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Select a course EM1 Environmental Management (A) - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EM1A Development of Environmental Concerns EM1B Understanding Ecological Concepts and Principles EM1C Major Environmental Problems EM1D Pollution EM1E Hazards, Fate and Effects of Pollutants EM1F Environmental Processes EM2 Environmental Management (B) - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EM2A Hazardous Chemical Management EM2B Storage Tank Systems EM2C Hazardous Material Emergency Management and Contingency Planning EM2D Environmental Management Tools EM2E Environmental Monitoring EM2F Environmental Performance Measures and Environmental Reporting E15 Emergency Planning - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E15A Introduction to Emergency Planning E15B Preliminaries to the Planning Process E15C Developing and Implementing the Plan E15D Exercising, Evaluating and Maintaining the Plan E15E Core Elements of Emergency Management E15F Community Outreach and Public Relations E15G Hazard-specific Information and Planning Considerations R03 Risk Assessment - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R03A Introduction to Modern Safety Systems R03B Introduction to Risk Assessment Processes R03C Introduction to Inferential Statistics for OSHE R03D Job Hazard Analysis R03E Inspections R03F Gap Analyses and Perception Surveys R03G Fault Tree Analysis C02 Incident Causation & Investigation - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C02A Types of Investigations C02B Incident Causation Models C02C Relationship between Causation Belief and Organizational Culture C02D Incident Investigation I - Stakeholders, Planning, and Preparation C02E Incident Investigation II - Collecting Data, Testimony and Interviewing, and Incident Reconstruction C02F Incident Analysis C02G Developing Recommendations C02H Linking Investigation to Organizational Values CSE Confined Space Entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CSE01 Module 1 - Understanding Confined Spaces and Associated Hazards CSE02 Module 2 - Controls and Considerations MOB Management and Organizational Behaviour ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOB01 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behaviour MOB02 Planning: Forecasting the Future MOB03 Organizing: Making the Pieces Fit MOB04 Leading: Motivating Towards Excellence MOB05 Controlling: Minding the P's & Q's MOB06 Healthy Organizational Change MOB07 Doing It Right: Ethics & Social Conscience MOB08 Teamwork: Effective Work Groups MOB09 Communication and Conflict Management BC45 Safety Management in a Bill C45 World ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSM Models of Safety Managment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSM01 Introduction to OSHE MSM02 OSHE Program Components MSM03 Hazard Recognition and Assessment MSM04 Hazard Control MSM05 OSHE Policy Development MSM06 Implementing OSHE Programs MSM07 Typical OHSE Prgrams MSM08 Issues in Safety Management DDI Due Diligence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DDI01 Due Diligence as Legal Defense DDI02 The Internal Responsibility System DDI03 The Risk Management Process DDI04 Risk Identification, Assessment & Prioritization DDI05 OSH&E Strategic Planning DDI06 OSH&E Organizing & Leading DDI07 OSH&E Controlling WKW Workplace Wellness ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WKW01 The Whole-being Model of Wellness WKW02 Psycho-social Risks WKW03 Workplace Violence WKW04 Healthy Behaviour Change WKW05 Nutrition and Performance WKW06 Anger Management WKW07 Employee Assistance Programs WKW08 Disability Management EWT Effective Workplace Training ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EWT01 Training and Organizational Effectiveness EWT02 Adults as Learners EWT03 Training and Learning Styles EWT04 Analyzing Training Needs EWT05 Establishing Learning Outcomes EWT06 Evaluating Learning Achievement EWT07 Delivering Training From a Distance TQM Total Quality Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TQM01 Systems Thinking - A Profound Change TQM02 Performance Measurement TQM03 Employee Focus TQM04 Customer Focus TQM05 Process Management TQM06 Strategic Planning TQM07 Implementation

Course: R03 Risk Assessment

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R03A Introduction to Modern Safety Systems

A correlation has been found between the level of risk, productivity, state of industrial relations, and the injury frequency rate a company experiences. This relationship shows that a workplace with a comparatively lower level of risk also tends to have a higher level of productivity, better industrial relations, and fewer losses. With this in mind, why is more effort not put in striving to lower the amount of risk in a work environment? This course attempts to show how reactions following a loss are often misguided because they do not facilitate change, in order to lower the amount of risk and potential for other losses, and to break the vicious cycle of risk and loss. Overall, this course seeks to stimulate the beginning of this process by raising awareness of what can lead to accidents and injuries. As targeting risk levels is recognized as a key to this change, tools to measure levels of risk in a workplace will be provided throughout this course. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Define a modern safety system 

• Recognize problems with reactive approaches to losses 

• Discover advantages of handling risks proactively 

• Identify proactive tools to assess risks 

• Establish the role of risk and hazard assessment in the workplace

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R03B Introduction to Risk Assessment Processes

We all face risks in our work environment; that is a common understanding. Are we as readily aware of where hazards lie, how serious they are, and the available choices about them? How can appropriate decisions be made unless we are aware of where the greatest risks lie and think about what should be accepted? This course will present a foundational process of identifying and prioritizing risks to help answer these questions. Various approaches will also be defined and explained so an appropriate Risk Assessment method can be chosen for your workplace. The concept of risk will be explored at greater depth to consider how people choose levels of risk in order to balance perceived benefits and costs of risk-taking. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Outline the process of identifying and prioritizing risks 

• Define Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Method approaches

• Identify when and how to do each type of Risk Assessment

• Recognize strengths and limitations of each

• Define target levels of risk (based on Wilde's theory of risk homeostasis)

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R03C Introduction to Inferential Statistics for OSHE

This course provides a brief overview of statistics, inference, probability theory, set theory, and other related concepts as they apply to occupational safety, health, and environmental processes. The intent of this course is not mathematical mechanics or an in depth study of terms, but to provide conceptual and mental tools to read and interpret statistics to make accurate and reliable inferences from data, such as incident frequencies. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Identify basic statistical methods, like averages, distributions, correlation, and standard deviation

• Understand statistical definitions of validity, soundness, and significance

• Recognize statistical data analysis, including correlation and covariation

• Recognize resources and techniques to help you determine the quality of OSHE statistical data and its sources

• Recognize common errors to avoid when applying statistical principles and making inferences from OSHE data
  

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R03D Job Hazard Analysis

Companies that have experienced a positive change in OH&S have explained that, "much of our success in reducing injuries can be attributed to effective job planning" (Walsh, Ed. Buchanan, 2000). If this is the case, how can work be planned practically and effectively in a way that will reduce injuries?

Job Hazard Analysis, also known as Job Safety Planning, is a practical Risk Assessment tool many workplaces have used to design and implement safer work practices. We will discover the components of the process, how and when to apply the tool, and discuss a number of case studies in order to thoroughly understand how this method can be a practical step toward preventing workplace injuries and accidents. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Define Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

• Describe the components of a JHA 

• Identify who should make up a JHA team and when to apply this tool

• Describe its strengths and limitations

• Recognize the implications of doing a JHA (safety ownership and documentation)

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R03E Inspections

Why bother going through the process of planning and implementing routine structured and unstructured inspections? 
The first aspect of our discussion will address this question and provide the framework to determine how inspections can be used as another Risk Assessment method. We will then identify the critical differences between various types of inspections and operations that could most benefit from being inspected. Other aspects outlined in this course include choosing who should make up an inspection team, essential resources, components of an inspection process, and reflecting on strengths and limitations of each approach. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Determine the application of inspections as a Risk Assessment tool

• Recognize optimal ownership of the inspection process within the organization

• Identify operations that will most benefit from inspections

• Identify necessary resources for effective inspections

• Distinguish between ad hoc and intentional as well as structured and unstructured inspections

• Recognize the planning, process, and techniques of conducting inspections 

• Evaluate strengths and limitations of structured and unstructured workplace inspections

• Recognize the process of maintaining a "housekeeping" system

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R03F Gap Analyses and Perception Surveys

Since what is perceived is assumed to be true, how various members of an organization perceive the value of Health & Safety systems will in turn affect their work attitudes and practices. Gap analyses and perception surveys seek to assess and contrast gaps between what is said and what actually happens, and between work standards and practices, in order to identify gaps in perceptions between employees and various levels of management. This course seeks to outline the history, techniques, strengths, and limitations of gap analyses and perception surveys. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Define gap analysis and perception survey

• Identify the origins and usefulness of perception surveys as a Risk Assessment tool 

• Recognize the characteristics of a practical survey (introduction to designing and conducting perception surveys, analyzing and interpreting data)

• Identify perception survey methods (questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups)

• Discover how to identify and address gaps in perceptions

• Recognize the strengths and limitations of perception surveys

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R03G Fault Tree Analysis

This course explores how to apply Fault Tree Analysis proactively to anticipate malfunctions before they arise. We will examine how to anticipate risks to prevent detrimental effects in a system or process. Fault Tree Analysis can be an effective method to identify a sequence of events and conditions leading up to an accident or injury to remove or minimize potential faults. We will explore when to use this method, who to engage in an analysis, the significance of fault tree symbols, how to construct a fault tree, other stages of this process, and we will evaluate its overall strengths and limitations. 

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Define fault tree analysis

• Understand the purpose and process of fault tree analysis as a Risk Assessment tool

• Recognize when to apply this method and who should make up the analysis team

• Identify casual factors of system deviations

• Identify the four main stages of fault tree analysis 

• Identify fault tree symbols ands structure

• Apply guidelines for construction, testing and evaluating a fault tree

• Recognize strengths and limitations of fault tree analysis

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