HEALTH AND SAFETY LEARNING SERIES

Health and Safety - An Introduction
December 16, 2026 (9:00am-4:00pm (Central)) (20 spaces available)

This course serves as an introduction into the world of health and safety and explores different basic concepts such as: • Identification of hazards; • Hierarchy of controls; • The basic role of health and safety committees; • Basics on the right to refuse. NOTE: See more Health and Safety courses in the Health and Safety Learning Series.

HS - Violence Prevention

Pre-requisites: Health and Safety - An Introduction

This module examines the risk factors that lead to violence in the workplace, and the employer’s obligations to prevent workers from being exposed to and injured by violence while at work. We examine relevant health and safety law, and start to develop strategies to make our workplaces safer. NOTE: Please bring your binder and Health and Safety Committee Resource Kit.

HS - Mobilizing around Health and Safety

Pre-requisites: Health and Safety - An Introduction

In this workshop you will learn what mobilizing for health and safety looks like, how to engage members around health and safety in your workplace and how to create a mobilizing plan. NOTE: Please bring your binder and Health and Safety Committee Resource Kit.

There is significant demand for our workshops. If you need to cancel your registration, please email as soon as possible.

Thanks for your interest in CUPE’s Union Education Program and for your ongoing leadership in our union!

Annalyn Jimeno
mbeducation@cupe.ca