Who is responsible for health and safety in your organization? Who should be held accountable for meeting legal obligations regarding safety requirements? This course will make it apparent that workplace safety is the responsibility of everyone in the organization. Moreover, a thorough review of common hazards and root causes of accidents and incidents will allow participants to be armed with various tools to help them create, follow, and, more importantly, implement the standards of health and safety.

Participants will be able to identify and anticipate hazards surrounding them by being aware of them. Moreover, the instructions on investigation techniques and processes in this course will enable participants to better plan for upcoming tasks.

For Whom

Managers, supervisors and safety professionals who wish to improve their skills and competencies to be able to assume their safety responsibilities and effectively carry out their tasks safely in their organization.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the sources of harmful acts
• Explain how safety is everybody's responsibility
• Recognize that accidental injuries are caused by unsafe acts, behaviours and conditions
• Prepare a job safety analysis and give job safety instructions
• Conduct an accident investigation and complete a meaningful accident report
• Respond to various work accidents and emergencies
• Conduct a safety audit and implement necessary changes.