ACUTE’s Supervisor Safety Training

ACUTE offers Supervisor Safety Training that meets the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. It is a 4 hour course that you can either take at our world-class training facility, or we can conduct the training at your facility.

Training Topics:

• The Internal Responsibility System / Due Diligence
• The duties and rights of workers under the OHSA
• The duties of employers and supervisors under the Act
• The roles of health and safety representatives and joint health and safety committees under the Act
• The work refusal process
• The roles of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and entities designated under section 22.5 of the Act with respect to occupational health and safety
• How to recognize, assess and control workplace hazards, and evaluate those controls
• Sources of information on occupational health and safety

Why Choose ACUTE for Your Supervisor Safety Training

When you take your safety training from ACUTE, you will be training with the best in the business.

ACUTE Offers:

A world-class facility with real-life simulators

Highly trained instructors with over 100 years of on-site experience

Locally-based company that has a well-earned reputation for excellence

Address: 730 Bridge Street West – Unit 3, Waterloo, ON, N2V 2J4
Phone: 519-747-5075
Fax: 519-747-4608
Email: info@acuteservices.com

Why Is Supervisor Health and Safety Training Important?

Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness Training is important not only because it is a legal requirement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, but it will also prepare you for your critical role as a supervisor in your workplace.

It will help you be more competent with your responsibility of making sure that every reasonable precaution has been taken to keep the workers under your supervision safe.

Who Needs to Take This Training?

According to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, any supervisors who work for you must complete a basic occupational health and safety awareness training program. This type of safety training is extremely beneficial for the following individuals:

• Supervisors
• Foremen
• Lead hands

In fact, any new hires who are starting in a supervisory position will need to take this course.

What Is the Goal of Supervisor Safety Training?

The purpose of Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness training is to help prepare you and make you more competent in your role as a supervisor with regard to worker safety.

The goal is to better equip for the responsibility that every reasonable precaution has been taken to ensure your workers are safe on the job.

How Soon Do You Need to Take Supervisor Safety Training?

You need to take your Supervisor Health and Safety training within one week of performing your work as a supervisor.

Other Safety Training Courses for Supervisors and Employers

ACUTE offers a wide variety of health and safety courses that would be beneficial to supervisors, employers and workers. Here is just a small selection of some of our courses. For a more complete list, click here.

Due Diligence for Employers and Managers

This session has been designed to increase your understanding of the principle of due diligence and provide you with tools to implement the concept of due diligence in your workplace.

As due diligence becomes rooted in the general thinking of a workplace, one may expect a positive shift in safety performance and a strengthened workplace safety culture. Due diligence is an effective barrier to potential convictions related to health and safety.

Part 1 Certification Basic Training for Joint Health and Safety Committee Members

This certification involves training in health and safety law, as well as the identification, assessment, and control of hazards.

Standards for this training are set by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and the ministry also certifies JHSC members who complete approved training programs.