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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more The role of literacy in ensuring safety in your workplace September 2008 Conference Board Report available now From the report "Literacy’s Impact on Workplace Health and Safety": A low level of literacy can jeopardize workers’ safety if they cannot understand the health and safety regulations provided to them. Furthermore, low literacy skills can prevent workers from obtaining information about their rights to a safe workplace. Without an understanding of their rights or the ability to assert them, workers with low literacy skills will continue to operate in unsafe work environments. This report discusses the current state of literacy skills in Canada, its role in workplace health and safety, perceptions (employer and employee), sector-specific literacy needs, and the benefits of improving literacy in the workplace. Visit the website to download the report (it's free with registration). Posted by: gisela on 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged hr, literacy, health and safety: · [Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships] · [Jealousy and envy at work are different in men and women] · [Obesity affects job prospects for women, study finds] · [Focusing on staff pays off] · [Researcher suggests 35-hour workweek for parents] · [ACOEM announces advocacy agenda: Healthy Workforce Now] · [Long-term exposure to silica dust increases risk of death in industrial workers] · [ACOEM calls for integrating workplace health with ACO/PCMH concepts] · [Many employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violence] · [Effective use of creativity and innovation is key] · [Understanding Millennials: Market researchers see new generational cohort emerging] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: Hmm. Twitter appears to be pining for the fjords at the moment. Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? Suncor, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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