International Women's Day Workshop

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Women’s Health and Safety in the Workplace – Working in Rural and Remote Communities 

Each year, the HSA Women’s Committee marks International Women’s Day with a workshop to explore issues impacting those in the union who identify as women. This workshop is open to members who identify as women and 2SLGBTQIA+ members. 

DATE:              March 7, 2023
TIME:               9:00am to 4:30pm
LOCATION:    Virtual via WebEx

All workers face health and safety issues at work – injuries, workplace hazards, diseases, and stress. Many of these issues have a gender dimension – they affect women and those who identify as women in particular ways. This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to develop their ability to identify, assess, and control workplace hazards from a perspective with specific attention to working in rural and remote communities. 

In this course participants will:

  • Discuss gender-based inequities, health and safety rights, and how these concepts affect women’s health and safety in rural and remote workplaces.
  • Examine the reproductive cycles relationship to health and safety risks.
  • Outline some key workplace hazards that put women at increased risk to their physical and psychological health and safety.
  • Summarize actions and tools that can be taken back to the workplace to address inequities in hazard risk assessments and controls. 

Facilitated by Jackie Spain from the BC Federation of Labour, and a former HSA member. 

Participants will receive wage replacement, and pre-approved dependent care costs for virtual workshops in accordance with HSA Policy. Please note, no meal per diems will be provided. 

Registration is through My Events Registration and you will need your HSA member ID number in order to create a login. Please select ‘create a login’ through the Event Registration and click on the ‘here’ to receive your member ID by email or call the HSA office at 604.517.0994 or 1.800.663.2017. Once you have created a login the event will be listed under Other Events.

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