Supervisor OH&S Certificate
Participants will gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Supervisor in relation to Occupational Health and Safety at the workplace. The material is delivered with the supervisor as the intended audience and discussions addressing supervisor issues.
Day 1
- OH&S Act and Regulations Review
- Internal Responsibility System
- JOHS Committee Roles/Functions
Day 2
- Due Diligence for Supervisors
- Workplace Violence
- Respectful Workplaces
- Engaging Workers in OH&S
Day 1
Occupational Health and Safety Act & Regulations
This course provides an overview of the contents of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. The objective of this course is to provide supervisors information as to what is required in order to be in compliance with OHS Legislation. Also covered are the responsibilities and accountabilities of supervisors.
Internal Responsibility System
The Internal Responsibility System (IRS) is the cornerstone of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act. Primarily, everyone who has any influence on the workplace shares the responsibility of workplace safety.
This course provides discussion on the bases of the IRS; the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties involved from senior level management to front line workers; and how the IRS and an effective Occupational Health and Safety Program go hand in hand.
Occupational Health & Safety Committees
This course provides participants with information necessary for the establishment and effective functioning of an Occupational Health and Safety Committee. Material covered includes: Roles and Responsibilities of an OH&S Committee and its Members; OH&S Committee Functions, Rules of Procedure; OH&S Programs; and much more.
Day 2
Due Diligence
What are you doing as a Supervisor to ensure you are compliant with Occupational Health and Safety Legislation? This course will provide participants with an understanding of the principle of Due Diligence, what is needed to demonstrate Due Diligence, and why Due Diligence is necessary for a legal defense. The objective of a good OH&S Program is to develop Due Diligence as a workplace standard.
Workplace Violence Prevention
A Workplace Violence Prevention Plan is required at Nova Scotia workplaces for which a significant risk of violence is identified through a violence risk assessment. This course will enable participants to: have a better understanding of workplace violence; conduct a Violence Risk Assessment; prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan; reduce the risk of workplace violence; how to improve workplace safety; and what the organization can do to help recover from a violent workplace event.
Creating a Respectful Workplace
Employees need to feel good about coming to work each day. A respectful workplace provides that “good feeling” about the workplace as well as contributing to higher productivity from employees. Topics covered in this course include: factors that contribute to a respectful workplace; what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable behaviors; and developing strategies to create and/or improve a respectful workplace.
Engaging Workers in OH&S
Discussion provides Supervisors with suggestions on how to effectively engage frontline workers to work safely and become occupational health and safety minded. Involvement of workers in OH&S activities contributes to worker buy-in and ownership of their own safety and the safety of others.
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