Canadian Quality AssuranceHuman Resources

Workplace Health & Safety

.

Miles Beaudin

Canadian Quality Assurance Manitoba Status

583 active sites in ManitobaIn 2013, 400 of these sites conducted a full validation

Canadian Quality Assurance What’s new

Late 2012, Pork trade problems with Russia startedDispute 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.

Canadian Quality Assurance

What’s new? Problems with Russia

 

CANADIAN PORK EXPORTS BY PRODUCT/COUNTRY 2012

(Canadian $'000)

 

 Fresh

/Frozen

/ Chilled

Offal  Fat Processed  Total

United

States 774,308 22,636 21,495 162,675 981,113 1

Japan 786,565 22,157 28,786 40,084 877,591  2

Russia 461,075 16,078 12,969 1,764 491,887 3

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.

RussiaRactopamine 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

Electronic CQA ManagementBenefits 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

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

Electronic CQA ManagementBenefits 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

Completed Validation Form

General Results from Producers

Easy to useRecommended not forcing the applicationTraining will be requiredWould like compatibility to other management software (Swine Book or Pig Champ)Some paper warranted, such as sow cardsAll producer agreed they need to eliminate paper recordsData 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.

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

Outdoor Production or Organic Farms

CQA Registrations on hold

Does not include Bio-techsTrichinosis and other outdoor related diseases a threat to export markets Issue was tabled to be addressed by January 2014. CPC delay.

Human ResourcesLabor ForceProductivity

Labor Force

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.

Key MessagesConducted a survey to retrieve industry attributes.

Key messagesChoosing 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.

HR TacticsRegional Career Symposiums

and Job Fairs.Farm and Community Fairs

and Public EventsIn School Speaker

PresentationsFormation of Strategic

Partnerships

HR Tactic: Industry Branding CreativeMessaging will focus on three core messages

StabilityChoosing 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.

OpportunityChoosing Manitoba’s pork industry provides opportunities to grow skills and expertise.Choosing Manitoba’s pork industry provides you with opportunities for career advancement.

SatisfactionChoosing 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.

HR Tactic: VideoRecruitment 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 fairsSpeaker presentationsRecruitment and HR centersCareer councilor offices in schools

HR Tactic: Traditional Advertising

Community Papers Filipino Journal, Grassroots News and Views,

Prairie Farmer News MagazineRadio

NCI Station, CKJSDigital

Career section of MPC website NCI Radio Website Banner Advertisement Social

Media Facebook, Twitter

Print Collateral Brochures, Post Cards, Posters, Pull-up banner

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.

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.

Industry ProductivityAssiniboine Community College Pork Production Technician Program.

Industry led committee updated the entire program in 2013Program moved under E-learning platform.

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 LiVE sessions, 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

Commitment 5 hours per week maximum

2.5 hours apprentice time 2.5 hours employers supported time

Outline

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

Health and SafetyPrograming and H2S

ProgramingMPC worked with Safety Services

Manitoba in the development of a swine farm specific workplace health and safety program

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

NowTime weighted average (TWA) 1 ppm, Short Term

Exposure Limit (STEL) 5ppm

Health and SafetyTested our industries ability to comply with new provincial H2S thresholds

Conducted 3 H2S Studies

May 2nd of 2012February 15th to 21st of 2013March 3rd to 7th of 2014

Tests included areas of production within grow-finish, nursery, farrowing, hallway, pressure washing, emptying pits and pump rooms.

ConclusionOverall, the long and short term testing of airborne concentrations of hydrogen sulphide measured 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.

.

The End!