Annual General Meeting

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Annual General Meeting
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
Metro Toronto Convention Centre Tuesday, April
27, 2004
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Vision
"A World where risks are controlled because
everyone believes suffering and loss are morally,
socially and economically unacceptable."
Mission
To improve the quality of life in workplaces and
communities we serve by being an internationally
recognized leader in providing effective
programs, products and services for the
prevention of injury and illness.
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IAPA Market Positioning Statement
IAPA is a committed, innovative,
customer-focused organization that is recognized
by our members and clients as a solution-focused,
responsive, market leader.
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Taking the Lead
In 2003, and for the fourth consecutive year,
IAPA was recognized by Richard Yerema, author of
Canadas Top 100 Employers, as one of Canadas
best places to work. Among other aspects of life
at IAPA, the organization offers a comprehensive
benefits program, and encourages employees
professional development through programs,
tuition assistance and paid time off for
volunteer work.
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A SNAPSHOT OF IAPA IN 2003
1 - national conference and trade show, 6,000
participants and 300 exhibitors 21- regional
conferences, 2,823 member firms 246 - local
workshops and briefings, 4,135 participants 2,367
- website purchases in 2003 2,816 - product
orders 3,500 - calls handled by IAPAs Inquiry
Service 12,753 - delegates at IAPA conferences
and events
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A SNAPSHOT OF IAPA IN 2003
19,149 - consulting contacts and
interventions 48,287 - participants in youth
health and safety activities (YWAP LINK) 27,681
- participants in IAPA training 84,000 - copies
of IAPAs award-winning magazine, Accident
Prevention, distributed in 2003 321,589 -
document downloads from IAPAs website , an
increase of 369 over the previous year.
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2003 HIGHLIGHTS

• Our work facilitates prevention efforts here at
  home and around the world.
• Member firms improved their lost time injury
  frequency at a rate three times greater than
  non-users.
• Customers rate us highly for our breadth of
  product and service solutions, our customer
  service and overall satisfaction.
• We continued to refine essential products,
  programs and services, formulate new offerings,
  and implement internal business processes.
• We contributed to the ultimate solution a
  cultural shift that views workplace injury,
  illness and death not as a cost of doing business
  but as a crime against society.

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Member Firms Success
Note Lost time injuries per 200,000 estimated
hours worked. Latest update based on Dec 2003
data.
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Adopting Winning Strategies
Market-driven organization responding to
environmental conditions

• Developed infectious disease workshops in
  response to the SARS epidemic
• Identified and implemented a short-term high
  revenue generation strategy to meet revenue
  targets
• Launched a series of Bill C-45 management
  briefings
• Tested and refined a workshop on pre-start health
  and safety reviews
• Piloted a new rapid cycle consultation service
  using a three phase process identify key
  workplace risks, devise action plans, and promote
  continuous improvement

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Staking New Ground...
IAPA facilitates local, national and
international partnerships, alliances, and
agreements

• Agreement with Automotive Parts Manufacturers
  Association to develop sector specific products
• Established as a Collaborating Centre for the ILO
  International Occupational Safety and Health
  Information Centre (CIS)
• Working with Mexicos Direccion General de
  Seguridad y Salid en el Trabajo on training
  projects
• Collaboration with CME on training and corporate
  projects seminars and workshops

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Chinese Delegation
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Investing in the Community
IAPA partners with many organizations to forge a
culture of prevention

• Occupational Safety and Health Council of Ontario
• Safe Communities
• Safe Communities Incentive Program
• Threads of Life
• Industry Sectors
• Boards of Trade
• Canadian Memorial LifeQuilt

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Investing in the Community
Much of our community work is performed by over
900 volunteers

• Mentor small business
• Support community health and safety initiatives
• Participate in community events
• Plan, deliver and evaluate educational events and
  regional conferences

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Council of Representatives
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Champion Youth Initiatives

• Passport to Safety
• Canadian Memorial LifeQuilt
• Young Worker Awareness Program Delivered 862
  presentations to 42,264 students
• Provincial Advisory Panel on Youth

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LifeQuilt Launched in 2003
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Planning for the Future

• Maintain or exceed our success rate with member
  firms
• Launch new products, e.g. training manual for
  Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association
• Move towards achieving Level III of the NQI
  Progressive Excellence Program
• Receive official designation as a WHO
  Occupational Health Safety Collaborating Centre

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Planning for the Future

• Sign a collaborative agreement with the Canadian
  Standards Association
• Surpass 2003 performance targets
• Collaborate with system partners to establish a
  Centre of Excellence including co-locations of
  several Health and Safety Associations.

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We must be the change we wish to see in the
world
Mahatma Gandhi
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Dont miss
The Human Factor Revolutionizing the Way People
Live with Technology
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 145 pm to 300
pm Room 718B What links the frustrations of daily
life like VCR clocks and voicemail systems, to
airplane crashes and a staggering hidden
epidemic of medical error? Kim Vicente is a
professor of human factors engineering at the
University of Toronto and a consultant to NASA,
Microsoft, and many others.