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Investigating Workplace Violence under Part XX

(Violence Prevention in the Workplace Regulation)

This course will provide participants with the understanding of root cause analysis investigation under Part XX- Preventing Workplace Violence Regulation. Participants will learn the practical “how to” of investigating a workplace violence incident. Topics will include: contributing factors to workplace violence, planning for an investigation, how to conduct an investigation to determine causation, interviewing techniques, and formulating recommendations and report writing.

Policy Health and Safety Committee

This course will provide participants the knowledge and understanding of the concept of corporate-wide health and safety policy committees. The purpose of policy committees is to address issues that cannot be dealt with by local health and safety committees. Topics covered include the internal responsibility system, roles and responsibilities of employers, workplace health and safety committees and representatives, concepts of OHS law and due diligence, implementing and monitoring the hazard prevention program and effective committees.

Construction Consulting Services

Many construction companies are required not only to have health & Safety programs but to be in good standing with organizations before bidding on certain jobs. To ensure your company remains in good standing and to ensure you have health & safety protection within your organization, we offer the following services.

Crisis Intervention: Recognition & Management of Hostility and Violence

This course is designed to equip the participant with the tools and knowledge to enable them to interact with an individual who may be experiencing a crisis. Individuals in crisis often respond to a sense of helplessness and loss of control through withdrawal, depression, attempted suicide, or overtly through angry outbursts and/or violent attacks.

Fatigue Management Program Development

Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group Occupational Health and Safety consultants have the expertise and experience to assist organizations in the development, and implementation, of their Fatigue Management Program.

For further information please contact one of our Consultants at Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group, 8-11 Calkin Drive, Kentville, N.S., B4N 3V7
Telephone 902-678-1510

Business Continuity Program Development

Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group Occupational Health and Safety consultants have the expertise and experience to assist organizations in the development, and implementation, of their Business Continuity Program.

For further information please contact one of our Consultants at Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group, 8-11 Calkin Drive, Kentville, N.S., B4N 3V7
Telephone 902-678-1510

Fire Safety Program Development

Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group Occupational Health and Safety Certified Consultants have the expertise and experience to assist organizations in the development, and implementation, of their Fire Safety Program.

For further information please contact one of our Consultants at Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group, 8-11 Calkin Drive, Kentville, N.S., B4N 3V7

Creating a Respectful Workplace Program Development

Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group Occupational Health and Safety Consultants have the Certification, expertise and experience to assist organizations in the development, and implementation, of their Respectful Workplace Program.

For further information please contact one of our Consultants at Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group, 8-11 Calkin Drive, Kentville, N.S., B4N 3V7
Telephone 902-678-1510

Fall Protection

This course will provide participants with an understanding of the regulation regarding fall protection and its application to the workplace. Topics include: the importance of fall protection; the components of a fall protection system; procedures for inspection, storage, and maintenance of equipment; and the importance of a fall protection program. This course does not replace or eliminate the requirement for employer workplace specific training.

Course duration: 1 day

First Aid / CPR

(Existing customers)

Emergency First Aid & CPR

Participants gain hands on knowledge of basic First Aid & CPR techniques applicable to the workplace and any environment. Topics covered include: recognizing and responding to cardiovascular emergencies for adults; CPR; the A,B,C’s of First Aid – Airway, Breathing, and Circulation; and much more.

Course duration: 8 hours

Emergency First Aid Recertification

Course duration: 4 hours

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Course participants will learn about the various types of PPE most commonly used in workplaces. Included in the course is instruction on safe use of PPE; maintaining PPE; proper selection of PPE; the importance of the use of PPE; and establishing a PPE program. Specialty PPE such as fall protection, fire fighters, etc. is not covered in this course.

Course duration: 1/2 day or 1 day (depends on type of workplace)

Emergency Preparedness

No one wants an emergency to turn into a disaster. Is your organization prepared for an emergency? This course will provide participants the skills necessary to identify potential emergency situations, assess their impact on the organization and how to develop a response plan to mitigate the impact.

Course duration: 1/2 day

Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS)

Rules/Guidelines/Safe Work Practice/Safe Work Procedure

After conducting a Job Task Analysis, the next step is developing a safe work practice/procedure for the task to control the identified hazards. This course provides instruction on how safe work practices/procedures are written to provide an adequate control for each hazard associated with the particular task. Participants will be given the opportunity to apply what they have learned through writing a safe work practice/procedure for a task of their choosing.

Course duration: 1 day

Lock out / Tag out Awareness

This course is focused on providing all workers with the basic knowledge of what lockout/tag out is, why it is important to workplace safety, and the basis of developing a workplace specific Lockout/Tag out Program. Employers have a responsibility and duty to ensure workers are protected from the unexpected release of energy from equipment during maintenance or service.

Course duration: 1/2 day

Due Diligence

What are you doing as a Manager 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.

Course duration: 1/2 day

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.

Course duration: 1 day

Workplace Inspections

One of the key components to a safe workplace is regular workplace inspections. This course covers topics such as: conducting workplace inspections, preparing for an inspection, how to conduct an inspection, the types of workplace inspections, reporting and follow-up. Workplace on-site courses may include an actual hands-on workplace inspection.

Course duration: 1 day

Occupational Health & Safety Program Development

Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group Occupational Health and Safety Consultants have the Certification, expertise and experience to assist organizations in the development, and implementation, of their Occupational Health and Safety Program.

For further information please contact one of our Consultants at Ennis Safety, Security & Consulting Group, 8-11 Calkin Drive, Kentville, N.S., B4N 3V7
Telephone 902-678-1510

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.

Course duration: 1/2 day