March 24, 2017 - The WSIB is offering two complimentary Health & Safety Training / Support programs for owners and managers of small businesses. This is a great opportunity to receive instruction and support in designing a program for your business, either with ‘Building Health and Safety Awareness’ or ‘Building Your Health and Safety Program’ options. Further details including dates and locations are available by selecting the blue ‘Health and Safety’ book on the CFBA homepage: http://www.cfba.ca or via the WSIB website and follow this path: Home / Employers / Health and Safety / Small Business Health and Safety Programs.
CFBA Members were invited to a complimentary Lunch and Learn seminar on Friday April 21st 11:45am – 1:30pm @Tacoma Engineers, 176 Speedvale Ave W, Guelph, ON. To view the PowerPoint Presentations, please click on the topic. Topics included:
Update on the National Farm Building Code
•Will Teron of Tacoma Engineers
Making Sense of Financial Reports
‘What a Manager/Business Owner Needs to Know’
•Jean Pritchard of BDO Canada
Health and Safety Regulations in Construction
‘What a Manager/Business Owner Needs to Know’
•John Sammut of IHSA (Infrastructure Health and Safety Association)
The following PowerPoint Presentations were delivered at the CFBA's 2017 Annual Conference held on Friday, January 27, 2017. Educational topics and presenters are indicated. We sincerely thank our supporters:
National Farm Building Code - Update
Will Teron, Tacoma Engineers
Precast in Construction of Farm Buildings
Jason Stubbe, Stubbes Precast
Construction Health and Safety
Vince La Tona, Ministry of Labour
Construction Lien Act Reform – Update
Edward Dreyer, Madorin, Snyder LLP
R-Wall© Thermal Composite Structural Panels - Time and Cost Savings in Farm Building Construction
Terry Rothwell, Tampa Hall
Getting to know your Building Inspector - What a Builder/Contractor needs to know about the Building Permit and Inspection Process
Matt Farrell, Township of Huron Kinloss and Ontario Building Officials Association
Ventilation - New and Emerging Technology in Livestock Buildings
Rick McBay, Faromor Ltd.
Heartland Farm Mutual - Barn Fire Inspection Findings & Loss Prevention Solutions
Jim Zyta, Heartland Farm Mutual
Modular Construction in Farm Buildings - The Steel Factor
Greg Burke, Vicwest
Sherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment and Labour Lawyers are offering a complimentry seminar on the topic of Missing in Action: Managing Planned and Unplanned Workplace Absenteeism. DATE: Tuesday May 30, 2017, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. LOCATION: Mississauga Convention Centre, 75 Derry Road West, Mississauga. Registration and further details available here.
Sherrard Kuzz LLP, Employment and Labour Lawyers are offering a complimentary seminar on the topic of Workplace Investigations: How to Comply with the Law and Manage Risk. DATE: Wednesday February 1, 2017; 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. (breakfast at 7:30 a.m.; program at 8:00 a.m.) LOCATION: Hazelton Manor, 99 Peelar Road, Concord. Registration and further details available here.
Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Seminars: The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is pleased to provide the following invitation to attend one of several upcoming information sessions for the revised Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Document and accompanying AgriSuite software. Seminar dates vary from mid-November to mid-December 2016. Click Here
MiTek Canada: MiTek Canada and the CFBA recently partnered on a seminar to educate CFBA members about mitigating factors related to the corrosion of truss plates in high-humidity agricultural applications. The following is an information sheet created by MiTek to reinforce the information provided in the seminar.
Group Insurance Payments - Avoid Dangerous Employer Liability Traps - complimentary seminar hosted by Sherrard Kuzz LLP Employment and Labour Lawyers - September 28, 2016 - 7:30 - 9:30am - CFBA members welcome to attend. For details scroll to end of newsletter
CFBA - Lunch and Learn Seminar - Truss Plate Corrosion - April 26, 2016 - Industry understanding and recommendations for truss plate protection in agricultural applications
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Update - Barn Features to Accommodate Modular Loading of Poultry
Recommendations for new barns and retrofitting existing broiler barns as recommended by Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), The Association of Ontario Chicken Processors (AOCP), and The Poultry Services Association (PSA) effective June 16, 2016.
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This is the story of an historic turnaround: the transformation of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board into a fiscally sustainable and accountable organization that is more responsive to the needs of injured workers, employers and our economy.
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Evolution of Farm Buildings
A look back at 25 years of agricultural building design and what has changed! A historical review of agricultural construction and an open forum discussion on what the future holds.
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HR Seminar
Navigating the risks of Interns, Volunteers, Temps and Student Employees
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The following PowerPoint Presentations were delivered at the CFBA's 2016 Annual Conference held on January 29, 2016. Educational topics and presenters are indicated. We sincerely thank our supporters:
Farm Lighting & Energy Incentives
Steve Clarke
Construction Law: Drafting of Contracts
Lianne J. Armstrong
Lerners LLP
Evolution of Agricultural Buildings:
A Historic Review, Current and Future Considerations
Steven Adema, P.Eng.
Principal, Tacoma Engineers
Advances in Laser and GPS for Construction
Dan Hendriks, Geoshack
Farm Structures: Leassons Learned & Opportunities for Improvement
Steve Beadle, P.Eng.
Reform of the Construction Lien Act
Ted Dreyer, Madorin, Snyder LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
Certificate of Recognition
John Sammut
