COHSPA-ACPSST

Mission

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).

Introduction

This document describes the purpose, objectives, structure, and operating principles for a collaborative initiative involving six Canadian organizations with a focus on occupational health and safety (OHS): 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). 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.

This initiative is driven by trends such as the interprovincial drive for greater harmonization and collaboration and the need for a unified communication strategy for Canada regarding investing in safety messages and promoting confidence in technical competence and professional expertise.

The collaboration seeks to build on the following organizations’ individual strengths.