Municipal Safety News
 Spring 2019
SAVE THE DATE!
 Workplace Mental Health in Alberta
Interactive Workshop and Expert Panel Discussion
Injury Reduction Campaigns
Let AMHSA set you up for success!

We will provide you with the necessary steps to implement an injury reduction program. By putting a campaign into place, you can reduce your workplace injuries and WCB claims.

Learn more by registering for one of our upcoming Injury Reduction Campaign webinars on April 1 and April 28. Click on the button below to register.

You can also learn more by visiting our AMHSA/Devco website: https://amhsa.devcogroup.com where you can purchase posters, tent cards, etc., at reasonable prices to support your injury reduction campaigns.
Ergonomics: Office 50% Off for March
Assist your employees in identifying ergonomic risks in their workplace and help them to reduce their chances of experiencing ergonomics-related injuries while at work.

The discount code for this course is: Ergonomics and is valid from March 1 - 31, 2020 .
AMHSA Collaboration Efforts
As we shared in our winter newsletter, AMHSA is a member of the Conference Board of Canada. With this membership, AMHSA is able to share with our members access (through a promo code) to networking, learning, and exploring with Canadian leaders through conferences, research, courses and workshops. There are some upcoming items that may be of interest to you:

  • Participation in Health & Safety Surveys. This will also provide you access to produced research reports. Click here for published evidence-based and timely reports on key health and health care systems issues.

  • Keeping Youth and Vulnerable Workers Safe in the New Economy webinar is being offered on Thursday, March 5 at 2 pm (EST). To register for this FREE webinar, click here.
  • Workplace Mental Health Workshop. These workshops are designed to guide you through developing an action plan to being able to measure and communicate the impacts of the plan to your senior or executive leadership teams. The workshops are being offered in five locations:
  • March 11 - Edmonton
  • April 22 - Toronto
  • May 1 - Vancouver
  • May 11 - Whitehorse
  • May 27 - Montreal

  • Prices for these workshops start at $750 with early registration. To register for any of these events or for more detailed information, click here.

  • In conjunction with the Workplace Mental Health Workshop, the Conference Board's Health and Safety Leadership Centre (HSLC) will be leading a health and safety metrics study to better understand how organizations evaluate OHS performance so that benchmarks can be made within and across different sectors and jurisdictions. AMHSA member organizations will have an opportunity to participate in this research.

And there is so much more! To visit Conference Board's website to see what other events they are hosting, please click on the button below. The discount code to be used when registering for an event, etc., is "AMHSA."
Toolbox Talks

Did you know that the SafeTapp app on your AMHSA ID card allows you to:

  • Access your meeting agenda and minutes on any mobile device through the SafeTapp app?
  • Take attendance by scanning your workers' AMHSA ID cards with your mobile device?
  • Take meeting minutes digitally and allows your workers an electronic sign-off function to ensure they understood your toolbox talk?
  • Allows your forms to be dated, time-stamped and GPS location detected to ensure compliance and accuracy?
  • Pass documents on to your supervisor with a click of a button?

These are advantages of having an AMHSA ID card which come standard with any AMHSA online or classroom course.

If you don't have an AMHSA ID card and/or would like further information, please contact Sydney or Scott .

Open Registration Courses!
Joint Work Site Health and Safety and more!
New Dates for our Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committee / Health and Safety Representative:

March 5, 2020
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
AMHSA - Calgary

March 18, 2020
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
AMHSA - Edmonton
April 9, 2020
8:30 - 4:30 pm
AMHSA - Calgary


Leadership for Safety Excellence
(4 Modules)
March 3 - 4, 2020
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
AMHSA - Sherwood Park






Mental Health First Aid
March 10 - 11
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
AMHSA - Sherwood Park

April 14 - 15, 2020
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
AMHSA - Calgary


Flag Person - Train-the-Trainer
March 19, 2020
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
AMHSA - Calgary

April 14, 2020
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
AMHSA - Sherwood Park

Tailgate Meeting Essentials
April 6, 2020
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
AMHSA - Calgary




April 15, 2020
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
AMHSA - Sherwood Park
To register for any of these courses, please contact us at
1-800-267-9764
Alberta OHS Online Incident Reporting
Service Update
On Friday, February 14, we sent out an update to announce that Alberta OHS recently changed the online reporting of potentially serious incidents (PSIs).

Alberta OHS has since provided with a webinar link entitled "Reporting and Investigating a Potentially Serious Incident" that will help to increase your understanding of PSIs.

The link to the webinar is below:
Meet More of Our
Instructors!
In every newsletter, we will highlight a few of our training instructors.

This month, we introduce you to Doreen Von Gradulewski!

Doreen believes and values that sharing knowledge and expertise builds a stronger foundation for continual improvements and supports workers in their abilities to achieve competency.

Doreen holds her Canadian Registered Safety Professional, (CRSP), Certified Health and Safety Management System Auditor, (CHSMSA), and Certified Health and Safety Consultant, (CHSC), designations. Doreen is passionate about life-long learning and sharing her knowledge and experience to others. Teaching and course development that focuses on the organization’s needs is an area at which she excels.

Doreen’s work experience includes the municipal sector for large and smaller municipalities, oil & gas, housing, transportation trucking and banking. Doreen is working now as a full-time consultant, trainer and auditor.

Areas of experience and interest for Doreen are:

  • Developing and teaching train-the-train programs, such as hazardous material identification and control processes, inspections and effective meetings;
  • Auditing health and safety programs and management systems, developing action plans that identify the areas of improvement and are practical to the organization;
  • Assisting organizations with the development of their health and safety management systems and internal evaluation frameworks that align with risk management strategies and business goals and objectives; and
  • Coaching management and senior management, joint work site health and safety representatives and front line supervisors to align with the organization’s risk reduction strategies and business goals.
We also want to introduce you to Robert Montgomery!

Bob has had the privilege of consulting with clientele from Alabama to Nunavut since 1995. His diverse experience has helped him earn a reputation for providing practical solutions.

He currently serves as the Director of Education for CSSE, as an adjunct Professor in the University of Fredericton EMBA program and most recently, as an Instructor in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Calgary.

He is currently writing on ‘Communication within Canadian Health & Safety’ and is regularly sought out to draft OHS-related curriculum. As time permits, he accepts speaking engagements from across the country.
Municipal Moments
All of our municipalities are encouraged to attend our safety council meetings according to the area of Alberta they represent. These meetings are for members only. Breakfast snacks and lunch are provided free of charge for our members.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FOLLOWING DATES:

Joint NASC/SASC Safety Council
  • Date April 9, 2020
  • Time: 10 am - 3 pm
  • Location: Red Deer County

Alberta Cities Safety Council
  • Date June 10, 2020
  • Time: 10 am - 3 pm
  • Location: West Rivers Edge Pavillion, Fort Saskatchewan

To learn more information about our Safety Council Meetings,
please click here .
OHS & WCB Reports
Alberta Labour

Learn about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the current situation, and actions being taken to protect the health of Albertans.




Workers' Compensation Board - Alberta - News & Announcements

Click here to see the latest news on supporting psychological health and safety, no increase to claim cost threshold, annual return deadline is February 29, 2020, and more ...

Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows





LOOK FOR AMHSA
at the following conferences and trade shows!



Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Spring 2020 Tradeshow
March 16, 2020
Edmonton Convention Centre, Halls A, B & C
9797 Jasper Avenue

We will be at booth #215 - come and visit us!
LGAA Conference & Tradeshow
April 22-23, 2020
Cambridge Red Deer Hotel

Registration deadline is April 8.

For more information and/or to register for this conference, click on the website link below.
Alberta Recreation Facility Personnel (RFP)'s 2020 Vision Trade Show
April 27, 2020
Cambridge Hotel, Red Deer

We will be in booth #610 - come and visit us!
Contact Us
AMHSA Calgary

1.800.267.9764
AMHSA Sherwood Park