News & Events

Rural Utilities & Safety Association (RUSA) Conference & Trade Show

Date: Tuesday Nov 29, 2022 - Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Location: Red Deer, AB

RUSA’s annual conference returns, November 29 - December 1, 2022, in Red Deer, Alberta.

Visit rusa.ca for more details or to register.

MMF S3 09: Finding Your Shared Purpose

Date: Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Time: 10 am (MT)
Location: Online

The Alberta Municipal Health and Safety Association (AMHSA) is hosting season 3 of our free webinar series to support mental fitness for organizations and individuals in an endemic world. AMHSA is partnering with the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE), Alberta Municipalities and Howatt HR Consulting to produce this educational series.

Episode 9: Finding Your Shared Purpose

MMF S3 08: Finding Your Why

Date: Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Time: 10 am (MT)
Location: Online

Episode 8: Finding Your Why, presented by Michael Prowse, CAO, City of Barrie

Ergonomics - MSI Prevention: Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) in the Fleet Related Trades

Date: Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Time: 9:00 am to 10:30 am
Location: Zoom

We will discuss methods for identifying risk factors and strategies to reduce musculoskeletal risk, including job coaching. This talk will focus on six general ergonomics principles. These principles are a starting point toward implementing engineering controls, behavioural changes, and updates to training. Attendees are then encouraged to meet with their teams and use these principles as a starting point to target musculoskeletal injury risk reduction.

Attendees will be able to:

Identify the signs & symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs).
Identify the primary risk factors associated with the development of MSIs associated with maintaining fleet vehicles.
Complete their maintenance tasks in a manner to reduce their risk of developing an MSI.
Set up workstations to optimize awkward postures.
Optimize task order to reduce overloading.
Identify MSI signs & symptoms for early reporting.
Identify primary risk factors for MSI development to make changes.
Identify equipment that could be used to reduce awkward postures.

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Presented in partnership with the Alberta Municipal Supervisors Association (AMSA) and EWI Works.

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Disability Management in Unionized Organizations

Date: Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm (MST)
Location: Online

Various aspects of labour relations impact disability management, including the collective agreement and provincial labour relations act.

Memorandums of agreement and letters of intent used in establishing programs and joint committees will be examined. Dispute resolution in a union setting will be explored.

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In partnership with Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences, AMHSA is offering several learning events related to disability management and successful return to work. These learning events apply towards the Disability Management Practitioner certificate program offered by PCU.

Each course has been endorsed by the Canadian Society of Professionals in Disability Management (CSPDM) for continuing education credit (CEC) hours for the professional designations of:

For more information or to register, contact Jessica ([email protected]).

MMF S3 07: Tapping into What Charges Your Battery

Date: Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Time: 10 am (MT)
Location: Online

Episode 7: Tapping into What Charges Your Battery, presented by Daena Douglas, Howatt HR

Winter Ready Webinar

Date: Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Time: 12:00 PM MT
Location: Zoom

Join us to learn about our Winter Preparedness Program!
Are you Winter Ready?
Winter in Alberta introduces new hazards in our day to day life in and outside of work.
The Winter Ready initiative discusses these critical things to teach and reinforce these potential dangerous situations.

Registration link coming soon.

2022 AWWOA Water Week Conference and Trade Show

Date: Monday Nov 07, 2022 - Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, Edmonton, Ab

Join AWWOA as we return in-person for the 2022 Water Week Conference in Edmonton, November 7-9, 2022.

Stay tuned for more information at awwoa.ca/events/water-week

MMF S3 06: Moving from Control to Influence

Date: Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Time: 10 am (MT)
Location: Online

Episode 6: Moving from Control to Influence, presented by Jesse Adams, Howatt HR

Upcoming News & Events

◙ AARFP Conference & Trade Show

Date: April 21, 2024 - April 24, 2024
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta

The Alberta Association of Recreation Facility Personnel (AARFP) is delighted to host the 45th Annual Conference and Trade Show, The Bridge To Recreation.

Recreation is more important than ever, the role it plays in the lives of individuals, communities and its ability to bridge the differences between people, cultures and communities. What better way than to build upon the current skills and tools you have, then through a conference of like-minded individuals who are also looking to connect and learn. This year’s conference program gives you the opportunity to learn and share from others who face similar challenges, successes, as well as learn from the experts who have bridged the gaps.

With over 30 education sessions, numerous tradeshow exhibitors, inspiring keynote speakers and opportunities to network. Recreation professionals will take away information that will help them bridge the gaps in recreation, collaborate with community members and inspire positive changes.

The conference will be held in Lethbridge, AB on April 21-24, 2024, with attendance by 250-300 delegates in recreation operations from all over Alberta and a few from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories.

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◙ National Day of Mourning

Date: April 28, 2024
Location: Canada

The National Day of Mourning is not only a day to remember and honour those lives lost or injured due to a workplace tragedy, but also a day to collectively renew our commitment to improve health and safety in the workplace and prevent further injuries, illnesses and deaths.

For more information, visit https://www.ccohs.ca/events/mourning/

◙ Aquatic Health and Safety Awareness: Types of Fall Protection, Including Guardrails

Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Online

The Aquatics Health and Safety Awareness campaign is designed to raise awareness of occupational health and safety concerns for those working in and around aquatic facilities, and to provide free and accessible resources to workers (including vulnerable/new/young workers), supervisors, pool facility operators, and organizations. The webinars are no cost, open to all attendees, and will be recorded and made available following the event.

This 45-minute webinar is presented by a fall protection engineering expert that will review when a fall protection plan and fall protection training are required. The subject matter expert will also discuss the hierarchy of controls specific for fall protection, and the types of systems, such as guardrails, travel restraint, fall arrest, and control zones. This general understanding is fundamental before creating a fall protection plan and implementing its systems. Following the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of our subject matter expert.

Review when fall protection is required.
Outline the hierarchy of controls specific for slips, trips, and falls.
Identify the types of systems involved in the fall protection plan, such as: guardrails, travel restraint, fall arrest, and control zones.
Review Alberta OHS legislation - specifically, water danger [AB OHS Code 157], Fall Protection Plan [AB OHS Code140(1)], Instruction of workers [AB OHS Code141(1) and 141(3)], and fall protection hierarchy [AB OHS Code139(3) to 13(8)].

Visit our Aquatic Health and Safety Awareness Website for additional resources, including safety talks and information posters.

Presented by AMHSA & High Engineering

Date: April 30, 2024
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 (MST)

When registering, you’ll have the option to select individual webinars or register for all three. To register multiple attendees at once, we have a bulk registration spreadsheet that can be filled out and returned to [email protected].

◙ Alberta Health & Safety Conference

Date: May 01, 2024 - May 02, 2024
Location: Feltham Centre, NAIT, Edmonton, AB

The Health & Safety Conference Society of Alberta (HSCSA) is excited to announce the dates of their upcoming 2024 conference: Wednesday, May 1 & Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Feltham Centre (CAT) at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, Alberta.

Watch https://hsconference.ca/ for details.