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WCB prides itself on forming strong partnerships with its community.

Our partnerships and outreach initiatives include:

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SAFE Work Partnerships

The WCB is proud to be part of a number of partner programs, in which industry groups have taken on the SAFE cause and taken ownership of it. These are province-wide programs and include the construction, hospitality, retail, road construction, healthcare and agricultural industries:

  • SAFE On Site
  • SAFE Retail
  • SAFE Roads
  • SAFE Healthcare
  • SAFE Farms

Learn more about these SAFE industries.

 

SAFE Momentum

SAFE Momentum is a partnership program that invites Manitoba organizations and corporations to become corporate partners and brand sponsors of the SAFE Work program. Through an investment in a marketing campaign (also supported by the WCB and Global), SAFE Momentum partners demonstrate their commitment to a culture of safety and health across the province.

The SAFE Momentum program began in 2007 as a way for corporate and organizational leaders to support SAFE Work’s commitment to achieve a culture of health and safety in Manitoba. Through an investment in a marketing campaign (also supported by the WCB and Global), organizations can demonstrate their commitment to the safety of their workers and to all Manitobans, ensuring a safer province in which to work and to live.

The corporations who've become SAFE Momentum partners include Manitoba Blue Cross, Manitoba Hydro, Lafarge/Manitoba Floodway Authority, CanWest Global, Biovail, Vale Inco, the Manitoba Chiropractors Association, Mark’s Work Wearhouse and the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW).

 

Manitoba Heavy Construction Association

The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association is a non-profit organization advocating the positive relationship between sustainable investment in infrastructure and our quality of life, the economy and the environment.

The Manitoba Heavy Construction WorkSafely Program is an ‘Authority Having Jurisdiction’ to grant COR™ in the province of Manitoba. In achieving this national safety program accreditation in Manitoba, the MHCSP practices the utmost diligence to ensure that the national COR™ standards are upheld. With one common audit instrument utilized across Canada, the national standard is clear: Minimum 50 per cent in each element and an overall audit score of 80 per cent.

 

Construction Safety Association of Manitoba (CSAM)

The Construction Safety Association of Manitoba is your premiere source for quality safety information, resources, tools and training. Established in 1990, the Association works in the best interests of Manitoba construction-related companies to provide effective practical solutions and create and maintain a safer workplace.  CSAM is one of two Manitoba associations that offer COR certification.

 

Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. Junior Achievement programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace.

The WCB supports Junior Achievement by presenting an award to the student that best incorporates workplace safety into their business plan. This partnership promotes safety and social responsibility in the workplace for future generations.

 

Provincial North American Safety and Health (NAOSH) Awards

The Annual NAOSH Awards are presented to safety-minded organizations in various categories, including best overall entry, most innovative and best representation of theme. As part of NAOSH Week, employers are encouraged to develop safety activities in the workplace as a way to build prevention awareness among employees and the general public.

The WCB supports the annual NAOSH Awards and frequently hosts the event.