Webinar: Asbestos Awareness

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Jennifer Dyck
Jennifer Dyck is a Certified Occupational Health Nurse and Prevention Consultant with SAFE Work Manitoba. Her nursing career has included positions within hospitals, case management and various occupational health departments. Roles have included office ergonomic assessments and training, audiometry, health promotion, prevention initiatives, return to work and psychological health and safety.

Mike PogorzelecMSc. CHSC

Michael Pogorzelec studied microbiology and pharmacology and therapeutics at the University of Manitoba. He proceeded to work in the health insurance industry, and eventually moved to the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. Here, he worked in short-term claims, providing benefits to injured workers. He is currently a Prevention Consultant at SAFE Work Manitoba, the provincial public agency dedicated to the prevention of workplace injury and illness.

Original air date: June 8, 2022

Asbestos kills. Asbestos is the number one cause of workplace deaths in Manitoba. Whether you're a worker, employer (or contractor), the information provided in this webinar will help you understand what asbestos is, the risks of asbestos, how to reduce the risk of exposure and the requirements of an asbestos inventory and control plan under Part 37 of the Workplace Safety and Health Regulation. This webinar will not cover asbestos abatement or removal requirements and procedures.

* This presentation is not a substitute for legal or health advice and should not be relied on as such. Viewers should always seek their own advice from licensed professionals. While the information in this presentation was believed to be accurate at the time of recording, changes in circumstances after the production of this recording may impact its current accuracy. The Workers Compensation Board, including its SAFE Work Manitoba Division, is not liable for anyone's reliance on the information presented herein.