In March 2025, six leading Canadian organizations focused on occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational hygiene, and ergonomics came together to explore enhanced collaboration. These organizations are the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE), the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP), the Canadian College for the Certification of Professional Ergonomists (CCCPE), the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH), Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC), and the Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario (OHAO).
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Together, Let's Strengthen Workplace Health and Safety in Canada.
The primary objective of this project is to strive for meaningful collaboration with six organizations focused on core occupational health and safety (OHS), as a foundation to create an umbrella organization, working under the name of Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Professions Alliance/Alliance canadienne des professions de la santé et de la sécurité au travail (COHSPA/ACPSST).
This collaboration aims to:
• Foster and enhance communication and cooperation among the organizations.
• Define when to work together on initiatives versus when to address them individually.
• Strengthen awareness of the multidisciplinary nature of health and safety and encourage cross functional solutions.
• Support self-regulation and professional recognition as appropriate.
Organizations interested in collaboration can reach out to us via email for more information on participation in initiatives.
The current project focus is on creating marketing material to the general public/employers that communicates the individual roles and collaboration between ergonomists, occupational hygienists, and safety professionals to support healthy & safe workplaces.