Reducing the Risk of Worker Injury in Child Care Centres

Date/Time
Date(s) - Feb 21, 2018
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Langley CCRR

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Musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) are the aches and pains that we may feel in our body. They can limit our ability to work at our optimum.
Come and learn about how you can protect your body and reduce the risk of injuries while working in your child care program.
Objectives:

1. To identify possible risk factors for injury.
2. To learn about ideas for reducing risk of injury while caring for children.

*Suitable for students, novice, intermediate and experienced early learning child care professionals working with infant/toddlers and preschool age children, including children with extra support needs.

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Online
No

Professional Development Certificate
Yes

Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
2

Registration Fee
$10.00

Registration Contact Email
lmcinnis@lcss.ca

Registration Contact Phone Number
604 533 4425

Registration Link
http://www.lcss.ca/lcss-workshops/

Presenter(s)
Gina Vahas

Presenter Information
Gina Vahas is a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE) at WorkSafeBC. She first learned about the risk of injury in child care work when she worked as the UBC ergonomist.