Prevention Link is thrilled to offer a comprehensive Mental Health First Aid workshop that gives participants the skills to provide help to a person developing a mental health problem, and our Return to Work 101 course that explores strategies to assist workers’ with disabilities and help return them to long-term healthy and productive employment. Who should attend: Anyone […]
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Fall 2018 Workers’ Compensation 101 & Return to Work 101 Workshops
This fall, Prevention Link will be hosting comprehensive workshops all across Ontario for the courses Worker’s Compensation 101 and Return to Work 101. These courses will provide participants with the information they need to navigate workers’ compensation legislation, policies, benefits and services, as well as giving them tools to help assist workers with disabilities. Who […]
“They Are Not Forgotten.” Prevention Link Recognizes National Day of Mourning
This year marks the 34th annual National Day of Mourning, a day first declared in 1984 by the Canadian Labour Congress, to remember the many Ontario and Canadian workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness because of work-related incidents. Prevention Link honours and pays respect to the many families and friends who have been […]
OFL and Prevention Link Welcome Ontario’s New Chief Prevention Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from Rob Halpin, Executive Director of the Ontario Federation of Labour and Prevention Link (TORONTO, ON) ─ The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and Prevention Link warmly welcome Ron Kelusky, a veteran in the occupational health and safety sector, as the new Chief Prevention Officer for the province. We are all […]
Work Shouldn’t Hurt: Repetitive Strain Injuries Awareness Day 2018
Approximately 2.3 million Canadian adults are crippled, annually, by repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), seriously limiting their daily activities. RSIs are one of the most common types of injuries in the workplace. RSIs or MSDs painfully effect muscles, nerves, and joints in the neck, back, chest, shoulders, arms, and hands. As we recognize […]
Bell Let’s Talk: Occupational Mental Health
Prevention Link is pleased to recognize Bell Let’s Talk Day. It’s a disheartening fact that one in five Canadians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetime. Stigma is one of the biggest hurdles for anyone suffering from mental illness and remains a significant barrier that discourages many Ontarians from talking about mental […]