What training do I need to take?
Minimum training required

For more information, please visit the links below:

• Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Safety Office website
• McMaster Biosafety Office

If an accident and/or injury occurs, complete the McMaster Injury/Incident Report form, include your supervisor and Sarah Cumin‘s signature and then submit it to the health and safety office.

These manuals contain programs and policies designed to implement and support the Risk Management System approved by the McMaster University Board of Governors in March 2002.

The important contribution being made by many subject matter experts and Joint Health and Safety Committee members, who ensure the effectiveness of this key component of the risk management system, is greatly appreciated.

Important departmental and faculty contacts.

EFAP is available 24/7. This wellness program can be accessed through the online, by downloading the Homewood Health App on your smart phone or by calling 1-800-663-1142. Usage is 100% confidential.

Gain access to various Wellness Modules to help maximize good mental health and well-being so you feel your best.

This toolkit offers practical resources that may assist you in responding to the current situation in a way that will support your psychological health.

The Workplace Advice Line gives managers, supervisors, union representatives or other key persons the opportunity to contact a senior-level clinician at any time for immediate just-in-time consultation, should a situation arise in the workplace that could benefit from professional input.

Stress Strategies looks at stress as a problem that can be addressed solved, or at least improved, using practical problem-solving methods.

Learn about resources available to students on campus and in the community.

Ergonomics is the idea that the task is designed to suit the worker. Good ergonomic practice is to evaluate the task being performed and identify where repetitive motions or an awkward position could be eliminated.

Environmental & Occupational Health Support Services (EOHSS) is a team of health, safety and risk management specialists committed to supporting McMaster University’s commitment to creativity, innovation and excellence, and strives to achieve these standards in the areas of environmental and occupational health, safety, loss prevention and mitigation.

Campus and community supports are available to help faculty and staff flourish in their personal and professional lives. These supports are available on a broad range of topics.

The Assaulted Women’s Helpline is a free, anonymous and confidential telephone and TTY crisis telephone line to all women in the province of Ontario who have experienced any form of abuse.

They provide crisis counselling, safety planning, emotional support, information and referrals accessible 24/7/365.

Phone: 1-866-863-0511
TTY: 1-866-863-7868

The goal of COAST is to provide 24-hour crisis services to individuals with serious mental health issues and are in crisis. The COAST team provides assessment, treatment, support and referral for people experiencing crisis.

Phone: 905-972-8338

Good2Talk is a free, confidential helpline providing professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being to post-secondary students in Ontario 24/7/365.

24-hour helpline: 1-866-925-5454

The Distress Centre Halton provides telephone and online support to people in the community to better cope with crisis, loneliness and emotional stress.

Oakville: 905-849-4541

Burlington: 905-681-1488

North Halton: 905-877-1211

SACHA provides confidential, anonymous 24-hour nonjudgmental telephone support for adults who have experienced sexual violence at any point in their lives, will provide accompaniment to hospital or police station for survivors wishing to seek medical attention or report and offers counselling services and public education.

Phone: 905-525-4162

211 Ontario’s website provides a gateway to community, social, non-clinical health and related government services. 211 helps to navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24/7, in 100+ languages..