Course Description:
This course is designed to train all employees and employers who work at any type of manual lifting how to recognize the risk factors. Up to eight out of ten people suffer with back pain exceedingly painful, difficult to heal and this back pain has an effect on everything you do. Not always one incident often due to years of wear and tear. It is interesting to note from Nl WHSCC 20% of accidents involve the back, 15% of Lost Time injuries are actually back injuries and 9% of all claims are from back injuries
Duration:
2 hours
Who Should Attend:
All workers and supervisors.
Learning Objectives:
- An understand basic anatomy of the back
- How to recognize the risk factors
- How to change or eliminate the risk factors
- How to recognize the common causes of back injury
- How to use proper body mechanics and lifting techniques to prevent injury to the back
- Know what to do if an injury occurs
Course Description:
This course is designed to train participants in the fundamentals of fall prevention and protection. In introduces participants to the importance of fall prevention and protection, the differences between the two, and most importantly, how to work safely while working at heights. This course meets the requirements and has been approved by Newfoundland WHSCC and is approved and available in both French and English.
Duration:
16 hours
Who Should Attend:
Persons who wish to or are required to perform work at heights, Supervisors and Safety Personnel
Training requirement
139(NL OHS Regulations). A worker shall not use fall protection equipment after January 1, 2012 unless he or she has completed a training program on fall protection prescribed by the commission.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of “Fall Prevention and Protection” each participant will have an awareness of:
- The Importance of Fall Protection Training
- Legislative Roles and Responsibilities of Workplace Parties
- Fall Protection Legislation
- Employer Responsibility for Fall Protection Plans/Programs
- Fall Protection System Forces and Clearances
- Hierarchy of Controls and Safe Work Procedures
- Types of Fall Protection Systems
- Fall Arrest Equipment and Components
- Use, Care, Storage, Maintenance and Inspection of all Fall Protection Equipment and Components
- The General Requirements of the Fall Protection Rescue Plan
- Accident / Incident Reporting
Recertification: 3 Years