Basic safety-related elements of crane operation. The course reviews OHSA Regulations, types of cranes, load charts, inspections and certifications. Course references specific Occupational Health and Safety requirements (“Green Book,” Ministry of Labor, Ontario).

This course offers extended training in driving defensively. It focuses on critical driver safety issues and methods of controlling the hazards behind most accidents. Course content includes preparation, seat belts and air bags, the good driver defined, the cushion of safety, intersections, backing safety, aggressive driving, cell phones and other distractions, drugs and alcohol, fatigue, winter driving and other issues. Provides Canadian accident statistics.

This course focuses on ergonomic injury and illness awareness in the field and in the office. It focuses is on preventing recognizing, evaluating and mitigating muscular skeletal job-related medical disorders – with causes that may escape notice – especially those brought about by repetitive motions, awkward postures, excessive force and back strain. Canadian terminology.

This course offers supervisory-level trenching and excavation training, soil classification and protective systems, and installing or removing equipment and materials. Course references specific Occupational Health and Safety requirements (“Green Book,” Ministry of Labor, Ontario).

This covers fire preparedness and emergency response; special attention is devoted to anticipating, recognizing and controlling the conditions that create a greater risk of fire. Course references specific Cal OSHA requirements for sizes and lengths of hoses used for fire prevention. References for this course include various sections of the Health and Safety Act and Regulations, otherwise known as the Green Book.

General Housekeeping, defined as the removal of any hazards, material, or equipment that prevents workers from doing their job safely or that otherwise poses a danger, good housekeeping involves various engineering controls, work practices, and flagging and barricade measures.

This employee and supervisory level course examines hazards in the office. It focuses on both the obvious causes of injury – lifting and carrying practices – and those associated with repetitive or prolonged activities such as computer use. References for this course include various sections of the Health and Safety Act and Regulations, otherwise known as the Green Book.

An introduction to basic and essential worksite PPE, including hard hats and their classifications, protective eyewear, hearing protection, and protective gloves, footwear, and clothing, referenced to OH&S Act and CSA standards.