IPAM Breakfast Meeting

Join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, March 17th  for an interesting session as outlined below:

The contribution of management system standards to Health and Safety in the workplace

This presentation will describe the development and content of ISO 45001, a new consensus standard for the management of occupational safety and health (OHS), now at the Draft International Standard (DIS) stage.  It will also provide information on our Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard – CSA 1000-14 and the “suite” of OHS standards that have been developed to support the management of a range of OHS programs in a workplace.

At both the national and international levels, OHS management system standards adopt a risk-based approach that follow the Plan-Do-Check-Act model.  This provides a framework for organizations to plan what they need to put in place to minimize the risk of harm to workers and to other persons who may be affected by its activities.  These standards require the active engagement of top management to demonstrate leadership and a commitment to more than just regulatory compliance – to identify work-related hazards in order to eliminate or minimize those that pose a significant risk.

About the presenter:

Norma McCormick
Corporate Health Works,  Inc.

Norma McCormick is founder and principal of Corporate Health Works, Inc.  She is a member of several CSA Technical Committees: CSA Z1000-14, Occupational Health and Safety Management System, CSA Z1600 – 14 Emergency and Continuity Management Program, CSA 1004 Workplace Ergonomics and TC 1005 now developing a standard on Incident Investigation.  At the international level, Norma heads the Canadian delegation to ISO-PC 283, now developing ISO 45001 an international Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard.

Learning Outcomes:

1. The contribution of management system standards to health and safety in the workplace.
2. An overview of Z1000 and the suite of OHS standards under it.
3. The progress on the development of ISO 45001 which is expected to replace BSI 18001 as the defacto international OHSMS

Event Details:

Date:   Friday, March 17, 2017
Time:  Networking:  7:30 a.m., Presentation: 8:00 a.m.
Location: *NOTE NEW LOCATION* –
Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy.

IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00

Members can bring a guest to the Breakfast meeting for free!
Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com  providing full contact information.

Cancellation fee’s apply for members who register and do not attend.

Questions?  Contact us at 204-295-1512.

**Please note this breakfast meeting may be photographed for promotional purposes*

Join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, February 17th  for an interesting field trip and session as outlined below:

Psychological Safety in the Workplace

This session will be provided with a tour and introduction to our services as well as an overview of our WCB 2 year grant that is winding up. You will receive a mini-version of the workshops developed for employers to learn the responsibilities and costs of ignoring Psychological and Addiction issues and the recommended “how to ” approach for workplaces to intervene. You will see an Overview of the CSA standard of 13 workplace factors for Psychological Health & Safety and resources for employees and employers to access.

About the presenter:

Michelle Paterson BA, RRP

Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant (Registered Rehab Professional with Vocational Rehabilitation Association – VRA – of Canada)

Disability Management and Return to Work services for Insurers and Employer. Includes attendance management prior to disability leave (prevention) and claim reduction (LTD and WCB) to return employees to work in their own job or alternate. Services include rehab clinic, Addictions assessment and treatment, Occupational Therapy, counselling and treatment coordination, among others.

Learning Outcomes:

1. The CSA Standard for Psychological Safety in the Workplace
2. Resources for employers to implement the standard and to reduce costs of absenteeism, LTD and WCB claims
3. Tools for employers to manage Psychological and Addictions issues in the workplace

Event Details:

Date:   Friday, February 17, 2017
Time:  Networking:  7:30 a.m., Presentation: 8:00 a.m.
Location: 

Field Trip at Vital Life:

Unit 102 – 1700 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB 

*Please note this field trip has a maximum attendance of 12 to register on first register first come basis.*

IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00

Members can bring a guest to the Breakfast meeting for free!

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com providing full contact information.

Cancellation fee’s apply for members who register and do not attend.

Questions?  Contact us at 204-295-1512.

**Please note this breakfast meeting may be photographed for promotional purposes*

Join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, January 20th for an interesting session as outlined below:

Is it Funny?  Or is it Harassment?  Where is the line?

Harassment!  Which side of the line do you find yourself on? Are you someone that feels like funny gets out of hand, or are you someone that has either experienced or is experiencing harassment &/or bullying? Jobsites, offices, schools, stores, you name it, where people are, this behaviour may be around.

This presentation will provide you with insight, tools, & strategies to address these issues when they come your way &/or how to handle the situation when you are witness to it.

About the presenter:

Wendy Hofford 

Learning Outcomes: 

1. Learn the differences between harassment & bullying
2. Determine when the line is crossed from fun to harassment
3. How to handle harassment when it comes your way rather than ignoring it and hoping it will go away.

Event Details:
Date:   Friday, January 20th, 2017
Time:  Networking:  7:30 a.m., Presentation: 8:00 a.m.
*NOTE NEW LOCATION* –
Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy.

IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00

Members can bring a guest to the Breakfast meeting for free!

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com providing full contact information.

Cancellation fee’s apply for members who register and do not attend.

Questions?  Contact us at 204-295-1512.

**Please note this breakfast meeting may be photographed for promotional purposes**

Join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, December 16th for an interesting session as outlined below:

Visual Safety Sign Standards in the Workplace

Western Safety Signs presentation will cover many of the regulations that are imposed by Government Agencies, and by Design Standards developed by Non-Government Agencies to ensure the correct Signs are utilized in the workplace to inform and instruct personnel and visitors, and reduce risk.

Many of these designs were developed in response to widespread demand for a recognized standard against which to be certified and assessed.

Western Safety Signs work with Companies to ensure they meet the standard for visual safety sign communication throughout their facility and/ or workplace.

About the Presenters:

Jenny Foidart- Western Safety Sign

Event Details:
Date:   Friday, December 16, 2016
Time:  Networking:  7:30 a.m., Presentation: 8:00 a.m.
*NOTE NEW LOCATION* –
Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy.

IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00

Members can bring a guest to the Breakfast meeting for free!

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com providing full contact information.

Cancellation fee’s apply for members who register and do not attend.

Questions?  Contact us at 204-295-1512.

**Please note this breakfast meeting may be photographed for promotional purposes**

Come join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, October 21, 2016 for a presentation on:

Cytotoxic Spill Drill; successes and challenges. 

The toxicity of hazardous medications, including cytotoxic drugs can present risks to those who handle or come in contact with them. Anyone working with patients receiving cytotoxic medications is at risk of exposure and should be trained in the proper spill cleanup of hazardous medication waste, contaminated materials and blood and body fluid/excreta.

WRHA OESH and HSC Oncology Program partnered and developed a Cytotoxic Spill Drill Checklist and began conducting Cytotoxic Spill drills at HSC in fall of 2015. The Cytotoxic Spill Drill was developed to gauge awareness of the existing hazardous medication spill management policy and provides an objective, standardized, evidence informed tool to evaluate spill response processes. This presentation will highlight the successes and challenges of implementing the Cytotoxic Spill Drills at an acute care facility that delivers cytotoxic medications to a large oncology population on a daily basis. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the adaptability to the community and LTC settings.

Presenters:

Dave Oomah, B.Env.Sc., CRM

Dave joined the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in 2015 as Safety & Health Coordinator, in the department of Occupational, Environmental, Safety & Health. Dave’s portfolio consists of Health Sciences Centre, Victoria General Hospital and Regional Laundry Services. His previous professional experience includes 6 years working in the fields of occupational hygiene, health & safety and project management within the private sector. Dave graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Environmental Science.

Kathy Ramesar, RN, CON(C)

Kathy is a Registered Nurse at the Health Sciences centre with over 25 years of Oncology Nursing experience. Her specialty training includes Oncology Nursing Certification through the Canadian Nurses Association and the Oncology Nursing Society’s Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Certification. She is currently a Nurse Clinician with the HSC Oncology Nursing Consult service providing chemotherapy treatment, education and support to patients and staff in the adult programs. Kathy was the co-chair with Barbara  Sproll of the 2015 review of the WRHA/CancerCare Manitoba Joint Policy for Safe Handling of Hazardous Medications (Cytotoxic and Non-Cytotoxic).

Event Details
Date:   Friday, October 21, 2016
Time:  Networking 7:30am, Presentation 8:00am
Location: Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy, Room: Ambassador C – NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION!
IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00
Members can bring a guest to the breakfast meeting for free!

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com 
Questions? Contact us at 204-275-3727

Come join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, September 16, 2016 for a presentation on:

How St. Boniface Hospital implemented WHMIS 2015 (GHS). 

Jennifer Brydon, BSc, CRSP

Health & Safety Assistant

Occupational Health & Safety

St. Boniface Hospital

Jennifer Brydon is the Health and Safety Assistant at St. Boniface Hospital and Research Centre. Jennifer has worked in Occupational Health & Safety in the Healthcare and Research sectors for the past 11 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Manitoba, obtained her Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation in 2009 and has a Certificate in Health, Safety and Environmental Practices from the University of Fredericton.

Jennifer plays a lead role in managing the chemical safety program (including WHMIS), industrial hygiene program, respiratory fit-test program and personal protective equipment programs.

Jennifer has spent a significant amount of time over the last year developing and implementing WHMIS 2015 at St. Boniface Hospital.

Jennifer will discuss how St. Boniface Hospital has tackled the implementation of WHMIS 2015 into its WHMIS program. Discussion will occur on how a combined WHMIS 1988 & WHMIS 2015 is being trained, how WHMIS 2015 is being communicated to the organization, challenges with the transition, solutions, as well as what still needs done.

Event Details
Date:   Friday, September 16, 2016
Time:  Networking 7:30am, Presentation 8:00am
Location: Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy, Room: Ambassador C – NOTE OUR NEW LOCATION!
IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00
Members can bring a guest to the breakfast meeting for free!

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com 
Questions? Contact us at 204-275-3727

Come join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, March 11, 2016 for a presentation on:  Not Myself Today – A Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign Overview.

Partners for Mental Health
Charmaine Saucedo, with Partners for Mental Health, a national charity dedicated to transforming the way Canadians think about, act towards and support mental health and those facing mental illness, will present an overview of a new workplace mental health initiative called Not Myself Today, an insightful anti-stigma campaign that fills a unique gap within your employee wellness strategy.

Partners for Mental Health has seen tremendous success with nearly 300 participating Canadian organizations, including Scotiabank, General Electric, the RCMP, Health Canada, Great-West Life, as well as a number of companies in the construction and manufacturing vertical.  Feedback from these organizations has been overwhelmingly positive, citing unprecedented levels of engagement as employees actively learn to support their peers who are facing mental health challenges, while at the same time, learning to be support their own mental health.
As a Canadian Safety Professional, you may have a similar need within your workplace – to provide your employees with a psychologically safe and supportive work environment.

Not Myself Today approaches workplace mental health at a social level, offering proven “employee engagement” activities that are highly effective at enabling employers to break through the barriers of stigma and create a safe, open and supportive work environment.

Event Details
Date:   Friday, March 11, 2016
Time:  Networking 7:30am, Presentation 8:00am
Location:   Canad Inns Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews Avenue, Winnipeg
IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00
Members can bring a guest to the breakfast meeting for free!

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com
Questions? Contact us at 204-275-3727

IPAM Member Benefits

To all IPAM members January 4, 2016

New Group Home Insurance program for members!

Dear IPAM member,

We are pleased to announce a new group home and auto program through The Co-operators Group Home Division. The Co-operators offers group plans to more than 500 organizations across Canada and these benefits are now available to you!

The program provides competitive group rates for home insurance (includes primary home, condo, rental, cottage, and secondary residences). Highlights of the program include:

* Preferred group rates

* Comprehensive coverage

* Manage and update policy information on-line

* 24/7 Claims and emergency assistance

As an introductory offer, The Co-operators will donate $10 for each quote they provide from January 1, 2016 to March 15, 2016 towards our 2016 Spring Safety Seminar.

In addition to the $10/quote donation to our Spring Seminar, each person’s name is also entered into a national draw for a chance to win $25,000!**

For your free no obligation quote, call 1-800-387-1963. (Note: this group program is not available through local Co-operators agents).

Sincerely,

Kristin Petaski P. Eng.

President, IPAM

For more information, please click here.

IPAM Breakfast Meeting, February 5, 2016

Come join your IPAM colleagues on Friday, February 5, 2016 for a tour of ProTELEC CheckMate, 1450 Mountain Avenue.

ProTELEC CheckMate

Work alone safety is an increasingly hot topic within the safety industry. At ProTelec Alarms, we take pride in our ability to assist in lone worker protection through our CHECKMATE suite of products. We will be presenting on a variety of issues that help shape work alone policy including lone worker legislation, identifying lone workers, challenges with lone workers, real world examples of issues both lone workers and their employers face and developing work alone policies and culture to ensure a safe work environment. In addition, we will tour provide a tour of our state of the art, ULC and 5 Diamond Certified Emergency Monitoring Centre where we will showcase how we help to prevent in escalation of incidents and respond to a wide variety of emergency situations. We will also showcase a variety of technologies currently being used to assist in the safety of lone workers and on-site workers and prevent incidents such as workplace violence and other health and safety issues.

Since 1968, ProTelec Alarms, a family owned and operated business, has been keeping employees, businesses, families and homes safe. The security partner for many major companies and organizations, including banks, schools, hospitals, government agencies and retailers, ProTelec Alarms has a wide range of products and services to help keep what matters most to you safe and secure. The CHECKMATE division of ProTelec was developed in 2003 to address the need of employers to help ensure the safety of the growing lone worker population. Today, over three million lone workers in Canada and over twenty million across North America. Legislation both Provincially and Federally requires employers to ensure lone workers are safe through routine, scheduled check-ins and that a response plan exists in case of emergency. The CHECKMATE team are experts in helping to develop work alone policies, implementation of work alone program and in identifying and monitoring lone workers to ensure their safety and that organizations are legislatively compliant.

Event Details

Date:   Friday, February 5, 2016
Registration (Coffee & Muffins): 7:30-8:15 AM
Site Tour: 8:45 AM-9:45 AM

Location:  ProTELEC CheckMate, 1450 Mountain Avenue

IPAM Members – No Charge
Non-Members – $25.00

Register at – office@ipam-manitoba.com

Questions? Contact us at 204-275-3727