Supervisor Competency
Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) describes a supervisor as anyone who “has charge of a workplace or authority over a worker.” OHSA Regulations also state that supervisors must receive training in their responsibilities within one week of starting in their role.
Legislation requires that all Supervisors, lead hands and small business owners that also take the role of supervisor in the daily management of the business, be competent in occupational health and safety Act and applicable regulations related to their work such as the Construction Regulation, Industrial Regulation and Mining Regulation.
Our Supervisor Responsibility Course will help prepare you for success and teach you to understand and how to use the act and regulations, to protect your workers, yourself and your company.
Course Content:
Participants will learn:
- How to navigate the Act and Regulations
- Legislative requirements
- Legal obligations and responsibilities
- Hazard recognition
- Hazard analysis
- How to conduct a solid safety talk
- Site inspections
- Site posting requirements
Course Materials
Participants manual, sample inspection sheet, sample safety talks, record of training, test and wallet card
This program reviews the basics of fall protection and then leading you through the correct application of different systems. A practical demonstration of harness inspection and donning is given as all participants are required to inspect and don a harness during the course.
Course Content:
Module 1 – Basic Theory
- 3.5 hrs long
- Fundamental elements on how to work safely at heights using construction related content
Topics
- Legislative Responsibilities for working at heights
- Hazard Recognition, Assessment, and Hierarchy of Controls
- Various Fall Protection and Prevention applications and limitations of PPE
- Warning methods and physical barriers
- Ladders safety
- Introduction to PPE
Module 2 – Practical
- 4 hours long
- Nice advanced and in-depth information on fall protection systems including hands-on demonstrations of equipment and procedures
- Practical demonstration of the proper use, inspection and donning of harnesses
Topics
- Barriers and other fixed equipment
- Fall protection equipment (travel restraint, fall restricting, fall arrest)
- Anchor points
- Work access platforms
- Rescue planning
Course Materials
Participant manual, test, record of attendance and temporary wallet card. (permanent card will be issued by the CPO’s office)
