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Date: Wednesday Apr 26, 2023 - Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Location: Westin Calgary Airport, AB
The Health & Safety Conference Society of Alberta (HSCSA) is excited to announce the dates oftheir upcoming 2023 conference, Wednesday April 26 & Thursday April 27, 2023 at The Westin Calgary Airport.
More details coming soon, visit hsconference.ca.
AARFP Conference & Trade Show: Re-Connecting in Recreation
Date: Sunday Apr 23, 2023 - Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Location: Red Deer, Ab
The Alberta Association of Recreation Facility Personnel (AARFP) is hosting its 44th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Red Deer from April 23 - 26, 2023.
AARFP is calling for proposals to help build a program designed to give insights and skills in recreation operation. The usual session streams will be offered for arenas, pools, parks, building maintenance, and leadership/client services.
There are several benefits to presenting at the AARFP Conference:
- Networking with 250-300 people in the recreation community
- Opportunity to be viewed as an expert in the recreation community
- Exposure for your company within the recreation community
- Opportunity to give back to AARFP and the recreation industry as a whole
Submission deadline: Dec. 2, 2022.
Click here to submit your proposal.
Ergonomics Coaching & MSI Prevention - MSI Prevention for Facilities, Parks, and Recreation Employees
Date: Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
Location: Online
Description TBA
Presented by AMHSA & EWI Works
Date: April 18, 2023
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
SPARK: Information Webinar
Date: Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Time: 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: Online
Join us for a free webinar where Jesse Adams President and Founder of Ember Experience will share insights about the evolving municipal work environment and introduce SPARK. A product designed to support Alberta municipalities as they work to implement strategies, tools and resources for building psychologically safe workplaces.
Attendees of this session will:
- Learn about the shifts to municipal work environment, leadership approaches and employee expectations.
- Understand what the SPARK program is and how it can help their workplace.
- Be able to ask questions about SPARK and other workplace challenges related to the employee experience.
Presented by AMHSA & the Ember Experience
Date: April 13, 2023
Time: 1-2 pm
NAIT: Occupational Health and Safety Program Annual Industry Event
Date: Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Time: 4:30-7:00 pm
Location: 11763 106 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CA, T5G 0P8
Join NAIT students, staff, and event sponsors to explore the Occupational Health and Safety Diploma program and the opportunities it provides.
AMHSA is proud to be a sponsor of this event.
Date: April 13, 2023 (4:30-7:30)
Location: 11763 106 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CA, T5G 0P8 (NAIT Centre for Applied Technology)
Click here for more information or to register!
Upcoming News & Events
◙ 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.
◙ NAOSH Week
Date: May 06, 2024 - May 11, 2024
Location: Canada
Find tools to help you plan and promote your Safety and Health Week events. Combine with organization-wide involvement, support and enthusiasm for your keys to success.
Visit https://www.safetyandhealthweek.ca/english/ for more
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