Health & Safety – An Introduction & Basics of Incident Investigations

Calendar
When:
January 19, 2017 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
2017-01-19T09:00:00-05:00
2017-01-19T16:00:00-05:00
Where:
Kitchener Area Office
Kitchener
ON
Canada
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Collette Calvelli
Email
Event website

Health & Safety – An Introduction

This course serves as an introduction into the world of health and safety, and explores different basic concepts such as:

  • Identification of hazards
  • Hierarchy of controls
  • The basic role of health and safety committees
  • The general duty clause
  • Basics on the right to refuse

Basics of Incident Investigations

This workshop covers:

  • Causes of workplace incidents, injuries and fatalities
  • Causes of workplace disease
  • Routes of entry: exposures to toxic substances
  • Health & Safety problem tree
  • How to conduct incident and disease investigations
  • Simulated incident investigation
In response to the health concerns of our members and staff, CUPE has implemented a Scent-Free Policy at all of our workshops.  Scented products such as hair spray, perfume and deodorant can trigger reactions such as respiratory distress and headaches.  Facilitators and participants are asked to refrain from using scented products while attending our workshops and meetings.  Thank you for your cooperation.