, Canada
This 1 day community awareness event will review elements of the WSIB’s new work re-integration program and the principles and best practices for safe and sustainable return-to-work. Participants will review the latest research and applicable laws and case law. They will also examine workplace-based training and facilitation services provided by ODRT and other resources to help workplaces improve their return-to-work outcomes.
The cost is $129/participant and includes guided instruction, all course material, refreshments and certificate of completion. Spaces are limited so book early to secure a seat.
Contact: www.odrt.ca or call: 1.800.668.9138

Disability Prevention Roadmap (Toronto)
2013-09-16 08:30 - 13:00 | OFL Classrooms, 895 Don Mills Road, Suite 600, Tower Two, Toronto, ON, M3C 1W3, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (Cornwall)
2013-09-12 | St Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre, 2500B Second Street West, Cornwall, ON, K6H 5R6, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (Belleville)
2013-06-27 | TBA, Belleville, ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (St. Catharines)
2013-06-12 | TBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (North Bay)
2013-06-04 | TBA, North Bay, ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Re-integration (Orillia)
2013-05-30 | TBa, Orillia, ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Work Reintegration (London)
2013-05-14 | TBA, London, ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Ottawa
2013-05-03 | TBA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Medical Orientation Toronto
2013-04-22 - 2013-04-26 | OFL Classrooms, 895 Don Mills Road, Suite 600, Tower Two, Toronto, ON, M3C 1W3, Canada
This advanced course is designed to assists participants in understanding medical terminology, anatomy and medical testing so they can interpret medical information in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) files. Participants will learn medical terminology, and human anatomy with attention to the different organ systems (skeletal, muscular, nervous, auditory, ocular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and integumentary). Specific injuries (back, bone, MSIs, lower extremities) that are commonly seen in WSIB cases are discussed. Disorders such as chronic pain and fibromyalgia are discussed in detail. Mental stress related injuries are examined and the WSIB policies relating to traumatic stress, psychotraumatic disability and behavioural disorders are presented.
The legislative authority for health care and the relevant WSIB policies are discussed. Evidence based medicine and the difference between disease oriented evidence (DOE) and patient-oriented evidentiary medicine (POEM) are discussed. Medical specialists and Ontario standards are presented. Medical records, independent medical examinations and treatment modalities and the use of OHCOW services are explored. Diagnostic test used in determining workplace Injuries and some treatments are presented with their advantages and disadvantages. Determining disability and impairment Permanent Impairment rewards, how they are assessed and the different types of awards (PPDS and NELs) are discussed. Participants will follow detailed calculations for these awards to understand how the degree of impairment translates into a monetary value. Finally, when and how redeterminations occur, are
discussed.

Compensation Essentials, Level I,II and Accommodation, Toronto
2013-04-22 - 2013-04-26 | OFL Classrooms, 895 Don Mills Road, Suite 600, Tower Two, Toronto, ON, M3C 1W3, Canada
This introductory course begins by exploring the history of the compensation system in Ontario and the development of compensation legislation and the general principles of the system. Participants will learn how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) determines whether an injury is compensable and learn about some workplace injuries and occupational illnesses. The course covers
how to properly file a claim, and includes the timelines that are applicable.
Worker and Employer obligations are covered as well as roles and responsibilities with respect to work reintegration. Protections under other legislation are also discussed should a work reintegration plan not provide sufficient protection to a worker in a work reintegration plan. Participants will learn the significance of legislation (WSIA), regulations and policy, including changes to the legislation and the effects these changes have had on benefits. Benefits available under the WSIA, in the three different eras, are discussed, Participants will explore detailed examples of benefit calculations and parameters affecting the final numbers.
The structure of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and appeal system are described in relation to the New Service Delivery Module and the roles of each WSIB position. The adjudication process is described and participants follow the flow of a claim through the process. Problem resolution and the process for an appeal are presented.
Participants will learn about funding, including which employers are covered, optional insurance, how the system is funded, how incentive programs and experience rating work and when claim costs can be transferred. They will also learn how to make a case plan for a successful outcome and different types of evidence to use. Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing with the many professionals involved and workers and witnesses are discussed. The organization of a Board file is presented and participants explore how to effectively review a file, make a case plan to proceed to move a claim forward and use this knowledge to review a case file.

Return to Work - Spring Training, Toronto,
2013-04-21 - 2013-04-26 | OFL Classrooms, 895 Don Mills Road, Suite 600, Tower Two, Toronto, ON, M3C 1W3, Canada
This 6 day course is designed for representatives who will assist injured workers through a therapeutic work reintegration (WR). It provides workplace parties with tools and strategies to ensure successful outcomes. Through the exploration of leading research, participants learn the principles of good WR practices and the Duty to Accommodate. Barriers to successful WR are addressed with a focus on attitudinal barriers and their elimination using the social model of disability and therapeutic return to work (RTW) principles. An in depth comparison, between older methods of disability management and the newer, progressive disability prevention model, is presented and participants learn about the paradigm shift from management to prevention. Roles of the parties involved (employer, injured worker, representative, H&S representatives) are discussed.
WR and the WSIB are presented with respect to the Board policies. The hierarchy of RTW job opportunities and the definitions for an early and safe WR, roles of all the involved parties, communications, dispute resolutions and penalties are covered. The Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and RTW are discussed with a comparison of WSIB and OHRC obligations.
Funding of the WSIB system, the difference between Schedules 1 and 2 employers, who is covered and incentive programs are covered. NEER calculation of premiums, SIEF, transfer of costs and how an effective WR program can reduce employer costs are explained. The benefits of cooperative and collaborative efforts of the workplace parties in an effective WR program and processes for problem solving and alternative dispute resolution are discussed.

Appeals & Dispute Resolution Workshop, BayView Wildwood, Port Stanton
2013-04-13 - 2013-04-19 | Bayview Wildwood Conference Centre, Port Stanton, ON, Canada
In this hands-on course, participants will learn the structure of the appeals branch of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), how to begin the appeals process and the legal principles involved. Preparation for a hearing will be examined including: review of the file, gathering additional evidence, researching law, policy and precedent and preparation of witnesses. Further information on questioning, cross questioning and re-direct at a hearing are discussed. Hearing presentations are discussed with respect to oral advocacy, code of conduct, opening and closing statements, objections and use of legal precedents. Further to the WSIB appeal process, the Workplace Safety and Appeals Tribunal WSIAT) process is also discussed. In addition to the information presented, participants will work with a claim file and, in groups, represent both worker and employer interests at the WSIB appeal
level and at a WSIAT by presenting in front of an Appeals Resolution officer and a Vice Chair respectively.Level 3 – Appeals and Dispute Resolution – 36 hours (44 non-residential), Levels 1 and 2 prerequisites In this hands-on course, participants will learn the structure of the appeals branch of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), how to begin the appeals process and the legal principles involved.
Preparation for a hearing will be examined including: review of the file, gathering additional evidence, researching law, policy and precedent and preparation of witnesses. Further information on questioning, cross questioning and re-direct at a hearing are discussed. Hearing presentations are discussed with respect to oral advocacy, code of conduct, opening and closing statements, objections and use of legal precedents. Further to the WSIB appeal process, the Workplace Safety and Appeals Tribunal WSIAT) process is also discussed. In addition to the information presented, participants will work with a claim file and, in groups, represent both worker and employer interests at the WSIB appeal level and at a WSIAT by presenting in front of an Appeals Resolution officer and a Vice Chair respectively.
Note: Level I and II are prerequisites for attending this course.

Paving The Way 2 Oshawa
2012-11-29 08:30 - 16:30 | ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Hamilton
2012-11-21 08:30 - 16:30 | ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Timmins
2012-11-16 08:30 - 16:30 | ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Oakville
2012-11-12 08:30 - 16:30 | ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 - Peterborough
2012-11-09 08:30 - 16:30 | ON, Canada

Paving the Way 2 Barrie
2012-11-09 08:30 - 16:30 | ON, Canada
