January 15, 2018
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The full day safety meeting returns! 
When:
  • Thursday February 8
TENTATIVE AGENDA
9:15 a.m. 
Sign in and registration I Networking
9:45 a.m.
Welcome
10:00a.m.
Budding topic: Medical marijuana in the workplace
11:00a.m.
Coffee break
11:10a.m.
Horticulture Technician Apprenticeship 
11:30a.m.
Preparing your staff for safety
with Joe Pereira and Marcelo Manfrini
12:00p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Commercial vehicle safety presentation 
   
Where:



You must pre-register for this meeting. Space is limited.

 
Our Speakers
James (Jim) Slykhuis is a retired Police Sergeant. He now runs J. Slykhuis Consulting. Jim spent 32 years working with York Regional Police, the final 12 years as the officer in charge of the Commercial Motor Vehicles Unit. Read more about Jim here. Jim will be discussing various aspects of commercial vehicle enforcement including load securement, daily inspections, hours of service etc. 

The pending legalization of cannabis and increased use of medicinal marijuana for various health reasons poses many questions to companies and employers. Join lawyer Khiam Nong of Sobara Law and find out how your company can prepare and respond to the changing legal landscape.

Meet with Landscape Ontario's Apprenticeship Coordinator, Alex Gibson, and learn how Apprenticeship can help train, develop and retain your employees, and how you can access the new Graduated Apprenticeship Grant for employers (up to $19,200 over the course of training). We will have registration forms on-site. Contact Alex to find out what you and your staff will need to bring at jagibson@landscapeontario.com. 

Joe Pereira of Landscapes By Lucin and Marcelo Manfrini from Elite Concrete will be leading a training and Q+A session on how they prepare their teams for compliance with health and safety regulations. These industry professionals will provide concrete examples of how to comply with regulations and effective ways to train your staff. 
 
For more information please contact Myscha Stafford at myscha@landscapeontario.com or call 1-800-265-5656 ext. 333.

Thank you to our sponsors:
 
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association,
7856 Fifth Line S., Milton, ON L9T 2X8
1-800-265-5656 

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