February 2022 Safety Scoop: Rigging

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Basic Rigging

February’s Safety Scoop focus is Rigging. Did you know that most industries in Alberta use cranes, rigging and hardware to move, lift and transport equipment in and around their facilities and yards? In addition, cranes, hoists and lifting accounted for the most injuries and incidents with 21 Potentially Serious Incidents being reported to Alberta OHS since 2018. Rigging uses diverse parts and components including slings, rigging hardware and below-the-hook lifting devices, to make up an entire lifting system.

It is essential that workers are properly trained and competent and to know how to use rigging properly while lifting, moving, turning and flipping materials across all industries. Proper rigging training, maintenance and knowledge reduces the likeliness of injury and makes the workplace safer for everyone.

Here is the scoop:

• What’s involved in rigging?

• How do I ensure my rigging equipment is safe to use?

• What is the Rigging Resource Center?

• What legislation applies to rigging?

• And much more…

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Basic Rigging

This 1-day interactive course gives participants a basic level of knowledge for attaching various loads to the crane hook.

Topics covered include:

• Understanding applicable legislation

• Determining load weight, centre of gravity and suitable lifting points

• Rigging selection, inspection and proper use

• Effect of sling angles

• Danger zone and pinch points

• Tag lines and hand signaling

• Participant learning is reinforced by rigging up assorted loads.

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January 2022 Safety Scoop: Legislation Awareness

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For January, we’re focusing on Legislation Awareness. With the recent changes to legislation, now is a great time to review what you know about OHS legislation and to learn some new things. Legislation is there to protect workers and employers from incidents and injuries, but it can only do so when everyone knows how it applies to them on the worksite. This month’s safety scoop will help everyone get on the same page!

Here is the scoop:

• How does OHS legislation apply to you?

• What is the Act, the Regulation and the Code?

• How does the OHS Act affect you?

• What is an administrative penalty?

• What are your rights?

• What other legislation applies to you?

• And much more!

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Navigating Alberta OHS Legislation

This 1-day course gives the participants a basic understanding of the structure of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety legislation. Participants will learn to successfully navigate the OHS Handbook by completing individual exercises and activities. Each participant will receive an OHS Handbook to participate in this course.

December 2021 Safety Scoop: Health and Safety Policies and Responsibilities

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The focus of December’s Safety Scoop is Health and Safety Policies and Responsibilities. Health and Safety policies by a company to inform employees how they are providing a safe workplace. While it is everyone's responsibility to keep each other safe on the worksite, policies can outline how it is to be done.

Here is the scoop:

What is incident investigation and what is its purpose?

• What is a Health and Safety Policy?

• Does my company need a health and safety policy?

• What are my responsibilities for safety at work?

• How does management show they are committed to safety?

• And much more!

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Safety Basics

This 2-day course provides the information desired to create and implement a comprehensive safety management system and is aligned with the standards for a Certificate of Recognition (COR) with the MHSA. Participants will be provided with the principles, knowledge, skill and documentation necessary for the development and day-to-day administration of an effective health and safety management system.

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Safety Scoop November 2021: Do you know your emergency response plan?

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November’s Safety Scoop focuses on the purposes of incident investigations. Help your employees become familiar with proper procedures, training, and what their roles are in incident investigation. Incidents can occur in the workplace at any time, so it is vitally important that your company can properly investigate, identify its true causes, and determine appropriate corrective actions.

Here is the scoop:

What is incident investigation and what is its purpose?

• What does Alberta OH&S require of investigations?

• When and what should you investigate?

• A sample worksheet

• And much more...

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Principles of Workplace Investigation Course

This 1-day course, offered in person and virtually, will allow participants to gain an understanding of the purpose and benefits of conducting incident investigations, the steps to follow, and evidence they need to gather. Participants will have to successfully complete a practical investigation, and develop a report using methodology learned. This report will then be collected from each participant at the end of the course to be evaluated, ensuring they have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary.

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Safety Scoop October 2021: Do you know your emergency response plan?

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In this month’s Safety Scoop readers will understand the importance of identifying worksite-specific emergencies that may require rescue or evacuation. Developing a plan to safely and effectively respond to an emergency will ensure employers comply with Part 7 of the Alberta OHS Code and will help protect workers and facilities. An Emergency Response Plan (ERP) can identify areas of exposure where a company can expect negative impacts due to an emergency and the processes that the company must use to control these impacts should they occur.

Here is the scoop:

• What is an ERP?

• What is the purpose and benefits of an ERP?

• Knowing the legislated requirements for emergency preparedness

• A sample ERP exercise worksheet

• And much more…

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Emergency Response Planning Course

This four-hour course, offered both in-person as well as virtually, will assist participants in identifying worksite-specific emergencies and then guide them through developing safe and effective response plans, all in accordance with Part 7 of the Alberta OH&S Code. Participants will be able to:

• Assess the risks and types of emergencies specific to their worksite and the types of response plans required;

• Be able to develop and implement these plans to protect workers and facilities; and

• Recognize the need for continuous improvement and follow-up after an incident.

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Safety Scoop September 2021: Are your workers first aid prepared?

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The MHSA is committed to assisting our members with ongoing information on topics within the industry and implemented as per legislation. This month we will focus on First Aid Preparedness and having workers prepared and trained in their role when a worker becomes injured or suddenly ill in the workplace. It is important that each worker understands their role in the first aid plan, so that they are prepared and know what to do to help an injured or suddenly ill co-worker.

Here is the scoop:

• What is first aid?

• What is your role?

• Being prepared for potentially injured or suddenly ill workers.

• First aid assessment worksheets.

• And much more...

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Standard First Aid Course

This 2-day course provides comprehensive training and information on first aid and CPR for the workplace. It covers Level A CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) training and certification. Participants will learn how to recognize and treat for shock or unconsciousness, administer CPR, cope with non-breathing casualties and choking emergencies, and manage eye injuries, burns, and environmental illnesses. This course also includes additional first-aid training for other injuries and illnesses, such as head and spinal trauma and upper and lower limb fractures — all in just a two-day period.

Get prepared, and register for this OH&S approved course today.

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Safety Scoop August 2021: Is your workforce competent?

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Being competent in the workplace is more than just being able to perform a specific task. According to the OHS Code, competency is the combination of formal qualifications, continuous training, and sufficient experience that enables a worker to safely perform work with minimal supervision. It is the employer’s responsibility to determine competency within its workforce in order to maintain workplace safety. 

Here is the scoop:

• Defining competency in five steps

• Using realistic examples to determine competency

• Available tools that can help you determine competency

• And much more...

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Leading Safety

The MHSA Leading Safety course is the new and improved version of the Leadership for Safety Excellence course. Leading Safety will develop safety-conscious leaders by supplying supervisors and managers the necessary tools to effectively influence workers and ensure compliance with the company health and safety management system. Supervisors and managers will learn how to measure their success as workplace ladders through tracking and trending, performance observation, enforcement, training and education, and developing a productive and inclusive culture.

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Safety Scoop July 2021: Work Site Inspection Preparedness

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An inspection is a careful examination of a work site to identify any hazards, defects, unsafe behaviours or conditions that may be present. Inspection findings are compared to company and code industry standards to ensure a work site is compliant, and/or to determine if additional protocols are necessary. Employers are legally required to maintain a safe and healthy working environment that lowers the risk of injury and increases productivity for all.

Here is the scoop:

• The different types of inspections

• How to prepare for an inspection

• The safety tools you must have available to your workforce

• How to recognize different types of hazards

• Additional inspection training resources

• And much more…

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Hazard Assessment 

This MHSA course teaches you how to properly identify, assess and control workplace hazards in accordance with Alberta OHS legislation. Participants will learn the MHSA basic method of recognizing, evaluating and documenting workplace hazards.

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Safety Scoop June 2021: Potential for Serious Injury (PSI)

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A PSI is any event where, under slightly different circumstances, a reasonable person could determine a high likelihood for a serious injury to happen. Learning about PSIs is essential to creating a safe and healthy workplace - from identifying where PSIs can happen to preventing and reporting them.

Here is the scoop:

• How to identify a PSI

• Assessing PSI reporting data over the last several years

• How to prevent, investigate, and report a PSI 

• MHSA courses that cover PSI reporting and training in Alberta

• And much more...

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Many MHSA courses contain practical training that focus on preventing, reporting, and navigating PSIs in the workplace. Navigating OHS, Principles of Workplace Investigations, Basic Rigging, Overhead Crane Operator and more!

Principles of Workplace Investigation

This newly-adapted, one-day course will allow participants to gain an understanding of the purpose and benefits of conducting investigations, the steps to follow and evidence to gather to conduct a thorough incident investigation.

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Other MHSA courses that cover PSI training include Navigating OHS, Basic Rigging, Overhead Crane Operator, and more!

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Safety Scoop May 2021: Workplace Hazards: Harassment & Violence

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Do you know what part YOU play? Employers, supervisors and workers have a shared duty to create a positive, healthy and safe working environment. Here is the scoop:

• Hazard identification, harassment is a hazard

• Workers three basic rights

• Forms of harassment and violence

• Warning signs and impacts

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Every worksite in Alberta must have a harassment and violence prevention plan in place. This one-day course will not only comply with OH&S regulations, but will also uncover the realities and costs these types of hazards present to your organization.

Watch this video and learn more about our Workplace Harassment Training.

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