Safety and Wellness Week
Safety and Wellness Week virtual events will be available to all students, faculty and staff
Safety and Wellness Week is an opportunity to celebrate and revitalize the UCalgary community’s strong health and safety culture. Our Health and Safety week activities will highlight a few of the programs and initiatives driven by Environment Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Staff Wellness, Risk Management & Insurance and Campus Security.
Cyber Wellness
Tuesday, Sept. 7
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
As some students, faculty and staff continue to study and work from home, how to stay secure online remains an important topic. Staying secure online at home and at work doesn't have to be hard. There are some easy steps you can take to increase your cybersecurity. Get helpful details from our IT security experts about how to increase your cybersecurity by:
- Installing free web-surfing protection at home
- Patching and updating your devices
- Phishing awareness
- Anti-fraud tips and more!
Speakers: Mark Sly, Director, IT Security and Architecture & Katherine Kinnear, FOIP Coordinator, Legal Services
Taking Care: 5 Ways to Stay Safe On Campus
Tuesday, Sept. 7
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Take care of yourself, take care of each other and we’ll help take care of you. Who to call, when to call, and why to call – Helping build a resilient, caring community.
Speakers: Derek Holden, 2IC, Campus Security and Advanced First Aid Instructor & Rick Gysen, Director, Campus Security
Personal Safety & Naloxone Awareness
Wednesday, Sept. 8
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Own your personal safety and learn how to respond to threats and active assailant situations. We’ll cover important information about UC Emergency Mobile App, and the other UCalgary resources in place to ensure students, faculty, staff and guests are safe in our community. Participants will also learn to recognize and respond to the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose and prepare themselves to save a life.
Speakers: Stuart Nicol, Specialist, Emergency Management & Derek Holden, 2IC, Campus Security and Advanced First Aid Instructor
What is Languishing and Why is it Important?
Thursday, Sept. 9
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
As we continue to navigate the global pandemic and its impact, many have become numb or indifferent to the challenges we face and manage on a daily basis. For many, we’ve entered a state of rinse and repeat with a lack of simple motivation or enthusiasm. This state of stagnation with feelings of emptiness is known as languishing. This one hour webinar will help employees better understand languishing in the context of COVID-19.
Speaker: Ronaye Coulson, Homewood Health
Risk Tolerance - 10 Influencing Factors of Risk Acceptance
Thursday, Sept. 9
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Why do workers take risks? What is it about us humans that compels us to take risks? What is it that influences our decisions, whether at work or off the job, on how much risk is acceptable?
Our speaker Dave Fennell, led a research project on this topic and identified how our brain processes hazards and risks. He will demonstrate that risk acceptance is a normal part of being human but that we need to recognize this trait so that we can prevent incidents and injuries. The research identified the 10 influencing factors that impact our decisions on how much risk is acceptable. Dave will describe each of these factors, show us how to recognize them in our workplace (and off the job), and will provide practical guidance and strategies on what we can do to reduce risk to acceptable levels. Simple tools and approaches will be provided that can be used with existing safety systems at UCalgary.
Speaker: Dave Fennell, Dave Fennell Safety Inc
Psychological Hygiene
Friday, Sept. 10
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
From a very young age we adopt common physical hygiene habits such as brushing our teeth, washing our hands and taking regular showers. What about hygiene habits that focus on our mental health? This one-hour hour, interactive session will increase participant awareness and understanding of psychological hygiene and highlight the factors that can promote and preserve good mental health. Participants will gain practical tools and resources to activate their own personal psychological hygiene practice by:
- Becoming familiar with the concept and importance of psychological hygiene,
- Becoming familiar with the foundations of psychological hygiene - practice healthy thinking, nurture your body, support your spirit, build a strong support network, and seek help when needed,
- Being equipped with tools, resources and strategies for the development of a successful personal psychological hygiene practice,
- Developing a personalized plan to put your psychological hygiene practice into action.
Speaker: Ronaye Coulson, Homewood Health