• Know your rights and responsibilities on any work site, and those of your co-workers and your employer.
• Learn the necessary communications to ensure the work gets done properly and safely.
• Recognize the measures you need to take off the job site to make sure you’re ready for work on the job site.
• Identify the personal protective equipment you’ll use on the job site and how to use it effectively.
• Know the precautions to take when working with workplace chemicals, including understanding the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safety data sheets.
• Understand the importance of protecting the environment around your work site, and how to make that happen.
• Recognize the different types of hazards you may encounter on a job site, and how to assess and control them.
• Identify the tools, equipment, and vehicles you’ll use on site, and how to use them safely.
• Know precautions to take when working at heights, excavating and trenching, and working near power lines.
• Understand how regulations differ across Canada and across industries, and the importance of understanding processes and procedures at your own site.
• Recognize hazards that may be present in confined spaces, and how to ensure you work  safely under those conditions.

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In recognition of the need for greater awareness around this subject, BuildForce Canada has developed the Introduction to Understanding Systemic Racism e-learning course. Created with the input of an advisory committee composed of professionals from Black, Indigenous and People of Colour communities within the construction industry, the program is designed to help industry leaders and managers gain a better appreciation of the issues around systemic racism, and to furnish them with tools to recognize, mitigate and eliminate the influence of unconscious bias on decision making within their respective organizations.

For leaders and managers. Use the best practices of inclusive organizations around the world to address issues of systemic racism.

• Understand the concepts of racism, systemic racism, systemic bias, and unconscious bias.
• Understand the intent vs. impact dilemma.
• Recognize and reduce your unconscious bias as a leader and manager.
• Recognize different levels of systemic bias in your organization.
• Have a tool kit of strategies and supporting methods to eliminate/reduce systemic bias in your organization.

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• Describe key steps mentors can apply to help mentees gain knowledge and skills.
• Describe key skills that mentees can apply to make the most of their mentoring experience.
• Define and identify the importance of mentorship.
• Explain key strategies for effective communication to expand on the mentoring relationship.
• Recognize the difference between one-way and two-way communication.
• Recognize how cultural diversity affects the way you communicate with other workers.
• Identify techniques for continuing to build mentorship principles.
• Identify tools and resources that support continued improvement of your mentorship principles.

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• Understand what a contract is from a legal standpoint and what makes it valid and enforceable.
• Know some key legal principles regarding general contracts and construction contracts.
• Understand why contracts are important in the construction process.
• Learn the difference between a “bidding” contract and the actual construction contract.
• Be able to discern the difference between a letter of intent, a purchase order, and a construction contract.
• Learn about a major cause of construction disputes and why standard industry contract forms can reduce the risk of such disputes.
• Know the different types of construction contracts in terms of project delivery and pricing methods.
• Understand the structure, approach, and key provisions in a typical stipulated/fixed-price or lump-sum construction contract and subcontract.
• Know how to read and understand a typical construction contract and subcontract.

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What Other Information is Included?
The WebLEM also includes basic assumptions that were used to develop the labor hours, correction factors to help
you adjust to your individual job situation, and a glossary of abbreviations and terms used throughout the WebLEM. Copies of the Management Methods Bulletins referenced in the WebLEM are also included, providing additional information on calculation of delay claims, cost of overtime, impact of shift work, and factors affecting productivity.

Associate Members include manufacturers, wholesaler distributors, master distributors, manufacturers’ agents, and allied companies who manufacture and distribute products and services related to the mechanical contracting industry.

In addition to their support of MCA Canada, a portion of Associate Membership dues are dedicated for an annual Scholarship, as part of the Richard McKeagan Scholarship Series.