Health and Safety

This review module gives you a chance to re-evaluate your health and safety knowledge and determine whether or not you need further training.

Asbestos is a serious workplace health issue. In this course, we will look at asbestos uses, health effects, legislation and control strategies.

This course explains the physiology of the back and presents common types and causes of back injuries. It also describes injury prevention, safety practices, basic back exercises, and proper lifting techniques.

No matter how much you drive, backing up can be a challenge. People who drive for work may drive forwards for tens of thousands of miles/kilometers in a year, but may only back up one or two miles/kilometers in the same period! This fact, combined with other issues such as speed, poor visibility and driver distraction result in the fact that approximately 25% of vehicle accidents happen while vehicles are backing up.

This course describes the safety and health protocols, policies and procedures that employees need to understand and follow to ensure that they stay safe when they return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This course describes the safety and health protocols, policies and procedures that employers need to be put in place to ensure that workplaces are safe when employees return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This course deals with impairment in general and impairment from cannabis in particular. It presents information on the signs and symptoms of workplace impairment, outlines strategies for intervention and reporting, and discusses employer initiatives for impaired workers.

The Safety Audit examines how safe the workplace is and ensures you are doing everything possible to ensure worker safety.

Regularly scheduled workplace inspections are one of the main tools available to companies to ensure that new and ongoing hazards are identified, and that workers are kept safe and healthy. In this course, you will learn how to plan and conduct efficient workplace inspections.

Le programme de la Conduite sécuritaire est conçu pour aider les conducteurs de tous les âges à comprendre beaucoup de facteurs qui pourraient contribuer à leur garantir une expérience de conduite sécuritaire dans la plupart des circonstances.

This module provides clear definitions, and outlines roles and responsibilities concerning all contractor activities.

This online Coronavirus preparedness training course is our latest in health and safety. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases. The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This online COVID-19 training course will tell you about the necessary steps you can take to stay healthy and prevent the spread of the virus and disease.

Les entreprises prospères de toutes tailles reconnaissent l'impact qu'ont la santé et sécurité au travail sur leur performance. Les accidents et maladies professionnelles agissent directement sur votre profit net.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are dealing with a patchwork of mask-wearing policies. For a variety of reasons, some customers refuse to wear masks. This can be a nightmare for public-facing workers!

La diligence raisonnable signifie que les employeurs doivent prendre toutes les précautions raisonnables dans les circonstances pour protéger les travailleurs ainsi que pour prévenir les blessures et les accidents au travail. Ce cours donne une idée précise des exigences légales auxquelles les employeurs doivent se conformer ainsi que des répercussions pouvant découler de l’inobservation.

To exercise due diligence means that employers must take all reasonable precautions under the circumstances to prevent injuries or accidents in the workplace. This course will provide a clear understanding of the legal requirements necessary for compliance as well as the implications of non-compliance.

This course outlines key rights and responsibilities of employers, supervisors and workers. It also highlights how you can learn and apply safe workplace practices.

In this course, we will discuss how Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSCs) are set up, what they do and how to make them work effectively in your workplace.

Find out how to protect yourself from risk of electrocution in the workplace.

This course outlines the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which requires certain employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19.

Dans ce cours, nous examinerons les dangers et les risques ergonomiques du travail de bureau ainsi que les mesures préventives pour les maîtriser

Dans la majorité des milieux de travail, les travailleurs sont vulnérables aux lésions ergonomiques. Découvrez comment réduire, voire éliminer, les troubles musculosquelettiques liés au travail.

Ergonomic injuries, collectively referred to as Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs), develop over months or years as a result of equipment, tools, processes and activities that do not take the individual worker’s physical characteristics into account. Workers in both the plant and the office are vulnerable to ergonomic injuries. Learn how Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders can be reduced or eliminated through good ergonomic practices.

Learn about the types of fall hazards, fall protection methods and the circumstances in which they should be used.

The First Aid Basics program has been developed to give certified first aid attendants an opportunity to refresh and update their basic first aid knowledge.

The First Aid Basics program has been developed to give certified first aid attendants an opportunity to refresh and update their basic first aid knowledge.

While forklifts offer a practical materials handling solution for many businesses, each year they continue to be associated with workplace deaths and injuries. Forklift incidents can be prevented, especially when employers and workers work together to improve safety and health at work.

Réduisez le risque de blessures causées par les glissades et les chutes accidentelles en milieu de travail.

Utility knives or “box cutters” are widely used in retail, manufacturing, construction and other industries. They are used for everything from cutting string and opening cartons to cutting drywall and roofing materials. They are such a common tool that most people don’t think they need training on how to use them safely. However, over 60% of workplace hand injuries are lacerations (deep cuts) many from the improper use of utility knives.

In this course, we will describe the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and how to effectively apply it at your work.

An overview of the responsibilities of hazmat employers and employees (offerors/shippers, carriers and consignees) under Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR), Subchapter C, "Hazardous Materials Regulations", including classification, packaging, hazard communication requirements including shipping papers, marking, labeling and placarding, as well as incident reporting and security.

This course outlines key health and safety rights and responsibilities of different groups in the workplace: employers, supervisors and workers.

This course introduces owners and managers to the types of health and safety problems that can occur in small businesses and gives practical information and tips regarding strategies to identify hazards and manage risks.

This course introduces owners and managers to the types of health and safety problems that can occur in small businesses and gives practical information and tips regarding strategies to identify hazards and manage risks.

Every workplace has hazards and risks. Learn to identify the hazards and assess risks in your workplace. Learn to protect workers’ safety and health by putting controls in place to reduce or eliminate hazards.

This course will help you understand how and why incidents in the workplace are investigated. It will also examine the process of Root Cause Analysis and present good safety practices that can help prevent incidents from occurring.

Ce cours passe en revue ce que les jeunes travailleurs doivent savoir sur la législation en matière de santé et de sécurité. Il explique les droits et responsabilités au travail et les exigences des lois sur la santé et la sécurité pour les employeurs, les superviseurs et les travailleurs.

Transformez votre bureau en un lieu de travail sécuritaire.

Ce cours décrit les droits et responsabilités clés des différents groupes sur le lieu de travail: les employeurs, les superviseurs et les travailleurs.

Learn about the different types of ladders and how to use them safely in the workplace.

Ce cours porte sur la notion de facultés affaiblies en général et plus précisément sur les facultés affaiblies par le cannabis. Il présente les signes et les symptômes de facultés affaiblies, les stratégies d’intervention et de signalement, et les initiatives que peut prendre l’employeur pour encadrer l’employé qui est dans cet état.

Ce cours vous permet de vous familiariser avec le SIMDUT 2015 et la façon dont ce système sera utilisé sur les lieux de travail.

Apprenez à effectuer correctement les procédures de verrouillage et d'étiquetage en milieu de travail.

Prévenez les blessures en milieu de travail en utilisant l'équipement de protection individuelle approprié

Ce cours vous offre une révision des principes de sécurité applicables lors de l’utilisation des échelles en milieu de travail.

Tous les entrepreneurs qui exécutent des travaux doivent observer les règles, les normes et les politiques en matière de sécurité.

Apprenez à vous protéger contre les risques d'électrocution en milieu de travail.

In this course we will describe the different types of energy sources, explain the general rules of lockout/ tagout procedures and give you the basic knowledge required to correctly and effectively complete lockout/ tagout procedures.

Injuries are all too common from the use and care of machines such as saws, presses, conveyors, and bending, rolling or shaping machines, as well as from powered and non-powered hand tools. If hazards and risks are not properly addressed, injuries such as crushed limbs, severed fingers, lacerations and abrasions can result.

This course examines the back and how it works and describes different injuries of the back and how to prevent them.