Safety Related Education and Training
Safety related training will be provided to all employees/workers (including contractors, as applicable) based on duties and responsibilities and is generally required when:
- New employees start their jobs;
- Employees return to work after extended absences;
- Employees are assigned new job tasks;
- OHS legislation requires it;
- Changes to processes and procedures, or to substances, equipment or tools used occur or are occurring; and
- Hazards are recognized through workplace inspections, accident/incident investigations, risk assessments, etc.
Compliance based requirements for Safety Related Training
The Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, 2012 require the following training for relevant personnel (based on job requirements).
- Occupational Health and Safety Orientation
- Workplace Hazardous Information System (WHMIS), 2015
- Occupational Health and Safety Committee or Workplace Health and Safety Representative Training
- Respiratory Protection
- Confined Space
- Fall Protection
- Emergency Preparedness for Workers
- Mobile Equipment Operation
- First Aid ( Emergency, Standard or Health Care Provider)
- Power Line Hazards
- Traffic Control Person (TCP) – Level I
- Traffic Control Person (TCP)– Level II
- Explosive Actuated Tools
- Asbestos Awareness
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods ( Federal Legislation)
Compliance-based education and learning is accessed through PSAccess. These courses are maintained and coordinated through the Centre for Learning and Development. Compliance-based learning refers to any learning that is tied to certification or re-certification, or is deemed mandatory as per requirements of the position. When a learning need is identified and the manager and worker have discussed the learning need, the worker can self-register for the training through PSAccess.
If there are no sessions available for the required training, the manager will email the Centre for Learning and Development (cld@gov.nl.ca) to indicate that training is required for the worker. The Centre will coordinate the training on behalf of the department.
Safety Training
There may be additional areas of legislative compliance, internal OHS requirements, risk mitigation, etc. which are applicable to a branch, division or region. Workers must be appropriately trained and qualified before performing work that can impact their health and safety. These areas should be identified through the Risk Management process where core tasks are risk assessed and training needs identified to ensure competency. When a learning need is identified and a manager and worker have discussed the learning need, the worker can self-register for the training through PSAccess.
If there is no training indicated on PSAccess for a required need, the manager will email the Centre (cld@gov.nl.ca) to indicate that training is required. The Centre for Learning and Development will coordinate the training on behalf of the department.