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Workplace supervision is essential for the protection of
workers. Managers and supervisors also play a key role in
implementing the employer's OHS program.
This course, designed by Norm Keith, B.A., LL.B., CRSP, a
leading employment and labour lawyer and author of Canadian
Health & Safety Law, will provide an introduction to managers
and supervisors to OHS legislation and the OHS system
required to achieve due diligence.
The course focuses on:
- Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
- Duties and responsibilities of workplace parties
- Workers' OHS rights to know, participate and refuse
- Authority and powers of occupational health and safety regulator
- Legal liability, penalties and fines
- The Internal Responsibility System explained
- Overview of OHS systems and integration of managerial/supervisory functions
- Due diligence, its legal meaning and practical application
- Bill C-45 and the offence of OHS criminal negligence under the Criminal Code
- Review of leading court decisions
- Exercise: Mock trial role play, or case law comparison with Due Diligence checklist developed by Norm Keith
NOTE: Offered as an in-house course only
INSTRUCTOR: OHS Consultant
DURATION: One day
FEE: $300 per person, plus GST and disbursements
(Minimum 10 participants)
JURISDICTION:
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba, Ontario, Nova Scotia or New
Brunswick.
Course for the province of Québec is
provided in french.
We can develop and provide OHS training
for any jurisdiction - contact us for more
information.
AUDIENCE: Managers, supervisors, OHS managers,
in-house legal counsel, acting supervisors,
foremen/lead-hand, and committee members.
FACILITIES REQUIRED:
Boardroom, training room or auditorium.
Multi-media projector, screen, and laptop
with CD-Rom and PowerPoint 2000.
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