Together, we can build safer workplaces in the new normal and emerge stronger in the recovery.
On October 29-30, 2020, health and safety professionals, industry leaders, and youth from around the world met in this interactive online conference to learn from 60 Canadian and international experts. In a crisis without borders, we are stronger together.
Now on demand, watch all 25 recorded sessions in four conference tracks. WATCH
Learn from industry leaders and health and safety experts from BC, Canada, and around the world. Meet and hear from industry leaders in manufacturing, food processing, and other sectors such as Siemens, Cummins, McCormick, and Canada Goose. Learn from experts from CCOHS, CDC-NIOSH, PAHO/WHO, and more on workplace health and safety topics ranging from exposure control to mental health and human performance to crisis communications. Meet our partners: the sponsors, exhibitors, and 25 not-for-profit partner organizations supporting the Make It Safe 2020 program—many of whom also provide valuable support to our manufacturing and food and beverage processing members.
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Listen to 25 recorded designed for business executives, HR leaders, health and safety professionals, safety committees, and youth.
Hear from industry and HR leaders and health and safety professionals from around the world who shared lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn new approaches for building a safer workplace and a productive, engaged, supported workplace culture in the recovery. Take away new ideas and best practices from the experience of more than 50 expert speakers and industry leaders.
Catch the sessions you missed on demand after the conference.
8:00 AM PDT
30min
Panel8:30 AM PDT
120min
Breakout Seminar9:00 AM PDT
60min
Panel9:00 AM PDT
90min
Breakout Seminar60min
Panel10:00 AM PDT
Jose Barranco and Steven Hodgins bring many years of specific expertise in health and safety, and can connect you with the information and services you need to support your business. Bring your questions!
45min
Coffee Talk90min
PanelParticipatory
ergonomics actively involves workers and other stakeholders in this process to improve productivity
and reduce risks to safety and health. Effectively implemented Participatory Ergonomics programs
are not only associated with positive health outcomes, but also result in measurable reductions in MSI-related symptoms and injuries, workers’ compensation claims, and lost
days.
120min
Breakout Seminar1:30 PM PDT
In this session, industrial hygienist and AIHA board member Bernard Fontaine, Jr. shares key lessons learned from companies in a variety of industries and actionable steps to develop or improve your exposure control plan.
60min
Round table60min
Round table60min
Round table60min
Case Study60min
Breakout Seminar8:00 AM PDT
0min
Panel8:30 AM PDT
120min
Breakout Seminar9:00 AM PDT
In this session, we look at some of those new risks and the implications for machine guarding:
60min
Breakout Seminar9:00 AM PDT
60min
Breakout Seminar9:30 AM PDT
60min
Panel60min
Breakout Seminar90min
Panel12:30 PM PDT
90min
PanelIn Canada and around the world, the wide range of standard certifications and qualifications for occupational health and safety professionals in various industries create inconsistency and gaps in the evolving health and safety needs of our businesses.
In a multi-year research and consultation project, the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC and provincial and industry partners have been working to identify the core OHS competencies and capabilities needed to meet the health and safety needs of manufacturing companies. In this session, hear from experts in education and industry on this work and discuss the impact on future OHS training and assessment programs, professional skills and certifications, and adoption by the manufacturing industry.
60min
Panel60min
Breakout Seminar2:00 PM PDT
60min
Breakout Seminar120min
Breakout Seminar3:30 PM PDT
How can we lead workplaces and teams that are inclusive and respectful? In manufacturing and food processing, we see tremendous ethnic diversity, a mix of younger and older workers, temporary or migrant workers, and often differences in language, race, and sexual orientation.
In the pandemic, we have seen new prejudices cause friction in many plants. In this session, we consider the role of organization values in building and supporting an inclusive workplace. Discover and discuss new strategies in defining values that support inclusivity, and integrating them into your management approach and decision-making.60min
Round table3:30 PM PDT
60min
Breakout Seminar60min
Panel4:30 PM PDT
10min
PanelWatch the Safety Pinnacle Awards, originally presented on the eve of Make It Safe, October 28, 2020. Celebrate your health and safety achievements with your team, your families and customers. WATCH