b'CSAM NEWSMESSAGE FROM CSAMAnother CSAM Safety Conference has come and gone and we are still going strong. This past February, the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba held its 30th construction safety conference at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. CSAM: THE Safety Conference once again attracted over 1,500 participants, instructors, exhibitors and industry leaders to take part in education, training and demonstrations that speak to and celebrate the importance of safety and health in the workplace. We always put on a great conference, but I can safely say this years conference was the best Ive seen yet. There was an unprecedented level of generous sponsorship and support from the building construction industry that enabled a diverse offering of training courses, certifications and leadership sessions. The 2019 conference also saw more vendors than ever before, providing informative, hands-on demonstrations and networking opportunities with exhibitors from across Manitoba and Canada.Over the past few years, CSAM has made significant efforts in growing the calibre of the leadership sessions. On day one of the conference, author and professional safety keynote Kevin Burns presented an engaging and inspiring session on how to shift perspectives on safety programs and help people embrace safety as a personal value. Day two saw Don Wilson, a safety consultant and motivational speaker, demonstrate the value of creating a 24/7 safety culture, and how instilling a personal view of safety beyond the confines of the workplace has a much bigger impact on safety practices and injury prevention on and off the job. The engagement and feedback from these sessions has been excellent and were grateful to all facilitators for lending their time and expertise to help move the needle on safety in our industry.At the 2018 CSAM: THE Safety Conference, we presented a partnership with the Institute for Work and Health on the Manitoba Construction Safety Performance Survey, a benchmarking tool to help elevate and define best practices used to advance the protection of construction workers in Manitoba. This survey was the beginning of a project that has now come full circle with the release of the INDICATOR dashboard. The dashboard premiered at this years conference as a demonstration on the trade show floor, and as part of a Leadership session to walk decision-makers through the process and illustrate the range of benefits offered by the survey and benchmarking tool. With INDICATOR, your organization will be able to make fully informed decisions on your safety program and culture. The dashboard will display where your organization is strong on safety, where youre able to improve and how to make those changes, with the help of your Construction Safety Association of Manitoba. To experience INDICATOR for yourself, please visit constructionsafety.ca/indicator.As we continue to look for ways to raise the bar and bring new initiatives to CSAM: THE Safety Conference, I must say how I am continually impressed by the tremendous amount of work and coordination that goes into making a conference of this scale a success. My thanks go to all the hardworking CSAM staff who put in the hours and effort required to provide the calibre of event worthy of our industry. Im already looking forward to the 2020 conference.On behalf of the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba, I would like to thank you all for your continued support and for joining CSAM in our ongoing initiatives to improve safety standards in the building construction industry and elevate the culture of safety in Manitoba.Derek Pott Operations Manager Construction Safety Association of Manitoba26 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'