Automotive & Technical Trade Studies

Occupational Health & Safety

Course Outline
Upon completion of this course you will be able to answer questions and solve problems in occupational health and safety. The course covers: general principles of health and safety; chemical and biological hazards; physical hazards; management of occupational health and safety; and current issues in health and safety.

Contents of the course are used daily, on the job, by health and safety professionals, supervisors, and managers. This is a single stream course consisting of three parts. Each part contains a different number of lessons as well as examinations.

Topics of study covered within this course include the following:

• Health and Safety Movement, Then and Now
• Accidents and Their Effects
• Theories of Accident Causation
• Occupational Health and Safety Legislation in Canada
• Workers' Compensation
• Chemical Agents and Confined Spaces
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information
• System (WHMIS) and Transportation of
• Dangerous Goods (TDG)
• Biological Hazards
• Ergonomic Hazards: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) & Cumulative Trauma Disorders(CTDs)
• Mechanical Hazards and Machine Safeguarding
• Falling, Impact, Acceleration, Lifting, and Vision Hazards
• Hazards of Temperature Extremes
• Pressure Hazards
• Electrical Hazards
• Fire Hazards and Life Safety
• Radiation Hazards
• Noise and Vibration Hazards

Duration

Approximately 20 hours per part

Text Books
The text book required for this course is outlined below and can be purchased from any online book supplier.
ISBN#: 0-13-127580-1

Prerequisites
None

Cost
$399.00 per part (This course conists of 3 parts in total)