- About
- Training
- eLearning
- COR & Auditing
- Resources
- Support
News & Events
‹ Previous Month Next Month ›Aquatic Health and Safety Awareness: Identifying Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards
Date: Tuesday Mar 26, 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 who will highlight known and overlooked slip, trip, and fall hazards in the aquatic pool working environment. The subject matter expert will support you in strategizing how to start or enhance your existing fall protection program and how to identify hazards before selecting fall protection solutions. Following the webinar, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of our subject matter expert.
- Identify known slip, trip, and fall hazards and their contributing factors.
- Learn to create a strategy to identify slip, trip, and fall hazards.
- Create awareness of slip, trip, all fall hazards specific to work parties/departments.
- Review Alberta occupational health and safety legislation - specifically, hazard assessment [AB OHS Code 7(1)], and Fall Protection – General Protection [AB OHS Code139(1)].
Visit our Aquatic Health and Safety Awareness Website for additional resources, including safety talks and information posters.
Presented by AMHSA & High Engineering
Date: March 26, 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].
Ergonomics Coaching & MSI Prevention: Job Demands Assessments and Psychosocial Demands
Date: Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
Location: Online
If you are involved with claims management, returning injured employees to work, completing hazard identification, or reducing workplace injury risk, you have probably heard of a Job Demands Assessment (JDA); sometimes known as a Physical Demands Assessment (PDA), Physical Demands Description (PDD) or Physical and Cognitive Demands Assessment (PCDA). This session will explain what a JDA is, what information is contained in a JDA and who should write a JDA. Lastly, this session reviews how JDAs can be used by multiple business units within an organization.
Visit our MSI Injury Reduction Website for resources.
Presented by AMHSA & EWI Works
Date: March 20, 2024
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am
RMA Spring Conference
Date: Monday Mar 18, 2024 - Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre
More details coming soon, visit https://rmalberta.com/events-programs/rma-conventions/
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Date: Monday Mar 11, 2024 - Friday Mar 15, 2024
Location: Online
What is Neurodiversity Celebration Week?
Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by providing schools, universities, and organisations with the opportunity to recognise the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent, while creating more inclusive and equitable cultures that celebrate differences and empower every individual.
Source: Neurodiversity Celebration Week
International Women’s Day
Date: Friday Mar 08, 2024
Location: Online
March 8 is International Women’s Day. It’s a global day to recognize and celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. It’s also a time to raise awareness of the progress made towards achieving gender equality and the work remaining to be done.
Source: International Women’s Day
Upcoming News & Events
◙ Ergonomics Coaching & MSI Prevention: Dynamic Warm-up
Date: September 17, 2024
Time: 9:00-10:00 am
Location: Online
While the dynamic warm-up is targeted to field workers, office employees would also benefit from this interactive presentation. This session begins with the importance of warming up the muscles before engaging in heavy work, along with tips on how to roll out the program, then a variety of dynamic movements are demonstrated to increase heart rate and muscle temperature to prepare the body for work. Participants are encouraged to complete the dynamic movements along with the facilitator.
Visit our MSI Injury Reduction Website for resources.
Presented by AMHSA & EWI Works
Date: October 17, 2024
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am
◙ Ergonomics Coaching & MSI Prevention: Anthropometry - One Size Does NOT Fit All
Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Location: Online
Description TBD
Visit our MSI Injury Reduction Website for resources.
Presented by AMHSA & EWI Works
Date: September 18, 2024
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
◙ AB Municipalities Convention & Trade Show
Date: September 25, 2024 - September 27, 2024
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Save the date!
The annual Convention and Trade Show will take place in Red Deer at the Westerner Park in 2024.
◙ Western Cities HR Conference
Date: October 02, 2024 - October 04, 2024
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Introducing the Western Cities Conference, a one-of-a-kind experience that brings together talented and influential leaders and professionals. Explore this site to learn about sponsor, speaker and exhibitor opportunities, the event schedule, useful tips and more.