For everyone who works in construction. Understand what you can do to keep yourself, your co-workers, and the environment you work in safe every day.
National Construction Safety Awareness
$100.00
Description
For everyone who works in construction. Understand what you can do to keep yourself, your co-workers, and the environment you work in safe every day.
- Know your rights and responsibilities on any work site, and those of your co-workers and your employer.
- Learn the necessary communications to ensure the work gets done properly and safely.
- Recognize the measures you need to take off the job site to make sure you’re ready for work on the job site.
- Identify the personal protective equipment you’ll use on the job site and how to use it effectively.
- Know the precautions to take when working with workplace chemicals, including understanding the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safety data sheets.
- Understand the importance of protecting the environment around your work site, and how to make that happen.
- Recognize the different types of hazards you may encounter on a job site, and how to assess and control them.
- Identify the tools, equipment, and vehicles you’ll use on site, and how to use them safely.
- Know precautions to take when working at heights, excavating and trenching, and working near power lines.
- Understand how regulations differ across Canada and across industries, and the importance of understanding processes and procedures at your own site.
- Recognize hazards that may be present in confined spaces, and how to ensure you work safely under those conditions.
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