Workplace Training
Lockout Awareness Training
Purpose:
The purpose of this Lockout Awareness Training is to help ensure workers know each of the steps required to properly de-energize and lock out machinery and equipment.
The design of this training is based on WorkSafeBC and The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) requirements and regulations.
Target Audience:
Supervision and workers, working on industrial sites or in commercial construction workplaces.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this Lockout Awareness Training the learner will be able to safely apply their personal safety lock to a lockout, client provided or as otherwise needed, to ensure their personal safety.
Topics include:
1. What is hazardous energy?
2. What is de-energization and lockout?
3. When is lockout required?
4. Who is responsible for lockout?
5. Five steps to de-energize and lock out machinery and equipment.
6. What is a Group Lockout?
Confined Space Awareness
Purpose:
This Confined Space Awareness Training is intended to meet or exceed the regulatory training requirements for confined spaces as defined by WorkSafeBC.
Target Audience:
This training is intended for supervision and workers, working on industrial sites or in commercial construction workplaces.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this training participants will be qualified to participate in confined space entry procedures.
During the training participants will examine confined space entry procedures and other requirements for given workplace confined space entry scenarios.
Topics include:
1. What is a Confined Space?
2. What are the hazards of confined space entry and how do we control them?
> Hazardous atmospheres
> Physical hazards
3. What is a confined space entry program?
4. What is a Risk Matrix?
5. What is a Confined Space Entry Stand-by person / Watchman?
Personal Protective Equipment
Purpose:
The purpose of this Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Awareness and Refresher Training is to help identify various types of PPE, what it’s used for, how it works and when to use it.
Personal protective equipment is a worker’s last defence against injury and death, when eliminating all workplace/task hazards is not possible. To ensure this equipment protects us, we need to know what it is, how it works, how to choose the appropriate PPE for each situation, and finally when and how to use it, including our responsibilities for PPE under OHS Regulation.
Target Audience:
Supervision and workers, working on industrial sites or in commercial construction workplaces.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this PPE training the learner will be able to identify appropriate PPE for given situations, to ensure their personal safety.
Topics include:
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PPE – the last line of defence
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What is PPE
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Choosing the right PPE
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Caring for PPE
Asbestos Awareness
Purpose:
This Asbestos Awareness Training is intended to meet or exceed the WorkSafeBC specified training requirements for Low Risk Work Activity and for Moderate Risk Work Activity, meaning a work activity that involves working with or in proximity to asbestos-containing material, as defined by WorkSafeBC asbestos regulations and requirements.
Tasks deemed to be High Risk Work Activity will require additional training.
Target Audience:
This training is intended for supervision and workers, working on industrial sites or in commercial construction workplaces.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this training participants who may be at risk of exposure to asbestos will be qualified to safely carryout a low to moderate risk work activities.
NOTE: This Asbestos Awareness training does not qualify participants to do high risk asbestos work activities.
Topics in this awareness training include:
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What is asbestos
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Where was asbestos used
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Asbestos exposure health hazards
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How to reduce the risks
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Personal protective equipment (PPE)
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Health monitoring – what is required and why?
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Examine case studies
Hazard Recognition
Purpose:
The purpose of this Hazard Recognition Workshop is to help leaders to better manage their responsibilities for health and safety of their workers.
Target Audience:
Business owners, employers, managers and supervisors – anyone in a position of leadership or in a position that directs others.
Prerequisites:
None
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this Due Diligence Awareness Training the participant will be able to describe their responsibilities for due diligence in the workplace.
Topics include:
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What is a hazard?
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What is the difference between hazard and risk?
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Demonstrate risk assessment
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Discuss adverse health effects
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Recognize hazard type examples
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Identify workplace Risk Tolerance
Due Diligence
Purpose:
The purpose of this Due Diligence Awareness Workshop is to help leaders and managers improve their understanding of their responsibilities for health and safety of their workers.
Target Audience:
Business owners, employers, managers, and supervisors – anyone in a position of leadership or in a position that directs others.
Prerequisites:
Hazard Recognition (recommended)
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this Due Diligence Awareness Training the participant will be able to describe their responsibilities for due diligence in the workplace, including a demonstrated understanding of the term “Due Diligence” and about legal responsibilities as a supervisor, manager, or other responsible leadership role.
Topics include:
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What is meant by due diligence?
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Why does due diligence have special significance?
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How does an employer establish a due diligence program?
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What documentation is needed to show due diligence?
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What are areas to consider when reviewing due diligence?
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Examine due diligence checklist
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Examine due diligence case studies
Workplace Culture Consulting Services
How we do it:
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Plan: Recognize an opportunity or desired improvement and plan a change - eg. improving workplace health & safety, environmental performance, quality, workplace culture, etc.
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Do: Implement the Plan.
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Check: Analyze results, and what we’ve learned.
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Act: Take action based on what we've learned. Adjust the plan if needed and go through the cycle again.
Your workplace culture around health, safety and environmental (HSE) and your workplaces' HSE performance are interlinked. Building a strong HSE culture will have a positive impact on your workers, your bottom line, and public perception.