Supervisor OHS Familiarization (WSCC Approved)
- 2 Days
- Classroom or Online Based
- Minimum 6 - Maximum 12
- No prerequisites
Overview
The NWT/NU Workers Safety & Compensation Commission (WSCC) Supervisor Safety Course introduces supervisors to occupational health and safety legislation, in particular the Safety Acts and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. This in-depth program clearly defines a supervisor’s direct role and responsibilities towards workplace safety, best practices in identifying and controlling hazards, instruction in contractor safety management, and practical, industry-relevant exercises.
It is an employer’s responsibility to ensure supervisors participate in a familiarization program delivered in a format suited to the supervisor’s level of knowledge, training and experience. Upon successfully completing the program, supervisors should understand their roles and responsibilities with respect to legislation, and can competently and safely oversee the work of others. This program fulfills the due diligence of an employer to train employees at any supervisory level.
Course Content
- Describe the role of the WSCC in establishing and enforcing OHS legislation in NT/NU;
- Navigate, read, and interpret the NT/NU Safety Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;
- Locate and describe the purpose and authority of the WSCC’s Codes of Practice;
- Describe the Internal Responsibility System;
- Locate and describe the legal responsibilities of employers, supervisors, and workers;
- Locate and describe the legal rights of workers and the work refusal process;
- Inspect a New Worker Orientation Checklist
- Inspect a Site-Specific Hazard Assessment template;
- Describe the requirements, roles, and responsibilities of a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee;
- Describe the elements, importance, and impact of safety leadership;
- Describe the range of punishments available for violations of the NT/NU Safety Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;
- Describe the range of punishments available for violations of Section 217.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada;
- Describe the purpose, requirements, and elements of an Occupational Health and Safety Program;
- Describe the purpose, requirements, and elements of the Hazard Assessment Process;
- Locate and describe the legal requirements for incident reporting under the Safety Act and the Compensation Act;
- Inspect incident reporting forms, including Employer’s Report of Incident/Injury, Worker’s Report of Injury, and New Operations and High Hazard Work;
- Describe the requirements and standards for internal incident report record keeping;
- Describe the purpose, requirements, and elements of incident investigations;
- Describe the purpose, requirements, and elements of worksite and equipment inspections;
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of project owners, general contractors, and subcontractors on a worksite;
- Describe the principles and components of contractor safety management;
- Describe the principles and components of project safety planning;
- Describe considerations and best practices for hiring contractors and subcontractors, including obtaining WSCC clearances; and
- Describe the purpose, principles, requirements, elements, benefits, and mechanics of return-to-work programs.