Welcome to the Manitoba Aboriginal Health & Safety Initiative Website!

The Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD) Inc., as lead organization in partnership with the Northern Manitoba Sector Council (NMSC) and the University of Winnipeg, is pleased to be developing the Manitoba Aboriginal Health & Safety Initiative (MAHSI).

What is MAHSI?

MAHSI is a 2-year project supported by a grant from the Research Workplace Innovation Program (RWIP) of the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba.  MAHSI’s primary goal is to help prevent workplace-related injury and illness for Indigenous workers; it will do this by developing an Online Learning Centre (OLC) that provides culturally appropriate health and safety training resources for Indigenous workers, employers of Indigenous workers, Unions, Indigenous organizations, and employment preparation programs.  The OLC will house Essentials of Health and Safety, an online health and safety course for Indigenous workers, as well as other health and safety resources, cultural awareness resources, trainer materials, and employment information.

How will the MAHSI be developed?

MAHSI and it’s all of resources are being developed with extensive input from all stakeholder groups across Manitoba, particularly Northern Manitoba.  The MAHSI has 4 phases:

1.  Planning & Research
2.  Development
3.  Implementation
4.  Evaluation and Sustainability

Stakeholder groups will be involved in all these phases.

How Can I Keep Informed About MAHSI?

Links to the MAHSI e-newsletters, current and previous, are on the right-side of this page.  Newsletters will be posted quarterly in March, June, September, and December.  The website will be updated often, so check back often!  For additional information about MAHSI, please email info@mahsi.ca or visit the official website at: www.mahsi.ca

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