26 UPWORD www.winnipegconstruction.ca Photograph, Andrew Sikorsky Training standards are at the core of what we do and at the forefront of our initiatives for 2017. The Westman Safety Conference took place on April 11 & 12, 2017, which provided over 120 attendees with occupational safety and health education and training designed for all industries – covering subjects such as safety culture, musculoskeletal injuries and prevention of young worker injuries. Meanwhile, our collaborative initiative for setting a standard throughout Working at Heights training programs and providers in Manitoba is finally coming to fruition. After two years of developing a series of documentation that encompasses and structures standardized working at heights training programs and providers, we’re ready to introduce the program to the construction industry and implement the working at heights training standard as a “best practice” in Manitoba. CSAM will be recognized as the “gate keeper” of the voluntary training standard under the expectation that SAFE Work Manitoba will take over the implementation and quality assurance of all training standards in due course. And lastly, I’m pleased to say that our Divisional Committees’ questions surrounding environmental safety have been answered: we have developed a new one-day course, called Environmental Safety in Construction, which encompasses growing topics and solutions for the construction industry. To see upcoming training dates for this and other courses, visit constructionsafety.ca. Thank you to our member companies for your ongoing support as we continue to strengthen the safety culture, with education and training, in Manitoba’s construction industry. Have a safe summer! Mike Jones Executive Director Construction Safety Association of Manitoba Photograph, Andrew Sikorsky It’s conference time at the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba! Our annual CSAM: THE Safety Conference is returning to Winnipeg on February 6 & 7, 2018, with an offering of two-, one- and half-day courses that speak to the evolving needs of the building construction industry and related sectors. Then on April 18 & 19, 2018, our annual Westman Safety Conference will be coming to Brandon with a new line-up of two-, one- and half-day courses that are offered by our partnered industry- based safety programs and designed to strengthen the safety culture throughout all industries in Manitoba. These two conferences symbolize growth in our industry - by creating new opportunities for professional development, solving new and existing problems and bridging industries together with education and training that’s recognized across all workplaces. I invite you to learn more about the offerings at each conference and discover all that’s available to you, your colleagues and your company. Our conferences provide equal opportunity for all levels of workers to enhance leadership/management skills, build on existing skillsets and celebrate the importance of safety in all industries. For CSAM: THE Safety Conference, visit thesafetyconference.ca and for the Westman Safety Conference, visit westmansafety.ca. Thank you in advance for your interest as well as your continued support in our initiatives towards making Manitoba’s construction industry one of the safest industries to be a part of. Sincerely, Mike Jones Executive Director Construction Safety Association of Manitoba