Supervisor Awareness Program

This program is designed to provide supervisors and managers with the necessary knowledge to help understand their responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Bill C-45 and other applicable legislation.

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Supervisor Awareness Program (Operator Training)

This program is designed to provide supervisors and managers with the necessary knowledge to help understand their responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Bill C-45 and other applicable legislation.  As well, Canadian OHSA laws require managers and supervisors to understand the meaning of “due diligence” and how this process is used as a legal defence to OHSA charges. Employers must demonstrate that they have established an OHSA management system to identify, assess and control workplace hazards. Then, employers must demonstrate that they have effectively implemented the OHSA management system.

This course will assist managers and supervisors to achieve due diligence. The course focuses on:

  • OHS legislation, Applicable Regulations
  • Duties and responsibilities of workplace
  • Workers OHSA rights to know, participate, and refuse
  • Authority and powers of the OHSA Regulator
  • Legal liability, penalties and fines
  • Integrating OHSA systems with managerial/supervisory functions
  • The Internal Responsibility System explained
  • Hazard identification, assessment and control methods
  • Review of leading court and tribunal decisions
  • Implications of Bill C-45
  • Due diligence checklist
  • How to motivate workers to work safely 

Course Length: One day (8 hours)

Who should attend?

Managers, supervisors, OHSA professionals, human resource and operation managers.

**Are your Supervisors familiar with the changes to the CSA Standards??**

Supervisor Awareness Program (Train-the-Trainer)

Course Overview

This three-day comprehensive course will cover all legislative and compliance requirements to certify participants to certify and authorize on site employees on (name of the equipment they will get trained on).

Course Length: 3 days (Four Person Maximum)

Day One – (Operators Program)

  • Introduction and importance of training
  • Legislation, Standards/Guidelines:
    • New C.S.A. Standard B335-04
    • Ministry of Labor Guidelines
    • OHSA and Regulation 851
  • Due Diligence Bill C-45 update
  • Site specific equipment review, machine dynamics
  • Engineering Principles of Design (Stability)
  • Pre-Operating Inspections
  • Safe Operating Procedures/Pre-Employment screening practices
  • Pedestrian/Worker Safety
  • Maintenance
  • Hazard Identification, positioning, and control techniques
  • Operators Theory Test
  • Observe Practical testing with Instructor

Day Two

  • Initial Presentation for Students
  • Adult Teaching Techniques
  • Andragogy versus Pedagogy
  • Training Aids (How/When to use)
  • Effective Communication Techniques
  • Use of Operator Manuals/Tests, site specific course development
  • The Art of Asking Questions

Day Three

  • Final Theory Presentations
  • Lesson Plans
  • Program Review (Q&A)
  • Written Exam
  • Setting Up an Effective and Compliant Course Program
  • Practical Evaluation Process
  • Practical Presentations
  • Summary

**Courses scheduled monthly at our training centers**
**Can also be conducted at your location around your schedule**
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