Long Term Care Facilities

Health and safety survey in Long-Term Care

December 9, 2009 OPSEU is asking that the highest ranking LEC member in each bargaining unit and all worker members of the joint health and safety committee in each Long Term Care bargaining unit complete an online survey. Your Long-Term Care Sector Executive is partnering with Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) to gather information about JHSCs in our sector.

Want more information? Read this letter from OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and Long-Term Care Sector Executive Chair Joan White, in which they discuss why this survey is so important and why participation is key.

Click here to start the survey!

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Photo: Ontario Health Coalition

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