North American Occupational Safety & Health week from May 5th to May 11th.

Members of 15 Wing Moose Jaw held activity and information sessions throughout the week, on topics of stress management, self-defense and awareness on the safe use of cannabis.

This year the theme was: People, Passion, Prevention.

In a press release, Carla Forester, 15 Wing General Safety Officer said “The more we promote safety, the more it gets in people’s heads and integrates into their routines and becomes second nature. Safer work spaces migrate home, because the safer we are at work, the safer we become at home."

The goal of the week long event is to focus employers, employees, partners and the public on the importance of injury and illness prevention in the workplace, at home and in the community.

“Occupational health and safety includes a wide breath of subjects such as food safety, psychological safety (psychologically safe work spaces), construction safety, office ergonomics, operational stress injury prevention, confined spaces, high angle rescue and many more” said Forester.

Occupational Health and Safety serves to highlight basic safety features and the importance of working safely, and benefits everyone as it creates safer work spaces, homes and communities.