Small Business Occupational Health & Safety Program
1 day (including manual)    - NS Prov. Legislation

Training Dates and Locations:

Truro: March 15 – TANS Office, 184 Arthur Street
Halifax: April 18 – NSTSA Office, 380 Bedford Highway
*More dates and locations to be scheduled based on registration

The following topics are covered:

• Company Safety Policy
• Hazard Assessment
• Personal Protective Equipment
• General Safety Standards
• Safe Work Practices
• Maintenance
• Inspection Policy
• Investigation Policy
• Emergency Preparedness
• Safety Training & Orientation
• NS Occupational Health & Safety Act & General Regulations

Who Should Attend: Provincially regulated carriers - If you work exclusively within the province of Nova Scotia or haul only your own goods across Provincial Borders, and have less than 5 employees, you are required to attend the one-day training.

Members:                             $50 plus HST (fee for binder only)
Associate Members:            $250 registration + $50 binder plus HST
Non Members:                     $350 registration + $50 binder plus HST

Federal Occupational Health & Safety Program -
2 days (including manual, disc and ½ day “Proper Lifting Program”)
(Canada Labour Code)

Training Dates and Locations:

Truro: May 9/10 – TANS Office, 184 Arthur Street
Halifax: May 30/31 – NSTSA Office, 380 Bedford Highway
*More dates and locations to be scheduled based on registration

Duration: 2 Days

The following topics are covered:

• Concept of Due Diligence
• What is causing our accidents?
• An audit process
• Safety Standards
• Occupational Health & Safety Act and
  Canada Labour Code
• Accident Investigation
• First Aid requirements
• Workers' Compensation Regulations
• Development of Occupational Health & Safety Policy
• Proper Lifting Techniques Program
• Pandemic Preparations

Who Should Attend: Federally regulated carriers - If you travel across Provincial or Federal
Borders and receive remuneration for doing this you will be regulated by the Canada Labour Code, and therefore must attend the Two-Day Training.

Or

If your firm employs 5+ workers you are required to attend the Two-Day Training.

Members:                             $75 plus HST (fee for binder only)
Associate Members:            $300 registration + $75 binder plus HST
Non Members:                     $425 registration + $75 binder plus HST

WHMIS Train-The-Trainer - 2 days (including manual)

Training Dates and Locations:

Dates to be scheduled based on registration.

Members:                              $300 plus HST
Associate Members:             $350 plus HST
Non-Members:                      $450 plus HST

This two-day program will acquaint you with WHMIS (both federal and provincial legislation). It will give you a detailed WHMIS program to enable you to train your employees and certify them with regards to WHMIS. The package includes a CD and hard copy of the program as well as the complete WHMIS power point presentation.

Air Brake Adjustment (4 hours) 

**The fee for this program is $80 including HST and must be paid BEFORE the course date.

Sydney: February 21– Days Inn
Stellarton: February 22 – Holiday Inn Express (afternoon session only)
Amherst: February 23 – Location TBA
Truro: February 24 – Commercial Safety College
Wolfville: February 28 – Old Orchard Inn (FULL)
Yarmouth: February 29 – Rodd Grand
Bridgewater: March 1 – Best Western
Halifax: March 2 – Future Inns Bayers Lake

Workplace Incident/Accident Investigation 

(One day session) Many of our members have asked for this session and we are pleased to provide it to you this fall. At this session you will learn how to collect and analyze information to identify the cause of an incident/accident  as well as provide solutions to eliminate a repeat occurrence of that incident.  Participants will have lots of opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas and have a better understanding of how to conduct an incident/accident investigation at their workplace.

Training Dates and Location: 

TBA

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

This site has excellent health, safety and environment information for everyone.

www.ccohs.ca

Compliance Safety Institute

Offers the following training programs:

Hours of Service (provincial/federal)
Pre-Trip Inspection/Brake Adjustment
National Safety Code Overview (Employer and Employee Requirements)
Eye on Defensive Driving
Driver Evaluation (Class 1, 3 5/Air)
Forklift Safety Courses
Forklift Safety Train the Trainer
Driver’s Daily Log Analysis

 For details please contact Gary Giles, Division Manager, Compliance Safety Institute
 phone:  902-220-6954 or email:  garygiles@thebusboys.com

First Aid, WHMIS & WHMIS On-Line Training:

Contact St. John Ambulance directly for their course schedules and fees 1-800-565-5056 or www.sja.ca

OHS Canada offers E-Learning

To learn more about how e-learning works and for a list of safety programs offered by OHS Canada please view:

www.ohscanada.com/elearning/courses-cert.asp

Palmer Atlantic Online Training

At Palmer Atlantic Risk Services, we are committed to providing employers with the proper tools to train employees on health, safety, compliance and risk management.

www.palmeratlantic.ca/ce