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Date: Tuesday Jun 27, 2023 - Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Location: Canmore, AB
LGAA is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2023 Conference and Trade Show, which will be held June 27-29, 2023 in Canmore, AB. For more details or to register, click here.
Ergonomics Coaching & MSI Prevention - Vehicle Ergonomics: Proper Set-up for Driving and Operating Heavy Equipment
Date: Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
Location: Online
Anyone who spends significant time driving, or operating heavy equipment will benefit from learning about all the items within a vehicle that should be adjusted by the operator. This session will also discuss other health and comfort strategies such as how often to get up and move during the day. Front line operators, as well as those involved in purchasing fleet vehicles will gain knowledge during this session.
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will be able to identify the signs & symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs).
- Attendees will be able to identify the primary risk factors associated with the development of MSIs associated with driving and using heavy equipment.
- Attendees will be able to setup vehicle and heavy equipment to reduce their risk of developing an MSI.
Visit our MSI Injury Reduction Website for resources.
Brought to you by AMHSA, AMSA
Presented by EWI Works
Date: June 22, 2023
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
Cognitive-Psychosocial Job Demands Analysis Pilot
Date: Thursday Jun 01, 2023 - Friday Jun 30, 2023
Location: Online
The Industry Task Force (ITF) Association’s Psychological Injury Working Group (PIWG) and WCB-Alberta is moving forward with a pilot of the Cognitive-Psychosocial Job Demands Analysis form. This pilot is open to ITF members and AMHSA members.
To participate, please complete the fillable PDF for any new psychological injury claim and submit it with the claim or to the claim owner. Please direct any claim specific questions to the adjudicator. On a case by case basis, the claim owner may also reach out to you on other active claims where a Cognitive-Psychosocial JDA could be helpful in the return to work process.
Because this is a pilot, WCB-Alberta is looking for feedback on the process or the form itself. For example, is this form useful, is there information you would like to see added, any wording that is not clear, areas where additional explanation would be helpful, other tools that you would find useful for assessing cognitive or psychosocial demands, etc.
Send any comments on the form or the process to Shannon ([email protected]), to be consolidated. Feedback from the pilot will be useful in determining future rollout to Alberta employers.
Upcoming News & Events
◙ Ergonomics Coaching & MSI Prevention: MSI Prevention for Facilities, Parks, and Recreation Facility Employees
Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Location: Online
Facilities, parks, and recreation employees face different ergonomics challenges. In this webinar, Annie Barnwell of EWI Works will walk us through the challenges faced by recreation employees and discuss strategies for assessment, control, and prevention of musculoskeletal injury.
Visit our MSI Injury Reduction Website for resources.
Presented by AMHSA & EWI Works
Date: April 18, 2024
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
◙ 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.
◙ 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].
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