Occupational Health Centre

09/29/2026

🌿 Join Us for a Free Online Session!

Learn and Connect: Understanding Chronic Pain, Fascia, and the Systems We Navigate

A two-part session for injured and ill workers and their allies — including those who work alongside or advocate for them.

🩺 Part 1 – Educational Webinar | First Hour
Presented by Dr. Robert Chase, Occupational Health Centre Physician
Explore chronic pain, fascia, movement, musculoskeletal health, and reflections from Dr. Chase’s medical career and experiences with the workers compensation system.

💬 Part 2 – Peer Support & Dialogue | Second Hour
Stay for an open and welcoming space to connect, reflect, and share support with others.

✨ Attend either part or both — whatever works for you!

📅 October 7, 2026, 10 am - 12 noon

👉 Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bFhiSJ05SXKchSVS87Udgg

09/03/2026

🌳☀️ Thank You for Joining Us! 💚

A big thank you to everyone who joined our Volunteer Appreciation Picnic on September 1 at Assiniboine Park!

It was wonderful spending time with our Cross-Cultural Trainers, their families, and Advisory Members - enjoying delicious food and beverages, playing games, and sharing lots of laughs! 😊

We truly appreciate your time, dedication, and contributions to our community.

📸 Sharing a few highlights from our fun-filled day together!

07/10/2026

🌡️ Extreme heat is here - stay safe this weekend!

While many of us are feeling the impact of this weekend's extreme temperatures, it's important to remember that heat is a year-round workplace hazard.

Workers in foundries, bakeries, laundries, commercial kitchens, manufacturing plants, and many other indoor workplaces are regularly exposed to high heat. Outdoor workers face even greater risks during the summer months.

Knowing how to recognize the signs of heat stress and taking preventive measures can help protect yourself and your coworkers.

📖 Read our latest article:
Working in the Heat: Protecting Workers from a Year-Round Occupational Hazard
https://ohcmb.ca/news/working-in-the-heat/

Stay cool. Stay hydrated. Stay safe. 💧☀️

06/24/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported OHC's AGM last week!

We were honoured to host a discussion on psychological health and safety and the impact of peer support in the workplace. A special thank you to our guest speaker, Garvin Pinette, for sharing his inspiring story and how structured peer support is creating positive change for workers.

OHC remains committed to keeping workers, especially equity-deserving workers, at the centre of health and safety conversations.

06/17/2026

Our 2025-26 annual report is here!

A year of community, partnership, and worker health at the centre of everything we do.

From cross-cultural training in newcomer communities to support for injured workers, psychological health and safety, and advocacy across Manitoba, this report shares the work and the people behind it.

Thank you to everyone who made this year's work possible.
Read it here: https://ohcmb.ca/about/annual-reports/

06/02/2026

A couple of resources for anyone marking Injured Workers' Day who wants to learn more:
The BC Federation of Labour and the Injured Workers Coalition of BC have material on chronic pain and the ongoing challenges injured workers face.

https://bcfed.ca/injured-workers-day-june-1-2026-chronic-pain
https://www.youtube.com/

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06/01/2026

🕯️ Today, we recognize Injured Workers' Day and stand in solidarity with workers whose lives have been affected by workplace injuries, illnesses, and occupational diseases.

This day is a chance to reflect on the hard-won improvements in workplace health and safety achieved through collective action, and to bring awareness to the challenges many injured workers still face. Injured and ill workers must not be overlooked or forgotten.

Every worker deserves to be treated with dignity, fairness, and respect, especially after a workplace injury or illness. Justice for injured workers is not only a workplace issue. It is a human rights issue.

Prevention remains critical too. Our recent article examines why newcomers face greater risk when work isn't designed to be understood: https://ohcmb.ca/news/work-design-newcomers/ https://ohcmb.ca/news/work-design-newcomers/

Together, we can work toward safer workplaces and a fairer compensation system for injured workers.

Newcomer workers face higher workplace risks when systems are unclear and unsafe to navigate. Learn how work design, psychological safety, leadership, and workplace guardrails impact worker well-being and injury prevention.

05/28/2026

The air in our workplaces affects our health in ways we don't always see. Join OHC for a free webinar on air quality and lung health: what shapes the air we breathe at work, how it affects our lungs, and the practical steps workers and employers can take to reduce exposure.

Presented by Dr. Christopher Pascoe and Dr. Andrew Halayko, lung health researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.

Free to attend. Register now.

Learn how workplace air quality affects lung health, what shapes the air you breathe at work, and prevention strategies to reduce exposure. Register now.

05/20/2026

Join us on June 17 for OHC's 2026 Annual General Meeting, where we'll focus on psychological health and safety in the workplace and the impact of peer support.

We're honoured to welcome Garvin Pinette as our guest speaker. Following a PTSD diagnosis after three traumatic incidents on the job, Garvin partnered with MGEU on the "Healthy Minds at Work Campaign" and went on to build Manitoba Corrections' first Peer Support Program and Trauma-Informed Care Committee.

We'll also share an update on our Learn & Connect initiative, OHC's peer-led support program for injured workers in Manitoba.

Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Program runs 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Register: https://forms.gle/TUYyTzXyWjgkduDs7

05/01/2026

Happy International Day of the Worker!

May 1 recognizes the workers who fought for the eight-hour day, safer workplaces, and the right to organize. The work is not done: many workers still face occupational illness, injury, and barriers to the protections they're owed. Today, and every day, OHC stands with workers. Together, we're building healthier, safer workplaces and communities for all.