Training Courses
1 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
2 Health & Safety Risk Assessment
3 Principles of Control in health and safety
4 Manual & Mechanical Handling Hazards and Control
5 Electrical Hazards and Control
6 Fire hazards & control
7 Chemical health hazards and control
8 Physical & Psychological health hazards & control
9 Monitoring review & audit of H&S Performance
10 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout- Tag-out )
11 Office Health & Safety
12 Personal Protective Equipment: The Basics
13 Emergency Response Planning
14 Health & Safety Committees
15 Health & Safety for Managers & Supervisors
16 Risk Communication and WHMIS
17 Understanding Material safety data sheets (MSDSs )
18 Office Ergonomics
19 Workplace First Aid
20 Compressed gas safety
21 Radiation Safety
Contents of the Training Courses
1 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Topics Include:
· Introduction to H&S/Key Terms
· International standards and conventions & the role of the ILO
· Framework for managing H&S
· Setting policy for health and safety
· The key features and content of an organization’s health and safety policy
· The health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, managers, workers and other relevant parties
2 Health & Safety Risk Assessment
Topics Include:
· The process of risk assessment
· Risk assessment recording and reviewing procedures
· Identifying and categorizing risk
· Evaluating risk, identifying risk, risk ranking, likelihood of harm, acceptable and tolerable risk, residual risk
· Qualitative and semi quantitative risk assessments
· Exercises on Risk Assessment
· Review
3 Principles of Control in health and safety
Topics Include:
· Fundamental strategies for controlling hazards and reducing risk
· Hierarchy of control
· Safe systems of work
· Emergency procedures
4 Manual & Mechanical Handling Hazards and Control
Topics Include:
· The hazards involved in the movement of loads by physical and mechanical effort
· Types of manual handling
· Ergonomics
· Mechanical handling
· The risk reduction and preventative measures available
· The risks involved in the use of lifting and moving equipment
5 Electrical Hazards and Control
Topics Include:
· The hazards and risks associated with the use of electrical equipment and systems operating at mains voltage
· The measures that should be taken to minimize the risks
· Principles of electricity
· Hazards of electricity – electric shock, burns etc.
· Electrical fires and common causes
· Control measures
6 Fire hazards & control
Topics Include:
· Basic fire hazards and risks in the workplace
· The fire triangle
· Classification
· Fire spread
· Control measures
· The main measures that should be taken to minimize fire risks
· Fire detection and warning
7 Chemical health hazards and control
Topics Include:
· The ill health effects of exposure to chemical hazards
· Forms of chemicals
· General classifications
· Workplace exposure limits – TLV, OEL, etc..
· The options to control these hazards in the workplace
8 Physical & Psychological health hazards & control
Topics Include:
· The ill health effects of the physical process of work and the working environment
· Ergonomics
· Work environment
· Noise, heat, radiation
· Drugs, violence., stress
· The available control options to combat these risks in the workplace
9 Monitoring review & audit of H&S Performance
Topics Include:
· Active and reactive health and safety monitoring procedures
· Performance standards
· Inspections
· Safety sampling
· Checklists
· The scope and nature of a health and safety audit
· Effective reports
· Difference between audits and inspections
10 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout- Tag-out )
Topics include:
· What is hazardous energy? plus what is Lockout?
· Hazardous energy sources in the workplace
· Importance and purpose of Lockout
· How to implement Lockout
· Elements of hazardous energy control
11 Office Health & Safety
Topics include:
-How to develop a health and safety program
- Potential hazards in an office environment
- Ergonomics, Lighting
- Workplace stress, - Indoor air quality
- General safety
Hazardous equipment
12 Personal Protective Equipment: The Basics
Topics include:
- Common Personal Protective Equipment
- Hazard control
- Personal Protective Equipment program
- Responsibilities of workers, supervisors and employers
- Basic information and safety tips for the
most common types of Personal Protective Equipment:
Head protection – e.g. hard hats
Foot protection – e.g. safety shoes
Eye / face protection – e.g. safety glasses
Hearing protection – e.g. ear plugs, muffs
Hand protection – e.g. gloves
Respiratory protection
13 Emergency Response Planning
Topics include:
- The Key Steps to Emergency Preparedness
- Establishing the Planning Team
- Identifying Potential Emergencies and Assessing Risk
- Assessing Your Organization’s Emergency Response Capabilities
- Building the Emergency Response Plan
- Implementing the Plan: Preparing to Respond
- Evaluating Effectiveness and Continuous Improvement
14 Health & Safety Committees
Topics include:
-What is a committee?
- Establishing a committee
- An effective committee
- Resolving issues
- Workplace inspections – checklists
- Investigations
- Committee’s role in resolving work refusals
- Sample policies, inspection checklists, accident report form and many others
15 Health & Safety for Managers & Supervisors
Topics include:
- Introduction to health and safety training for managers
- Safety principles and risk management
- Legislation
- Hazard recognition and control
-Occupational hygiene
- Workplace inspection and accident investigation
- Program development and implementation
16 Risk Communication and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
Topic include:
- Components of WHMIS: labels, MSDSs and education / training
- Rights and responsibilities of workers in WHMIS
- The WHMIS classes and their symbols
- Supplier labels
- Workplace labels
- Material safety data sheets
- Fundamentals of chemical safety
17 Understanding Material safety data sheets (MSDSs )
Topics include:
- Product Identification
- Hazard Identification
- The Basics
- Hazard Control
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
4 Other Information
18 Office Ergonomics
Topics include:
- Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD)
- Ergonomic risks
- Stages of WMSD
- Applying ergonomics to components of the office environment
- The workstation and the worker
- Examples of exercises you can do to help prevent injury
- References, quizzes and an exam to test participants’ knowledge
19 Workplace First Aid
Course Content:
· Creating and maintaining a safe environment for the victim, bystander and self until medical or ambulance assistance arrives.
· Identification and management of an unconscious person.
· Initiation and maintenance of basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a collapsed person.
· Control of bleeding from an external wound or nose bleed. Recognition of the symptoms and signs of internal bleeding and shock and its management.
· Assessment and appropriate care of various wounds, including an abrasion, laceration puncture wound, severed part, burn or scold.
· Recognition and appropriate management of the person with an asthma attack, a diabetic emergency, dislocation, drug overdose, a fracture, heat exhaustion or heat stroke, heart attack, head injury, hypothermia, poisoning by ingestion, inhalation or injection, a seizure, soft tissue injury or a stroke.
· Completion of an incident-illness report, noting relevant symptoms, signs and management prior to referral.
20 Compressed gas and Cryogenic Safety
Course Content:
§ Properties of gases
Safety with pressure
§ Identification of gas cylinders
