b'CSAM NEWSMAKE SURE YOUR WORKERS ARE READY FOR SITECSAM introduces new online orientation programDid you know in the first four weeks ofworkers, or anyone wanting to update a new job, new workers are five to seventheir skills, to work safely in Manitobas times more likely to be at risk of injury?construction industry.Often these injuries can be preventedBuilt from the SiteReady program with adequate training and orientation. initially launched in British Columbia, According to incident preventionSiteReadyMB has been tailored to resources, new worker injuries can beManitobas construction industry and isITS THE LAW caused by many factors: the premiere resource for construction Exposure to dangerous work withsafety orientation training.Employers have multiple legal lack of understanding of workplaceThe program takes about six to eightobligations under the duties of hazards, risk assessment and hours to complete and provides partici- employers in Manitobas Workplace control measures. pants with safety training on 20 topics,Safety and Health (WSH) Act and including legislation, WHMIS, personalRegulation. SiteReadyMB will aid Lack of awareness of workplace rightsin establishing your due diligence and responsibilities. protective equipment and rights andfor many of these obligations, responsibilities. These 20 topics are Inexperience and lack of preparationdelivered in four parts: including Section 4(2)(b); Section for the workplace.4(2)(c) and (h); Section 4(4), I nadequate training and orientation. Part 1 covers Manitobas 40(13), and 41(8); Section 7(3); workplace safety and health legis- Section 7.4(5)(g)(i) and (h); and As an employer, training and orienta- lation, as well as information on:Part 35.3(1), (2) and (3). tion are part of your obligations underworker rights and responsibilities; the Workplace Safety and Health Actemployer responsibilities; hazard and Regulation (see Section 4). Themanagement; workplace conduct; andIts a very robust program that encapsu-Construction Safety Association ofinspections, accident reporting andlates everything a prime contractor Manitoba (CSAM) is helping employersinvestigations. would review in a general orientation, meet these responsibilities while workingScott explains. It uses the principles of to reduce the number of workplacePart 2 provides instruction onidentifying, communicating and control-emergency preparedness; general incidents in Manitoba with a newworkplace conditions; personalling hazards to prepare workers to work online construction safety orientation:protective equipment; noise hazards;safely and react as hazards change.SiteReadyMB. and Canadas Workplace HazardousNot only is SiteReadyMB a compre-SiteReadyMB is an interactive generalMaterials Information System (WHMIShensive and convenient option, but orientation program designed specif- 2015). its interactive setup also helps partici-ically for the construction industry.Part 3 covers manual lifting; tools,pants to retain knowledge better than Available on any internet-connectedmachinery and equipment; mobilea typical textbook or basic orientation. device, this program is designed toequipment; electrical safety; andUsing a combination of text, video and deliver vital safety information in aladders and scaffolds. interactive exercises, the program valid-convenient, easily accessible format. Part 4 offers instruction on demoli- ates users understanding with tests throughout the modules and at the end Construction sites have specifiction; working at heights; excavationof the program. hazards, says CSAM Executive Directorand trenching; cranes, hoists, and Sean Scott. Workers need to berigging; and confined space entry. Its important that workers have this prepared to identify, communicate andUpon successful completion, participantstraining as a foundation to work safely, control these hazards as they arise onwill receive certificates for both theScott says. With a lot of the topics in a jobsite. SiteReadyMB is an excellentSiteReadyMB program and this program covering high-risk activities, resource to prepare new or returningWHMIS 2015. such as working at heights and confined space, participants receive high-level awareness to give them the knowledge Be site-ready with SiteReadyMB. to avoid the high-risk hazards, and then also provides direction on how to the For more information, please visit constructionsafety.ca attain the required in-depth training to or email sitereadymb@constructionsafety.ca. enable them to work safely when they perform those activities.Issue 2 Summer Edition 2021 BUILD MANITOBA 27'