| Employers can play a
pivotal leadership role in advancing health and safety by
accessing the following resources and support offered by
Threads of Life: the Speakers Bureau
to drive home the injury prevention message at your
next health and safety event, let an employee's
family who is suffering from a workplace tragedy know
about Threads of Life, participate as a sponsor or
register at team in a local Steps for Life event in your
community. All funds will be directed to help send
families to a regional family forum to connect to a
welcoming network of others to help them along their
journey of grief. Participants learn active listening
skills, how others of workplace tragedy cope with their
changing circumstances and much more. Forums receive
exceptionally high marks from participants.
"The obvious raw
wounds of new family members renewed my determination to
carry on the fight against workplace tragedy. "
Father who lost his son to a
workplace fatality
and participant at the 2008 Ontario Family Forum
Do you have a
communication's plan to handle a workplace fatality? Most
companies think so until they read a first-hand account of
what should have happened from a parent's perspective.
"Communicating
in a Crisis" (reproduced with permission from
AP magazine, Jan/Feb 2007).
Bill C-45 is now the law: Workplace
tragedies now have serious criminal consequences
Awareness: Speakers Bureau
Is your health and safety program looking for a boost or a
change of pace? Threads of Life promotes public awareness
and accountability for workplace health and safety through
its Speakers Bureau.
Our Speakers Bureau is
comprised of people who have been impacted by a workplace
tragedy, life-altering injury or occupational illness.
Personal testimony and sharing experiences is the most
powerful and effective way to change attitudes and
perceptions about health and safety.
Our speakers will come on-site to bring home the reality and
repercussions of workplace tragedies to your employees.
Their testimonies personalize the injury statistics and are
compelling, riveting and never to be forgotten.
Fact: Since inception in 2005, our speakers have
presented to more than 20,000 individuals.
Client Feedback
"Joanne Wade was superb, still sends shivers down my spine,
when I close my eyes."
Angele M. Poitras, Co-ordinator: Educational, Volunteer &
Community Services, Industrial Accident Prevention
Association, Mid Near North Division
"Liz Webley's address to the delegates was very informative,
timely and well presented."
J.R. Wacheski, Business Manager/Financial Secretary,
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 636
"The timing was perfect and students were very receptive because approximately half in each group indicated that they already had their first job.
Our grade 8 students really listened intently to Jamie because of his manner and his message. His background as a teacher helped him to connect with the
students".
Jim Pick-Up, Principal, Elora Public Highschool
Book a Threads of Life Speaker
to present to your:
- decision-makers
- human resources
professionals
- managers
- supervisors
- employees
at your:
- health and safety
talks and training
- orientation
- joint health and
safety events
- lunch sessions
- seminars
- annual meetings
- conferences
- safety days
- special events such as
the NAOSH (North American
- Occupational Safety
and Health) week in May
What Employers Can Do
1. Refer employees and their families suffering from the
outcome of a workplace injury, fatality or illness to
Threads of Life for on-going network support from our
members and our Volunteer Family Guides.
2. Refer employees and their families to Threads of Life for
information on the investigations process and what to expect
with court proceedings.
3. Support local health and safety initiatives such as the
Threads of Life 5K Family and Friends Run/Walk fundraising
through financial sponsorship or in-kind donations.
4. Book a Speakers Bureau member for your next health and
safety event or session.
5. Publish a ready-made article on the speaker who visits in
your newsletter and on your intranet web site.
6. Use our Focus Group to test a new health and safety
product or service.
7. Post our Family
Support brochure on your health and safety
bulletin boards and with your human resources personnel/or
department. To order
more, please call Threads of Life or send us an email at
carin@threadsoflife.ca
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