Who is AMHSA?

The Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association (AMHSA) is a non-profit association. Our mandate is to help Alberta municipalities manage health and safety for their staff, so that the risk of injuries is reduced, as are the associated costs. We offer training to municipal employers, managers, supervisors, workers and councillors on a wide variety of workplace health and safety topics.

AMHSA was established in 1990, at the request of the AUMA and AAMD&C. Every town, village, municipal district, county, city and specialized municipality in Alberta is automatically a member of the association. Our funding comes primarily from a levy collected by the Workers' Compensation Board from each municipality.

In addition to providing training, AMHSA also

• works with municipalities to help them implement, evaluate and maintain their health and safety management system
• is available to answer any health and safety questions or concerns
• has a library of videos and printed materials available for members' use

Although our primary mandate is to assist municipalities in their workplace health and safety efforts, other employers may join as associate members for an annual fee. Associate members may take advantage of the training that we offer. For more information about joining as an associate member, contact our office.

• For more information about AMHSA, see our Brochure, 2008 Business Plan and 2007 Annual Report.

Staff

Jim Moroney, Executive Director

Shannon Thomas, Northern Team Leader

Susanne L'Heureux, COR / Training Coordinator

Lorraine Kasha, Training / Accounting Assistant

Stephanie Hawrylak, Technical / Accounting Assistant

Krystal McDowell, Administrative Assistant

Board of Directors

The staff of AMHSA report to a Board of Directors who represent various municipal interests. There are 14 members on the Board, representing the following interests:

• Local Government Administration Association
• Alberta Rural Municipal Administrators Association
• City of Edmonton
• City of Calgary
• A city which is not Calgary or Edmonton
• Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
• Inside worker representative - Calgary
• Inside worker representative - Edmonton
• Outside worker representative - Calgary
• Outside worker representative - Edmonton
• Worker representative from a city which is not Calgary or Edmonton
• Alberta Water and Wastewater Operators' Association
• Alberta Municipal Supervisors Association

AMHSA meets with the Board in September each year, in order to review our results from the previous year, and to plan our next year's activities. We meet 4 other times throughout the year to ensure that we are meeting our objectives and to address any emerging issues.

Rural Utilities and Safety Association

Every fall AMHSA co-sponsors a health & safety / utility workshop in Red Deer. It is one of the most cost-effective conferences of its kind in the province, and the feedback is always excellent. We send out information to all municipalities in September, once the program is established. See the RUSA website for more information.