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Canadians Can Get Healthier and Safer at Work
Posted: Monday, May 6, 2019
SAINT JOHN, NB — Mental Health workshops and rescue demonstrations are some of the dozens of events occurring throughout Canada as part of Safety and Health Week, May 5-11. The official launch occurred at a ceremony in Saint John, New Brunswick.
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CSHS helps propel new global protocol on human capital in business
Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
PARK RIDGE, Illinois — The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS), whose member organizations represent more than 100,000 workplace safety and health professionals around the world, is helping to push forward a new global protocol that aims to improve the measurement and value of human capital in corporate decision making and government policy. The protocol is driven by the Social and Human Capital Coalition (SHCC).
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VOCM Interview with Cathy Dormody
Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador — Cathy Dormody, Vice-Chair of CSSE Avalon Chapter, spoke about NAOSH Week on a VOCM-FM radio interview today.
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CSSE Announces Its Newest Chapter in Quebec
Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
TORONTO, Ontario — The Canadian Society of Safety Engineering’s (CSSE) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that they have approved the issuing of a chapter charter to the Quebec region. Quebec is CSSE’s 38 th chapter.
Chapters are a vital part of the value of membership within the CSSE.
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Harvard study identifies human capital metrics measured by global companies
Posted: Monday, October 23, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — Human capital metrics, including occupational safety and health data, frequently are collected by a majority of global companies, yet many of these firms are not publicly reporting the information, according to a study released today by the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program in conjunction with the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS). Corporate Disclosure of Human Capital Metrics is authored by Aaron Bernstein and Larry Beeferman of the Harvard Law School Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project.
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CSHS encourages safety and health professionals to comment on sustainability standard
Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
PARK RIDGE, Illinois — The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS) is encouraging safety and health professionals around the world to let their voices be heard over the next month on a key international standard connected to corporate sustainability. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is seeking feedback on proposed updates to GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety. The comment period is open through Oct. 9.
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CSHS study supports standardization of sustainability reporting to improve workplace safety
Posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017
PARK RIDGE, Illinois — The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS), whose member organizations represent more than 100,000 workplace safety and health professionals around the world, has released a report on its second analysis of how recognized “sustainable” companies report occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities. The Need for Standardized Sustainability Reporting Practices is a step forward in showing how global initiatives that index corporate sustainability can include companies’ commitment to safe and healthy workers.
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