In this post, we will discuss what you can expect from ACUTE training courses.

ACUTE is conveniently located in Waterloo and we service many areas in Southern Ontario. Our goal is to properly train your employees so they get home safe to their families every day. ACUTE training offers more than theoretical or abstract ideas – we provide solutions. Contact us today to learn more.

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Practical, hands-on training in a world-class facility is part of what sets ACUTE training apart. Let’s dig in and learn more.

ACUTE Training – What You Can Expect

It Begins With The Training Checklist

The ACUTE training process begins with a look at the training checklist for employers, which you can access here. It’s based on governing principles outlined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The benefits of this checklist are fourfold:

Get up to speed quickly on training requirements for your organization
Increase employee safety and incident prevention
Save time and costs by identifying impactful requisite training
Quickly know what safety signage is required at your workplace

Please note: This checklist is a resource and should therefore not be used as a replacement for a review of the full Ontario legislation found here. This information is based on the experience of our training team and legislation subject matter experts.

ACUTE Training Philosophy

ACUTE was established in 1995 when a group of experienced environmental contractors took their knowledge and experience gained from years of fieldwork to create a comprehensive health and safety training, consulting, and on-site safety service.

Early in ACUTE’s history, we decommissioned Great Lakes lighthouse Fresnel lamps. This involved the removal of substantial quantities of toxic liquid mercury from lamp ballasts and contaminated surfaces.

Projects such as these demanded very detailed safety and logistics planning and served as the primary catalyst for ACUTE’s rise to becoming a leader in health and safety services for Canadian workplaces.

Health and safety training soon became and remains to this day ACUTE’s premier area of service, and the lighthouse remains our logo of choice. The message sent by that image is “get home safe” and that is our overriding philosophy.

ACUTE Training Courses

ACUTE provides a wide range of training courses: Joint Health and Safety Committee, Elevating Work Platforms, Working At Heights, 40 Hour Hazwoper and Confined Space Entry, just to name a few.

Here’s a brief preview of each.

Joint Health and Safety Committee

A Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC) is a committee of at least two persons who represent the workers and the employer at a workplace. Their primary role is to identify workplace health and safety problems and bring them to the attention of the employer. This certification involves training in health and safety law, and the identification, assessment, and control of hazards.

Elevating Work Platforms

Elevating Work Platforms (EWPs) such as scissor lifts and boom lifts can be safe solutions to working at heights challenges. Unfortunately, lack of training, improper use, and defective equipment has led to serious incidents involving workers in Ontario. The EWP course has been constructed to prepare operators for the safe use of EWPs. The theory module covers all classes of EWPs, while the practical module covers only the type of EWP used in the participant’s workplace.

Working At Heights

The Construction Projects regulation requires all workers who use/wear fall protection to have received Working at Heights training from a training facility which is approved by the Ontario Chief Prevention Officer as an Approved Training Provider.

As such, all operators AND passengers on elevating work platforms used on project sites must have Working at Heights training.

Objective: The purpose of a Working at Heights training program is to:

Strengthen workplace safety culture by elevating the profile and importance of preventing falls from heights
Provide workers who may be exposed to the hazard of falling with adequate knowledge about fall hazards and general safety practices to work safely at heights
Provide workers who use personal fall protection equipment with sufficient knowledge about its purpose and use
Reduce the number of fall-from-heights incidents, injuries and fatalities

40 Hour Hazwoper

This training program covers the requirements of the OSHA HAZWOPER standard (29CFR 1910.120). This standard sets out the minimum training requirements for site workers on hazardous waste sites, environmental remediation and emergency projects in the United States of America.

The quality and comprehensive nature of this standard make it applicable and attractive to those employers and employees who work in Canadian workplaces who may be exposed to environmental contamination or hazardous materials.

Confined Space Entry

Many workplaces contain spaces that are confined spaces. Confined spaces are high-risk work areas that have killed workers and would-be rescuers. Very specific rules need to be followed by workers who work in and around these spaces.

This training program will familiarize a participant with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 632/05 – Confined Spaces. Furthermore, the training program is intended to provide entrants, attendants and competent persons the skills and training required to recognize confined space entry risks and how to establish measured and corresponding controls.

Participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with, inspect and use Confined Space Entry (CSE) access equipment and air quality instrumentation.

World-Class Health and Safety Training Centre

ACUTE’s training facility delivers uncompromising quality training, empowering your team to work safely and effectively. We boast engineered simulators for real hands-on experience with safety and guidance. It’s also the best-equipped facility in Ontario!

Acquire mastery of the latest technologies and tools for working at heights, including fall restraint and decelerators equipment. Full-scale construction site and synthetic precision human mannequins enable coordinated team training, communication, and emergency response. Additionally, you can conduct real-life confined space entry and rescue exercise training – Learn the best visibility and safety awareness strategies while immersed in a confined space maze!

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Trust ACUTE Training To Keep You Safe On The Job!

You can trust ACUTE to provide you with the best comprehensive, hands-on training.

Here are some ways that ACUTE goes beyond government compliance in Ontario health and safety training.

Open Door Instructor-Student Partnership: ACUTE’s training services emphasize client participation. Staff foster relationships with clients and serve as a touchstone for advice moving forward.
Serving Your Team and Industry: With a vast array of clients in the manufacturing, construction, health, academic, and government sectors, ACUTE brings the best safety practices from across the spectrum to your workplace.
100 Years of Combined Experience: ACUTE provides comprehensive health and safety training, on-site safety services, and consulting services. With over 100 years of combined experience, our staff offers more than theoretical or abstract ideas. ACUTE offers solutions.
Track Record of Success: ACUTE is rated 4.9/5 stars on Google reviews, demonstrating a commitment to our clients, quality, and a passion for training.

“For over 20 years, Ron Campbell and the professional team at Acute has helped us develop a continuously improving safety program customized to our unique needs in environmental testing and renewable energy services. We are proud of our safety culture and record supported by Acute training services.”

– Hank, Environmental Consulting Company, Read more customer reviews here.

For all OABA members, please contact the ACUTE office prior to registration