About Us

Who we are

Manitoba Association for Safety in Healthcare (MASH) is a specialized safety program dedicated to the healthcare industry in Manitoba.

We offer a comprehensive range of safety training, consulting services, and Safe Work certification to support all healthcare workers.

Our primary goal is to collaborate with our members, providing the necessary safety and health resources to establish a secure work environment for their employees.

We are deeply committed to ensuring the well-being of healthcare professionals and promoting a culture of safety within the healthcare sector.

Our Mission

Empower, support, and enable those working within the healthcare sector to create safer environments to reduce preventable harm.

Our Vision

To deliver physically and psychologically safer environments for everyone working in the healthcare sector.

Our Values

Collaboration: An engaging, diverse, and inclusive environment where people share a broad range of perspectives to support the common goal of achieving the highest level of safety and quality care.
Excellence: A trusted source of high standards and professionalism where innovation and best practices nurture a culture of continuous improvement.
Accountability: Delivering value to the healthcare sector through measurable reduction of preventable harm.
Transparency: Ensuring a culture of openness where people have the confidence to report concerns, seek improvements, and receive quick responses to safety needs at all levels.

2024-2029 Strategic Plan

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Our Team

Brittany Strand

Safety Advisor

Deanne Mullen

Safety Advisor

Jessica Selby

Safety Advisor

Megan Brook

Safety Advisor

Pamela McCallum

Director of Operations & Human Resources

Randy Dallinger

Human Resources Officer

Ron Van Denakker

Executive Director

Sandi Knox

Administrative Assistant

Teaghan Sampson

Safety Advisor

Tonya Nelson

Director of Safety Programs

Veronica Suszynski

Safety Advisor

Workplace Safety and Health Committee and Representative Training

This one-day course is designed for Safety and Health committee members and workplace safety representatives. Participants will learn general legislation as it pertains to safety and health committees or representatives. They will gain knowledge of their roles, duties, and responsibilities as it relates to workplace safety and health. This course will also inform participants on how to address safety concerns and make recommendations, they will understand what hazards are, different methods of recognizing hazards and controls to eliminate or mitigate hazards. Participants will also learn what Safe Work Certification is, and how the committee members or representatives are involved in the certification process.

*Mandatory for Safe Work Certification

Hazard Identification and Risk Control

This one-day course will provide employers, supervisors, workers, and committee members with an understanding of the legislative requirements for identifying existing and potential risks to the health and safety of workers. It will also provide an understanding of categories of hazards, methods of identifying hazards, Assessing the risk of hazards and methods to control the risk, how to develop safe work procedures.

Workplace Incident Investigation Training

This one-day course is to provide employers, supervisors, workers, and committee members with an understanding of conducting workplace incident investigations. The course will cover the legal framework including duties and responsibilities, elements of a safety and health program, the structure and function of the internal responsibility system. It will also provide an overview of different types of causes to be considered in an investigation and the various incident

causation models. The course will also cover being prepared for an investigation. the steps of investigating, including recommending corrective actions and writing the report and follow-up.

Principles of Safety and Health Management System

This one-day course is to introduce the principles, benefits and framework for a workplace safety and health program required to develop safety excellence. It is designed to support consistent and quality training for employers and workers in the development of workplace safety and health management systems. The training is intended for senior management, persons accountable for, and who have authority over safety and health in the workplace, persons responsible for conducting maintenance audits.

*Mandatory for Safe Work Certification

Safety and Health Leadership Training

Safety and Health Leadership is a one-day course that will provide those who have charge of a workplace, or authority over a worker, with an understanding of their legal duties and responsibilities pertaining to everyday safety and health functions. It is designed to clarify their role in providing a safe and healthy workplace for workers. The training is intended for those who have charge of a workplace, authority over a worker.

*Mandatory for Safe Work Certification

Maintenance Auditor Training

This is a 2-day training course that is done in person. This course is meant for the individual(s) from the workplace who will be responsible for conducting the maintenance audits. The participants will learn what Safe Work Certification is, the audit process and how to use the audit tool including the industry-specific element. Participants will be engaged throughout the two-day course through group discussions, completing a tabletop mock audit, and a quiz. To receive a certificate and Maintenance Auditor number participants are required to obtain a minimum of 70% on the quiz, and submit a partially completed audit tool, based on the tabletop mock audit.

*Mandatory for Safe Work Certification

Supervisor Safety and Health Roles and Responsibilities

The purpose of this half day compressed session, is to introduce new and existing supervisors to the health & safety program. The session will provide brief explanations regarding the role, responsibilities, and legal duties of supervisors in the various capacities within the internal responsibility system (IRS). The training is intended for persons who have charge of a workplace or authority over a worker.