ENG - Conveyor Systems - Sept '10
|  Durée: 3 h. |
| Participants look at a variety of conveyor systems and the associated hazards including pinch points and sources of entanglement. |
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ENG - Dyes & Fabric Treatments - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| There are potential health effects from work exposure to certain dyes, fabric treatments, and textile dusts. Chemicals proven to cause cancer or other serious health problems include: benzidine used in dyes, and formaldehyde used in permanent press or crease-resistant finishes. New chemicals have been introduced into the textiles industry in recent years. Some have the potential to damage the reproductive system, causing genetic defects in pregnant women or birth defects. |
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ENG - Electrical Hazards - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| Like any form of energy, electricity can be harmful for those exposed to uncontrolled sources. |
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ENG - Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) & Dirty Electricity - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| Even today, many people around the world live without electricity—some by choice, others due to economic conditions. For millions of others electricity and electrical equipment are part of their daily lives both at work and at home. What started with a simple light bulb has now evolved into the use of every conceivable machine powered by electricity. They are so ingrained in our lives that we cannot imagine existing without them. But it is becoming more and more apparent that electricity can also impact our health. |
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ENG - Fire & Explosion - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| This program introduces the conditions required for fire, and pressure and chemical explosion. |
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ENG - Hazards of Mould - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| Mould is a microscopic fungi that grows on wet organic matter. It reproduces itself by producing spores. Each spore is capable of germinating and developing a new colony in a very short period of time.
Most common moulds are not generally hazardous to healthy people, but there are some specific types of mould such as Stachybotrys Chartarum and Aspergillus that can cause adverse effects. Some moulds have been identified as carcinogens.
For mould hazards to be controlled, they must be recognized and assessed. To carry out these functions the joint health and safety committee/ health and safety representative(s) must have a basic understanding of how mould contamination occurs and how it can be remedied.
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ENG - Health & Safety Level 1 Part 1 - Sept '10
| Durée: 15 h. |
| Part one is workplace health & safety education. Participants learn how to best protect themselves and fellow workers by covering topics such as: The history of health and safety; The body and the workplace; Myth of the careless worker; Cancer and; Reproductive hazards. |
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ENG - Health & Safety Level 2 - Committees - Part 1 - Ontario - Sept '10
| Durée: 15 h. |
| This program is desinged to provide particiants with the knowledge and skills necessary to play an acitve role on Joint Committees in their workplaces. You will learn how to conduct a joint committee meeting and gain a clear understanding of the legal rights and responsibilities withing that role. You will learn the skills needed to perform incident and disease invstigations along with workplace assessments. Important research skills are needed to uncover information related to workplace hazards and health effects will also be reviewed. |
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ENG - Health & Safety Level 2 - Law Part 1 - Ontario - Sept '10
| Durée: 15 h. |
| This course is designed to help participants understand the intricacies of health & safety legislation. The course will at the nuts and bolts of the law as it operates in actual practice. In doing so, it provides support both for short-term strategies and for the longer-term goals of political action and legislative change. |
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ENG - Job Task Analysis - Sept '10
| Durée: 10 h. |
| This course will focus on how to conduct a job task analysis in your workplace and what tools and methods you need to use. The emphasis is on the physical demands aspect of task analysis.
This course will be useful for the joint health and safety committee mem¬bers/ health and safety representative(s) who have, or are interested in having, input into job task design and other ergonomic conditions in the workplace.
This course is appropriate for those workers who have taken the “Ergonomics: Injuries, Risk Factors and Design Principles” course and "Applying Ergonomics to Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries" course.
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ENG - Lighting Hazards - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| Lighting in most workplaces is often installed without input from workers and with little regard for their specific visual needs. Eye strain and visual fatigue caused by poor lighting and the need for maintaining uninterrupted visual and mental alertness are among the most important occupational health and safety hazards facing workers in the construction, health care, industrial and mining sectors. Failing to recognize the need to improve lighting conditions in the workplace endangers the health and safety of workers, and possibly the general public. |
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ENG - Machine Guarding - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| This course explores many of the hazards associated with improper or inadequate machine guarding including exposure to moving parts or hazardous projectiles. Relevant legislation will be reviewed along with hazard recognition and assessment tools such as workplace inspections and more detailed systematic analysis of machinery. Full enclosures around moving parts and preventive maintenance are just two of many practical control measures reviewed. |
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ENG - Manual Material Handling - Nov '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| Material handling refers to the movement and storage of raw materials or finished products in, out and about the workplace. Almost every type of work requires some sort of material handling. Manual material handling tasks are the direct cause of a large number and variety of injuries to workers. The most common are back injuries. |
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ENG - Personal Protective Equipment - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| This course provides participants with the knowledge required to recognize and assess situations where the use of personal protection equipment is necessary. Armed with this information, they can recommend appropriate controls to eliminate or reduce exposure to hazards in the workplace. |
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ENG - Stress Awareness - Part 1 - Sept '10
| Durée: 15 h. |
| This 15-hour Stress Awareness Course will provide participants with a full knowledge of stress and its impact on health and will encourage participants to cope more effectively with stress and to develop strategies to change stressful conditions. |
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ENG - The Office Work Environment - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| This course provides participants with an understanding of the hazards specific to office workers and the means for assessing and controlling those hazards.
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ENG - WHMIS for Workers - Sept '10
| Durée: 10 h. |
| Participants learn about the purpose of WHMIS and the six hazard categories it incorporates. You will learn the relevance of material safety data sheets and WHMIS labels and discuss safe handling procedures, storage and disposal of hazardous materials as well as emergency procedures. |
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ENG - Work Organization - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| This 3-hour program explores how hours of work, scheduling, technological change, pace of work and other elements of work organization affect the health and well-being of workers. Relevant legislation is reviewed along with hazard recognition and assessment tools. Flextime, job enrichment and job rotation are just a few of the measures explored that look to overcome the hazards associated with poor work organization and lessen the risk to health faced by workers. |
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ENG - Workplace Violence - Sept '10
| Durée: 3 h. |
| Workplace violence is an occupational health & safety hazard. Scientific studies and surveys about violence at work only date from the mid-1980s. Prior to that time little attention was paid to this problem. Awareness is increasing about exposure to violence on the job.
Workers in many occupations perform tasks that put them at risk. Those who deal with the public face the greatest danger of violence. This category includes retail sales, food service, hospitality and transportation, as well as health and education services. Recognizing workplace violence as an important health and safety hazard is the first step towards preventing it.
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