Occupational Health and Safety
These seminars will provide an overview of the legislative and regulatory requirements for Occupational Health and Safety.
Occupational Health and Safety Topics
Incident Investigation (in-person)
This seminar provides information regarding when incident investigations are required and how to conduct these types of investigations.
Topics covered: identifying the legal requirements pertaining to incident investigations; a practical guide to investigating incidents; the importance of incident investigations; and developing effective corrective actions.
This seminar is intended for Employers, Managers, Supervisors, and members of the Joint OHS Committee who conduct or are involved in accident/incident investigations at the workplace.
Duration: 3 hours
Incident Investigation (virtual delivery)
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar provides information regarding when incident investigations are required and how to conduct these types of investigations.
Topics covered: identifying the legal requirements pertaining to incident investigations; a practical guide to investigating incidents; the importance of incident investigations; and developing effective corrective actions.
This seminar is intended for Employers, Managers, Supervisors, and members of the Joint OHS Committee who conduct or are involved in accident/incident investigations at the workplace.
Duration: 3 hours
Due Diligence for Employers, Managers, and Supervisors (in-person)
This seminar addresses elements of due diligence as required by the Workers Compensation Act. Managers and Supervisors will gain a better understanding of the legislative and regulatory requirements necessary to demonstrate due diligence in their workplace.
Topics covered: components of due diligence; overview of legal requirements; safety responsibilities in the workplace; responding to due diligence requests; and consequences of failing to prove due diligence, including administrative penalties and prosecutions.
Duration: 3 hours
Due Diligence for Employers, Managers and Supervisors (virtual delivery)
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired webinar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToWebinars. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the webinar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar addresses elements of due diligence as required by the Workers Compensation Act. Managers and Supervisors will gain a better understanding of the legislative and regulatory requirements necessary to demonstrate due diligence in their workplace.
Topics covered: components of due diligence; overview of legal requirements; safety responsibilities in the workplace; responding to due diligence requests; and consequences of failing to prove due diligence, including administrative penalties and prosecutions.
Duration: 3 hours
Hazard Identification (virtual delivery - Part 1 of 2)
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: Fundamental to managing occupational health and safety is the requirement to recognize, assess and control hazards in the workplace. The seminar introduces techniques for identifying, categorizing, and reporting hazards in the workplace. Topics covered: identify when hazard identification should be done; and legal requirements pertaining to hazard identification.
This is a great seminar for managers, supervisors, and safety committee members.
Duration: 90 minutes
Hazard Identification & Workplace Inspections (in-person)
Fundamental to managing occupational health and safety is the requirement to recognize, assess and control hazards in the workplace. This seminar introduces techniques for identifying, categorizing, and reporting hazards in the workplace.
Topics covered: identifying when a hazard identification should be done, legal requirements pertaining to hazard identification, conducting workplace inspections to identify hazards, rating the severity of workplace hazards, and common strategies for controlling hazards in the workplace.
This seminar is intended for managers, supervisors, and safety committee members.
Duration: 3 hours
Workplace Inspections (virtual delivery - Part 2 of 2)
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar is continuation of the “Hazard Identification” seminar and discusses the importance of workplace inspections to recognize, assess and control hazards in the workplace.
Topics covered: conducting workplace inspections to identify hazards, rating the severity of workplace hazards and common strategies for controlling hazards in the workplace.
This is a great seminar for managers, supervisors, and safety committee members.
Duration: 90 minutes
New Joint Committee Members - JHSC Rules of Procedures and Meetings (virtual)
Pre-requisite: Each participant is required to individually complete WorkSafeBC’s 2 hour online e-learning course before attending any EAO New Joint Committee Members virtual seminar.
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar provides information to new members on the purpose and content of a joint committee’s rules of procedures (terms of reference), conducting effective meetings and understanding the importance of meeting minutes. This module is one of four modules that have been developed to meet the requirements of 3.27 of the OHS Regulation.
Duration: 90 minutes
New Joint Committee Members - JHSC Right to Refuse, Consultation & Making Recommendations (virtual)
Pre-requisite: Each participant is required to individually complete WorkSafeBC’s 2 hour online e-learning course before attending any EAO New Joint Committee Members virtual seminar.
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar provides information to new members on the right to refuse, consulting with workers and employers and how to create effective safety recommendations. This module is one of four modules that have been developed to meet the requirements of 3.27 of the OHS Regulation.
Duration: 90 minutes
New Joint Committee Members - JHSC Inspections and Investigations (virtual)
Pre-requisite: Each participant is required to individually complete WorkSafeBC’s 2 hour online e-learning course before attending any EAO New Joint Committee Members virtual seminar.
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar provides information on the role of committee members in understanding the components of effective workplace inspections and incident investigations. Please note that how to conduct an investigation is not covered in this training but may be found in our Incident Investigation seminar. This module is one of four modules that have been developed to meet the requirements of 3.27 of the OHS Regulation.
Duration: 90 minutes
New Joint Committee Members - JHSC Committee Evaluations and Assessing Training Needs (virtual)
Pre-requisite: Each participant is required to individually complete WorkSafeBC’s 2 hour online e-learning course before attending any EAO New Joint Committee Members virtual seminar.
Two-Step Registration Process:
Step (1) - Select the desired virtual seminar. Click on the cart and enter the company and participant information. Every participant’s name and email address must be registered in order for each participant to receive materials and a certificate of completion.
Step (2) - Every participant registered in Step (1) will receive a confirmation email with a link to register with GoToTraining. Only those participants LOGGING IN for the virtual seminar will need to click this link to complete the registration process. Participants who will sit in with someone logging in are asked to ignore Step (2).
Description: This seminar provides Information on the purpose of annual evaluations of committee effectiveness and compliance, and on how to assess member training needs.This module is one of four modules that have been developed to meet the requirements of 3.27 of the OHS Regulation.
Duration: 90 minutes