Health and Safety for Managers and Supervisors (E-course)

Managers and supervisors have front-line responsibility to protect workers and keep the workplace safe. Learn how to recognize hazards and take effective preventive actions to prevent injuries and foster a safety culture at your workplace.

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Single seat:: $169.00 ^*

Format:: e-Course

Language:: English/French

Duration:: 6-7 hours

Access:

Single Seat (90 days access from date of purchase)

Group Training (multi-seat) (1 year access from date of purchase)

Description

This updated e-course features an improved look and functionality to enrich your learning experience.

This course provides managers and supervisors with the information they need to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses, and to develop a safety culture in the workplace.

Topics include:

Safety principles and risk management
Occupational health and safety legislation
Roles, responsibilities, and duties of managers, supervisors and workers
Managing health and safety, including management systems, risk management, risk assessment, and hazard control
Occupational health and safety activities such as inspections, investigations, emergency response, and fire safety
Common hazards, including chemical, ergonomic, physical, psychological, safety and other hazards

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

Understand how applicable occupational health and safety legislation applies in your workplace
Know your health and safety responsibilities
Determine ways to manage health and safety
Identify hazards and conduct a risk assessment
Take leadership in developing, communicating, and implementing an occupational health and safety program
Understand consequences of non-compliance
Exercise due diligence
Understand your role in inspections, investigations, emergency response, and fire safety
Understand common hazards
Understand the role of safe work practices

Target Audience

Managers
Supervisors
Employers
Occupational health nurses
Anyone who wants to understand and improve workplace health and safety

Prerequisite

Prior technical knowledge of health and safety is not a requirement. However, familiarity with workplace processes and practices is helpful.

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the course and passing a final, multiple-choice exam, learners will be able to print a certificate of completion.

System Requirements

This course is delivered online. View the minimum system requirements to take this course.

Review Process

CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.