During the week of May 4 to 10, a spectrum of businesses across North America will put a sharp focus on health and safety as they participate in the annual North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) Week. Events will take place across Canada, the United States and Mexico, with the three countries joining together to promote and enhance a vision of healthy and safety - both in the workplace and in the wider community as well.
In June 1997, Canada, the United States and Mexico launched the first-ever North American Occupational Safety & Health Week. This event was born when the three nations joined together for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks and government labour representatives discussed the subject of workplace safety. Canada's representative introduced the idea for NAOSH Week when he suggested that the U.S. and Mexico consider establishing an annual event based on the CSSE's (Canadian Society for Safety Engineering) Canadian Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) Week, which had been observed since 1986.
As a result of the NAFTA discussions, both the U.S. and Mexico approached the CSSE to request permission and support to establish their own health and safety weeks based on the COHS Week model. As meetings and talks ensued between the CSSE and Labour Canada, a North American version of COHS week was established, and the CSSE agreed to implement the continent-wide event in place of the strictly Canadian COHS event. Labour Canada appointed the CSSE as the officially recognized safety organization responsible for NAOSH Week, and the CSSE's leadership role continues over a decade later - in partnership with both the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety and the Labour Program of Human Resources and Social Development Canada.
NAOSH Week functions to demonstrate to members of the public, government and industry the importance of working reducing the incidence of injuries and illness - not only in the workplace, but also in the home and in the community. Numerous events will take place the week of May 4 to 10, 2008, putting a spotlight on increased healthy and safety compliance and diligence. Visit the NAOSH website at www.naosh.ca to find out how you and/or your organization can get involved in this important event.
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