Municipal Safety News - October 2021 |
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Contents:
- Maintaining Mental Fitness
- Upcoming Events
- Upcoming Training
- Musculoskeletal Injury Resources & Webinars
- Learning & Compliance Software
- Alberta Labour & WCB Updates
- ITF Update
- Municipal Job Postings
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Maintaining Mental Fitness |
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Maintaining Mental Fitness is a free, bi-weekly webinar that aims to help you improve your mental fitness.
October 12, 2021: Setting Social Media Boundaries is our final episode of season 2. Thank you to all of our presenters, attendees, and sponsors!
For information on MMF or upcoming seasons, click here to join our MMF mailing list.
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Effective Disability Management Programs Course |
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An effective disability management program is key to reducing the human and financial costs associated with an injury.
In addition to free online seminars, WCB-Alberta is partnering with Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences to offer their Effective Disability Management Programs course.
We’re pleased to offer this course to small and mid-sized WCB account holders (Alberta accounts) at a 50% discounted rate of $125 (total value $250).
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All-Hazards Incident Management Team Academy (AHIMT) |
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The Academy will bring together Emergency Management professionals from across Canada representing the public and private sectors to engage in a week-long training event with two distinct aims:
- To build capacity to support Type 3 and larger incident response; and
- To provide opportunities for networking and best-practice sharing
Dates: February 14 to 18, 2022
Location: NAIT campus in Edmonton, Alberta.
Pre-Requisites: ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300
AEMA’s Basic Emergency Management is recommended for participants.
Candidates must have endorsement from their DEM, AHJ, and/or supervisor to attend.
You must complete ICS 300 to attend the Academy. There must be six months between your completion of ICS 200 and the start of ICS 300. We have ICS 300 available for registration now, so you can complete it in time for the 2022 Academy:
All CADEM ICS offerings adhere to ICS Canada standards and principles. Where ICS Canada curriculum is not available, FEMA standards are adopted and followed.
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Psychological Health & Safety (PHS) |
Courses have been scheduled for 2022! Based on student feedback, full day PHS courses are now split into multiple morning sessions.
- PHS 101, Jan. 18-19 & 25-26, 2022
- PHS 102, Feb. 15-16, 2022
- PHS 103, Mar. 22-23, 2022
- PHS 104, Apr. 19-20, 2022
- PHS 105, May 17-17, 2022
- PHS 106, Jun. 21-22, 2022
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Health & Safety Management Systems, Audit, and Audit Refresher classes have been scheduled for Spring 2022.
- Audit Refresher, Jan. 25, 2022
- HSMS, Feb. 8-9, 2022
- HS Auditing, Feb. 23-24, 2022
- Advanced Audit Tool, Feb. 25, 2022
- HSMS, Mar. 2-3, 2022
- HS Auditing, Mar. 16-17, 2022
- Advanced Audit Tool, Mar. 18, 2022
- Audit Refresher, Mar. 30, 2022
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Musculoskeletal Injury Resources & Webinars |
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Musculoskeletal injuries due to repetitive use, overexertion, and heavy lifting are a significant problem for workers in Alberta. The province has identified MSIs as one of it's three system priorities for Alberta's OHS prevention initiative as these injuries are common, costly, and preventable.
To support your organization's ergonomics program, visit our website for toolbox talks, posters, tent cards, and more!
Ergonomics Coaching Sessions
In partnership with EWI Works, we're offering a monthly ergonomics coaching webinar! Register now to take advantage of these free 90-minute sessions.
Dynamic Warm-Up (Oct. 21 @ 2pm): 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.
Vehicle Ergonomics - Driving and Operating Heavy Equipment (Nov. 18 @ 2pm): 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.
Vehicle Ergonomics - Mobile Office (Dec. 16 @ 2pm): Is your vehicle used as mobile office? Do you use a laptop or other technology in your vehicle? This session will focus on how to setup the vehicle for tasks other than driving. Anyone who uses their vehicle as an office, as well as those involved in purchasing fleet vehicles will gain knowledge during this session.
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AMHSA Learning & Compliance Software |
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Alberta Labour & WCB Updates |
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New: The Government of Alberta has appointed Tyler Shandro as Minister of Labour and Immigration. Minister Shandro was sworn in on September 21, 2021.
Changes to the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act and Code have been postponed until late 2021. Click here for more information on Bill 47 and updates to labour legislation.
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New: September's edition of Worksight magazine includes COVID-19 news, information on working remotely, and new employer fact sheets.
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Industry Task Force (ITF) Association Update |
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- Lost time claim recording review
- Government engagement
- Physiotherapy review
- Automatic review for cost relief
- Claim cost threshold subcommittee
- Policy consultation update
- Bill 47 stakeholder implementation meeting
- Psych Injury Working Group Update
For current and past ITF newsletters, please visit our website.
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Visit our website to view municipal employment opportunities. Current postings include: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Flagstaff County, County of Northern Lights, and County of Grande Prairie.
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