Dave Turner aims to revive association marred by dwindling membership and financial setbacks

The Health and Safety Professionals of Canada (HSPC) held its annual professional development conference (PDC) earlier this month in St. John’s and billed it as ‘Safety on the Rock.’ A fitting title because the president believes the association is “at rock bottom.”

Once considered Canada’s leading voice in occupational health and safety, the former CSSE, now rebranded as HSPC, is in crisis.

“Absolutely, it went right down…right, right down,” said HSPC president Dave Turner in a candid interview during this year’s conference.

The problems facing the association are deep and long-standing. From falling membership to financial instability, the situation came to a head during the pandemic, but the

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