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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: WKW Workplace Wellness

The entire course series includes all courses listed on this page

Pricing
Entire course series: $450.00

The Whole-being Model of Wellness

If one acknowledges that to be considered healthy is more than just the absence of disease, then one must believe in the concept of wellness.  Our physical, mental and social well-being impacts our state of health, as well as our chosen occupations, emotional state of mind and our spirit.  A wellness lifestyle is multidimensional and holistic.

This course is designed to educate the learner about the concept of wellness.  It will allow the learner to become more informed about the benefits of choosing a wellness lifestyle.  The learner will gain information on how to implement workplace wellness initiatives, will gain an understanding of healthy behavior change, will gain a recognition of the types of program activities available and become familiar with health assessments and health screening.  The learner will discover that participation in this course will contribute to their sense of well-being.

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Psycho-social Risks

It should not come as a surprise that a highly stressed employee is less able both physically and emotionally to complete their job duties at their workplace.  In 1991, a survey conducted by the Canadian Institute of Stress and the Ontario Ministry of Labour found that the typical employer believes that over 25% of all sick time taken by employees is due to stress.  Since that survey, many other studies and research have confirmed the existence of excessive stress in our lives.  Some of this is the result of the psychosocial environment created in the workplace.  Psychosocial risks exist in the workplace just like physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic risks exist.  We need to acknowledge that psychosocial risks are real, acquire knowledge about these risks and take actions to minimize their harm.
 
In this course, the learner will become knowledgeable about stress, the costs of stress and ways to manage individual stress.  With this understanding, the learner will become informed as to how negative stressors in the workplace impact the entire workforce and the types of interventions required to prevent psychosocial damage.  This course has been created so the learner will become familiar with psychosocial risks and their influence on the employee, workplace and community at large.  The learner will become more enlightened about the complexities of the work environment and be more prepared to handle the challenges that exist when interfacing with workers on a daily basis.

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Workplace Violence

Violence in the workplace is on the increase and has become an occupational hazard for many workers in various industrial sectors.  Workplace violence must be regarded as an unacceptable hazard, which in the most serious situation, can result in loss of life.  Just as unacceptable however, is a work environment that creates situations in which employees develop chronic stress or are left with deep psychological scars.  Whether physical assaults or attacks of verbal abuse are allowed, this hazard if left unchecked, will result in lost productivity, increased absenteeism, increased instances of physical disorders and mental health conditions.

This course is designed to educate participants about the hazard of workplace violence and to allow each participant to learn how to implement a preventative workplace violence program.  Everyone benefits when violence is recognized as an unacceptable behaviour to resolve situations and gain social approval.

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Healthy Behaviour Change

This course was designed to educate and assist the learner in understanding how healthy behaviour change occurs. This course will focus on strategies and on conditions that enhance an individual’s environment for making healthy lifestyle changes. The learner will also gain information on how individuals receive health information and what processes need to be in place in order for knowledge to be transferred into some form of individual action. One of the learner’s goals should be, to become knowledgeable about health promotion intervention strategies that motivate individuals to make healthy behaviour change.

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Nutrition and Performance

Humans are omnivores and flexible in their food choices.  We have the ability to adapt to different environments and ways of eating, depending, in part, upon where we live.  However, we function best when we eat a variety of foods.  While the degree to which dietary factors contribute to the risk of many diseases is not fully understood, the affects of diet in some weight-related conditions, such as heart disease and obesity, is well established.  Risk factors need to be identified before they can be effectively modified.  This course is designed to train participants in the essentials of nutrition.  Using some of the principles acquired, selected work related demands will also be examined in a nutrition context.

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Anger Management

Unfortunately, rage and violence in the workplace are no longer rare occurrences. The constant pressures and stresses of modern life have resulted in a growing realization that we must learn effective anger control methods. Anger is a normal human emotion. However, the prevalence of problem anger is dangerous to everyone. While closely related to the course “Workplace Violence”, this course is designed to educate participants in the essentials of appropriate and constructive anger management within the work environment. However, the core elements of this material can also be applied to other settings such as family life and travel.

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Employee Assistance Programs

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) was developed in the 1940’s in response to recognized alcohol problems in the workplace.  The first programs to assist troubled employees were known as industrial alcoholism programs and were generally only offered in large companies with strong union support.  As the saying goes, we (society) have come a long way in assisting employees with drug and alcohol abuse problems as well as many other emotional, physical and social problems.  It is now recognized by health population experts, management and labour stakeholder groups that, at any given time in a workplace, 15% of the working population is dealing with some mental, social or physical problem in their lives.  An offer of assistance to these troubled employees not only makes excellent business sense (since many of these problems negatively effect production) but also demonstrates the employer’s commitment to the well being of the employees.
 
In this course, the learner will be given an overview of a very challenging topic - Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).  The course will provide the rationale for introducing an EAP into the workplace as well as the process for assisting the troubled employee.  The learner will gain an understanding of the type of employee/employer relationship needed to offer an EAP in the workplace.  The learner will become more informed about the components needed for this program and how to apply them in a workplace environment.  Studying the basics for establishing an EAP in the workplace will give the learner a foundation on which to build future knowledge and skills.

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Disability Management

Understanding and developing a disability management program is an effective strategy providing valuable assistance to disabled employees during their recovery from a workplace injury or illness.  When the disabled employee leaves employment, it is often assumed that the employee will know how to access the most suitable medical treatment and follow-up for their particular injury or illness.  It is also assumed that all health care providers will act efficiently in their ability to treat the injured/ill employee.  Any form of injury or illness is harmful and disruptive.  The more serious the injury or illness, however, the more complex the treatment, care and follow-up needed to assist the employee in their return to gainful employment.

The principles and practices of a disability management program are designed to benefit the disabled employee, employer and workforce.  The learner in this course will come to understand the basic ingredients of a disability management program and be able to build the infrastructure to support this type of initiative.  The learner will recognize the benefits of this program to employees and employers and become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of the team members involved in the day-to-day operation of implementing the program.  Ultimately, the learner will become an advocate for implementing an effective and efficient process, which assists disabled employees in their return to a productive work life.

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