How is Health Canada supporting federal employees with respect to SARS?
A. Health Canada’s Workplace Health and Public Safety Programme is providing advice to federal employers in Canada and abroad on occupational health and safety matters. As of March 17, Health professionals from Health Canada’s Workplace Health and Public Safety Programme were on site at the Pearson, Vancouver and Dorval airports to provide information sessions for federal employees. They continue to provide information sessions to employers and employees at workplaces across the country, and answer daily enquiries from employers. The Workplace Health and Safety Programme has issued advisories and Qs and As, and has spoken to or met with representatives of a number of federal departments to provide them with information and advice they can use in determining what health and safety measures they deem appropriate for their employees. WHPSP officials participated in a videoconference with employees working in seven missions in affected areas overseas to provide information about respirator
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