Lift Safety Training in Brampton, Mississauga And Toronto
WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Material Information System)
WHMIS is a national hazard communication standard. It encompasses such key elements as labeling of “controlled products”, provision of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and employee education and training. The federal, provincial and territorial regulations stipulate that it is the responsibility of the employer to have such products properly labeled, stored, handled and disposed of and provide training to all employees involved in handling hazardous materials to ensure workplace safety.
Our training course not only teaches basics of WHMIS, but our instructors adapt course content with your company’s environment in mind. Training addresses specific hazards in your workplace and teaches your employees ways to protect themselves and those around them.
The course includes the following topics:
- The purpose of WHMIS legislation
- Responsibilities of the Supplier, Employer, Supervisor and Worker
- Employee’s rights – Right to Know, Right to Participate and Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
- Cautionary labeling
- Material Safety Data Sheets – how to read them, how to handle materials safely, what precautionary methods to use, what are the health hazards associated with a particular material, emergency management, first aid measures.
Fall Protection
Falls from height are the leading cause of accidental death and injury on the job in Ontario. Ladders, roofs and scaffolds represent essential fall hazards, particularly in the construction industry. CFTC Fall Protection Course is designed to give workers means and knowledge to prevent and protect themselves from falls from height and reduce fall related injuries. Participants will be trained in selection and use of proper protection procedures and gear, inspection and maintenance of protective equipment.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), Reg. 851, section 85 states that; “Where a worker is exposed to the hazard of falling and the surface to which he or she might fall is more than three metres below the position where he or she is situated.
- The worker shall wear a serviceable safety belt or harness and lifeline adequately secured to a fixed support and so arranged that the worker cannot fall freely for a vertical distance of more than 1.5 metres; and
- The fall arresting system described in clause (a) shall,
- Have sufficient capacity to absorb twice the energy and twice the load that under the circumstances of its use may be transmitted to it, and
- Be equipped with a shock absorber or other devices to limit the maximum arresting force to 8.0 kilonewtons to the wearer.
TDG (Transporations of Dangerous Goods)
TDG is national program established to promote public safety during transportation and handling of dangerous materials, whether they are moved by road, rail, air or sea. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act stipulates compliance with international requirements for classification, labeling and marking of means of containment, transport documentation and safety marks for dangerous goods. The regulations also specify that people involved in handling such good must be appropriately trained to ensure their and public safety.
The course includes the following topics:
- Purpose and basics of TDG legislation
- Classification and labeling of dangerous goods, hazards associated with them
- Responsibilities of employers and employees in handling dangerous goods
- Appropriate means of containment
- Proper use of equipment used in the handling and transportation of dangerous goods and more.
Areas where we give these services are:
- Forklift Training Mississauga.
- Forklift Training Brampton.
- Forklift Training Toronto.