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Occupational Health Committee (OHC) Level 1 is an introductory course for OHC members and occupational health and safety (OHS) representatives. This free course is available in both instructor-led online and in-class formats.
Occupational Health Committee (OHC) Level 2 is required for OHC co-chairs and OHS representatives.
This free course takes a closer look at the OHC’s/OHS representatives role in workplace inspections and incident investigations.
This free course is intended for anyone who directs the work of other people and informs supervisors of their legal responsibilities to ensure safety in the workplace.
OHC Level one
Occupational Health Committee (OHC) Level one is an introductory course for OHC members and occupational health and safety (OHS) representatives. By the end of this course, OHC members and OHS reps will know:
- How to locate relevant information in Saskatchewan OHS legislation to address OHS issues in their workplace.
- The requirements for establishing and operating an effective OHC.
- The duties and role of the OHC within the OHS Workplace Responsibility System.
- How to identify and assess workplace hazards.
- How to identify and recommend corrective actions to control workplace hazards.
- How to handle OHS concerns and how to investigate refusals to work.
OHC Level 1 is available in both classroom and instructor-led online formats. The in-person classroom and instructor-led online courses are one-day courses.
There is no prerequisite for attending this course.
OHC Level 2
Level two Occupational Health Committee (OHC) course is a course for OHC co-chairpersons and occupational health and safety representatives (reps), although all OHC members would benefit from attending. By the end of this two day course, participants will know how to:
- Plan and conduct a OHC workplace inspection.
- Identify and assess deficiencies during OHC workplace inspections.
- Identify and recommend corrective actions that address deficiencies found during OHC workplace inspections.
- Fulfil their regulatory requirement of investigating workplace incidents and dangerous occurrences.
- Collect and analyze evidence during an investigation.
- Identify and assess direct, indirect and root causes of workplace incidents and dangerous occurrences.
- Identify and recommend corrective actions to prevent workplace incidents and dangerous occurrences from happening again.
The pre-requisite for attending this course is the Level one Occupational Health Committee training.
This course is also available online as two courses: the Workplace Incident Investigation course. and the Workplace Inspection Training course. To receive the equivalent of the Level two Occupational Health Committee course, participants must successfully complete both of these online courses.
Supervision and Safety
Under Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety legislation ‘supervisor’ means a person who is authorized by an employer to oversee or direct the work of the employer’s worker. The Supervision and Safety Workshop introduces supervisors to their legal responsibilities for occupational health and safety at the workplace. By the end of this one day course, supervisors will know:
- How to locate relevant information in Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety legislation to address occupational health and safety (OHS) issues in their workplace
- The duties and roles of everyone within the OHS Workplace Responsibility System
- Their duties and required competencies under Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety legislation
- The role of the supervisor within workplace OHS management systems
- Specific duties of a supervisor within workplace OHS management systems such as:
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- Hazard identification, risk assessment and hazard control
- Workplace inspections
- Incident Investigations
- Refusals to work
- Worker training and orientation
There is no pre-requisite for attending this course.
Effective Measurement for Safety
You can’t improve what you don’t measure. This two-day course will assist employers in understanding the benefits of keeping safety statistics — the why, what and where to find the information, the applicable legislation, data management, training, communication and continuous improvement necessary to track injury data and prevent injuries through maintaining a safety measurement system.
Course materials include tools to help you set up and maintain your own tracking system.
- Effective Measurement for Safety workbook
- Effective Measurement for Safety guide
- Cause of Injury Reference sheets
- First Aid Register (Word document)
- Incident Investigation form (Word template)
- Leading and lagging indicator examples
- Medical Restrictions form (Word document)
- Process map for implementing effective safety statistics
- Risk Matrix
- Factors reference guide-indirect and root cause examples
- Safety incident log sheet (Excel document)
Effective Return to Work
Effective Return to Work (ERTW) is designed to teach supervisors and business owners how to create their own policies, form working committees and develop plans to facilitate a return-to-work program. The course includes templates, forms and step-by-step instructions for small and large companies.
Fact sheets are available for reference while setting up a program.
Computer Workstation Assessment Training (CWAT)
The Computer Workstation Assessment Training (CWAT) is a hands-on program that will help participants assess, identify and adjust items in the work environment to reduce and prevent repetitive stress injuries. This course is typically held at an employer’s worksite so trainees learn to apply the course principles on the equipment and facilities they are familiar with.
At the end of this six hour course, participants will know how to apply and assess ergonomic principles to set up computer workstations for ergonomic fit.
Below are links to materials used during Computer Workstation Assessment Training. The material contains information to ergonomically set-up a computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse, chair, desk and telephone at a workstation.
- Powerpoint: Computer Workstation Assessment Training
- Manual: Computer Workstation Assessment Training
Class size is limited to 4-6 participants. Please contact us at here for more information and to discuss hosting a CWAT session at your workplace.
Back safety workshop
Back injuries are one of the most common work related injuries that can significantly disrupt our lives including our ability to work. This seminar outlines the ergonomics of safe lifting, safety tips, hazard assessment and controls to prevent back injuries.
This 60 – 90 minute seminar is typically presented to employee groups in their workplaces. Please contact us here for information and to discuss hosting a back safety presentation in your workplace.
