Workplace supervision is essential for the protection of workers. Managers and supervisors also play a key role in implementing the employer's OHS program.
An introduction to managers and supervisors to OHS legislation and the OHS system required to achieve due diligence.
The course focuses on:
• Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
• Duties and responsibilities of workplace parties
• Workers' OHS rights to know, participate and refuse
• Authority and powers of occupational health and safety regulator
• Legal liability, penalties and fines
• The Internal Responsibility System explained
• Overview of OHS systems and integration of managerial/supervisory functions
• Due diligence, its legal meaning and practical application
• Bill C-45 and the offence of OHS criminal negligence under the Criminal Code
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• find applicable OH&S legislation
• know your health and safety responsibilities
• determine ways of meeting your OH&S responsibilities
• identify hazards and develop safe work practices
• take leadership in developing and implementing an OH&S program
• understand consequences of non-compliance
• exercise due diligence
Target Audience
• Managers
• Supervisors
• Foreman
• Occupational Health Nurses
• Anyone with an interest in workplace health and safety