Featured Speaker
 President/Speaker, MySafeWork.com
Rob has become an outspoken advocate for health, safety and wellness in the workplace since the death of his son David in 1999.
Rob has developed international partnerships with companies dedicated
to becoming champion employers. His work with young people, parents and
businesses has been widely publicized across Canada and the United
States.
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Testimonials
“I enjoyed the conference and came away with lots of good things to bring back.” Dan Zuro, West Carleton Secondary School
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Workshops
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Keynote Address - Rob Ellis |
President/Speaker, MySafeWork.com
One February morning in 1999, young David Ellis left for
his second day of a temporary bakery job. Later, his father Rob rushed
to the hospital only to learn that David wasn’t coming home – ever.
Rob vowed that no other family in Ontario should have to
know the grief the Ellises have endured. “There is a vulnerability in
parents. We assume that our children will be safe at work.” Rob will
tell you that most companies willingly enforce safety procedures. But
safety in the workplace should be a priority for all businesses.
Now he talks to high school students, parents, unions,
small businesses, big corporations, and government. Nothing can bring
David back, but Rob aims to educate, to enlighten, and to encourage
prevention efforts. To employers, he says, “We trust you with our
children. Take care of them.” Rob fervently believes that the greatness
of Ontario is worth fighting for. “So are our young workers – they are
our future.”
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Avoid the Worst; Put Safety First! |
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Tish Amico - Educational Outreach Consultant, Ministry of Labour
Do you deliver a SHSM as part of the Tech program in your school? Do you
offer certifications that are health and safety based? This presentation will
touch on issues important to technology teachers – especially those involved in
the Specialist High Skills Major. Come and find out about what you should know
about certification –what you can provide and what the workplace must provide.
Make sure your students know that they are not exempt from workplace training!
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Safety Comes in Cans: I Can, You Can… We Can All Do Placement Assessment |
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Tish Amico - Educational Outreach Consultant, Ministry of Labour
This will focus on some of your hot topics in placing students:
working alone, establishing supervision, establishing an agreement for
providing safety training, placement assessment in different types of
businesses, including family businesses, injury reporting procedures, handling
safety concerns and more. In this session, strategies for addressing these
scenarios and other issues co-op teachers face when doing placement assessment
will be discussed. Bring your concerns and questions and let’s have some
interesting and interactive professional dialogue!
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Administrative Perspectives on Successful Experience Education |
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Linda Gendron - Assistant Head, Lower Canada College
Administrators in schools
today must be focused on the safety and security of all school constituents as
their top priority. To be
successful, schools must align their practices responsibly with the
expectations of their Board of Directors, parents, students and staff –
effectively planning and implementing programs to provide students with authentic
experiences that develop a true global perspective. This interactive, discussion-based workshop will outline the
fundamentals of student safety – both on and off campus.
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Legal Primer: Understanding Liability |
Murray Kyte - Lawyer/Program Chair, Algonquin College
Liability conjures up many unpleasant thoughts; add minors to the mix and many would simply prefer to avoid the situation.
This session is designed to help participants understand what liability
is, and to what degree they are liable in an outside the classroom
program. Advice on how to limit liability will also be discussed.
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Risk Management Planning – The Importance of Documentation |
Matt Cruchet – President, Direct Bearing Risk Management Consulting
“If its not written down, you’re not doing it”...
... is a statement often spoken when discussing documentation
practices. While the literal meaning is perhaps a little off the mark
the underlying message hits the bulls-eye. Matt Cruchet’s experiences
as a Risk Management Consultant has provided the opportunity to survey
a wide range of paper practices – and although paper is not always sexy
it is absolutely necessary. So come and find out what works and what
doesn’t to help integrate your documentation and risk management
systems.
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Developing Judgment – You’ve got it or you don’t. Right? |
Jeff Jackson – Professor, Algonquin College
All the risk management policies and procedures in the world will not and cannot replace basic good judgment in the field.
But can an outdoor leader learn good judgment? Absolutely! This
workshop addresses specific ways of developing judgment in outdoor
leaders. Participants will walk away with specific exercises and tools
to help them with their own personal development as well as how to
implement judgment training programs with their programs.
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Staying Found: Preventing a Lost Student |
Fred Blackstein
“I count only 34…I thought we were 35! Who is missing?” – words to panic any teacher on a school outing. Fred Blackstein will walk through how to effectively avoid a missing person incident while out in the woods, or on the water, with a group of students.
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Informed Consent - Communication |
Matt Cruchet – President, Direct Bearing Risk Management Consulting
Informing parents about school outings is a standard practice.
But what messages are we sending and what messages are parents hearing? Are their decisions really informed? Matt Cruchet will outline some best practices and share his experiences of working with schools and other youth service organizations who are doing their best to communicate with parents.
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Open Forums & Sector Discussions |
Time has been allocated for Open Forum and Sector Specific discussions. If you have a specific topic that you would like to discuss with colleagues simply post a Discussion Topic on the message board (next to the registration desk). As topics are posted other people who are interested can sign up to participate in the discussion. These discussions will be un-moderated and free to take on any direction that develops. If you have a specific topic in mind and would like to see it posted contact one of the organizers.
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The schedule has been setup to make time for recreational activities. A specific block has been allocated for you to try Mountain Biking and Sea Kayaking. Open forums will also be running during these times. Please sign up on the message board for the activities you are interested in trying. If you’re interested in participating in one of these activities please bring appropriate clothing. Equipment and instruction will be provided.
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Wilderness Tours has been kind enough to put together an evening boat cruise on the beautiful Ottawa River. We will depart from the WT property just after dinner on Monday night and will return by 9 pm. This will be a great opportunity to network with collegues as well as a chance to get a unique up-close look at the spectacular Ottawa River.
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