This 1-day course teaches participants how to properly identify, assess and control workplace hazards in accordance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety legislation.
This 1-day course teaches participants how to properly identify, assess and control workplace hazards in accordance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Participants will learn the MHSA basic method of recognizing, evaluating and documenting workplace hazards.
Hazard assessment is the keystone of a successful health and safety management system and, therefore, must be performed correctly and reviewed regularly to ensure the workplace remains free of unnecessary hazards.
Topics include:
Alberta OH&S Code Part 2 Hazard Assessment, Elimination and Control
Benefits of performing hazard assessments
Methods of hazard identification, assessment and control
Hazard assessment techniques
Hierarchy of hazard controls
Upon completion of the course you will be able to:
Develop a comprehensive approach to hazard identification for your workplace
Identify the common types of existing and potential health & safety hazards
Evaluate hazards associated to specific jobs and tasks
Prioritize hazards in terms of the level of risk they present to workers
Identify practical hazard control methods applicable to your workplace
Review and maintain hazard assessments on a regular basis.
Ever since we became a not-for-profit safety association in 1992, we’ve diligently worked with Alberta employers to reduce injuries and occupational illnesses on worksites. We collaborate with government and industry to offer health and safety programs that help companies become top safety performers.
But it’s not just our top-notch products and services that make us a leading health and safety provider. Our most successful factor is our members, over 1600 of them, who employ over 60,000 workers across the province.
We are deeply committed to serve as safety advocate for their interests. We owe it to our members to ensure they have a voice when it comes to crucial topics that affect them. Whoever you are, a worker, large employer, small business owner, we’re here to help.
Our Mission
To achieve worksite wellness and reduce occupational injuries and illnesses in the manufacturing industry.
Our Values (What they mean to us)
Integrity (Be honest and act with honor)
Leadership (The courage to influence a better future for the manufacturing industry)
Accountability (We are responsible for giving the manufacturing industry a voice)
Collaboration (We work together with organizations and industry to achieve our mission)
Passion (Use our drive and commitment to energize, engage, and inspire others)
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