SAFETY AND INJURY PREVENTION Keep yourself and loved ones from injuries with a little knowledge. This presentation will include: • Mission and mandate of the Consumer Product Safety Program • Senior falls in Canada: Statistics and data, causes, risk factors, prevention measures • Burn hazards: examples, prevention measures • Risks with chemical products: examples, prevention measures • How to protect children during visits • Product recalls on Health Canada website • Reporting an incident Andress Lee, Regional Product Safety Officer at Health Canada, has worked in various positions at different departments within the federal government for over 10 years, including the meat hygiene program of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the fish import program with the CFIA, and the shellfish program with the CFIA. In 2016, she joined the consumer product safety program at Health Canada as an officer researching, assessing and collaborating in the management of the health risks and safety hazards associated with many consumer products that Canadians use daily.
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Wed, May 5 10:00 – 11:30 am ONLINE $15 Andress Lee Sandra Carpenter 778.688.4181, surreysandra@gmail.com Wed, Apr 28 See page 36
