2014 Prevention Through Education Course Guide and Schedule 200-5118 Joyce Street (by Joyce Skytrain) Vancouver BC V5R 4H1 Phone: 604.430.1421 1.888.223.5669 Fax: 604.430.5917 ohsadmin@bcfed.ca www.healthandsafetybc.ca Find us and follow at BC FED Health Safety Centre BCFEDOHS
Training for what matters Things that hit close to home, hit the hardest. When workers suffer injury and illness, it affects the entire workplace. It stands to reason then the most effective prevention efforts are likely to be those close to home too. On the job, that means identifying and addressing workplace sources of injury and illness before they cause suffering. Health and safety training that helps you root out hazards and identify solutions can make a difference where it matters the most, right in your workplace. Training within reach Help is closer than you think. The BCFED Health & Safety Centre is there for you. We have the experience and capacity to assist workplaces of all sizes and from all sectors in communities across British Columbia. We can arrange convenient, cost-effective on-site or off-site training to meet your needs. With enough participants and an appropriate venue, we can bring training right to your workplace. Our extensive network of instructors can reach the remotest locations. We also schedule core programs in communities across British Columbia throughout the year. Our program delivery uses the best adult education methods to ensure learning is active, engaging and relevant. Training for compliance Health and safety legislation requires the establishment of a Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) in workplaces employing 20 or more workers. Under provincial law, employers must upon request - provide eight hours of annual health and safety training to members of the committee from a BC WCB recognized provider of their choosing. Federal and Mining legislation also has similar training provisions. Why select the BCFED Health & Safety Centre as your training provider? For the past 15 years, the BCFED Health & Safety Centre has developed leading-edge training by utilizing adultoriented learning techniques aimed at preparing workplace committees to play a proactive role in the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases. During this time we ve delivered training to thousands of health & safety committee members and workers. In a recent survey of course participants, over 90 percent said the training achieved all learning objectives and even more said they would recommend further BCFED Health & Safety Centre training to their Joint Health & Safety committee. Over the years we have worked with numerous companies, unions and municipalities in British Columbia to provide targeted health and safety education to over 21,000 people. our vision We believe all workplace injuries, illnesses, diseases and deaths are preventable. our mission Our mission is to provide the education and resources necessary to participate in health and safety at the workplace to prevent injury, illness, disease and death. Funded by WCB, the Centre is the largest training provider of JHSC training in British Columbia.
PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION Our Courses 2014 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY PART 1 This introductory Occupational Health and Safety course will introduce new committee members to the basic principles of workplace health and safety. This course also serves as a great Back to Basics course for those OH&S committee members who desire refresher training. Learn the legal responsibilities, duties and functions of the Joint OH&S Committee. Learn about health and safety legislation, workplace parties rights & responsibilities. Be updated on changes to health and safety legislation. Understand key elements of having an effective committee. Learn about principles of workplace assessment and control strategies. Gain awareness of existing health & safety resources. WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT of BC: Educational Leave 135 (1) Each member of a joint committee is entitled to annual education leave totaling eight (8) hours, or a longer period if prescribed by regulation, for the purposes of attending occupational health and safety training courses conducted by or with the approval of the Board. (2) A member of the joint committee may designate another member as being entitled to take all or part of the member s educational leave. (3) The employer must provide the educational leave under this section without loss of pay or other benefits and must pay for, or reimburse the worker for, the costs of the training course and the reasonable costs of attending the course. * Federal and Mining OHS legislation has similar requirements. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY PART 2 The OH&S Part 2 course has been designed to allow participants to pick up where our OH&S Part 1 leaves off and further develop the concepts, tools and resources needed to tackle OH&S issues at their workplaces. Learn about Human Health, Routes of Entry and Musculoskeletal Injures. Understand Hazard Identification, Assessment & Control principles. (Inspections, Job Safety Analysis, Work Procedures and Hazard Reporting Methods). Understand legal requirements and elements of an effective Health & Safety Program. Learn concepts around Hazard & Risk Assessments. Learn hazard control principles, setting priorities, hierarchy of controls & developing effective recommendations. Completion of the OHS Part 1 (Basic Course) is required before taking this course. For new Committee members, it is suggested leaving at least six months between taking Part 1 and 2. Completion of the OHS Part 1 (Basic Course) is required before taking this course. Upon completion of a course participants receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Our Courses 2014 IMPROVING COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESS We ve heard from many Joint OH&S Committee members about their successes and their challenges. This course has been designed to allow participants to develop the tools, resources and strategies to build on their successes and to tackle the tough OH&S issues at their workplaces. Learn about OH&S trends and how they impact the work of the committee. Discuss barriers facing Joint OH&S Committees and develop practical strategies and solutions to deal with them. Learn how to generate support for dealing with the barriers preventing the solution of health and safety hazards. Learn how to strategize alternative and creative approaches for making workplace changes to improve health and safety. Use work specific case studies to practically apply the tools, resources and strategies necessary to solve OH&S problems. Completion of the OHS Part 1 (Basic Course) is required before taking this course. BCFED HEALTH & SAFETY CENTRE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE The repercussions of violence for workers are devastating, affecting their physical and mental health and job satisfaction. For employers, it means reduced productivity and losses. This course assists Joint OH&S committee members in identifying potentially violent situations in the workplace and developing a plan for violence prevention, and is also applicable for workers, supervisors and managers. Violence can take the form of physical aggression such as hitting or even spitting but violence can also be unwanted verbal abuse or even threats to personal safety. Learn the requirements of the health and safety legislation for implementing a violence prevention program. Learn how to identify and assess hazards of violent incidents and implement solutions for preventing violence at the workplace. Develop an outline of a violence prevention program for the workplace. INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS An incident or near hit happens at the workplace. An investigation by the employer and the OH&S committee must take place. It is your responsibility to gather the facts, objectively assess those facts and arrive at appropriate solutions to prevent any future incidents. How do you conduct an effective investigation? Incident investigation is a serious matter. This course will provide you with the opportunity to improve your investigative skills. This course is designed for OH&S committee members, supervisors and managers that have a responsibly to conduct or oversee the results of investigations. Learn the health and safety legislation requirements for incident/accident investigations. Gain a better understanding of the principles of incident causation. Learn how to conduct a proper investigation by gathering the facts. Learn how to analyze the results of your investigation to determine contributing factors and root cause. Learn how to prepare reports and develop effective corrective actions. Conduct a class incident investigation and put theory to practice. Audience: OH&S Committee members, Managers, Worker Representatives, and Supervisors. All courses count for.5 elective credits towards the BCIT Occupational Health and Safety Certificate. IMPROVING RETURN TO WORK OUTCOMES (New) As disability-related costs increase, workplaces struggle with the issue of Return to Work (RTW) in attempting to reintegrate workers with disabilities. The struggle can be simplified by understanding that RTW is a Health & Safety issue that must respect the fundamental principles of human rights. This workshop utilizes research-based RTW practices to equip participants with effective tools and strategies to improve the facilitation of successful work reintegration outcomes. Understand how the procedural aspect of the duty to accommodate requires an individual investigation of a worker with disabilities needs and characteristics. Be provided practical strategies allowing them to develop creative solutions that will lead to reasonable accommodation. Explore the paradigm shift from managing disability to preventing work disability and how investment in Health & Safety Systems will result in a new proactive approach to RTW that will result in lower human and financial costs. Learn the legal responsibilities of the employer, unions and workers in the accommodation process so that a collaborative approach can be adopted which in turn will foster improved relations. Audience: OH&S Committee members, Managers, Worker Representatives, Supervisors, anyone with RTW responsibilities.
PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS No workplace is immune from potential emergencies. This course provides participants with a fundamental understanding of the planning and preparations needed to assist workplaces and respond before, during and after a disaster in order to reduce the effects. Learn of the many components of emergency preparedness plans. Understand the legal obligations to develop emergency preparedness plans. Understand how joint health and safety committees should be involved in the development and implementation process. Learn Influenza Pandemic Response Plans along with bomb threat procedures. UNDERSTANDING & PREVENTING STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE This course is designed to help identify stressors such as job demands, job control, lack of support, organization styles, bullying and lack of work and life balance that cause workplace stress and worker burnout. We will examine how the Joint OH&S Committee can work with the employer to develop prevention strategies to reduce worker stress. This is not a time management or coping strategies course. This course is applicable for a wide audience of OH&S committee members, workers, supervisors and managers. Discuss what stress is and how it affects you. Learn about the contributing organizational stressors in the workplace. Identify the stress hazards in your own workplace. Discuss how stress affects our work, our families and our communities. Develop prevention strategies to minimize workplace stress. STRAINS, ACHES & PAINS: WHAT JOINT OH&S COMMITTEES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ERGONOMICS This course is designed to provide OH&S committee members with the knowledge and skills to identify ergonomic problems at the workplace, and ways of finding solutions. Learn about common health effects from MSI injuries. Learn how to comply with existing ergonomics legislation. Learn how to identify ergonomic hazards, learn risk assessment techniques and generate solutions to deal with hazards. Learn strategies to assist in implementing an effective prevention program. Have an opportunity to put theory into practice in the exercise, Fix That Job. Our Courses 2014 SUPERVISOR HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES Supervisors play a critical role in the workplace because they have the authority to oversee the work of others. As such, supervisors have considerable responsibilities under Occupational Health & Safety Legislation. A supervisor is required to be qualified by knowledge, training and experience in the work they oversee; be familiar with the legislation that applies to their workplace and knowledgeable about actual or potential workplace hazards, so they can in turn advise workers about these hazards. Understand the supervisor s role in addressing work refusals. Will conduct investigations. Will understand the supervisor s role in conducting workplace inspections. Learn principles of demonstration of due diligence. This program also reviews relevant case law and provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada (Bill C-45) to help participants better identify types of work that are supervisory in nature and their related legal duties, and understand consequence of non-compliance. RESEARCHING & FINDING SOLUTIONS TO WORKPLACE HEALTH HAZARDS What health hazards are there at your workplace? Are you exposed to hazards such as: chemical solvents and cleaners, electro-magnetic fields, diesel fumes, wood dust, or asbestos at your workplace? How can you make your workplace safer? Learn about pending changes of Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) to Global Harmonized System (GHS). Learn about the relationship between health and environmental effects of exposure to chemical hazards at your workplaces. Learn about workers rights and protections as per health and safety legislation. Learn about the sources and effects of exposure to: carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, neuro and reproductive toxins, liver and kidney toxins and sensitizers. Learn to identify essential components of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and how to use resources to assist in analyzing (MSDS) information. Learn to develop strategies to control exposures in the workplace. Participants are asked to bring Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) from products used in their workplace.
Our Courses 2014 BCFED HEALTH & SAFETY CENTRE OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE MONITORING This advanced course is designed to give OH&S committee members an understanding of the theory and practice of occupational hygiene monitoring and interpreting occupational hygiene reports. Hazardous chemicals, poor air quality, noise, asbestos, mould, and other hazards may be present in the workplace environment. Hygiene monitoring is used to detect the presence of these hazards to measure their concentrations and to evaluate the hazard to workers. This warning allows OH&S committees to press for control measures in order to prevent or reduce human exposure to the health hazard. Continued monitoring should then be used to evaluate the efficiency of those controls. BULLYING & HARASSMENT (New) British Columbia s WCB Board of Directors has approved three new occupational health and safety workplace bullying and harassment policies, effective November 1, 2013. The new policies identify workplace bullying and harassment as a health hazard that must be controlled and provides the steps required to prevent or minimize it. The policies define bullying and harassment and identify reasonable steps for employers, workers and supervisors to take to prevent or minimize workplace bullying and harassment. Joint Health & Safety Committee members, Employers and Worker Representatives need to be educated about the new workplace bullying and harassment policies and requirements. This course provides an understanding of the new legislation and the steps employers need to take in order to comply. Define workplace bullying and harassment and provide examples of behaviours that constitute bullying and harassment as well as behaviours that do not; Recognize the negative effects workplace bullying and harassment has on individuals and on the workplace itself; Describe the duties of employers, supervisors and workers with respect to the new Workplace Bullying and Harassment policies; Identify the nine specific steps employers need to complete to be in compliance with the new Workplace Bullying and Harassment policies; BCFEDOHS BC FED Health Safety Centre Many of our courses are EOCP (Environmental Operators Certification Program) recognized for.6 CEU credits. FEDERAL HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE TRAINING (Course available on request) Certain workplaces such as railways; airports; inter-provincial transport; pipelines; broadcasting systems; marine shipping; telephone systems and Federal Government employees fall under federal health & safety legislation (Canada Labour Code Part II). This legislation specific program aims to prepare OH&S committee members in the Federal jurisdiction to play an active and confident role on joint committees. MINING SECTOR HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE TRAINING (Course available on request) In British Columbia, mining operations and exploration activities fall under The Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia. All of our training courses are offered tailored to reference this specific legislation. Contact the Centre for more information. ERGONOMICS FOR DRIVERS & EQUIPMENT OPERATORS (Course available on request) This ergonomics course is designed for drivers and equipment operators in sectors such as: construction, forestry, municipal, transit, ferry workers, transportation workers (delivery, longhaul), railway workers, pilots, coast guards, etc.) This course is designed to provide Joint OH&S committees with the knowledge and skills to assess all aspects of ergonomics for heavy equipment operators. The health effects and assessments of whole-body vibration are also covered. Learn to assess aspects of equipment ergonomics such as seating design, posture, access and egress, visibility, and design of dials and displays. Learn about the health effects resulting from exposure to whole-body vibration, especially back pain and other disorders. Learn how to implement solutions to prevent and reduce exposure to ergonomic problems related to driving and equipment design. Case studies of solutions will be used to give participants an opportunity to solve ergonomic problems related to driving and equipment operation in their workplaces.
In addition to OH&S Committee training, the Centre provides other programs. Our Courses 2014 ALIVE AFTER FIVE (High Schools) Alive After Five provides FREE occupational health and safety presentations to all interested high schools in any and all geographical areas of the province. The presentations are engaging and interactive for the participants. The program has over 50 skilled and trained facilitators who provide dynamic and insightful information on vital subjects such as: Hazard recognition Knowing your rights and responsibilities in the workplace How to properly report injuries What protections are provided by the WCB Regulations All of the presentation facilitators are young workers themselves; primarily between the ages of 21 and 30. These young facilitators share personal insights, humour and preparedness for what to expect once in the workplace to the students and participants. They deliver the presentations with a refreshingly new perspective and passion for protecting others from workplace injuries and illness. If you or someone you know would be interested in having an Alive After Five presentation, please visit our website and look for the Book a Young Worker Awareness Presentation icon. MIGRANT WORKER OH&S EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS (Foreign Workers) The goal of these two-hour educational sessions, is to provide migrant or foreign workers with basic OH&S information on workers rights and responsibilities, employer responsibilities, OH&S committees, role of WCB and hazard identification, in the workers first language, with bilingual facilitators taking the lead role and translating for centre staff. The feedback from participants in previous sessions has been very positive. They are most interested in their OH&S rights and were surprised to hear that they do have OH&S rights. They have never been informed, prior to this session, that they have these rights as workers in BC. Contact us for more information. DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION AND HEALTH & SAFETY SKILLS (New Canadians) USING ENGLISH AS A SECOND (ADDITIONAL) LANGUAGE MODEL The goal of this 14-week program is to educate participants about workplace health and safety using an ESL curriculum model. Participants will have an opportunity to improve their language skills while learning about workers rights in health and safety topics such as workplace violence, preventing back injuries, workplace chemicals [WHMIS] and identification of hazards. Participants in these sessions will be able to use this knowledge and information to increase their awareness of health and safety and to become involved in the health and safety committees at their workplaces. Contact us for more information. RETURN TO WORK (RTW) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & ASSESSMENT (New) (All Workplaces) NEW WORKER AWARENESS PROGRAM (Employment programs) The Centre is able to provide worker awareness presentations specifically designed for employment centre s, English as additional language learners, post-secondary institutions, correctional facilities, First Nations communities and any other non-traditional places of learning that could benefit from the empowerment participants receive from learning about their rights and responsibilities, hazard identification and accessing WCB benefits. If you or your Organization think you could benefit from this information please, contact us for these FREE workshops. We can provide in-house coaching for RTW program structure and implementation, and elements of an effective RTW plan. The goal of our services is to promote new evidence-based Return To Work principles and strategies designed to produce effective, efficient, sustainable Return to Work outcomes that provide therapeutic value to employees with disabilities. By doing so, along with utilizing disability prevention principles, we can ensure that workplace Return to Work practices comply with all applicable legislation and eliminate unnecessary costs. Disability prevention requires employer and union involvement, support and accountability. Both are key contributors in the process, participating actively as decision-makers, planners and coordinators of interventions and services. It is important for both labour and management to assess their joint capacities for responding to injury and disability. This often requires an initial analysis of joint strengths and weaknesses, as well as an assessment of the resources available to properly manage accommodation and Return To Work activities among workers with disabilities. In the final analysis, how you make decisions at the strategic level is just as important as the decision itself. The best decision in the world is nothing without a powerful consensus for action. Contact the Centre for more information.
Register at www.healthandsafetybc.ca 2014 2014 Course Schedule SCHEDULE Lower Mainland OH&S Part 1 OH&S Part 2 Incident Investigations Strains, Aches & Pains (Ergonomics) Improving Committee Effectiveness 6 -May 7-May 7-May 8-May 8-May 8-May 6-May 7-May 6-May 9-May 9-May New Westminster 9-Dec 10 -Dec 10 -Dec 4-Dec 11-Dec 10-Dec 3-Dec 9-Dec 11-Dec 2-Dec 4-Dec 02-Dec 3-Dec Surrey 30-Sep 1-Oct 1-Oct 28-Feb 02-Oct 2-Oct 2-Oct 01-Oct 30-Sep 3-Oct 3-Oct Vancouver 25-Mar 11-Jun 27-Mar 12-Jun BC North Prince George 29-Apr 30-Apr 30-Apr 24-Apr 01-May 1-May 29-Apr 23-Apr 30-Apr 2-May 23-Apr 24-Apr Prince Rupert 1-Apr 2-Apr 2-Apr 3-Mar 03-Apr 1-Apr 02-Apr 03-Apr Kitimat 5-Sep 9-Sep 08-Sep 05-Sep 08-Sep Stress in the Workplace Supervisor Responsibilities in Health & Safety Improving Return to Work Outcomes *NEW Bullying and Harrassment *NEW Terrace 24-Jun 26-Jun 08-Sep Houston 18-Jun 13-May Elkford 16-Apr 17-Apr Smithers 13-May 14-May 28-Feb 14-May 15-May Dawson Creek 4-Mar 5-Mar 6-Mar Whitehorse YK 17-Sep 18-Sep 17-Sep 18-Sep Fort St. John 23-Sep 25-Sep 24-Sep 24-Sep 25-Sep 23-Sep 24-Sep 25-Sep Fraser Valley Abbotsford 4-Nov 5-Nov 5-Nov 6-Nov 06-Nov 4-Nov 05-Nov 04-Nov Okanagan Penticton 10-Jun 27-Feb Vernon 11-Jun 28-Feb Kelowna 18-Nov 19-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov 13-Nov 20-Nov 20-Nov 19-Nov 18-Nov 21-Nov 14-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov Kootenays Castlegar 3-Jun 4-Jun 4-Jun 5-Jun 06-Jun 5-Jun 3-Jun 04-Jun 03-Jun Cranbrook 8-Apr 09-Apr 08-Apr 09-Apr 7-Apr Vancouver Island Campbell River 15-Oct 16-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct Nanaimo 21-May 22-May 22-May 28-Feb 23-May 23-May 22-May 21-May Victoria 24-Jun 7-Oct 25-Jun 8-Oct 8-Oct 21-Oct 09-Oct 9-Oct 15-Oct 07-Oct 16-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct Interior Kamloops 28-Oct 29-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 31-Oct 29-Oct 28-Oct 29-Oct Quesnel 17-Jun 18-Jun 17-Jun 19-Jun 17-Jun 18-Jun 19-Jun Sunshine Coast Powell River 23-Oct All Courses are eight hours in length from 8:30am to 4:30pm unless indicated otherwise. Sechelt 16-Apr Dates and offerings are subject to change, please check our website for updates. Emergency Preparedness Violence in the Workplace Occupational Hygiene Monitoring Researching Workplace Health Hazards Don t see your Community on our public schedule? Interested about inhouse training options? If you have a minimum of 10 people we can respond to custom requests. 200-5118 Joyce Street (by Joyce Skytrain) Vancouver BC V5R 4H1 Phone: 604.430.1421 Toll-free: 1.888.223.5669 Fax: 604.430.5917 ohsadmin@bcfed.ca COURSE COST: $99