As part of the Canada Safety Council’s ongoing renewal process, we are re-establishing the lines of partnership and communication with the provincial safety councils across

Canada

. To that end, in each of our subsequent newsletters you will find contributions and feature articles from our provincial counterparts.

In a variety of areas – driving safety, child safety and workplace safety – the provincial safety councils are valuable resources for the individuals and businesses in their respective jurisdictions. Working together in the future, the possibilities for collaboration and cooperation are limitless.

The Canada Safety Council looks forward to working on issues of mutual interest and focus with these partners as we move forward.

Alberta Safety Council
By: Laurie Leclair-Billings, Executive Director

The Alberta Safety Council (ASC) is a provincial, non-profit, charitable organization that offers safety training in various contexts.

In 2006, the Alberta Safety Council is celebrating 60 years of service in the Province of Alberta . I am sure that the “founding fathers”, which signed the Council into existence under the Alberta Safety Council Act, would be surprised about how far, the organization has come in those 60 years. Would they have ever thought that “safety” would be a marketable commodity? That the organization that they founded would be covering the full spectrum of safety training from children’s programs through to workplace programs? I believe they would be justifiably proud of how far the organization has come in those 60 years.

Making Alberta a safer place to live, work and play has been our vision and passion. Collectively, we have done so through the progressive development and implementation of programs and training within our provincial communities via workplace and recreational safety initiatives.

This is only the beginning as opportunities, needs and challenges abound within all of our communities. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the vision and commitment of any organization. The Alberta Safety Council has, in many ways over the past 60 years, created successful and needed services that at one time were thought to be impossible.

At a time of unprecedented expansion within the Province of Alberta , the Council will be tasked with continuing to provide the service and support to our communities that we have in the past, with the same standard of excellence.

The British Columbia Safety Council is non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to helping BC's citizens prevent injuries arising from work, travel, home or leisure activities. The Council serves the businesses, governmental entities, and communities of the Province of British Columbia through the dissemination of safety and health information and the provision of safety and health training. We work very closely with Safety Council's across Canada , the Provincial Government and Worksafe BC , whose service area is identical to that of the Safety Council. We have been providing professional safety training programs and guidance for 62 years, and our experience is exemplified in the classroom and in the field through effective training programs that produce results.

The BC Safety Council (BCSC) and Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC) are pleased to present the First Risk & Performance Management (RPM) National Motorcycle Symposium to be held April 19 – 21, 2007 in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia . The RPM Motorcycle Symposium will focus on the dual challenges of risk and performance management, which motorcyclists negotiate on every ride.

Motorcycle and scooter use is growing rapidly as riders of all ages discover the fun, fuel efficiency and freedom of powered two-wheel travel. Drivers, engineers, legislators and enforcement personnel all must learn how to better accommodate motorcycles and scooters in the vehicle mix, and riders need the tools to interact in traffic and enjoy this activity without compromising their safety.

This diverse group is best served by education and understanding enabling them to recognize potential hazards in advance and act appropriately to mitigate the risk involved. Cross communication between these key groups will facilitate this goal.

This groundbreaking event is the first of its kind to be held in

Canada

! By participating you will be joining over 250 delegates representing a multitude of local, regional and national businesses, as well as legislators and motorcyclists.

For more information, please contact: 604-214-7433, Ext. 110 or call toll-free 1- 800-420-7730. You can also email: Bryan_Lowes@safetycouncil.bc.ca

At the Manitoba Safety Council we specialize in training for occupational, road and community safety. As technology advances, safety standards change. Our new safety certification program for business helps companies meet and exceed safety goals and expectations. Trust the MSC to provide direction, focus and vision for your company.

The Council will host its Occupational Health and Safety Conference from January 22 – 23, 2007 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. This is a “must attend” event for people interested in enhancing their skills, knowledge and professional development. The Conference provides a practical approach to workplace health and safety issues and gives delegates useful information they can take back to their workplace. Attendance at the entire conference qualifies as a safety-training course (16 hours of training). Certificates are issued to everyone who attends both days of the Conference.

If you are a senior manager, supervisor, lead hand, occupational health and safety specialist, health and safety committee member, safety engineer, safety director, union safety representative, human resource/employee relations professional, staff training and development officer, loss and risk manager, government representative, contractor and/or a consultant, then this conference is for you!

Serving the province since 1967, the NB Safety Council Inc. is a non-profit, non-governmental charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of injuries and accidental death to the citizens of New Brunswick . The Council promotes traffic, occupational and public safety through: training courses and programs; educational material; public information, safety campaigns and conferences. The Council’s membership program consists of more than 100 members, and each year the Council trains over 6000 participants throughout the province with programs available in both official languages.

The Council will be holding its 2007 Symposium on Safety at the Ramada Crystal Palace Hotel in Dieppe/Moncton, NB May 3rd & 4th, 2007. The theme for this year's Symposium is “Road Safety - It's In Your Hands". For further information or to obtain a registration form, please contact (toll-free) 1-877-762-7233 or visit www.nbsafety.com.

What is the first thing that flashes through your mind when you hear about the Newfoundland and Labrador Safety Council? Is it perhaps road safety, our driving school or Elmer the Safety Elephant?

All of these first expressions about the Safety Council are correct, but our mandate is so much broader! First of all, many people are under the impression that we are an arm of Government, but that is incorrect and we are in fact a not-for-profit, charitable organization and have been in operation for 40 years. The Safety Council is headed by a volunteer board of directors and these dedicated individuals are comprised of men and women in our community who care about the safety of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in the workplace, on the road, at home and recreation.

So who are we? We are almost 100 people who actively work on the Council’s programs as either administrative staff, instructors in traffic, motorcycle, occupational health and safety and volunteers. Our Chief Executive Officer is President Marliese Janes and she provides the leadership to ensure the smooth running of the organization on a day to day basis. We are a truly provincial organization with 7 driver education centres and motorcycle training program sites across the Province.

We believe that safety training will give individuals and organizations the tools to prevent injuries and fatalities and we provide courses in traffic and occupational health and safety. We also work in the community by supporting and administering the Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) chapters in the high schools, provide school bus monitor training, give bicycle safety presentations and we hold Youth Safety Conferences. We use safety weeks throughout the year to raise awareness on particular safety issues, such as Safe Driving, Senior Safety, School Safety, Soft Tissue Injury Prevention, Motorcycle Safety and Railway Safety, which is of concern in the Labrador West area.

All of us are dedicated to injury prevention and we work daily to make Newfoundland and Labrador a safer place to live in. For more information on the Council, please contact 709-154-0210 or visit www.safetycouncil.net.

Nova Scotia Safety Council
By: Arminta Kennedy, Public Safety and Projects

The Nova Scotia Safety Council promotes traffic, occupational and public (off the job) safety. Its current course schedule includes nearly three dozen occupational safety courses. They include university credit courses in partnership with Ryerson University . The Council’s traffic safety division is very active, offering training ranging from the Defensive Driving Course to a driving school instructor program. The popularity of the Motorcycle Training Program continues, as the number of people interested in learning to drive a motorcycle increases. The Safety Council has also just completed its annual School Bus Safety Awareness Campaign. The focus was an interactive safety cartoon website for children, created by the Council, which was used in schools across the province.

The Council is now planning its 25^th Annual Conference, March 28-30, 2007 . This conference is the largest event of its kind east of Montreal . It offers a mix of world-class speakers, seminars, workshops, plant tours, exhibits and networking opportunities. Descriptions of the Nova Scotia Safety Council’s many programs and services can be found on its website, at www.nssafety.ns.ca.

Ontario Safety League
By: Brian Patterson, President and General Manager

The Ontario Safety League's mission is to reduce preventable deaths, injuries and destruction on Ontario 's roads through public education and safety awareness.

The Ontario Safety League has attained a stature that has endured for nearly a century due to the league being founded on sound and timeless principles. The first and foremost principle for our lasting success is the League's timeless core values and enduring purpose.

The staff and the Board of Directors are passionately dedicated to these same timeless principles and we have the personnel and the clarity of purpose to expand the League’s principles and values throughout the province and the country.

The ability to maintain order, yet embrace change simultaneously is the challenge that we have today.

The Council offers training and resources in a number of areas related to road safety. For more information, please visit www.osl.org.

The Saskatchewan Safety Council is dedicated to providing quality safety education and services for the people of Saskatchewan . We believe that an informed person is a safer person-at work, at home, on the road, in every facet of living.

The Council is a non-profit charitable organization that has emerged as a leader in raising the level of awareness of safety in Saskatchewan . Our organization has grown over the years to include four divisions: Traffic, Occupation, Farm, and Home & Community. We gather information on preventable injuries and deaths, determine how they happen and develop strategies to prevent them.

Our passion and commitment to our programs and activities reinforce our belief that we can achieve a safe Saskatchewan and provide a strong voice in supporting, developing and maintaining prevention initiatives and partnerships.

Mark February 5 – 7^th on your calendar as the Saskatchewan Safety Council holds its 34^th Annual Industrial Safety Seminar at the Queensbury Centre, IPSCO Place , in Regina . The 2007 show will feature keynote presentations by Michael Kerr on the importance of humor in the workplace; Esther Colwill, who has climbed the highest mountain on each of the continents; and, Kevin Burns on “Instigating Safety”. The Industrial Safety Seminar has sessions that will be of interest to any industry. They will include presentations on Younger Worker Injuries, Pandemic Planning and new changes to the First Aid/CPR Guidelines. Please contact the Saskatchewan Safety Council office at 306-757-3197 for a program or for further information. You can also visit the News/Events section of the website at www.sasksafety.org.

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		Provincial Council Updates As part of the Canada Safety Council’s ongoing renewal process, we are re-establishing the lines of partnership and communication with the provincial safety councils across Canada . To that end, in each of our subsequent newsletters you will find contributions and feature articles from our provincial counterparts. In a variety of areas – driving safety, child safety and workplace safety – the provincial safety councils are valuable resources for the individuals and businesses in their respective jurisdictions. Working together in the future, the possibilities for collaboration and cooperation are limitless. The Canada Safety Council looks forward to working on issues of mutual interest and focus with these partners as we move forward. Alberta Safety Council By: Laurie Leclair-Billings, Executive Director The Alberta Safety Council (ASC) is a provincial, non-profit, charitable organization that offers safety training in various contexts. In 2006, the Alberta Safety Council is celebrating 60 years of service in the Province of Alberta . I am sure that the “founding fathers”, which signed the Council into existence under the Alberta Safety Council Act, would be surprised about how far, the organization has come in those 60 years. Would they have ever thought that “safety” would be a marketable commodity? That the organization that they founded would be covering the full spectrum of safety training from children’s programs through to workplace programs? I believe they would be justifiably proud of how far the organization has come in those 60 years. Making Alberta a safer place to live, work and play has been our vision and passion. Collectively, we have done so through the progressive development and implementation of programs and training within our provincial communities via workplace and recreational safety initiatives. This is only the beginning as opportunities, needs and challenges abound within all of our communities. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the vision and commitment of any organization. The Alberta Safety Council has, in many ways over the past 60 years, created successful and needed services that at one time were thought to be impossible. At a time of unprecedented expansion within the Province of Alberta , the Council will be tasked with continuing to provide the service and support to our communities that we have in the past, with the same standard of excellence. British Columbia Safety Council By: Bryan Lowes, Executive Director The British Columbia Safety Council is non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to helping BC's citizens prevent injuries arising from work, travel, home or leisure activities. The Council serves the businesses, governmental entities, and communities of the Province of British Columbia through the dissemination of safety and health information and the provision of safety and health training. We work very closely with Safety Council's across Canada , the Provincial Government and Worksafe BC , whose service area is identical to that of the Safety Council. We have been providing professional safety training programs and guidance for *62 years, and our experience is exemplified in the classroom and in the field through effective training programs that produce results. The BC Safety Council (BCSC) and Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC) are pleased to present the First Risk & Performance Management (RPM) National Motorcycle Symposium to be held April 19 – 21, 2007 in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia . The RPM* Motorcycle Symposium will focus on the dual challenges of risk and performance management, which motorcyclists negotiate on every ride. Motorcycle and scooter use is growing rapidly as riders of all ages discover the fun, fuel efficiency and freedom of powered two-wheel travel. Drivers, engineers, legislators and enforcement personnel all must learn how to better accommodate motorcycles and scooters in the vehicle mix, and riders need the tools to interact in traffic and enjoy this activity without compromising their safety. This diverse group is best served by education and understanding enabling them to recognize potential hazards in advance and act appropriately to mitigate the risk involved. Cross communication between these key groups will facilitate this goal. This groundbreaking event is the first of its kind to be held in Canada ! By participating you will be joining over 250 delegates representing a multitude of local, regional and national businesses, as well as legislators and motorcyclists. For more information, please contact: 604-214-7433, Ext. 110 or call toll-free 1- 800-420-7730. You can also email: Bryan_Lowes@safetycouncil.bc.ca Manitoba Safety Council By: Betsy Hiebert, Director of Communications At the Manitoba Safety Council we specialize in training for occupational, road and community safety. As technology advances, safety standards change. Our new safety certification program for business helps companies meet and exceed safety goals and expectations. Trust the MSC to provide direction, focus and vision for your company. The Council will host its Occupational Health and Safety Conference from January 22 – 23, 2007 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. This is a “must attend” event for people interested in enhancing their skills, knowledge and professional development. The Conference provides a practical approach to workplace health and safety issues and gives delegates useful information they can take back to their workplace. Attendance at the entire conference qualifies as a safety-training course (16 hours of training). Certificates are issued to everyone who attends both days of the Conference. If you are a senior manager, supervisor, lead hand, occupational health and safety specialist, health and safety committee member, safety engineer, safety director, union safety representative, human resource/employee relations professional, staff training and development officer, loss and risk manager, government representative, contractor and/or a consultant, then this conference is for you! For more information, please contact 204-949-1085 or visit www.mbsafety.org. New Brunswick Safety Council By; Bill Walker, Director of Operations Serving the province since 1967, the NB Safety Council Inc. is a non-profit, non-governmental charitable organization dedicated to the prevention of injuries and accidental death to the citizens of New Brunswick . The Council promotes traffic, occupational and public safety through: training courses and programs; educational material; public information, safety campaigns and conferences. The Council’s membership program consists of more than 100 members, and each year the Council trains over 6000 participants throughout the province with programs available in both official languages. The Council will be holding its 2007 Symposium on Safety at the Ramada Crystal Palace Hotel in Dieppe/Moncton, NB May 3rd & 4th, 2007. The theme for this year's Symposium is “Road Safety - It's In Your Hands". For further information or to obtain a registration form, please contact (toll-free) 1-877-762-7233 or visit www.nbsafety.com. Newfoundland & Labrador Safety Council By: Marliese James, President What is the first thing that flashes through your mind when you hear about the Newfoundland and Labrador Safety Council? Is it perhaps road safety, our driving school or Elmer the Safety Elephant? All of these first expressions about the Safety Council are correct, but our mandate is so much broader! First of all, many people are under the impression that we are an arm of Government, but that is incorrect and we are in fact a not-for-profit, charitable organization and have been in operation for 40 years. The Safety Council is headed by a volunteer board of directors and these dedicated individuals are comprised of men and women in our community who care about the safety of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians in the workplace, on the road, at home and recreation. So who are we? We are almost 100 people who actively work on the Council’s programs as either administrative staff, instructors in traffic, motorcycle, occupational health and safety and volunteers. Our Chief Executive Officer is President Marliese Janes and she provides the leadership to ensure the smooth running of the organization on a day to day basis. We are a truly provincial organization with 7 driver education centres and motorcycle training program sites across the Province. We believe that safety training will give individuals and organizations the tools to prevent injuries and fatalities and we provide courses in traffic and occupational health and safety. We also work in the community by supporting and administering the Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) chapters in the high schools, provide school bus monitor training, give bicycle safety presentations and we hold Youth Safety Conferences. We use safety weeks throughout the year to raise awareness on particular safety issues, such as Safe Driving, Senior Safety, School Safety, Soft Tissue Injury Prevention, Motorcycle Safety and Railway Safety, which is of concern in the Labrador West area. All of us are dedicated to injury prevention and we work daily to make Newfoundland and Labrador a safer place to live in. For more information on the Council, please contact 709-154-0210 or visit www.safetycouncil.net. Nova Scotia Safety Council By: Arminta Kennedy, Public Safety and Projects The Nova Scotia Safety Council promotes traffic, occupational and public (off the job) safety. Its current course schedule includes nearly three dozen occupational safety courses. They include university credit courses in partnership with Ryerson University . The Council’s traffic safety division is very active, offering training ranging from the Defensive Driving Course to a driving school instructor program. The popularity of the Motorcycle Training Program continues, as the number of people interested in learning to drive a motorcycle increases. The Safety Council has also just completed its annual School Bus Safety Awareness Campaign. The focus was an interactive safety cartoon website for children, created by the Council, which was used in schools across the province. The Council is now planning its *25^th Annual Conference, March 28-30, 2007* . This conference is the largest event of its kind east of Montreal . It offers a mix of world-class speakers, seminars, workshops, plant tours, exhibits and networking opportunities. Descriptions of the Nova Scotia Safety Council’s many programs and services can be found on its website, at www.nssafety.ns.ca. Ontario Safety League By: Brian Patterson, President and General Manager The Ontario Safety League's mission is to reduce preventable deaths, injuries and destruction on Ontario 's roads through public education and safety awareness. The Ontario Safety League has attained a stature that has endured for nearly a century due to the league being founded on sound and timeless principles. The first and foremost principle for our lasting success is the League's timeless core values and enduring purpose. The staff and the Board of Directors are passionately dedicated to these same timeless principles and we have the personnel and the clarity of purpose to expand the League’s principles and values throughout the province and the country. The ability to maintain order, yet embrace change simultaneously is the challenge that we have today. The Council offers training and resources in a number of areas related to road safety. For more information, please visit www.osl.org. Saskatchewan Safety Council By: Harley Toupin, Executive Director The Saskatchewan Safety Council is dedicated to providing quality safety education and services for the people of Saskatchewan . We believe that an informed person is a safer person-at work, at home, on the road, in every facet of living. The Council is a non-profit charitable organization that has emerged as a leader in raising the level of awareness of safety in Saskatchewan . Our organization has grown over the years to include four divisions: Traffic, Occupation, Farm, and Home & Community. We gather information on preventable injuries and deaths, determine how they happen and develop strategies to prevent them. Our passion and commitment to our programs and activities reinforce our belief that we can achieve a safe Saskatchewan and provide a strong voice in supporting, developing and maintaining prevention initiatives and partnerships. Mark February 5 – 7^th on your calendar as the Saskatchewan Safety Council holds its 34^th Annual Industrial Safety Seminar at the Queensbury Centre, IPSCO Place , in Regina . The 2007 show will feature keynote presentations by Michael Kerr on the importance of humor in the workplace; Esther Colwill, who has climbed the highest mountain on each of the continents; and, Kevin Burns on “Instigating Safety”. The Industrial Safety Seminar has sessions that will be of interest to any industry. They will include presentations on Younger Worker Injuries, Pandemic Planning and new changes to the First Aid/CPR Guidelines. Please contact the Saskatchewan Safety Council office at 306-757-3197 for a program or for further information. You can also visit the News/Events section of the website at www.sasksafety.org. Return to top of page

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