Canada

Lockout/Tagout is a safety system designed to prevent accidents during equipment servicing or repair by physically disabling the equipment, ensuring it cannot operate or move.Upon finishing this course, employees should...

Ergonomics is the process of reducing worker injury through effective workplace design, such as decreasing the amount of bending or reaching for items, or using equipment to reduce the strain...

According to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, or CEPA 1999, pollution prevention is defined as "the use of processes, practices, materials, products, substances or energy that avoid or minimize the...

Fires can inspire panic, and reviewing how to use a fire extinguisher beforehand can save precious seconds that could make all the difference in an emergency. Employees who successfully complete...

In 2013, the most recent year statistics were available, there were slightly more than 240,000 lost work day injuries and illnesses among private industry workers in Canada, almost all of...

Machine components in motion pose a significant risk of causing serious workplace injuries, including crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. It is imperative to safeguard any machine part,...

Physical hazards are an inherent part of every job, though some jobs might present more serious risks than others. Job hazard analysis can help employees discover hazards in their workplaces...

Materials handling and storage covers a wide range of activities, from something simple like moving a few boxes from a closet to a storage area to something as complicated as...

Oil rigs have been around in some form or another for decades, but all of the various machines and pieces of equipment can be hazardous, particularly to new rig workers....

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Any machine part, function, or process that may cause...

Ladders, despite being commonplace and straightforward tools in the workplace, can pose significant risks if not handled properly. This course aims to help learners identify the hazards associated with ladder...

In a perfect world, there would be no workplace incidents or injuries. Unfortunately, workplace injuries are all too common. The Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada reports that over...