It seems that every employer I have contact with these days is concerned about a claim form an employee that is no longer in service with them. These claims often leave the employers exposed to not only a lost time claim but significant expense.  When I question the employers about the claim and disputing the legitimacy of the claim often what is determined is that the ex-employee has reported the injury to a supervisor, the employee often did not seek medical at the time that the injury was...

The word "Conference" conjures up a number of words and phrases:  networking, exchange of views, disseminating ideas, discussion, learning from colleagues, workshops, presentations, roundtable and bull sessions, keynotes and participating in tours...  to name just a few.  Above all, it provides a forum for our presenters and for our attendees to stretch their minds, to reach out and meet peers, to look at probable solutions to some of the challenges that may be forefront in their own buildings. ...

Fall Arrest Train the Trainer

Must Hold a Current Fall Arrest/Fall Protection Certificate

Prerequisite - The following would be the prerequisites for TTT Fall Arrest: Participants must have a current validation for Fall Arrest & Fall Protection Training. Our Train the Trainer Programs provide your in-house trainers with the knowledge, skills and tools to effectively train your operators and evaluate their competence. All programs that are delivered to you are accredited training programs and...

Some of the 50+ Workshops Include these Sustainable Manufacturing Workshops:

Lassonde Beverage's Sustainability Program Saves $$
SMO1: Lassonde Beverages Canada, Sustainability for a manufacturing facility can be cost effective if we take the time to look for opportunities which are often overlooked by management.

Green Manufacturing - Carbon FootPrint/Energy Reduction
SM02: Real Time Systems Inc., Review the latest in sustainable strategy and best practices methodology to make manufacturing...

Topics touched on included;

Growth, Efficiency and Risk……While every organization must choose its own path, there are business imperatives you must embrace in this new reality; investing in growth, driving efficiency and managing risk.

Corporate Income Tax Rates

Substantively enacted provisions;

-          Reduction of general rate to 15%, which will be phased in from 19% in 2009 to 15% in 2012.

-          Federal government request collaboration of provinces to each reduce their tax rates to 10%.

S...

The swing in engagement by Brampton/Orangeville/Caledon members continues on the rise!  This month's SIG had 35 participants that came from many different roles at their facilities.   All that attended had some role in their Joint Health & Safety Committee, either as a manager rep or worker rep. 

This session had Yvonne O'Reilly from OHS Consulting leading us through a workshop that helped us to identify gaps in knowledge as to the roles and responsibilities of the JHSC.

The feeling by many...

At this very first EMC SIG Event the Windsor Consortium will discuss topics they want to explore and cover during the remainder of 2010. We will put together the framework for these monthly sessions to ensure all members get great value from them!

Also at this event Advanced Machining Services will cover some of their best practices including how they have successful diversified their customer base over the past few years. This diversification has put Advanced in the position to expect great...

Pricing and Trends

HOEP 30 day trailing average (all hours)  $35.90/MWh       Previous Report     $36.71
HOEP 30 day trailing On Peak average    $39.95                                          $40.45
HOEP 90 day trailing average (all hours)  $36.12                                          $36.15
HOEP 90 day trailing On Peak average    $40.17                                          $40.17

Current Term Prices (indicative only)

Term Prices in $ per MWh
Type of Hedge    Bal 10      Cal 2011     ...

Some of the 50+ Workshops Include these F&B Sector Workshops:

Creating A Sustainable Improvement Culture
FB01/2: Blommer Chocolate of Canada & Bristlecone Learning, Interactive workshop utilizing case studies, models and tools to illustrate the cultural foundation required to sustain continuous improvement and improve business performance.
Driving Productivity Improvements on a Budget
FB03: Karma Candy Inc., Discussion on strategies Manufacturers can use during these lean economic times...

Three enlightening speakers and a lively discussion were the feature points of the first Supply Chain Management SIG at Jervis B. Webb in Hamilton. We had Kevin Maynard from the Supply Chain Sector Council who talked about what supply chain management is and the labour market issues in it.  Corey Turnbull from Trillium HC was the second speaker and he focused on the shifts in the role of supply chain and how important lean is to that change.  Our final speaker was Marcus Vandenburg, former...