New Posters & Video on Health, Safety & Wellness for Child Care Workers

When Day Nursery Centre, Winnipeg's oldest child care centre, was confronted with a growing number of staff injuries it turned to the MFL Occupational Health Centre (OHC) for assistance and information. The OHC is a non-profit community health centre specializing in workplace health and safety.

Management and workers at Day Nursery's three locations worked with staff from the OHC to develop a program to address health, safety and wellness in the workplace. The daycare centre made a number of changes to reduce health risks at work by using staff surveys, training, hazard mapping and job hazard analysis. These tools are available to share with your organization.

A new 15 minute video "A Guide to Workplace Health, Safety and Wellness" compiles the success of this project into a tool that can used by others in the child care field. Video Order Form.

Posters

The Day Nursery Centre Workplace Health, Safety and Wellness committee has created four posters that show proper ergonomic techniques and equipment that can be used when working in a child care program. Click below to download printable posters to use in your centre. (PDF format)

Sitting
Dressing Children
Clean Up
Lifting Children

Do you need assistance with your daycare's health and safety needs?

Contact the OHC:
Diane Gagnon, Occupational Health Nurse
Direct line: (204) 926-7904 or toll free 1-888-843-1229 (Manitoba only)
Email: dgagnon@mflohc.mb.ca

For more information on the Day Nursery Centre's program contact:
Fernanda Hodgson, Executive Director, Day Nursery Centre
Telephone: (204) 775-6513
Email: dnced@mts.net
Click here to go to the Day Nursery Centre Website