Canadian Quality Assurance Human Resources Workplace Health & Safety

1. Canadian Quality AssuranceHuman ResourcesWorkplace Health & Safety . Miles Beaudin

2. Canadian Quality Assurance Manitoba Status 583 active sites in Manitoba In 2013, 400 of these sites conducted a full validation

3. Canadian Quality Assurance What’s new Late 2012, Pork trade problems with Russia started Dispute started with U.S.A and Russia, Russia human rights case and U.S froze the assets of a Russian political diplomat. Russia retaliated by imposing trade restriction on pork imports. Ractopamine was positioned to be the non-tariff trade barrier Russia has ambitions to be self sufficient with pork, and even supply E.U.

4. Canadian Quality Assurance What’s new? Problems with Russia

5. Decision to Keep Russia as a destinationfor Canadian Pork Time Line November-December 2012 Russia tabled a pork import ban from pork that was raised using Ractopamine (Paylean) Industry decided to maintain the market, and scrambled for a solution. Canadian Pork Council, Canadian Meat Council, Canadian Pork International, Provinces and CFIA worked together to come up with a solution. Early 2013, the CQA ractopamine protocol was developed.

6. Russia Ractopamine Protocol Only Canadian packing plants that were E.U approved prior to the Russia ordeal qualify to ship pork to Russia. Plants that were E.U qualified, would now have to have pigs raised under the Ractopamine free CQA protocol. The Ractopamine protocol evaluates and sets standards for: The processing plant Farm level Feed mills: on farm and commercial

8. Electronic CQA Management Benefits to Producers Reduced audit and/or validation costs when the validator or auditor does the documentary revue using electronic files Costs related to using paper documents reduced Electronic records on the tablet make the Validators visit easier because the application is very visual and everything is in one place. The use of an electronic tablet simplifies the management of validation report by CQA and ACA program

9. Electronic CQA Management Benefits for Validators During validation, time required for data input and preparing the report is reduced Consultation of previous reports is facilitated Postal costs reduced –electronic transmission of reports to provincial agencies and to producers Documentary audit time reduced if the tablet is used to register farm data and information Travelling costs related to collecting and bringing back documentation from a validated farm are reduced

10. Electronic CQA Management Benefits for Canadian Pork Council and Manitoba Pork Council Cost savings related to information input, analyses and management of validation reports Data input errors reduced Document transmission costs reduced Blank validation reports sent by mail to the validators

11. Completed Validation Form

13. General Results from Producers Easy to use Recommended not forcing the application Training will be required Would like compatibility to other management software (Swine Book or Pig Champ) Some paper warranted, such as sow cards All producer agreed they need to eliminate paper records Data confidentiality is very important Conclusion Producers are very excited about using the tablet. Although, the tablet software should be optimized to integrate on farm sow management software.

14. WISH LIST Producers would like to be able to place orders for medications directly to the pharmacy. Producers would like to be able to place feed orders from the application and receive the delivery notes directly on the iPad and automatically registered in the appropriate forms. Producers would like to be able to get a list of animals to be injected or a task management option (such as management software would). Producers say it will be very useful for traceability and they would like the inventory entries to be transferred automatically to Pigtrace. Producers say it will also be very useful for Ractopamine management (forms). Producers would like to have the same tool for their phone. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT Google ANDROID native application Microsoft SURFACE native application Data transfer between farms Inventory entries automatically transferred to Pig-trace Online Feed Order System linked to Mills Veterinarian tool to manage medications for a group of producers Ractopamine Management IPhone and other Phone Native Application Weekly emails for data summary and warnings

15. Outdoor Production or Organic Farms CQA Registrations on hold Does not include Bio-techs Trichinosis and other outdoor related diseases a threat to export markets Issue was tabled to be addressed by January 2014. CPC delay.

16. Human Resources Labor Force Productivity

17. Labor Force

18. HR Strategy and Action Plan for Recruitment Objectives Of This Strategy To brand Manitoba’s Pork Industry as a desirable career choice. To increase regional applications to job positions.

19. Key Messages Conducted a survey to retrieve industry attributes. Key messages Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means choosing a career. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry provides opportunities to grow skills and expertise. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means working as part of an animal care team. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means job satisfaction and financial security. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry provides you with opportunities for career advancement. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means choosing a career in one of Manitoba’s leading industries.

20. HR Tactics Regional Career Symposiums and Job Fairs. Farm and Community Fairs and Public Events In School Speaker Presentations Formation of Strategic Partnerships

21. HR Tactic: Industry Branding Creative Messaging will focus on three core messages Stability Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means choosing a career. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means job satisfaction and financial security. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means choosing a career in one of Manitoba’s leading industries. Opportunity Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry provides opportunities to grow skills and expertise. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry provides you with opportunities for career advancement. Satisfaction Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means working as part of an animal care team. Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry means working as part of an animal care team.

22. HR Tactic: Video Recruitment Video Three to five minute video will showcase the industry as a desirable career choice. To be used to promote the industry On our website. At symposiums and fairs Speaker presentations Recruitment and HR centers Career councilor offices in schools

23. HR Tactic: Traditional Advertising Community Papers Filipino Journal, Grassroots News and Views, Prairie Farmer News Magazine Radio NCI Station, CKJS Digital Career section of MPC website NCI Radio Website Banner Advertisement Social Media Facebook, Twitter Print Collateral Brochures, Post Cards, Posters, Pull-up banner

24. Foreign Recruitment Immigration critical is critical for success There are risks to relying on immigration. RBC scandal More restrictions Citizenship Immigration Canada embassy strike. Work Visa’s not being approved at several international embassies around the world.

25. MPC Activity in Foreign Recruitment Wrote letter to Minister Kenny regarding importance of immigration and it’s continued use. Attending high profiles meetings with Parliamentary Ministers to reinforce our dependency on immigration and ease of access. Commented on proposed amendments to immigration processes to various departments of federal government.

26. Industry Productivity Assiniboine Community College Pork Production Technician Program. Industry led committee updated the entire program in 2013 Program moved under E-learning platform.

27. What does this mean for Apprentice? School year consist of 3 terms per year with breaks Sept – Dec Jan – March April – June Apprentices will: Study at online themselves Participate in LiVEsessions, instructor facilitated sessions (~90 minutes) at frequency of 1 per week. Once per term (i.e. 3 per year) there will be a 1-day workshop Apprentices need to attend

28. Commitment 5 hours per week maximum 2.5 hours apprentice time 2.5 hours employers supported time

29. Outline

30. Pork Production Technical Value Student cost $240 Employer Benefits $1000 to employer for first time program use. 20% wage tax credit (max $4000) in 2014 20% wage tax credit (max $5000) in 2015

31. Health and Safety Programing and H2S Programing MPC worked with Safety Services Manitoba in the development of a swine farm specific workplace health and safety program

32. Health and Safety H2S Without consultation Manitoba Government amended Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulations that lowered H2S thresholds. Pre-2011 thresholds Time weighted average (TWA) 10 ppm, Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) 15ppm Now Time weighted average (TWA) 1 ppm, Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL) 5ppm

33. Health and Safety Tested our industries ability to comply with new provincial H2S thresholds Conducted 3 H2S Studies May 2nd of 2012 February 15th to 21st of 2013 March 3rd to 7th of 2014 Tests included areas of production within grow-finish, nursery, farrowing, hallway, pressure washing, emptying pits and pump rooms. Conclusion Overall, the long and short term testing of airborne concentrations of hydrogen sulphidemeasured does not suggest any concerns with worker overexposure. The use of direct reading instruments should continue as a means of helping minimize worker exposure to hydrogen sulphide during periods of potential elevated airborne concentrations (such as pit pulling), but should not be used to measure airborne concentrations for compliance purposes.

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