Safety & Training | FabLab™

Prioritizing Safety and Comprehensive Training

North Forge is dedicated to providing a safe, well-trained environment for all members, prioritizing thorough training programs and leveraging immersive technology to enhance safety and awareness.

SAFE Work Certified

North Forge’s FabLab is proud to be SAFE Work Certified, demonstrating our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all users. This certification, recognized across industries, reflects our adherence to core safety principles, including leadership commitment, proactive hazard identification, risk control, and active worker participation.

As a SAFE Work Certified facility, our FabLab follows stringent safety standards, ensuring that everyone—from employees to innovators—has a secure space to create, collaborate, and innovate.

Person doing woodworking at a work bench

VR Safety Learning Experience

With assistance from the Worker’s Compensation Board of Manitoba and SAFE Work Manitoba, a VR Safety Learning Experience was created by Bit Space Development to bring attention to critical areas and the pieces of equipment that are considered high risk within the FabLab.

This remote training method was developed to help members understand and demonstrate Safe Work Procedures; keep current with safety improvements; understand and follow personal protective equipment guidelines; demonstrate usage of specific machine hazards and control methods, and understand the FabLab member responsibilities.

Explore Key Areas and Equipment in VR

To view the key areas and equipment in VR, please click on a room:

Bockstael Carpentry Room

Princess Auto Tool Room

Partner with the Fablab

By partnering with the FabLab, your organization can play a pivotal role in fostering innovation, supporting entrepreneurship, and driving economic growth in Manitoba.

Become a FabLab Innovation Partner

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Join an Open House Tour

Take a tour and discover how Manitoba entrepreneurs are starting businesses using resources from the Fabrication Lab. See 3D printing, laser cutting, computer-controlled routing, plasma cutting, vacuum forming, and many other processes that can transform wood, plastic, steel, glass, fabric and more, into prototypes. Learn how you can transform your idea into a real product or business. Experienced members will be on hand to help you understand the equipment and explain what North Forge Fabrication Lab is all about. Every Tuesday night 6 PM, 312 William Ave.

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Safety Incident and Near Miss Report

Reporting Member First name

Reporting Member Last name

Incident Member First Name

Incident Member Last Name

Date and time of near miss or incident

Location of near miss or incident

Witness(es) of near miss or incident

Description of near miss or incident

Description of injury (if applicable)

Property Damage?

Yes

Description of property damage

Severity of incident or near miss (check all that apply)

1 - Near miss

2 - Minor Incident - Ex: First aid only injury.

3 - Minor Incident – Ex: Injury requiring medical treatment.

4 - Serious Incident – Ex: Fire, electrical contact, unconscious as a result of a concussion, fractured bone(s), third degree burns, permanent or temporary loss of sight, cut or laceration requiring treatment at a hospital, asphyxiation or poisoning.

5 - Serious Incident that resulted in a fatality.