June 2023 Safety Scoop: Outdoor Safety

Outdoor Safety

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June 2023

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With Summer around the corner, it is a great time to review Outdoor Safety. Outdoor work environments often present unique hazards and risks compared to indoor settings. Some of these risks may seem insignificant, however could lead to serious injury. If you are looking for more information on Outdoor Safety, click the link below to learn more!

Here's the Scoop:

• Discover why outdoor safety important at work

• What type of risks are there to working outdoors? 

• Why is outdoor safety important at home? 

• And much more!

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Hazard Assessment

This 1-day course teaches participants how to properly identify, assess and control workplace hazards in accordance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Participants will learn the MHSA basic method of recognizing, evaluating and documenting workplace hazards.

Hazard assessment is the keystone of a successful health and safety management system and, therefore, must be performed correctly and reviewed regularly to ensure the workplace remains free of unnecessary hazards.

Upon completion of the course you will be able to:

Develop a comprehensive approach to hazard identification for your workplace

• Identify the common types of existing and potential health & safety hazards

• Evaluate hazards associated to specific jobs and tasks

• Prioritize hazards in terms of the level of risk they present to workers

• Identify practical hazard control methods applicable to your workplace

• Review and maintain hazard assessments on a regular basis.

May 2023 Safety Scoop: Mental Health in the Workplace

Mental Health in the Workplace

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May 2023

This month, we are focusing on Mental Health in the Workplace. Mental illness is characterized by major changes in thinking, mood, or behavior. In addition, it may affect a person's ability to function at work, socially or in their family. Stigma surrounding mental illness can be a significant barrier to seeking treatment and can have negative effects on both individuals and the workplace as a whole. If you are looking for more information on Mental Health in the Workplace, click the link below to learn more!

Here's the Scoop:

• Discover 4 of the most recognized mental illnesses in the workplace

• How does Mental Health affect the Workplace?

• How to create a Stigma Free Workplace

• And much more!

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Leading Safety

Leading Safety is a two-day course that will develop safety-conscious leaders by supplying necessary tools combined with educational practices to effectively influence fellow workers and team members. The new Leading Safety course will help your leaders ensure compliance for your company’s health and safety management systems are not only met, but exceeded.

By the end of this course, supervisors and managers will be able to measure their success through:

• Tracking and trending

• Performance observation 

• Enforcement

• Training and education

• Developing a productive and inclusive culture

April 2023 Safety Scoop: Emergency Response Planning

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April 2023

Aprils Safety Scoop has arrived! This month, we are focusing on Emergency Response Planning (ERP). An Emergency Response Plan is a system put in place prior to an emergency event occurring to identify areas of actual and potential exposure where the company or household may sustain negative impacts as a result of an emergency. This can outline training, drills and communication requirements to ensure that the plans are effective. Dive into our latest Safety Scoop and discover ways to reduce the chances of loss during an emergency event and additional tips to ensure you are prepared.

Here's the Scoop:

• What is the purpose of an ERP?

• What are the benefits of an ERP?

• How to Establish an Emergency Response Plan

• And much more!

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Emergency Response Planning (ERP)

This four-hour course will assist employers in identifying worksite-specific emergencies that may require rescue or evacuation and then developing safe and effective response plans, in accordance with Part 7 of the Alberta OH&S Code.

By the end of this course you will:

• Be able to assess the risks and types of emergencies specific to your worksite and what types of response plans you require

• Be able to develop and implement effective emergency response plans to protect your workers and facilities

• Recognize the need for continuous improvement and follow-up after an actual incident

March 2023 Safety Scoop: 2023 OHS Changes

March 2023

Our Safety Scoop this month is focused is on Alberta OHS Legislation and changes coming in March of 2023. OHS legislation(Act, Regulation & Code)applies to all workplaces and all industries across the Province. . Employers are required to be compliant with changes coming March 31/23. Understand what changes are coming and what in specific will impact the manufacturing industry.

Here's the Scoop:

• Learn what the (3) specific categories are in Legislation(Act, Regulations & code) and what information can be found within these books.

• Learn what key changes will most impact workers in the manufacturing industry on March 31st. 2023.

• We will break down the specific changes in Parts of the Code specific to industry such as:  First Aid, Noise and Managing Controls of Hazardous Energy

• And much more!

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Leading Safety

The new Leading Safety course will help your leaders ensure compliance for your company’s health and safety management systems are not only met, but exceeded. Supervisors and managers will learn how to incorporate health and safety into their everyday planning, create a safe work environment, and help make a lasting contribution to the reduction of incidents.

Leading Safety is a two-day course that will develop safety-conscious leaders by supplying necessary tools combined with educational practices to effectively influence fellow workers and team members.

By the end of this course, supervisors and managers will be able to measure their success through:

• Tracking and trending

• Performance observation 

• Enforcement

• Training and education

• Developing a productive and inclusive culture

Visit our course calendar to explore other courses, see availability in your region, and register today!

Safety Scoop February 2023- Complacency in the Workplace

February 2023

How to Prevent Complacency

Our Safety Scoop this month is focused is on how to prevent complacency in the workplace. Complacency in the workplace can cause unnecessary incidents and accidents and lower awareness of deficiencies and hazards. This can lead to taking shortcuts that are dangerous, creating unnecessary risks. Complacency can be prevented, and employees are the key to this prevention.

February’s Safety Scoop includes:

• Learn what complacency is.

• Learn how to identify symptoms and causes of complacency in workforce.

• Learn tools on how to prevent incidents due to complacency.

• And much more!

Check out this free resource now: Safety Scoop Feb 202

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Leading Safety

The new Leading Safety course will help your leaders ensure compliance for your company’s health and safety management systems are not only met, but exceeded. Supervisors and managers will learn how to incorporate health and safety into their everyday planning, create a safe work environment, and help make a lasting contribution to the reduction of incidents.

Leading Safety is a two-day course that will develop safety-conscious leaders by supplying necessary tools combined with educational practices to effectively influence fellow workers and team members.

By the end of this course, supervisors and managers will be able to measure their success through:

• Tracking and trending

• Performance observation 

• Enforcement

• Training and education

• Developing a productive and inclusive culture

MHSA Regional Meeting in 2023

MHSA is excited to announce that dates have dropped for our Spring Update Meetings and you’re Invited! Come and spend the day with us & mingle with other safety professionals in the industry. Join us for an opportunity on learning the benefits of membership with MHSA and get to know our staff on a professional level, share ideas, bring up suggestions and voice concerns.

This will be a day to become informed through presentations, guest speakers and learn about important updates from industry, share ideas, suggestions and voice concerns. This is also a time to have a refresher on the benefits of membership and get to know the staff at MHSA on a professional level.

This is also a time to have a refresher on the benefits of membership and get to know the staff at MHSA on a professional level.Check out more information now https://buff.ly/3WHFsxt.

Safety Scoop- Jan 2023 Legislative Rights & Responsibilities

Safety Scoop- January 2023

Our Safety Scoop this month is focused on all levels of workers knowing and understanding their rights and responsibilities according to Alberta OHS Act. Legislation is there to protect workers and employers from incidents and injuries, but it can only do so when everyone knows how it applies to them on the worksite. If everyone understands rights and responsibilities it can also assist to creating a safer work environment for everyone.  

January’s Safety Scoop will help everyone get on the same page!

Here's the Scoop:

• Learn what Alberta OHS legislation is.

• Learn what the three basic rights for all workers in Alberta are.

• Break down how the rights apply to workers.

• Learn what responsibilities workers, supervisor and employers have according to legislation and how the three rights play into this.

• And much more!

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Navigating OHS Legislation

Reading, navigating and understanding legislation is a crucial skill to ensure the workplace is following the law and as safe as can be. This is an introductory course to Alberta OHS legislation. Learn how to find your way around the OHS handbook (both the hardcopy and the website), by taking our Navigating Alberta OHS Legislation course.

This 1-day course gives the participants a basic understanding of the structure of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Participants will learn to successfully navigate the OHS Handbook by completing individual exercises and activities. Each participant will receive an OHS Handbook to participate in this course.

Topics covered in the training include:

• Introduction to Alberta’s OHS Legislation

• Alberta’s OHS Act

• Alberta’s OHS Regulation

• Alberta’s OHS Code and Explanation Guide

• Navigating the handbook & OHS Website

• Learn key skills to navigate legislation and locate specific sections and topics

December 2022 Safety Scoop: Moving Machinery & Equipment

Safety Scoop December 2022

December 2022

This month’s safety scoop has dropped. This month we are talking about a huge element of the manufacturing industry- Machines and moving equipment are a pivotal part of workplace processes.  While moving parts are essential to the operation of any business, they can be extremely dangerous if you don’t fully understand the hazards and controls.

December’s Safety Scoop will discuss identifying hazardous parts of equipment and controls that are in place to protect you from these hazards.

Here's the Scoop:

-        What legislation applying to moving parts and equipment?

-        What are the most common safe work practices when working around machinery?

-        What are the most common injuries and how can I recognize them?

-        How can I prevent them?

-        What are the different types of hazard controls when working with machinery?

-        And much more…

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Basic Machine Guarding

Working in and around machines and equipment is an every day task in the manufacturing industry which leaves our workers at risk of injuries. This 1-day course teaches participants the importance of safety guards and devices on heavy machinery to prevent machine related injuries. Employee injuries due to exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded machines are preventable and this course focuses on recognizing and controlling general hazards associated with the operation of machinery. Learn the importance of lock out tag out, employers and employees responsibilites for safe operation of machinery.

Topics covered in the training include:

Recognizing and controlling common machinery hazards

• Point of operation guarding

• Power transmission devices

• Machinery operating controls

• Hazardous motions and actions

• Alberta OH&S Safeguard requirements

• Recognize the advantages and limitations of safeguarding devices

https://www.mhsa.ab.ca/basic-machine-guarding

Last Call for Audits!

This is a final reminder for the year that all audits must be submitted no later then December 31st, 2022 @ 11:59pm to qualify for COR rebates in 2022. There will be no late submissions received. All COR audits must be submitted through the Bistrainer tool and SECOR’s must be submitted to cor@mhsa.ab.ca.

If you have any questions on this matter, please ensure to contact our COR department to discuss.

Alberta OHS 2023 Change Highlights

Alberta OHS has published changes that will take effect on March 31, 2023. Find out the latest updates now. In specific to our industry here are a few noted changes that could effect your workplace.

Be informed . Find out more from OHS

OHS Publication. Upcoming legislation changes (alberta.ca)

Change highlights: Miscellaneous amendments in the OHS Code

Part 11- First Aid

OHS Publication. Change highlights: First Aid – Part 11 in the OHS Code (alberta.ca)

Part 15 Managing control of hazardous energy

OHS Publication. Change highlights: Managing control of hazardous energy - Part 15 in the OHS Code (alberta.ca)

Part 16 Noise exposure

OHS Publications. Changes highlights: Noise Exposure- Part 16 in the OHS Code (alberta.ca)