ACUTE Workplace Safety Training
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Acute Safety & Safety Services
Address: 730 Bridge Street West – Unit 3, Waterloo, ON, N2V 2J4
Phone: 519-747-5075
Fax: 519-747-4608
Email: info@acuteservices.com
Workplace Safety Training Courses We Offer
Working At Heights
Duration: 8 hours (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: None
Industry: Any person who may be exposed to fall hazards during their work will find this training beneficial. Although the Working at Heights training program is geared toward those working on construction sites, those working in industrial, mining or health care sectors will find the content comprehensive and relevant for their workplaces.
Ontario Regulations: 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. [O. Reg. 213/91 s. 148 (1) (d)]
Working At Heights Refresher
Duration: 4 hours (8:30am – 12:30pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: Working at Heights
Industry: Any worker who has completed a previous 8 hour Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development approved Working At Heights course and has not taken the refresher course in 3 years MUST enrol in this training program to remain compliant.
Ontario Regulations: A Working At Heights refresher course must be taken every 3 years in order to remain Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development compliant.
Confined Space Entry Awareness
Duration: 8 hours (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: None
Industry: The confined space entry training program is designed for employers, supervisors and workers who enter or perform related work around confined spaces. We also provide customized confined space courses for managers, employers, health and safety administrators and those responsible for implementing confined space policies or programs.
Ontario Regulations: This training program will familiarize a participant with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 632/05 – Confined Spaces.
Confined Space Rescue
Duration: 8 hours (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: Confined Space Entry Awareness
Industry: Employers, supervisors and workers who may be involved with planning or implementing a confined space rescue plan in their workplace should take this training. Confined space Attendants and Entry Rescuers will find this course beneficial as well.
Ontario Regulations: This training program will familiarize a participant with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 632/05 – Confined Spaces
Elevating Work Platforms
Duration: 8 hours (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: None
Industry: Anyone who works with or around elevating work platforms, including those in supervisory positions.
Ontario Regulations: According to the guidelines set out by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, employers must ensure that workers are adequately trained in the use of fall protection systems at Ontario construction sites. [O. Reg. 213/91, section 26.2]
40 Hour HAZWOPER
Duration: 4 Days – 40 Hours (8:00am – 5:00pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: None
Industry: The HAZWOPER standard applies to employers and their employees and specifically includes any employees who are exposed to hazardous substances and who are engaged in several operations including clean-up, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste. In addition, workers involved in an emergency response operation dealing with hazardous waste and workers who have to perform duties at a waste site where hazardous materials or contamination exist are expected to be fully trained and protected. Environmental engineers, environmental remediation workers and contractors commonly attend these training programs as well.
Ontario Regulations: 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 makes it applicable and attractive to those employers and workers who work at Canadian workplaces that contain environmental contamination or hazardous materials.
Joint Health and Safety Committee Part 1
Duration: 8 hours (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Location: At our training facility or at your site
Prerequisites: None
Industry: Any workplace that regularly employs 20 or more workers; construction projects expected to last three months or longer with 20 or more workers; any workplace (other than a construction project) to which a designated substance regulation applies; any workplace where an order has been issued under OHSA section 33, dealing with toxic substances; and any workplace where the Minister of Labour orders one to be established.
Ontario Regulations: Workplaces with more than five but less than 20 workers are not usually required to have a JHSC. Instead, workers must select a person from among themselves to be a health and safety representative. The Occupational Health and Safety Act, Subsection 9(12) requires most workplaces with 20 or more workers to have at least one worker and one management person serve as certified members of a workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC).
For a complete list of courses and dates that we are currently offering, check out our course calendar.
The ACUTE Difference
At ACUTE we offer in-person as well as on-site health and safety training, but we can also conduct online learning sessions, whichever suits your situation better.
Benefits of Getting Your Training from ACUTE:
Experienced Trainers: All of our in-person and online courses are led by highly trained instructors who have over 100 years of combined learning experience.
Learn More than Just Theories or Abstract Ideas: ACUTE’s staff members have a wide range of on-site experience, so they are well equipped to answer all of your questions and share their first-hand expertise with you.
World-Class Training Facility: If you choose to take one of our in-person courses, you will be training in one of Canada’s best workplace health and safety training centres.
We Can Come to You: If you prefer, you can arrange to have your training done at your own site.
Customized Learning: We can tailor your training to your company’s specific applications and policies.
Why Choose ACUTE?
With over 100 years of combined industry experience, you can trust that with ACUTE, you will receive the most comprehensive and hands-on training that Waterloo has to offer. 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.
- Extensive Experience: ACUTE provides comprehensive health and safety training, on-site safety services, and consulting services. With over a century 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.
- On-Site or At Our Facility: You can choose to have your training done at your site or at our training facility. Contact us to learn more.
“The best place to get trained, period. The lessons include plenty of hands on components which definitely help retain the knowledge taught within the classrooms. Above all, the instructors know their stuff, they are all extremely knowledgeable and draw upon their own experiences to help engage the class. If I could give them higher than 5 stars, I would, and I would most definitely do my training refresher courses here again.”
“Knowledgeable and professional trainers that understand the practical applications of the material they teach. They were able to give me confidence to go and use my training – exactly what I wanted.”
“By far the best place for training. They offer several different types of training and are very professional.
I have been doing my joint health and safety committee training this week and could not be more satisfied. Patrick has been teaching the class and he’s an awesome teacher. He’s funny, knowledgeable and cares about what he’s teaching. So many classes like these can be boring and drag on but tomorrow is day 5 and I feel like the week flew by.”
