WORKSAFELY® TRAINING UPDATE

The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association’s office remains closed to the public with the exception of scheduled meetings, training and events. Staff are present for curbside pick-up or drop-off. Please call 204-947-1379.
*Masks must be worn while in the building as well as proof of full COVID-19 vaccine status must be provided. 

WORKSAFELY® is offering live, web-based training (Zoom) as well as in-class training (3-1680 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB). We are prepared to deliver needed training on-site in your workplace provided appropriate precautions are taken to minimize the risks COVID-19 presents.

For more information and to discuss training options, please contact Kristen Ranson at 204-330-3520 or email kristen@mhca.mb.ca.

If your company is scheduled for an external audit please contact your regional safety advisor.

Training

WORKSAFELY® offers a variety of safety training that supports the COR® program.  Training can be tailored to individual company needs and delivered in-class or at the company’s site.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. Please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

Upcoming training Courses

Events in April 2024

  • Excavating & Trenching

    Excavating & Trenching


    April 11, 2024

    Cost: $84.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
    Non-members $183.75

    This half-day course is designed for those individuals who are planning, supervising or doing the work. Safety of the workforce is the primary goal.

    After completing the course, you should be able to:

    • Recognize the hazards associated with trenching and excavating and how to control them by administrative, engineering or personal protective measures.
    • Know how to contact MB Hydro and other utility line owners for locates.
    • Be able to refer to the applicable legislation regarding trenching and excavating.
    • Know what type of protective structure (shoring) will work to protect your workers.
    • Know how to determine if the excavation/trench is a confined space and what precautions to take.
    • Be able to recognize soil changes in trenches/excavation.

    *Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

     

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379
  • Emergency First Aid - Level C

    Emergency First Aid - Level C

    All day
    April 12, 2024

    Cost: $88.49 + GST / person

    Training provided by Response Ready Inc.

    Emergency First Aid Level C is a fast-paced and extensive 1-day course that delivers proven methods for providing basic, urgent assistance to injured or ill adults, children and infants. Through a combination of instruction, demonstration, and hands-on practice, participants will learn how to determine the severity of a patient's condition and practice safe intervention when providing them with emergency support.

    This course is aimed at lay rescuers or employees who are required to receive 8 hours or less of emergency or basic first aid instruction/practice as stipulated by provincial or federal health & safety regulations.

    Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379
  • Safety Committee/Representative

    Safety Committee/Representative


    April 17, 2024

    Cost: $84.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
    Non-members $183.75

    This course is designed for Safety Committee participants to help ensure they realize the important scope of their safety and health role, and the imperatives of supporting partnership in the workplace.

    The program will define the role of the committee, employer, and workers. Participants will learn how to handle safety and health concerns brought to the committee, also how to find the information needed from the Workplace Safety and Health Act, Workplace Safety and Health Regulation MR217/2006.

    Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379
    Incident Investigations

    Incident Investigations


    April 17, 2024

    Cost: $84.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
    Non-members $183.75

    An incident investigation system is one of the primary tools for identifying preventative solutions after an incident has occurred. The results of incident investigations can provide a basis for determining the likelihood of recurrence and for assessing potential severity. Such investigations also provide valuable information to assist in the development of effective controls to prevent future incidents.

    Participants will learn how to conduct an incident investigation, understand the immediate and root causes of incidents, as well as how to complete incident reports.

    This course focuses on the investigation process, and how the collected information may be used to explain what happened.

    Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379
  • Disability Management Program

    Disability Management Program


    April 18, 2024

    Cost: $84.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
    Non-members $183.75

    This course is designed for companies that understand their responsibilities when it comes to duty to accommodate with injured workers.

    The course will go through all of the possibilities when it comes to WCB, MPI, and Short/Long Term Disability (STD/LTD). Easy to difficult cases, and what your rights are, as an employer.

    This course will show you not only what you need to do and why you need to do it, but also how to do it.

    Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379
  • Traffic Control Coordinator

    Traffic Control Coordinator


    April 29, 2024 April 30, 2024

    Cost: $404.25 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
    Non-members $420.00

    Participants will be educated in the legal, safety, and functional requirements of setting up and coordinating traffic control measures. Both practical and theoretical methods will be utilized by the students in an attempt to standardize practices across Manitoba. Participants will understand the roles and responsibilities of a Traffic Control Coordinator, as well as review applicable regulations and standards.

    *Flagperson training is a prerequisite.

    Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379
  • Traffic Control Coordinator

    Traffic Control Coordinator


    April 29, 2024 April 30, 2024

    Cost: $404.25 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
    Non-members $420.00

    Participants will be educated in the legal, safety, and functional requirements of setting up and coordinating traffic control measures. Both practical and theoretical methods will be utilized by the students in an attempt to standardize practices across Manitoba. Participants will understand the roles and responsibilities of a Traffic Control Coordinator, as well as review applicable regulations and standards.

    *Flagperson training is a prerequisite.

    Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

    If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

    Manitoba Heavy Construction Association
    1680 Ellice Ave
    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Z2
    2049471379

Events in January 2021

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8:30 am: COR® Leadership for Safety Excellence


January 18, 2021

Cost: $252.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members

Non-members $630.00

This 2-day course is designed for management and supervisory positions.  This program will enable supervisors to build safety and health into their every-day planning, create and promote a safe work environment where people can work safely, and help make a lasting contribution to the reduction of incidents in the industry.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

8:30 am: COR® Leadership for Safety Excellence


January 18, 2021

Cost: $252.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members

Non-members $630.00

This 2-day course is designed for management and supervisory positions.  This program will enable supervisors to build safety and health into their every-day planning, create and promote a safe work environment where people can work safely, and help make a lasting contribution to the reduction of incidents in the industry.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

8:30 am: COR® Principles of Health & Safety Management


January 20, 2021

*Registration deadline: January 12, 2021

Cost: $115.50 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members

Non-members $315.00

This program is directed to the construction industry and the topics discussed provide the fundamental knowledge required for the development and implementation of an effective health and safety program.  Many construction employers in the province of Manitoba have used this information as the building blocks in the development of their health and safety program.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

Zoom video conference

8:30 am: COR® Auditor


January 21, 2021 January 22, 2021

Cost: $252.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members

Non-members $630.00

This two-day course is designed for individuals who will be evaluating the effectiveness of a company’s health and safety management system.  Experienced auditor/trainers will guide you through the entire audit process, from initiating the audit to conducting the audit and audit follow up.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

8:30 am: COR® Auditor


January 21, 2021 January 22, 2021

Cost: $252.00 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members

Non-members $630.00

This two-day course is designed for individuals who will be evaluating the effectiveness of a company’s health and safety management system.  Experienced auditor/trainers will guide you through the entire audit process, from initiating the audit to conducting the audit and audit follow up.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

January 23, 2021
January 24, 2021
January 25, 2021

1:00 pm: Safety Committee Training


January 26, 2021

*Registration deadline: January 20, 2021

Cost: $78.75 – WCB Rate Code 407/408 or MHCA Members
Non-members $183.75

This course is designed for Safety Committee participants to help ensure they realize the important scope of their safety and health role, and the imperatives of supporting partnership in the workplace.

The program will define the role of the committee, employer, and workers. Participants will learn how to handle safety and health concerns brought to the committee, also how to find the information needed from the Workplace Safety and Health Act, Workplace Safety and Health Regulation MR217/2006.

Please note that prepayment is required for all training. To register please complete a Training Prepayment Form.

If you have any questions please contact Kristen Ranson at kristen@mhca.mb.ca or 204-594-9056

Zoom video conference
January 27, 2021
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January 31, 2021
February 1, 2021
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