Safety Seminars At Your Place Of Business
The Farm Safety Association offers on-site training seminars free-of-charge to member firms*. These sessions provide information to help with the development of a health and safety program for your workplace. Seminars are one to two hours in length. We conduct the training sessions at your location.
*Member firms pay assessments to the Workerplace Safety & Insurance Board under rate groups assigned to the Farm Safety Association.
Our field staff can tailor presentations to meet your firm’s specific needs.
If you are interested in having and/or discussing our in-house seminars, please call the Farm Safety Association’s Guelph Office at 1-800-361-8855 or email us at info@farmsafety.ca
Following are some of the training seminars that are offered:
Accident Investigation
Good investigation and reporting techniques are key management tools in accident prevention. This seminar covers:
- fundamental procedures involved in the search for accident causes;
- how to interview properly;
- how to write reports; and
- how to follow up an investigation with corrective action.
Supervisor Training
A supervisor's main task is to get employees to perform their duties safely and efficiently. Good instruction contributes to safety, even if the subject matter isn't specific to safety.
This seminar provides supervisors with an understanding of the need for (and importance of job instruction, describes how to give good instructions, and explains how employees can be motivated to work safely.
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Workplace Inspection
Planned, periodic workplace inspections are a major part of any health and safety program. This seminar will introduce the trainee to the use of checklists; setting of priorities; location of information sources; and recording, reporting and follow-up of inspection reports. On completion, registrants should be able to conduct inspections in their own workplaces.
Health and Safety Management
This introductory seminar helps employers; managers and supervisors develop health and safety programs for their workplaces. Topics include:
- recognizing the need for accident prevention;
- responsibilities of employers, supervisors and employees;
- elements of a safety program;
- where and how to begin designing a program;
- where to get help; and
- employee training to reduce accidents.
Health and Safety Committee
Workplace health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. Joint health and safety committees encourage management and workers to co-operate in the effort to control and eliminate hazards.
This seminar offers practical guidelines for establishing an effective safety committee. The roles and responsibilities of a committee and its individual members are stressed.
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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (W.H.M.I.S.)
To
meet legal requirements, employers must provide training and education
for employees who work with – or likely to handle or be exposed
to – hazardous materials in the workplace. The Farm Safety Association
offers this seminar to familiarize member firms with their specific
responsibilities under W.H.M.I.S. legislation
Other Topics
Other topics, which the Farm Safety Association can cover with your firm, include:
- Tractor Safety
- Machinery Safety
- Chemical Safety
- Safe Lifting (Back Injury Prevention)
- Dangerous Gases
- Any other topics
as requested
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Tel: 519.823.5600 - Toll Free: 1.800.361.8855 - Fax: 519. 823.8880
