Safety and Health Management

Course Introduction:

This program provides students with knowledge, skills and solid training in the theories and practices of occupational health and safety, emergency planning and environmental management. This program will interest individuals already working in safety-related positions who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation, or who would like to enhance their career in safety, or are planning to move into safety-related positions. This program will provide you with a fundamental understanding of occupational health and safety. The program addresses the role and responsibilities of an occupational health and safety practitioner including:

•  Risk management
• Hazard recognition, control, and prevention
• Safety management systems in the workplace
  The program incorporates a multi-disciplinary approach in contributing to the development of a health and safety culture Who Should Attend?
  Take this program if you are responsible for occupational health and safety in your workplace After completing this course, participants will be able to:
• Create, plan, implement, audit and evaluate programs in the areas of health and safety, emergency planning and environmental management systems Create and save a PowerPoint Presentation
• Develop, implement and evaluate organizational health and safety policies and practices utilizing effective collaboration skills that adhere to government legislation, regulations and guidelines
• Apply theories and laws of health and safety to ensure legal compliance, to reduce accidents and to train and lead others in creating a safe work environment
• Conduct critical incident reviews, accident investigations, incident command and root cause analysis in a variety of workplaces
• Apply the principles of industrial hygiene to recognize, evaluate and control biological, physical and chemical hazards in the workplace
• Create, propose and evaluate programs which provide an organization with due diligence in emergency response planning, toxicology prevention and/or risk management
• Develop, evaluate and advocate for change in safety-related programs
• Facilitate and support an effective health and safety program in both non-union and union environments
• Research existing industry standards, produce reports and provide recommendations for changes for continuing improvement of the health, safety, disability, ergonomic, emergency and environmental management systems.