About Us
The Health, Safety & Employee Well-Being (HSEWB) unit at York University promotes a holistic approach to creating a safe and healthy workplace and an organizational culture that promotes prevention, early intervention, support, and overall well-being.
The HSEWB unit provides a broad range of services to the University community. Contact us for support with:
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Disability Support, including the management of WSIB claims, short-term absences, transition to long-term disability, return to work, family status accommodations, and medical accommodations
- Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Wellness promotion
- York University's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management System
- Joint Health & Safety Committees (JHSCs) and Area Health & Safety Officers (HSOs)
- Compliance with occupational health & safety related legislation
- Workplace assessments and testing
- Workplace hazards
- Workplace incidents, hazardous materials emergencies and spills
- Health & safety programs and guidelines
- Health & safety training
- Health & safety audits
General inquiries can be directed to: hsewb@yorku.ca.
Confidential inquiries (medical accommodations and sick leaves) can be directed to: ewb@yorku.ca.
Resources
- Athletics & Recreation
- Centre for Human Rights Equity & Inclusion
- Centre for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education
- Community Safety Department
- Facilities Services
- Office of Student & Community Relations
- Student Accessibility Resources
- Student Counselling, Health and Well-being
- York Psychology Clinic