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Manitoba Activities/Events For further details, please contact Tammy Oakes at the CME office at 949-1454 or visit our website: www.daretocompete.ca

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Multiple approvals, invoicing errors, excessive reporting, duplicate data sources…these are just some of the wastes in typical office processes.

CME launched its new two-day, hands-on training program for LEAN Office to help companies eliminate these wastes. Using a simulated office, participants applied LEAN tools and concepts to increase the timely flow of information in the office. The interactive style of the program, with an equal mix of theory and hands-on learning, provided an engaging experience for participants to grasp the concepts. Collaboration, teamwork and high energy ruled the two-day event!

The next session will run on June 11 & 12th. To register visit: www.daretocompete.ca > Training

Does processing your paperwork take longer than producing your product?

May

May 7 & 8 LEAN & Green Workshop

May 16 Managing the Workforce Risks - Breakfast Session

May 17 Daily Kaizen

June

June 3 CME Golf Tournament 2013 - Breezy Bend Golf and Country Club

June 6 Safety Committee Basics

June 11 & 12 LEAN Office

June 21 Basic Facilitation Skills

auGuST

august 20-22 Bakken Oil Workers & Oil Services Expo - Outreach Business Mission

SePTeMBeR

September 9 (start) LEAN Level III Black Belt Winnipeg (Fall Session)

September 18 (start) LEAN for SMEs

September 24 (start) LEAN Level II Greenbelt (Fall Session)

OCTOBeR

October 21 (start) AME LEAN Conference (October 21-25, 2013) - Toronto, ON

MAY 2013

Golf season is upon us again and CME is gearing up for the 2013 CME Annual Golf Tournament in support of the Manitoba Manufacturers’ Hall of Fame. We are looking forward to sharing a great day of networking, friendship and fun on the golf course with our members, sponsors and partners.

Register online at: www.daretocompete.ca > Events

For information about sponsorship opportunities, Contact Helen Mitchell at (204) 949-1454 or helen.mitchell@cme-mec.ca

We look forward to seeing you on the course!

Why become a CME member?

Tee up in support of the Manitoba Manufacturers’ Hall of Fame - June 3rd

> Connect with the largest national trade and industry association and Manitoba’s largest sector -$14 Billion.

> Gain access to industry intelligence that enhances your ability to compete.

> Access the manufacturing-focussed training your company needs to fully engage employees, improve processes and minimize waste.

> Connect with Manitoba’s business community, manufacturing leaders and governments to learn from best practices and strengthen your network.

HR Tools

> Online guides and worksheets for: Job Description, Performance Management, Recruitment & Selection, Orientation, Health and Safety 101.

> Online videos: Introduction to Lean Tools and A3 Problem Solving.

> Online WHMIS.

> Reading Writing Math Assessments.

Contact Debbie Leiter, HR Champion at debbie.leiter@cme-mec.ca or (204) 949-1454 for more information.

Trade

> Export Executive Council (EEC) – an exclusive group of executives responsible for sales strategies and trade initiatives, who meet regularly to share ideas, learn from each other and help find solutions.

> EEC Awareness Breakfast, Summer 2013 - Space is limited to one senior representative per company.

Contact Gustavo Zentner, Trade Champion at gustavo.zentner@cme-mec.ca or (204) 293-9637 for more information.

Innovation & Technology

> Innovation Engineering – A set of tools and practices that are designed to improve the speed of innovation while systematically reducing the risk of new products and services. The system provides the structures needed to allow all employees to innovate at an accelerated pace.

Contact Kevin Lusk, Innovation & Technology Champion at kevin.lusk@cme-mec.ca or (204) 949-1454 for more information.

LEAN

> LEAN level 111-Blackbelt delivered by Master Blackbelt, Ian Marshall is being offered this fall in Winnipeg.

Contact Tammy Oakes, Training Coordinator at tammy.oakes@cme-mec.ca or (204) 949-1454 for more information.

For the first time in Winnipeg, Manitoba’s manufacturers will now have access to LEAN Level III – Blackbelt training.

Designed for advanced LEAN practitioners with experience in practical application and facilitation, you will follow the proven

“train and do” method, to learn how to develop LEAN; strategy, culture, and facilitators.

Course participants will be challenged to apply what they have learned and demonstrate results in their company. They will emerge as more confident LEAN practitioners, ready to strategically lead business improvement and further develop LEAN culture.

Course Dates:

Module 1 (5 days): September 9 - 13

Module 2 (5 days): October 7 - 11

Module 3 (4 days): November 11 - 14 (Benchmarking trip to Japan)

Module 4 (5 days): December 16 - 20

For more information and to reserve your space, contact Tammy Oakes, Training Coordinator at tammy.oakes@cme-mec.ca or (204) 949-1454

FIRST TIME - LEAN-Blackbelt training in Winnipeg!

Best Practices for Cross Border BusinessIn the world of business and sales, nothing takes precedent over the bilateral relationship and dependency that Canada has on exports to the US market. The importance of trade compliance both of temporary entry of goods and border crossing of people, is often overlooked by manufacturers and exporters, resulting in significant penalties and disruptions to businesses on both sides of the border.

It is the importance and relevance of these issues that lead CME to organize a Canada-US Border Crossing Seminar to clarify processes, ask questions and learn best practices from officers from both countries.

During the session, Tim Cipullo, US Consul to Manitoba, referenced the Fast Track Temporary Foreign Worker Framework that Canada and the US have launched to support shortages of temporary workers and entry processes.

“Companies need to understand, we don’t just manufacture and export the finished product, we manufacture things together” said Ron Koslowsky, Vice President, CME Manitoba.

Gustavo Zentner, CME Trade Champion highlighted “preparation, transparency and business disclosure are the best courses of action when filing temporary crossing documentation and completing export/sales related activities”.

We encourage Manitoba companies to engage in a confidential discussion about border crossing by contacting, CME Trade Champion, Gustavo Zentner at gustavo.zentner@cme-mec.ca or (204) 293-9637.

The CME Trade Portfolio offers a number of upcoming activities to support trade:

> Export Executive Council for Manufacturers launching, summer of 2013.

> Outreach business mission and match-making to the Bakken Oil Workers and Oil Service Expo in North Dakota – August 20-22, 2013.

> 3rd Annual Trade Summit – November 21, 2013.

Gustavo Zentner, CME Trade Champion introduces the panelist speakers at the Canada-US Border Crossing Seminar

To advertise in this newsletter, please contact Jenna Biegun at (204) 949-1454.

CME New Members

Pine Falls Clothing Julie Land

Ranger Insurance Mace Mazur

Dimatec Inc. Ken Pickering

Smarter U.com (Division of Neovation) Susan Hurrell

Farm Credit Canada Bonnie Bain

CME signs on with Safety Services ManitobaCME is now partnered with Safety Services Manitoba to introduce safety programming to CME’s training offerings. Safety Services Manitoba is a not for profit organization delivering professional loss prevention services since 1964.

CME members will receive a 10% discount on all safety programming offered by CME. The first course will be “SAFETY COMMITTEE BASICS”. This course will provide an overview on the rights and responsibilities of people in the workplace for: meetings, hazard recognition and control, inspections and right to refuse situations. This course is useful for committee members, safety and health representatives, employers and supervisors.

Mark your calendar for Safety Committee Basics, June 6, 2013.

Registration is available online at www.daretocompete.ca > Events

NEWS RELEASE

Contacts: Anthony Toderian Anita Zubricki Manager, Corporate Affairs, CSA Group Director of Marketing, Safety Services MB P: 416.747.2620 P: 204.631.1302 E: anthony.toderian@csagroup.org E: azubricki@safetyservicesmanitoba.ca

CSA GROUP RECOGNIZES SAFETY SERVICES MANITOBA AS AN OFFICIAL TRAINING PROVIDER

Toronto, March 6, 2013 – CSA Group, an independent, not-for-profit standards development organization, and Safety Services Manitoba, today announce that Safety Services Manitoba has been chosen as a recognized service provider for occupational health and safety training programs developed by the CSA Group Learning Institute.

The official recognition of Safety Services Manitoba as a CSA Group service provider will improve the reach of CSA Group standards-based occupational health and safety training to Manitobans. The initiative will help manufacturing, processing, distribution and construction sectors stay current on a range of occupational health and safety issues facing their industries.

“Safety Services Manitoba is looking forward to working with CSA Group and providing Manitoba companies with improved access to their recognized education platform,” said Judy Murphy, SSM’s President and CEO. “This initiative will give us the opportunity to expand our service offerings to our clients and the Occupational Health and Safety industry in training areas that we haven’t previously offered.”

As the province’s only not-for-profit safety service provider, Safety Services Manitoba (SSM) has been preventing loss and protecting people since 1964, by specializing in occupational and road safety training.

“This initiative demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing learning solutions that address the needs of industry at large, as well as the specific needs of Safety Services Manitoba, their clients and their stakeholders,” said Bob Main, Director of CSA Group’s Health & Safety standards program.

CSA Group’s Learning Institute helps organizations and their employees advance their knowledge of standards, codes and management systems, helping them apply and recognize the value of standards within their operations. Standards-based training also helps demonstrate due diligence in demonstrating compliance to regulatory requirements. Its primary objective is to help ensure the safety and security of workers and the general public across a wide range of industries and environments.

For more information, course outlines, dates and registration fees, visit www.shopcsa.ca or www.safetyservicesmanitoba.ca

About CSA Group CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association dedicated to safety, social good and sustainability. CSA Group’s knowledge and expertise encompass standards development; training solutions; consumer product evaluation services; and global testing and certification services across key business areas including hazardous locations, industrial, plumbing, construction, medical, safety, technology, appliances and gas, alternative energy, lighting and sustainability. The CSA certification mark appears on billions of products worldwide. For more information, visit www.csagroup.org.

About Safety Services Manitoba Safety Services Manitoba is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to making Manitoba safer with innovative, responsive safety services. To that end, the organization delivers safety training and consulting services to Manitoba companies and individuals. For more information, visit www.safetyservicesmanitoba.ca.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION PRICE Per student

GROUP RATE (8-12 people) DATE

CAN/CSA Z1000 Essentials: OH&S Management System

Implementation

During this 2-day course participants receive an overview of the

requirements of the consensus-based CAN/CSA Z1000 standard –

Canada’s National Standard for OH&S Management.

$999

$6,999

May 28-29

Safeguarding of Machinery—Based on CSA Z462

During this 1-day course participants are familiarized with the CSA

Z432 Safeguarding of Machinery Standard and receive practical

training on how to apply this standard.

$799

$5,499

June 6

Inspecting and Maintaining Steel Storage Racks This 1-day course introduces participants to inspection and

maintenance sections of the CSA User Guide for Steel Storage

Racks.

$799

$5,499

June 7

Workplace Electrical Safety Workshop—Based on CSA Z462

This 1-day course familiarizes organizations with the CSA Z462

standard and assists organizations in identifying shock and arc

flash hazards as well as injury and incident prevention strategies.

$699

$4,999

June 10

Electrical Safety Awareness for Non-Electrical Workers

During this 1-day course, non-electrical workers learn basic and

comprehensive practical electrical safety information.

$699

$4,999

June 11