Program Overview

Program Details

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Training Sessions

• Confined Space Entry (SO1023)
  • Purpose: This training session outlines how to work safely in confined spaces and applies to any University worker or student whose duties require entry and work within confined spaces at the University.
  • Who should take this course: Plant Operations workers and anyone entering confined spaces.
  • Duration: 3 hours
  • Training content:
    • Learn how to recognize and control hazards in confined spaces.
    • Understand how to identify confined spaces.
    • Learn about confined space entry procedures.
    • Learn about confined space emergency procedures.

Health and Safety Management

• Committees and Representatives
  • Health and Safety Coordinators
  • Main Campus Joint Health and Safety Committee
  • Architecture Joint Health and Safety Committee
  • Digital Media School (Stratford) Health and Safety Committee
  • Health Sciences Campus Joint Health and Safety Committee
  • Lab Safety Committee
  • Live Fire Research Health and Safety
  • Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Joint Health and Safety Committee
• Contractor Safety Management
• Health, Safety and Environment Management System
• OHSA Rights & Responsibilities
• Posting Requirements
• Risk Assessment & SOPs
• Unsafe Work Refusal

Incidents and Emergencies

• Report an Incident, Hazard or Near Miss
• Calling for Help
• Emergency Planning
• Fire Safety
  • Emergency Wardens
• First Aid
• Hazardous Material Spills
• WSIB and Return to Work

Lab Safety and Hazardous Waste

• Batteries
• Biosafety
• Compressed Gas and Cryogenic Liquids
• Facilities, Equipment and Laboratory Apparatus
  • Eye/Face Washes and Emergency Showers
  • Laboratory Apparatus
  • Laboratory Decommissioning
  • Laboratory Hazards Poster
• Hazardous Waste
• Lasers
• Nanomaterials
• Radiation
• X-ray

Environmental Health

• Air Quality Concerns
• Asbestos
• Designated Substances
• Hearing Conservation
• Heat Stress
• Idling Guidelines
• Illness Prevention
• Mould in Buildings
• Roofing Projects
• Scented Products

Occupational Health and Safety

• Chemical Safety
  • Chemical Inventory System
  • WHMIS
• Confined Spaces
• Electrical Safety
  • Electrical Safety Certification
  • Space Heaters
• Ergonomics
  • Ergonomic Stretches
  • General Ergonomics Guidelines
  • Office ergonomics
  • Preventing Visual Discomfort
  • Training & assessment request
• Field Work
  • Field Work Planning Guidelines
• Fire Hazards
• Hazardous Energy Control (Lockout)
• Hot Work
• Incident Management
• Lifting Devices
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Respiratory Protection
• Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (Drones)
• Slips Trips and Falls
• Student Unpaid Work
• Volunteer Guideline
• Working Alone
• Working at Heights
• Workplace Inspections
• Workplace Violence and Harassment