Archived MHCA | Nov 2018

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A SUPPLEMENT TO THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Celebrating 75 GROUNDBREAKING years in 2018

We are a diversified company, based in

Portage la Prairie, offering heavy construction services. • Excavation • Road Building • Sewer and Water • Lagoon Construction

A HISTORY OF SAFETY AT THE MANITOBA HEAVY CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

• Bridgework • Demolition

1989

FIRST SAFETY ADVISOR HIRED by the MHCA

Providing High Quality, Professional Services - Safely and Efficiently

1990

MHCA designed a SAFETY- AND-HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAM to reduce injuries among workers.

1997

MHCA developed a separate environmental safety program. Through the two programs, MHCA offered comprehensive safety and environmental accreditation to any company willing to go through the process. The accreditation was recognized throughout Canada. In 2000, MHCA amalgamated the two programs under one banner, called the SAFETY HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM (SHEP).

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2000

COR™ (Certificate of Recognition) program established by the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations and MHCA begins delivery of the nationally recognized COR Safety Program in the Manitoba Heavy Construction Industry. BY 2001, 40 COMPANIES HAD ACHIEVED COR CERTIFICATION WCB introduced a 5% DISCOUNT ON PREMIUMS for COR-certified companies MHCA’s safety program was rebranded as WORKSAFELY™ WORKSAFELY introduced the E-COR DIGITAL SAFETY APPLICATION for company safety program documentation and management MHCA WORKSAFELY and other members of the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations ENDORSE THE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY OFFICER (NCSO) DESIGNATION

2004

MHCA LED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE ROADS MANITOBA, a

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community initiative to educate and encourage motorists to engage in respectful and safe driving practices to protect the safety of those who work on or adjacent to our roadways. MHCA introduced ROAD BUILDERS SAFETY TRAINING SYSTEM on-line training

2007

2008

2010

MHCA delivers WINTER ROAD SAFETY TRAINING on behalf of the provincial government

2012

Building a Better Winnipeg

Our people and solutions make an impact everywhere you look

We pride ourselves in building better cities and better communities, from the buildings in which we live and work, to the roads and bridges that connect our cities and towns. We provide construction solutions that respond to the needs of our customers and the people living in the communities we help create.

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2014

FULL-TIME SAFETY ADVISOR HIRED IN NORTHERN MANITOBA AND BRANDON/ WESTMAN REGION. WORKSAFELY became the only IBSP to have full-time safety advisors located in northern Manitoba COR BECAME MANDATORY for government construction projects exceeding $100,000 WCB INTRODUCED 15% REBATE FOR COR-CERTIFIED COMPANIES and other

Asphalt Paving Concrete Paving Base & Excavation Sewer & Water

Parking Lots

Subdivision Development

2018

340 COMPANIES ARE COR- CERTIFIED, covering approximately

Asphalt Supply

industries (replacing former 5% discount)

75% of the workforce

INJURY RATE PER/100 WORKERS

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Phone: (204) 237.6253 Fax: (204) 237.5032

2000: 7.5 2011: 5.06 2012: 4.56 2013: 4.53

2014: 4.49 2015: 4.71 2016: 3.70

Note: WCB does not have stats going back further than 2000 2017: 3.60

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