Worker Safety Awareness Training
NEW! Worker Safety Awareness
All employers in Ontario are required to train workers and supervisors according to the new Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation (O. Reg. 297/13) of the OHSA (Occupational Health and Safety Act), which comes into force on July 1, 2014.
These programs are basic Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training programs that provide the basis for future training and support safe workplaces for all workers in Ontario.
Training is required once, however, workers and employers must provide evidence of successful completion of the training.
Online training provides the advantage of access to training records and proof of completion at any time at exceptionally low prices.
This course will educate you on the rights and responsibilities in the workplace for employees, managers, supervisors and employers. By the end of this course you will know duties in the Internal Responsibility System, your rights about workplace hazards and have a clearer understanding of general safety objectives in the workplace.
It will teach you:
- Your duties within the Internal Responsibility System
- About workplace hazards
- How to become informed about working safely
Worker Safety Awareness Course Objectives:
Every effort will be made to ensure that the objectives of the course will appeal to the most diverse audience possible. Given the right information, you will be able to put into practice the various learning objectives we will discuss in this course.
Who should take this course?
Worker Safety Awareness Course Outline:
1. Rights and Responsibilities
2. Hazard Awareness and Control
- Hierarchy of controls
- Motorized vehicles
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Hazard protection
- Slips, trips and falls
- Safety communication
- Working with machinery
- Roles
- Workplace violence
3. Working Together
- How to participate in health and safety
- Functions of JHSC and Health and Safety reps
- Required postings from OHSA
4. Obtaining Assistance
- Recognize the importance of internal support systems
- Identify when to contact the Ministry of Labour
- List other resources available for safety information
5. Course summary and test
At the conclusion of this course, you will know:
- Your duties within the Internal Responsibility System
- Your rights about workplace hazards
- When a worker cannot be reprised
- How to become informed about working safely
- Ways to participate in health and safety
- Your rights to refuse unsafe work
- External resources for workplace health and safety
This Instructor led program is also available in an online/eLearning format!
Please contact our office for further details on Worker Safety Awareness training.
