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Ensure your company qualifies for the WCB prevention rebate
Qualifying COR™ companies will continue to receive the 15% prevention rebate on their WCB premiums. This program returned approximately $1 million to the heavy construction industry in 2020 and, this year, looks to improve on that success. Companies will want to ensure that they provide key pieces of information to
MHCA resumes training in class, in person; virtual instruction continues
WORKSAFELY™ will continue to offer online virtual training, however, our team recognizes that for many this may not provide the same learning experience to those who prefer in-person learning. We now have secured a space to resume in-person training at the Manitoba Construction Sector Council office (1000 Waverley Street, Winnipeg),
Keep our workers, job sites free of COVID-19 again this year
COVID-19 threw new challenges at us over the last year, but our industry was among the few permitted to continue operating as much of the business sector saw shutdowns. As spring approaches, we must remember that the health and safety protocols set in place to control the risks presented by
Safety & health inspections focus on COVID-19 controls
WORKSAFELY™ COR™ meeting Working safely in a pandemic environment has presented numerous challenges to our industry and its work conditions, those who joined in WORKSAFELY™’s latest virtual COR™ meeting on February 17 heard. Among the topics discussed was the approach Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health is taking to inspections, to
Ask the Auditor – MHCA advisor Q&A
A WORKSAFELY™ COR audit is a systematic process used to verify the performance of a health and safety management system, compared to an industry standard. The WORKSAFELY™ COR audit records, measures and presents the results of this verification. Every year, as we at MHCA review internal audits we field a
Ask the Auditor – Safety Committee/Worker Safety Representative
A WORKSAFELY™ COR™ audit is a systematic process used to verify the performance of a health and safety management system, compared to an industry standard. The WORKSAFELY COR audit records, measures and presents the results of this verification. To pass the WORKSAFELY COR audit, a company must achieve a minimum