Upcoming Classes : Open Learning

Emergency Response Planning

Virtual Classroom - 8 hours.
In this instructor-led course, you will explore the importance of emergency response planning as a part of your health and safety plan. Your emergency response plan is a business continuity or contingency plan that defines how you will react to an emergency.

Available in Virtual Classroom format. This is an 8-hour class presented in four 2-hour Zoom meetings (called recurrences in the Online Learning Centre).

Fundamentals of Thermal Imaging

Virtual Classroom - 8 hours.
Understanding and employing thermal imaging technologies can uncover impending equipment failures or dangerous situations that left unchecked, could lead to lost production or serious injury. This course is recommended as a basic requirement for workers in maintenance or in the trades, or others who conduct (or are planning to conduct) thermal surveys or screening.

Available in Virtual Classroom format. This is an 8-hour class presented in four 2-hour Zoom meetings (called recurrences in the Online Learning Centre).

Hazard Identification and Control

Virtual Classroom - 4 hours.
To achieve a safe workplace, employers and workers need to be aware of current hazards and possible hazards as soon as possible. The purpose of this course is to provide participants with a basic understanding of how to identify hazards, assess their risk, and select control measures for those hazards. Other health and safety activities such as workplace inspection follow a hazard identification, assessment and control process.

Available in Virtual Classroom format. This is a 4-hour class presented in two 2-hour Zoom meetings (called recurrences in the Online Learning Centre).

Industrial Storage Racking

Virtual Classroom - 4 hours.
Your storage racking system can influence productivity throughout the entire logistics chain. Steel storage racks are common equipment in industries such as distribution centres, warehouses, manufacturing plants, and the storage area of retail operations.

Available in Virtual Classroom format. This is a 4-hour class presented in two 2-hour Zoom meetings (called recurrences in the Online Learning Centre).

Now available at an introductory price of $99 for a limited time.

Joint Health and Safety Committee

Virtual Classroom - 8 hours.
A Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) is composed of worker and management representatives and is a primary component of any employer’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management system. This co-operative involvement ensures that everything possible is done to identify, eliminate or mitigate workplace health and safety hazards. A JHSC has been a legal requirement for all BC workplaces with 20 or more regularly employed workers and must be given the necessary training to permit them to efficiently and effectively carry out their assigned duties. For smaller companies, a Worker Health and Safety Representative would be appointed in place of a JHSC.

Available in Virtual Classroom format. This is an 8-hour class presented in four 2-hour Zoom meetings (called recurrences in the Online Learning Centre).

Workplace Inspections

Virtual Classroom - 2 hours.
Effective inspections are one of the most important incident/accident prevention tools in a company’s safety and health program. Properly trained inspectors in a systematic inspection program will help reduce incidents and property damage. This course will guide JHSC members, Worker Health and Safety Reps, managers, or supervisors responsible for workplace inspection in the creation of an effective safety inspection program.

Available in Virtual Classroom format. This is a 2-hour class presented in one 2-hour Zoom meeting.