Workplace Health & Safety Courses

  • OH&S System Building - 2 days
  • Hazard Assessment & Control - 5-6 hr format
  • Incident & Accident Investigation - 5-6 hr format
  • Auditor - 2 days - (refresher required every 3rd year)
  • Auditor Re-Certification - 5-6 hr format 
  • Roles & Responsibilities for Managers & Supervisors - 1 day - (Refresher required every 3rd year)
  • Joint Health & Safety Committees/Reps. Technical Requirements & Rules - 6 hour format (apporx.)
    • ​​​ Under Alberta OHS Legislation all worksites that employ:
      • 5-19 employees, a worker designated HS Representive
      • 20+ employees - establishment of a formal HS committee
      • Effective Dec. 1, 2021 - The HS Representative, Co-chairs and all committee members are required to attend training. (n/a if attened "approved" training 2018 thru 2021.) - Additional information can be found here 
    • General guidance and best practices for the development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective H&S Committee/Rep. Includes clearly defined roles, responsibilities, key duties, functions, and for the HSC - having a terms of reference in place.
    • An insight to their activities, key industry standards, expectations and compliance to applicable Ab. OH&S legislation. 
    • Topics covered:
      • Purpose/Goals; What is a JH&S Committee, Workers Rights;
      • Benefits of a HS Committee/Rep.; Basic HS Duties & Responsibilities;
      • Committee Functions, Meetings; Agendas; Minutes and Maintain Records
      • Sequential Procedure for making recommendations; 
      • Measuring Committee Effectiveness
      • OHS Competency Criteria, Undue Hazards; Work Refusals; 
      • Sample temaplates of a Terms of Reference; Agenda; Minutes; Recommendations

For further information, contact healthsafety@afpa.com or call 403-201-3657