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 December 15 & 16, 2010  Toronto, ON Legal developments in the field Accommodating older workers Dealing with disability, sickness and addiction Working with organized labour Return-to-work programs Sensitive approaches to helping employees cope and manage Real-world examples of accommodation policies See Full Description: Download PDF Who Should Attend? Human Resource Executives, Managers and Consultants In-house/Corporate […]

5th employer’s duty to accommodate Toronto Course AGENDA Day Two, December 16, 2010 9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks & Recap Karen Bock Davis LLP 9:15-10:00 Religious Accommdation the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Strategies André Goh Toronto Police Service 10:00-10:45 Identifying and Managing Addiction in the Workplace Sarah Crossley Ogilvy Renault LLP 10:45-11:00 Networking Break 11:00-11:45 Mental Health […]

By Jane Sleeth, Optimal Performance Consultants Inc Three out of four Canadian adults experience some form of back/ neck discomfort at some point in their lives.  In our practice, we have found that in workplaces across Canada, this number can be even higher.  Thanks in large measure to technology, jobs have become more sedentary. Longer […]

We Told Them to Lift with Their Legs, but They Just Won’t Listen! I am reposting what we feel is a new look at Manual Materials Handling techniques towards back injury prevention Dr. Peter Budnick, PhD, CPE In this study, the authors hypothesized that people whose back strength is greater than their total knee strength are more likely […]

Office Ergonomics: How OPC’s Web-based Training Improves Ergonomic & Health Outcomes We are often asked by our clients to provide workstation evaluations for large groups of employees most of whom have minor ergonomic issues at hand. The issue we discuss with our clients is how best to approach this knowing the level of our expertise & being cognizant of […]

This photo taken in Brig, Switzerland by Mark Daye during his 3 week vacation shows how a non-evidence based idea can take off in the office. The bottom line is these are “exercise balls” which belong in the gym as an excellent piece of equipment. In the office we need well designed, very adjustable chairs which support […]

It has taken a while however we wanted to do this right versus being the first out of the gates!  At Optimal our team wanted to ensure our Blog was not just about adding unnecessary content into the Blogosphere but to really make a difference to our readership in terms of adding fair, objective & […]