January 12
Tenaquip Customer Appreciation Day
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
www.tenaquip.com/tcad2012

January 18-19
Safty Services Manitoba Occupational Health & Safety Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
http://www.safetyservicesmanitoba.ca

January 31                                                                      
Advanced Respiratory Seminar
Organizer - 3M
London, Ont.
www.3m.ca/safety

February 1 - 3
HRPA Annual Conference and Trade Show
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
www.hrpa.ca

February 2, 8, 13 , 15 and 22                                                                       
Advanced Respiratory Seminar
Organizer - 3M
Various locations: Milton, Ont. (Feb.2); St John's, NL (Feb. 8); Langley, BC (Feb. 13); Edmonton (Feb. 15); Calgary (Feb. 22)  
www.3m.ca/safety

February 1, 3, 9, 15 and 28
Qualitative Fit Test Workshop
Various locations: London, Ont. (Feb.1); Milton, Ont. (Feb. 3); St John's, NL (Feb. 9); Langley. BC (Feb. 15); Victoria, BC (Feb. 28)
Hearing Protection Tips and Tools Workshop
Varios locations: London, Ont. (Feb. 1); Milton, Ont. (Feb. 3); St. John's, NL (Feb. 9)
www.3m.ca/safety

February 14, 16, 21                                                                  
Qualitative Fit Test Workshop
Organizer - 3M
Various locations: Edmonton (Feb. 14); Quebec City (Feb. 16); Calgary (Feb. 21)
www.3m.ca/safety

February 14 and 28
Hearing Conservation Seminar
Organizer - 3M
Various locations: Langley, BC (Feb 14); Edmonton (Feb. 28)
www.3m.ca/safety

February 28
Workplace Electrical Safety Seminar
UBC Okanagan
Kelowna, B.C.

March 8, 9
Mental Health in the Workplace Workshop
Institute of Health Economics
Edmonton, Alta.
Contact: dhaas@ihe.ca

March 7, 14, 21                                                                    
Advanced Respiratory Seminar
Organizer: 3M
Various locations: Burnaby, BC (Mar. 7); Montreal (Mar. 14); Regina, Sask. (Mar. 21)
www.3m.ca/safety

March 15 and 27
Hearing Protection Tips and Tools Workshop
Organizer: 3M
Various locations: Montreal (Mar. 15); Prince George, BC (Mar. 27)
 www.3m.ca/safety

March 6, 8 and 20
Hearing Conservation Seminar
Organizer: 3M
Various location: London, Ont. (Mar. 6); Milton, Ont. (Mar. 8); Moncton, NB (Mar. 20); Regina, Sask. (Mar. 20)
www.3m.ca/safety

March 7, 8, 9, 20, 22 and 27                                                                        
Qualitative Fit Test Workshop
Organizer - 3M
Various locations: London, Ont. (Mar. 7); Burnaby, BC (Mar. 8); Milton, Ont. (Mar. 9); Calgary (Mar. 20); Edmonton (Mar. 22); Regina, Sask.(Mar. 22); Moncton, NB (Mar. 22); Kitimat, BC (Mar. 20); Prince George, BC (Mar. 27) 
www.3m.ca/safety

March 21                                                                  
Advanced Respiratory Seminar
Organizer: 3M
Moncton, NB
www.3m.ca/safety

March 26 - 28
Management and Leadership Skills for Environmental Health and Safety Professionals
Boston, MA

 

April 9, 10
Mental Health in the Workplace Workshop
Institute of Health Economics
Edmonton, Alta.
Contact: dhaas@ihe.ca

May 1 - 2
Partners in Prevention 2012 Conference and Tradeshow
International Centre,
Mississauga, Ontario

June 25 - 27
World Conference on Disaster Management
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
www.wcdm.org

We are writing in response to a March 24 article entitled “Experience rating system continues to disappoint” to express our concern about some major inaccuracies in the statements articulated in that article.

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