Psychological safety is now explicitly part of Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health Act, making it increasingly important for employers to understand what a psychologically safe workplace looks like in practice.
For organizations in Manitoba’s environmental sector, that conversation comes with its own realities. Remote and isolated worksites, field operations, demanding project timelines, travel, high-risk environments, client pressures and complex stakeholder relationships can all create unique challenges for employees and employers alike.
Join MEIA for a practical breakfast session exploring Manitoba’s legislative changes and the 13 psychosocial factors identified in the CSA Z1003 psychological health and safety standard.
Through a legislative briefing, expert panel discussion and Q&A, we’ll look at how psychological safety can show up in real environmental and resource-sector workplaces, including situations such as field staff hesitating to raise concerns, teams managing workload pressure and burnout, and employees at remote sites navigating inappropriate behaviour or unclear reporting processes.
Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of:
→ Manitoba’s psychological safety requirements and recent Workplace Safety and Health Act amendments
→ The 13 psychosocial factors that influence workplace psychological health and safety
→ How psychological hazards can appear in environmental, field-based and high-risk workplaces
→ Practical considerations for strengthening workplace culture, policies and processes
Whether you work in environmental consulting, resource development, utilities, conservation, government, energy, HR, safety, operations or leadership, this session will help you better understand the changing landscape and what your organization should be thinking about next.
Agenda
8:30-9:00 Breakfast and Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:10-9:20 Legislative Briefing: New Psychological Safety Requirements
9:20-10:10 Expert Panel Discussion
10:10-10:25 Q&A and Open Discussion
10:25-10:30 Closing Remarks & Next Steps
10:30-11:00 Networking
Registration
Member $40 +GST($2) = $42
Non-Member $50 + GST($2.50) = $52.50