Professional Development Courses
PDC 101 – Disability Management (2-day course)
Dianne Dyck, RN, BN, MSc, COHN-S, COHN(C), CRSP,
Author of Disability Management: Theory, Strategy and
Industry Practice
Sunday & Monday, April 29-30, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
$650 + HST (price includes breakfast, lunch & breaks)
Attendees will receive copy of textbook Disability Management: Theory, Strategy and Industry Practice
This course is an overview to introduce an interdisciplinary approach to the concepts and practices of disability management. Content and objectives will include the concept of disability management and related elements • defining disability management in terms of both private and government insurance plans • the characteristics of a return to work program and how it supports a disability management program • use disability management information to analyze case studies • the role of an employee assistance program • how to develop, market, manage and evaluate a disability management program • how data management is achieved • the roles that the various professionals play in disability management • how to select a suitable disability management service provider • an appreciation of the impact that disability can have on the worker, employer and organization.
PDC 102 – Conducting Office Ergonomics Assessments (1-day course)
Brenda Mallat, BHK, Ergonomics Specialist, WSPS
Sunday, April 29, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$300 + HST (price includes breakfast, lunch & breaks)
Many companies struggle with how to provide a safe, comfortable and productive work environment for their employees. This comprehensive train-the-trainer course provides participants with a proven methodology that identifies root cause problems in a practical hands-on training environment. Participants will learn an effective and efficient way of completing office ergonomics assessments highlighting issues that contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). This course emphasizes methods to recognize, assess and determine practical solutions for MSD risks. This training is intended for people who work in offices, design office work areas, or purchase office workstations and equipment. Participants will: • identify their roles in a successful, proactive ergonomics initiative • understand the process of identifying the actual problem • recognize and prioritize office equipment challenges and select appropriate office equipment and accessories to address those challenges • conduct basic office ergonomics awareness training programs emphasizing simple, commonsense principles • cost justify capital expenditures for workstation and equipment improvements.
PDC 103 – From Subject Matter Expert to Instructor – Essentials for Creating Learning (1-day course)
Josie Di Vincenzo, M.Ad.Ed., CTDP, ACPC Instructional Designer, Facilitator & Coach
Sunday, April 29, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$400 + HST (price includes breakfast, lunch & breaks)
This course is intended to address the needs of subjectmatter experts (SMEs) who have little to no experience designing and delivering learning events. Organizations rely heavily on their SMEs to share their knowledge. SMEs are instrumental in creating awareness and supporting the transfer of learning throughout an organization when change happens. The gap lies in the reality that most SMEs have the knowledge and expertise in the content; but not as effective Instructors. If SME's don't have a learning design that focuses on designing learning that others can immediately apply back on the job, they will be unable to deliver value added learning experiences to others. In this course, participants will be able to: • Apply adult education principles to a design framework • Describe the elements that support a successful design • Identify activities that motivate all types of learners • Recognize the types of questions to test for learning.
PDC 201 – Business and Professional Ethics (half day course)
Bernard Ennis, P.Eng., Director Policy & Professional Affairs, Professional Engineers Ontario.
Monday, April 30, 8:30 am to 12:00 noon
$200 + HST (price includes lunch)
If you are a professional maintaining a professional designation, you are expected to demonstrate the highest standards of honesty and integrity. This workshop will discuss the many interfaces that the professional will potentially encounter in the course of their work including employers, clients, employees, government, etc. There are many sorts of responsibilities that weigh on the decision-making process for engineers, certified industrial hygienists, CRSPs ergonomists, and others. Professional ethics encompass principles like honesty, integrity and fairness. However, the ethical decision is not always crystal clear when a professional is challenged with specific situations or circumstances in the real world where the textbook approach doesn't fit. This workshop will discuss the fundamentals of ethics, guidelines or rules of practice, and professional obligations. This course will help you to clarify the issues involved and the arguments that apply, and give you some tools to think critically about the issues surrounding business and professional ethics. You will also learn about recent changes to the Professional Engineers Act for the Repeal of the Industrial Exception . This workshop will be valuable for any practicing professional who has a requirement for ethics as part of their continuing education.
PDC 202 – Inspecting & Maintaining Steel Storage Racks (1-day course)
Chuck Leon, Material Handling Specialist, WSPS
Monday, April 30, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$568.50 + HST (price includes breakfast, lunch & breaks)
Under the OH&S Act racking systems must be inspected and maintained by you – the employer. Offered by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS), this course will help you avoid costly accidents, prosecutions and fines, and demonstrate due diligence. You'll be introduced to the inspection and maintenance sections of the CSA User Guide for Steel Storage Racks and you'll conduct a rack inspection through a comprehensive simulated exercise. You will gain experience with recognizing general rack hazards and damage; gauging the severity of damage; identifying key areas to check when inspecting racks; and understanding rack modifications and the need for pre-start reviews. Attendees will receive a copy of the CSA User Guide and Standard (A344.1 and A344.2), plus a copy of the CSST and ASTE publication, Prevention Guide, Safety of Pallet Racks.
PDC 301 – Workplace Electrical Safety Standard:
Understanding CSA Z462-08 (1-day course)
Wednesday, April 25, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$295 + HST
Location: This course will take place at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI), 5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga
ESA and WSPS' one-day course provides the guidance you need to translate the CSA Z462.08 standard into safe work practices. Delivered by experienced ESA Inspectors, this course spells out the causes, effect and prevention of electrical shock and arc flash hazards. Attendees will learn the practical application of the standard for engineered solutions as well as safety-related work practices for: • maintenance and installation requirements • flash hazard and shock hazard specific work practices • appropriate selection and use of personal protective equipment • requirements for other special equipment. Upon completion participants will be able to: • know the characteristics and causes of "Arc Flash" and "Arc Blast" and the related warning labels • understand temporary protective grounding equipment • discover how to ensure safety when it's necessary to work "live" • understand and apply the three CSA Z462 protective "safety boundaries" • use the proper, required personal protective equipment and specific tools.
PDC 302 – Welding Health & Safety (1-day course)
Brian Chmay, Canadian Welding Bureau
Thursday, May 3, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$400 + HST
Location: This course will take place at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI), 5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga
The objectives of this training are to familiarize health and safety professionals with the welding process and with the identification, evaluation and control of hazards associated with welding. Learning outcomes are: • understand standards, guidelines and legislation associated with the health and safety of welding operations • understand the differences between major welding processes • understand and itemize the general hazards of welding and cutting • recognize, evaluate and control the hazards of welding fume, electricity, arc radiation, thermal and fire hazards, noise and ergonomics • describe safe practices for oxyfuel apparatus • managing welding in confined spaces.
PDC 303 – Adjustment of TLVs to Accommodate Specific Conditions in the Workplace (1-day course)
John D. Elias, MPH, CIH, ROH, CRSP, Elias Occupational Hygiene Consulting
Thursday, May 3, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$350 + HST
Location: This course will take place at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI), 5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga
This course will provide expert advice on properly using Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) when unusual conditions prevail. Because of wide variations in individual susceptibility and working conditions, TLVs are intended to be used as guidelines for industrial hygiene purposes. As guidelines, the TLVs should not be seen as fixed values but rather they should be modified to accommodate specific conditions to ensure the protection of workers. Participants will learn through lectures, case studies and examples, how to adjust TLVs for specific conditions such as older or sensitized workers, pre-existing health conditions, unusual workshifts, skin absorption or physical exertion. Course outline: I. What are OELs and why must they be adjusted 2. Methods of adjusting TLVs for specific conditions of the workforce: • age • health • sexual and developmental differences • pregnant workers • sensitization 3. Methods of adjusting TLVs for specific conditions of the workplace: • non-occupational exposures • unusual work schedules • multiple routes of exposure • multiple chemicals • differing levels of exertion • unusual temperature • complex situations.
PDC 304 – Managing Complex Return to Work (1-day course)
Nancy Gowan, B.H.Sc. (O.T.), O.T.Reg. (Ont.), President, Gowan Consulting
Thursday, May 3, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
$400 + HST
Location: This course will take place at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI), 5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga
During the Return to Work process, there are many stakeholders who participate in the decision making process and many legal obligations for the employer. This course will offer case studies, interactive discussions and information about the legal obligations of the stakeholders and how the Ontario Action Group to Prevent Needless Work Disability is working together with the multi-stakeholders to develop a process to reduce needless disability. This workshop will focus on how the employer can assist with complex return to work decisions and negotiate a return to work that is appropriate for the employee and the workplace. Learning outcomes are: • Understand the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder in the return to work process • Understand the legal obligations and decisions that impact return to work • Understand the best practices for stay at work and return to work • Develop skills to negotiate a return to work process with multi-stakeholders • Develop toolkit of resources that will assist with complex return to work programs • Determine what resources are needed for supporting return to work • Understand the work of the Ontario Action Group to Prevent Needless Work Disability.
CSSE Professional Development Courses
Partners in Prevention 2012 is pleased to offer three Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) Professional Development Courses.
These are two-day courses on Sunday and Monday, April 29-30, 2012.
Location: Conference Centre, International Centre, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga.
Register directly with CSSE online at www.csse.org or call the CSSE at 416-646-1600.
BCRSP has awarded 1.0 CMP for each of these courses.
These courses are three of the six core courses required for the Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) certification.
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Each course is priced as follows: |
$749 + HST for CSSE members |
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$949 + HST for non-members |
Leadership Development for OHSE Professionals – Personal Leadership Development & Improving H&S Cuture
This two-day course is intended for the seasoned professional or individual already expected to provide leadership for Health & Safety. While not mandatory, it is highly recommended that participants take other CSSE courses prior to taking this course. Participants will be expected to have read and worked with precourse material that is provided to them. The program is based on a wide range of proven leadership methods, woven into a truly unique program designed exclusively for the H&S professional. Using models and tools from various renowned sources, participants learn techniques and skills and apply them to a comprehensive case study. Course content: • Pre-course material • Attributes of leadership • Leadership consciousness; models of leadership • Leadership versus management • Leadership in varied OHSE contexts • Overcoming obstacles; leadership growth challenges • Safety Culture improvement • Pragmatic leadership tools • Business excellence and enterprise change.
Measurement and Evaluation in OHS Managed Systems
This two-day course will be of value to all health and safety professionals responsible for the evaluation and on-going development of high quality safety initiatives. This course highlights key measurement and evaluation techniques that can be used to support the development, implementation and maintenance of today's OHS intelligence based processes. Course content: • Learn key criteria of effective health and safety performance measures in order to assess the effectiveness of measurement tools • Explores the evolution of evaluation tools • Statistic and their usage • Challenges and opportunities in auditing • evaluating corporate/safety culture • Qualitative evaluation methods including - focus groups – interviews - World Café • Effective data analysis • Employee surveys • Shifts from programming to working with standards • Gaps analysis.
Project Management for the Health & Safety Professional
This two-day, hands-on course is designed to provide health and safety practitioners with the tools and techniques to plan, manage, close and evaluate a project related to the health and safety environment. Participants will work in teams on a "live" project from the health and safety environment and apply PMI tools and processes to simulate a complete project life cycle: from initiation to closure. Attendees will learn to: • Use the terminology and processes of modern project management • Define the business case for a H&S project • Prepare a complete and accurate project plan for a H&S project • Facilitate team discussion to learn from the experience of others • Use project management forms and templates for a H&S project • Discuss project life cycles and the importance of milestones for project control • Build a project schedule with major milestones • Identify the interaction of a H&S project with the day-to-day operations • Build a communications plan for the H&S project to ensure long-term success • Value the importance of post-project reviews and evaluating project success • Value the benefits of a consistent project management methodology.