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Manager OH&S Certificate

Manager OH&S Certificate

The Manager OH&S Certificate program focuses on the responsibilities and accountabilities of managers in regards to occupational health and safety. The material is delivered with the manager as the intended audience and discussions addressing managerial issues.

This program can be delivered over two consecutive days, two separate days recommended within a two week period, or as a weekend retreat format.

Day 1

  • OH&S Act and Regulations Review
  • Internal Responsibility System
  • JOHS Committee Roles/Functions

Day 2

  • Due Diligence for Managers
  • Workplace Violence
  • Respectful Workplaces

Day 1

Occupational Health and Safety Act & Regulations
This course provides an overview of the contents of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations. The objective of this course is to provide managers information as to what is required in order to be in compliance with OHS Legislation. Also covered are the responsibilities and accountabilities of managers.

Internal Responsibility System
The Internal Responsibility System (IRS) is the cornerstone of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act. Primarily, everyone who has any influence on the workplace shares the responsibility of workplace safety.
This course provides discussion on the bases of the IRS; the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties involved from senior level management to front line workers; and how the IRS and an effective Occupational Health and Safety Program go hand in hand.

Occupational Health & Safety Committees
This course provides participants with information necessary for the establishment and effective functioning of an Occupational Health and Safety Committee. Material covered includes: Roles and Responsibilities of an OH&S Committee and its Members; OH&S Committee Functions, Rules of Procedure; OH&S Programs; and much more.

Day 2

Due Diligence
What are you doing as a Manager to ensure you are compliant with Occupational Health and Safety Legislation? This course will provide participants with an understanding of the principle of Due Diligence, what is needed to demonstrate Due Diligence, and why Due Diligence is necessary for a legal defense. The objective of a good OH&S Program is to develop Due Diligence as a workplace standard.

Workplace Violence Prevention
A Workplace Violence Prevention Plan is required at Nova Scotia workplaces for which a significant risk of violence is identified through a violence risk assessment. This course will enable participants to: have a better understanding of workplace violence; conduct a Violence Risk Assessment; prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan; reduce the risk of workplace violence; how to improve workplace safety; and what the organization can do to help recover from a violent workplace event.

Creating a Respectful Workplace
Employees need to feel good about coming to work each day. A respectful workplace provides that “good feeling” about the workplace as well as contributing to higher productivity from employees. Topics covered in this course include: factors that contribute to a respectful workplace; what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable behaviors; and developing strategies to create and/or improve a respectful workplace.