Health & Safety Rep

DETAILS

HIGHLIGHTS
Course Length: 8 hours
Cost per student: $185.00 + HST
Minimum Class Size: 5
** Travel charges may apply

DESCRIPTION

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"In workplaces, including construction projects, at which the number of workers regularly exceeds five and at which no joint health and safety committee is required (5-20 employees)  employers or constructors must ensure that workers select a health and safety representative [subsection 8(1)]. Like joint health and safety committee members, the representative should be committed to improving health and safety conditions in the workplace." ~ Ministry of Labour

Who Should Take the Course? Health and Safety Reps , Supervisors, and small business owners that regularly employ between 5 and 20 workers. Every effort will be made to ensure the objectives of the course will appeal to the most diverse audience possible.

Where feasible the course will apply to numerous applications. Following the completion of this course, the trainee will be able to better understand the roles and responsibilities of their duties as a Health and Safety Representative.
Upon completion of this course the trainee should be able to:

  • Find and understand information within the Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Identify the roles and responsibilities of workers, supervisors and employers
  • Plan, prepare for and execute effective workplace inspections
  • Identify hazardous conditions within the workplace
  • Report and make recommendations regarding identified hazards
  • Follow up on the effectiveness of completed recommendations and implemented controls
  • Prepare for and participate in effective incident investigations
  • Participate in the Refusal to Work process
Internal Responsibility System (I.R.S)
  • What is meant by the I.R.S.
  • How to achieve an effective I.R.S.
  • The benefits of a successful I.R.S.

Responsibilities
  • Role of the Safety Representative
  • Legal Responsibilities
  • Working with employers

Hazard Identification and Controls
  • Definitions
  • Identifying hazards
  • Assessing hazards
  • Hazard Control
  • Job Hazard Analysis

Workplace Inspections
  • Requirements to conduct inspections
  • Purpose of workplace inspections
  • Preparation
  • Conducting a thorough inspection
  • Reporting
  • Follow-up

Incident (Accident) Investigations
  • Definitions
  • Accident trends
  • Costs of an accident
  • Requirements for performing investigations
  • Purpose of accident investigations
  • Investigation Process
  • Reporting
  • Follow-up actions