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• Policy and Procedure Manuals
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• WHMIS
• Work Well
• Material Safety Data Sheets
Hygiene Services (provided by Certified Industrial Hygienists) <top>
• Air Monitoring
• Radiation
• Noise
• Ergonomics
• Indoor Air Quality
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Confined Spaces Assessments and Programs
Disability Management Services (Provided by RNs) <top>
• Physical Demands Analyses (PDAs)
• Development and implementation of Early and Safe Return-To-Work plans to comply with WSIB legislation
• Occupational and Non-Occupational Illness
• Policy and Program development
Technical Writing <top>
• Accident Investigation Reports
• Other Reports as Required by the Employer
Training /Seminars <top>
HSPI has conducted over 450 training sessions, to approximately 6000 participants, and serves a client base of close to 300 businesses, including Government agencies.
HEALTH AND SAFETY SUPERVISOR TRAINING (BCRSP 1.0 CMP #08047) <top>
This two-day course assists supervisors and employers to meet their legal requirements of "competent/qualified person" in provincial or federal workplaces. Supervisors need to understand legal requirements imposed on them by legislators and will learn how to incorporate this knowledge into their actions and workplace performance. This course is appropriate for all sectors and federal workplaces. A Certificate of Completion is provided. We will customize course materials to meet your needs.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Unit 1 - Why Supervisor Health and Safety Training
Unit 2 - Becoming Familiar with Legislation
Unit 3 - Competent Supervisor
Unit 4 - Due Diligence
Unit 5 - Workplace Inspections
Unit 6 - Emergency Response and Accident Investigation
HEALTH AND SAFETY OVERVIEW <top>
Health and Safety Overview is appropriate for all workers and all workplaces. This one-day course is designed to familiarize participants with the Occupational Health and Safety Act or the Canada Labour Code, Part II. The roles and requirements of Joint Health and Safety Committees, and Health and Safety Representatives are reviewed. In Federal workplaces, Health and Safety Representatives, Workplace Health and Safety Committees and Policy Committees, are reviewed. Participants are also introduced to Early and Safe Return to Work Programs.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Rights and Responsibilities of Employers
2. Rights and Responsibilities of Supervisors
3. Rights and Responsibilities of Workers
4. The Role of the Ministry of Labour
5. Potential Fines
6. Early and Safe Return to Work
BASIC CERTIFICATION PART I (Approved by WSIB)(BCRSP 1.0 CMP #08046) <top>
This two-day course meets the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) standards for Part I Basic Certification Training. At least one worker and one manager representative of the Joint Health and Safety Committee are required to be certified in workplaces where 20 or more workers are employed, or where a designated substance regulation applies. Part I is generic training that is applicable to all workplaces.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Introduction and Orientation
UNIT 1 - Health, Safety, and the Law
1.1 Health and Safety Background
1.2 Health and Safety Law
1.3 Policies and Programs
1.4 Effective Communication
1.5 The Joint Health and Safety Committee
1.6 Certified Members
Unit 2 - Hazard Identification and Control
2.1 Concepts and Requirements
2.2 Health and Safety Hazard Recognition
2.3 Health and Safety Hazard Assessment
2.4 Health and Safety Hazard Control
Unit 3 - Investigation and Resources
3.1 Investigation Techniques
3.2 Prevention Resources
Review and Evaluation
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module assists participants to identify the main types of biohazardous agents in the workplace, and their related health effects. The concepts of recognition, assessment and control of biological hazards are reviewed and standard precautions are outlined.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Introduction
2. General Terms
3. Biological Hazards and the Chain of Infection
4. Legislation Review
5. Health and Effects of Biological Hazards
6. Recognition, Assessment and Control
7. Standard Precautions
8. Role of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
CONFINED SPACES IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below<top>
This four-hour module provides participants with the knowledge required to enable them to effectively recognize, assess, and control workplace exposure to confined space hazards. Participants will also learn to identify and discuss the new Ontario regulations that apply to the entry into, and being in, a confined space. They will then apply their knowledge while completing a mock Confined Spaces Entry Permit.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Legislation Review
4. Confined Space Legislation
5. Recognizing/Identifying Confined Spaces
6. Assessing Hazards in Confined Spaces
7. Confined Space Entry Program (Controls)
8. Confined Space Entry Permit
9. Summary
10. Definitions
11. References and Resources
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND AN EMERGENCY PLAN IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module provides participants with the knowledge required to apply the principles of recognition, assessment and control to emergency preparedness in order to eliminate or reduce the consequences of accident and/or emergencies resulting from unexpected sources or events.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Recognizing Emergency Hazards
4. Assessing Emergency Hazards
5. Legislation Review
6. Investigations
7. Planning to Control Emergency Hazards
8. Summary
9. Definitions
10. References
HEAT STRESS AND COLD STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module provides participants with the knowledge required to recognize and assess potential heat and cold stress hazards and to recommend controls to eliminate or reduce exposure to these hazards in the workplace.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Recognizing Heat and Cold Stress
4. Health Effects and Safety Hazards of Heat Stress and Cold Stress
5. Legislation Review
6. Controlling Heat Stress and Cold Stress
7. Planning to Control Emergency Hazards
8. Summary
9. Definitions
10. References
INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND VENTILATION (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module provides participants with an understanding of how ventilation systems work and how to recognize air quality hazards. Participants also learn how to recognize the health effects of poor air quality. Indoor quality assessment is discussed, as are possible solutions to indoor air quality problems. The elements of a maintenance program and how to monitor indoor air quality is also taught.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Introduction
2. Purpose of Ventilation
3. General/Dilution and Local Exhaust Ventilation
4. Recognizing Air Quality Hazards
5. Biological Hazards
6. Health Effects of Air Quality Hazards
7. Assessing Air Quality Hazards
8. Legislation Review
9. Maintenance of Ventilation Systems
10. Monitoring Air Quality Hazards
11. Summary
LOCKOUT OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT and MACHINE SAFEGUARDING (*CMP see below) <top>
These two-hour modules are taught consecutively. Lockout of Machinery and Equipment provides participants with an understanding of lockout procedures, including the principles that underlie them and their practical application. Machine Safeguarding provides participants with the knowledge required to identify, recognize and assess potential health and safety hazards associated with machine safeguarding and to recommend controls to eliminate or reduce these hazards.
COURSE OUTLINE - LOCKOUT:
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Recognition of Energy Hazards
4. Assessment of Energy Hazards
5. Legislation Review
6. Control of Energy Hazards
7. Roles of the Workplace Parties
8. Summary
9. Definitions
10. References
COURSE OUTLINE - SAFEGUARDING
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Recogizing Machine Hazards
4. Assessing for Machine Hazards
5. Legislation Review
6. Controlling Machine Hazards
7. Role of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
8. Summary
9. Definition
10. References
PREVENTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES (MSIs) (BCRSP 0.5 CMP #08048) <top>
This one-day course provides participants with the knowledge required to enable them to recognize hazards of work design which increase the risk of MSIs. Participants will learn how to control hazards which can lead to MSIs using ergonomic principles. Participants will also identify and examine strategies to introduce controls and implement changes in the workplace.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Introduction
2. Anatomy of Upper and Lower Extremities
3. Musculoskeletal Injuries (MSIs) of the Upper and Lower Extremities
4. Anatomy of the Back and Neck
5. MSIs of the Back and Neck
6. Severity and Symptoms of MSIs
7. Principles of Recognize, Assess and Control
8. Hazards of Work Design
9. Tools to Assess MSI Risk
10. Legislative Review
11. Ergonomics Program
12. Summary
13. Definitions
14. Client Handling (optional)
15. Exercises
16. Reference and Resource Lists
SLIPS, TRIPS, AND FALLS IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module increases participants' awareness of the significant potential hazards contributing to slips, trips and/or falls in the workplace and will help participants identify possible control measures. Major contributing factors of slips, trips, and falls will be discussed and an assessment approach, including checklists is taught.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Recognizing Potential Slip, Trip and Fall Hazards
4. Assessing the Risks
5. Legislation Review
6. Controls for Slip, Trip and Fall Hazards
7. Summary
8. Definitions
9. References
STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module trains participants to recognize workplace stressors and to make recommendations concerning its assessment and control. Upon completion of this unit, participants will be able to define and recognize symptoms of stress and the potential for post-traumatic stress disorder in the workplace. Participants will also learn how to identify possible control and management strategies.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Stress Defined
3. Physical Symptoms of Stress
4. Emotional and Psychological Symptoms of Stress
5. Recognizing Common Workplace Stressors
6. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
7. Legislation Review
8. Assessing Workplace Stressors
9. Controlling and Managing Stress
10. Additional Resources
11. Summary
VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE (*CMP see below) <top>
In this four-hour module, participants apply the principles of Recognize, Assess, and Control to study the incidence and impacts of violent incidents in the workplace, and begin to develop tools and strategies to reduce the risk to employees. Participants will apply these tools in relation to Bill 168 which comes into effect on June 15, 2010.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Specific Legislation (includes Bill 168 and Part XX of CLC Part II)
5. Recognizing Violence in the Workplace
6. Assessing the Risk of Violence in the Workplace
7. Controls for Workplace Violence
8. Workplace Violence Program
9. Summary
10. Definition
11. References
12. Resources and Case Studies
WHMIS TRAINING (*CMP see below) <top>
Workplace Hazard Material Information System (WHMIS) Training is a four-hour course for supervisors or workers who are exposed or likely to be exposed to a controlled product. Participants receive a laminated wallet card upon successful completion of this course.
HSPI now offers an on-line WHMIS course as well. Go to www.hspinc.ca to register on our on-line training centre.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. WHMIS and the Law
2. Roles and Responsibilities of Workplace Parties
3. Basics of Occupational Health
4. Principles of Hazard Control
5. Emergency Response Plans
6. Definitions and Classifications of Controlled Products
7. Contents of a Label: Supplier, Workplace
8. Information on a Material Safety Data Sheet
9. WHMIS exemptions
10. WHMIS and Laboratories
WORKING AT HEIGHTS (*CMP see below) <top>
This four-hour module provides an increased awareness of the potential for falls and other injuries when working at heights, and in particular falls from one level to another. Participants learn to recognize how risks of working at heights can be affected by worksite conditions and human factors. Prevention and protection methods and elements of a Fall Arrest System are reviewed. Participants receive the Construction Safety Association of Ontario's Basics of Fall Protection to assist employers in meeting the requirements of fall protection training. This course helps employers comply with sections in the Construction Regulations requiring employers to give oral and written instruction to workers who may use a fall protection system.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Goals and Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Recognizing the Risks
4. Assessing the Risks
5. Legislation Review
6. Controlling the Risks
7. The Emergency Response Plan/Rescue
8. Role of the Joint Health and Safety Committee
9. Summary
10. Definitions
11. References
SUPERVISOR DUE DILIGENCE FOR SUMMER STUDENTS <top>
This course is specifically designed for those supervisors who will be working alongside summer students. The participants will understand the issues which are unique to working with youth, as well as understanding their legislated requirements to supervise under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Why Focus on Young Workers
2. Rights and Responsibilities of Supervisors
3. Rights and Responsibilities of Workers
4. Due Diligence
5. Orientation
6. Hazards and Injuries Common to Young Workers
7. Young Workers Required Training
HIRING A SAFE CONTRACTOR <top>
This course is designed for those companies who choose to hire an independent operator or other company to do specific work. It explains the duties of both companies under the Occupational Health and Safety Act as well as sets out the need for both due diligence and competency under the Act. As a company, are you fully aware of your responsibility? Employers have been given increasingly expanded responsibility for not only their own employees but for contract workers and the employees of companies they hire.
There has been a dramatic increase in fines the past several years to the owners of companies who have had contractors injured on their worksites. These fines are set to encourage other employers to improve their own workplace health and safety and to decrease accidents on the job.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Describe the duties of a Constructor
2. Explain the differences between 'Constructors' and 'Employers' under the Act
3. Describe 'competence' and 'due diligence'
4. Discuss 'pre-qualification' of contractors
5. Describe the tendering process
6. Discuss the need for orientation
7. Analyze the need for monitoring during the project and post contract evaluation
YOUNG WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY OVERVIEW, WHMIS FOR YOUNG WORKERS <top>
This one day of training has been written specifically for young or new workers.
The Safety Overview is an introduction to health and safety under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Ontario. It will explain their rights, duties and obligations under the Act and identify key persons to assist them with safety issues. It also introduces them to the specific concerns that youth may have, including risks, hazards and the importance of reporting injuries.
WHMIS (Workplace Hazard Material Information System) Training is for young workers who are exposed or likely to be exposed to a controlled product. They will receive a laminated wallet card upon successful completion of this course.
COURSE OUTLINE - SAFETY OVERVIEW:
1. Identify key persons in the Act and describe their duties
2. Discuss the three rights available to all workers in Ontario workplaces
3. Discuss the reasons young workers are at risk
4. Identify injuries and hazards that are related to young workers
5. Discuss the two types of training that young workers require
6. Discuss what questions the young worker should be asking
COURSE OUTLINE - WHMIS
1. WHMIS and the Law
2. Basics of Occupational Health
3. Principles of Hazard Control
4. Emergency Response Plans
5. Definitions and Classifications of Controlled Products
6. Cotnents of a Label: Supplier, Workplace
7. Information on a Material Safety Data Sheet
8. WHMIS exemptions
9. WHMIS and Laboratories
*CMP - BCRSP Certification Maintenance points of 0.5 points per two courses indicated above. CMP#08049
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