This program designed to assists those responsible for controlling traffic and creating, implementing, and/or overseeing the safety of the construction zone. Participants are taught safe practices when it comes to controlling vehicles, pedestrians and worker safety.

Course Content

• Purpose of traffic control
• Traffic control devices
• Implementing temporary traffic control
• Safety equipment requirements
• Planning and escape route awareness

Traffic Control

This program designed to assists those responsible for creating, implementing, and/or overseeing traffic control in temporary work areas to develop an effective traffic control plan. Participants are taught using typical layout case studies, Ontario Traffic Manual (OTM) Book 7, and the Regulations for Construction Projects.

 Course Content

• We will discuss the purpose of traffic control
• Temporary work zone design
• How to select the proper traffic control plan
• Changes to the traffic control plan
• Unplanned events
• Emergency procedures and reporting
• Traffic control devices
• Implementing temporary traffic control

Sharps Safety Training

At C&R Safety Training Solutions we are dedicated to safe workplace injuries and prevention. Our interactive Sharps Training includes a PowerPoint presentation and a hands-on portion for the safe handling of needles, with and without the syringe, e.g. butterfly needles, vacutainer needles, scalpel and razor blades, microscope slides and covers, glass capillary tubes, Pasteur’s pipettes, pipette man tips, sharp, pointy scissors, microtome knives, any broken glass or plastic lab-ware with sharp edges.

Course Content

• What are sharps?
• What are the hazards?
• General Best Practices for all Sharps Use
• Precautions for the Use of Needles and Syringes
• Precautions for the Use of Scalpels
• Precautions for Animal Work
• Precautions for Disposal of Sharps and the Use of Sharps Containers
• Ministry of Health Contacts
• Proper PPE

Sharps & Naloxone Training  $75.00  (3-4 hours)

Scaffolding Safety and Hazard Awareness

 Our half-day Scaffolding Safety and Hazard Awareness program is designed to assist those who work on or near scaffolds to understand Ministry of Labour legislation, understand the risks associated with their work, and find out how to manage those risks.

This program will assist participants through a power point presentation and open discussion, case studies as well as an actual incident report, an inspection form requirement, evaluation plan and rescue procedures. Participants will develop a better understanding of their roles and responsibilities according to the OHSA as scaffold users and learn a variety of ways to recognize and control hazards in their work.

Our Ladder Safety course provides users with the knowledge and understanding of all the different types of “ladders” and how to use the appropriate ladder for a specific task. Nearly 20% of all lost time injuries (time lost for the worker) can be contributed to falls in the workplace. The majority of injuries are same level, others are lower level. Ladders contribute to the more serious injuries or death. In fact, only motor vehicles contribute to a higher risk of workplace validities. You may have never personally experienced a fall but that doesn’t mean that hazards don’t exist; It’s imperative that worker know the hazards working with “ladders” and consistently follows rules and safety work procedures and don’t become another statistic.

Course Content

• Different types of ladders
• Material used for Ladders
• How to set up a ladder

Our Health and Safety Representative Training is for employers that have 5 or more employees and less than 20. It is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, duties and powers according to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Course Content

• Understanding the rights and responsibilities in the Act
• Duties of the Health and Safety Representative
• Powers of the Health and Safety Representative
• Recognizing and accessing hazards in the workplace

Recommending controls, at the source, along the path, and at the worker

Health & Safety Representative   $200.00   (4-6 hours)

Fire Safety/Extinguisher

 Our fire safety/extinguisher course teaches participants and workplaces about the legislated fire safety responsibilities of the employer and the worker. We will discuss safe work practices related to fire prevention and provides practical information about emergency response in situations involving fire.

Course Content

• Duties and responsibilities set out in the  occupational health and safety act
• Understanding the regulations and legislation to identify the fire safety responsibilities of employers and workers
• Describe safe work practices that can reduce the risk of fire
• Know what to do in the event of a fire
• Identify the types of extinguishers, and the classes of fire that can be put out using each type of extinguisher
• Know how to use a fire extinguisher
• Understand the maintenance and servicing requirements related to fire extinguishers

Fire Extinguisher Safety  $50.00 (2-3 hours)

Ergonomics in the Workplace

Our interactive Ergonomics course is designed for participants to understand the science of ergonomics, minimize injuries due to chronic physical and psychological stresses while maximizing productivity and efficiency.  Reducing injuries thus reduces worker’s compensation claims in this area which in turn reduces the agency’s premiums.  The visible cost is estimated to be 15 to 20 billion dollars a year in worker’s compensation costs.  Reducing the injuries reduces those visible costs but also the invisible costs.  These include absenteeism, loss of productivity, rework, lower morale, turnover, other employees having to complete absent employees’ tasks.  recognize, substitute and eliminate.

Course Content

• Biomechanics                                                                               
• Tasks
• Environment                                                                                      
• Surrounding the Worker and the Tool
• MSD – Musculosketal Disorders                                                 
• CTD – Cumulative Trauma Disorders
• RSI – Repetitive Strain Injuries                                                    
• Helpful Exercises

Ergonomics Awareness  $50.00  (2-4 hours)

Confined Space Awareness Training

• Define what a confined space is
• Hazards related to confined spaces
• Types of atmospheres dangers
• Legal requirements
• Responsibilities set out in the Act
• Assessment and control options and measures
• Air quality monitoring and testing
• Entry permits and procedures

Confine Space Awareness  $150.00  (4-6 hours)

At C&R Safety Training Solutions, our Asbestos Awareness Program provides our participants with the knowledge and understanding when working with Asbestos. This course will guide you through all aspects of Asbestos, from the hazards that are associated with Asbestos to how to protect yourself with safe work practices.

Our comprehensive course will explain in detail what you need to know and emphasize key points. The course has been designed to meet and exceed Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines, so by completing this course, you can improve your knowledge of an important part of workplace safety.

It’s imperative that workers understand the hazards involved when working with Asbestos and consistently follow the rules and safety work procedures.

Don’t be a statistic!

OHSA - Lead Awareness 

C&R Safety Training Solutions is dedicated to your Health & Safety, our Lead Hazard Awareness course is designed to educate the learner in the awareness of working around lead. Lead is one of the most common toxic elements found in industry and is a leading cause of workplace illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, despite improvements in public health policies and substantial reductions in blood lead levels (BLLs) in adults, lead exposure remains an important health problem worldwide. Nearly every construction trade has the opportunity for potential exposure to lead during “normal” construction tasks including carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, painters, plumbers, sheet metal workers, among others.

Participants who successfully complete this online course should be able to:

• Recognize the hazards of lead in the workplace
• Identify how lead can enter the body
• Identify the health effects of lead overexposure
• Identify where lead is found
• Identify OSHA’s permissible exposure limit for lead
• Identify practices for limiting lead exposure
• Identify the purpose for monitoring airborne lead exposure
• Recognize the requirements for using PPE such as respirators and protective clothing
• Recognize housekeeping and hygiene practices that limit lead exposure
• Recognize the two components of the medical surveillance program
• Identify the purpose of the Medical Removal Program and its benefits
• Identify recordkeeping requirements

OHSA Lead Awareness 

OHSA – Supervisors

Our half-day course is intended is to teach participants about occupational health and safety law in Ontario. The course is designed for upcoming supervisors, JHSC members, health and safety representatives, and other interested members of management.

Course Content

• Duties and responsibilities for supervisors and management set out in the Act
• Case studies
• Reporting, forms and due diligence
• Becoming familiar with the Act and Regulations, and have the knowledge and skill to be able to access detailed information when required
• Understand the three worker rights in the province of Ontario
• Describe the powers of a Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspector
• Understand the Internal Responsibility System

OHSA for Supervisors  $75.00  (6-8 hours)

OHSA – Workers

This half-day course is intended is to teach participants about occupational health and safety law in Ontario. Understanding the three rights for workers according to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The course is designed for upcoming new workers in Ontario.

Course Content 

• Duties and responsibilities for workers set out in the Act 
• Case studies 
• Reporting of incidences and unsafe practices 
• Becoming familiar with the Act and Regulations, and have the knowledge and skill to be able to access detailed information when required 
• Understand the three worker rights in the province of Ontario 
• Describe the powers of a Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspector

OHSA for Workers  $50.00 (4-6 hours)

This course is designed to help workers, supervisors and workplaces establish and implement a safe work procedure to unwanted electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, kinetic and potential energy sources that cause injury or death in the workplace.

Course Content 

• Hazards involved with improper lockout tag out procedures 
• Rights and responsibilities of all workplace parties according to the Act 
• The 6-step process to lockout tag out 
• Understanding energy sources 
• Implementing policies and procedures 
• Preparing an action plan 
• Recognize, assess and control of all parties to related hazards

Lockout Tag out  -  $150.00  -  (4 hours)

Bill-168 Training

Our Bill-168 course covers all legislative requirements according to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. It is designed to assist companies, supervisors and workers with the knowledge and understanding of their rights and responsibilities.

Course Content

• Duties and responsibilities according to the Act
• Rights and due diligence according to legislation
• Reporting
• Case study discussions

Employers have a responsibility to educate workers on the classification system that will be used in their workplace. If products will be classified according to WHMIS – GHS-2015 and new labels and SDSs provided, workers must receive WHMIS – GHS-2015 training. If products will be following WHMIS 1988 requirements, workers must be trained on the 1988 system. In most cases, workplaces will have some products that use the 2015 system and others that use the 1988 system. Those workers should receive training that provides information on both the WHMIS 1988 and the WHMIS – GHS-2015 system.

Our WHMIS course has been updated to meet the training requirements needed during the transition period. It educates workers on both the WHMIS 1988 system and the new WHMIS – GHS-2015 system.

At C&R Safety Training Solutions, our Class III Forklift Safety Course provides our participants with the knowledge and understanding of the safe operation and MOL standards, system components and protection systems. Here at C&R Safety Training Solutions we offer a half day interactive safe forklift operation course according to Ministry of Labour standards, guidelines and regulations on the principles of:

• Understanding the limitations that affect truck stability and safe loading criteria
• Understanding the fundamentals of handling high-risk loads
• Knowing the legal responsibilities associated with lift trucks
• Understanding the legal standards set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Hazard recognition in advance situational risks in and around the lift truck

Here at C&R Safety Training Solutions we offer a one-day interactive safe Rough Terrain Forklift (Propane Exchange) operation course according to Ministry of Labour standards, guidelines, and regulations on the principles of:

• Understanding the limitations that affect truck stability and safe loading criteria
• Understanding the fundamentals of handling high-risk loads
• Knowing the legal responsibilities associated with lift trucks
• Understanding the legal standards set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Hazard recognition in advance situational risks in and around the rough terrain lift truck
• Hazards associated with the telescopic boom
• Propane Awareness/Exchange

At C&R Safety Training Solutions, our Class 5 Forklift Propane Safety Course provides our participants with the knowledge and understanding of the safe operation and MOL standards, system components and protection systems. Here at C&R Safety Training Solutions we offer a half day interactive safe forklift operation course according to Ministry of Labour standards, guidelines and regulations on the principles of:

• Understanding the limitations that affect truck stability and safe loading criteria
• Understanding the fundamentals of handling high-risk loads
• Knowing the legal responsibilities associated with lift trucks
• Understanding the legal standards set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act & TSSA
• Hazard recognition in advance situational risks in and around the lift truck

Basic half-day course offering lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for the workplace or home. Course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

Course Content

• The Red Cross
• Preparing to respond
• The EMS system
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and Circulation emergencies
• First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Wound care
• CPR

At C&R Safety Training Solutions we are committed to the health and safety of everyone involved we it comes to moving large and heavy equipment and materials when hoisting. In many industries, when the movement of a large object is required, a crane is brought in to help lift the load. In many ways, cranes are helpful and convenient pieces of equipment. But we can’t forget that cranes are also dangerous, especially when the load they will be carrying has not been rigged properly.

Course Content

Our Hoisting and Rigging Safety course includes 5 modules covering practices and techniques to safely sling and rig loads according to the CSA (Canadian Standards Association) Z150-98 regulation, which is applicable across Canada. It also adheres to ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) standards.

• Module 1: Rules and Responsibilities
• Module 2: Wire Ropes and Rigging
• Module 3: Load Rigging Practices
• Module 4: Rigging Hardware
• Module 5: Crane and Hoist Hand Signals

At C&R Safety Training Solutions we offer a certified Power Tool Safety and Hazard Prevention Training. Power tools and equipment, both stationary and portable (hand-held), are commonly used in several industries. We have resources on working safely with many types of power tools, including chainsaws, circular saws, grinders, nail guns, and more.

Course Content

• Guards
• Safety switches
• Hazards when used improperly
• The types of power tools;
• Electric
• Pneumatic
• Liquid fuel
• Hydraulic
• Powder-actuated

At C&R Safety Training Solutions, our training program is for persons operating any mobile crane with a lifting capacity of 0 to 8 tons including any of the following crane types: articulating (knuckle) boom, telescoping boom, radial boom derricks (RBDs), sign erectors, or carry deck industrial-type cranes.

This training program is a combination of on-the-job and classroom training. In order to qualify for this certificate, the operator/trainee must pass the classroom training and written test as well as pass a demonstration of skills such as operating the mobile crane, rigging for safe hoisting, and demonstrating standard hand signals.

Our program at C&R Safety Training Solutions is designed for persons operating heavy equipment in on-site specific workplaces. The training will cover a combination of on-the-job and classroom training. The operator/trainee must pass the classroom training and written test as well as pass a demonstration of skills such as operating a front-end loader, backhoe, excavator, bulldozer, skid-steer and crawlers on-site demonstrating a pre-equipment inspection, start-up procedures, safe operation, and shut down procedures.

Course Content

• Standards and regulations set out by the Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Operating manual
• Pre-work area inspections
• Pre-operational checks (Equipment circle check)
• Load charts/stability
• Attachments
• Moving materials and equipment relocation
• Field practice and demonstration of operating skills

Courses on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provide the skills needed to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking for adults, children, and babies depending on the level of CPR chosen.

Course Content

• The Red Cross
• Responding to Emergencies
• Check, Call, Care
• Recovery position
• Choking – adult
• Assisting with medications
• Angina and heart attack
• Stroke
• CPR and AED
• Deadly bleeding
• Level A content
• Choking — child and baby
• CPR

Comprehensive two-day course offering first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for those who need training due to work requirements or who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies at home. Course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

Course Content

• The Red Cross
• Preparing to respond
• The EMS system
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and Circulation emergencies
• First aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Wound care
• Head and spine injuries
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Sudden Medical Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Poisons
• CPR

Chainsaw Safety Training provides users with the knowledge and understanding of operating a chainsaw, proper use of personal protective equipment, maintenance and understanding felling, Limbing and bucking procedures. These techniques are based around and follow the Ministry of Labour (MOL) guidelines.

Course Content

• Safety procedures
• PPE
• Industry standards
• Emergency procedures
• Maintenance and Safe Operations
• Duties and Responsibilities
• Felling and Limbing techniques
• Cutting techniques (wedging)

At C&R Safety Training Solutions, our Aerial/Elevated Work Platform Safety Course provides our participants with the knowledge and understanding of the safe operation and MOL standards, system components and protection systems. Approximately 20% of all lost time injuries can be contributed to falls in the workplace. Most injuries are same level, others are lower level. Ladders contribute to the more serious injuries or death. In fact, only motor vehicles contribute to a higher risk of workplace fatalities. You may have never personally experienced a fall from an Aerial Work Platform to the ground but that doesn’t mean that hazards don’t exist; less frequent hazards mean the hazard is hidden and makes it more dangerous. It’s imperative that workers understand the hazards involved when working at heights and consistently follow the rules and safety work procedures.

Course Content

• Equipment types and selection
• Basic hazards
• Regulations and responsibilities
• Stability and tipping
• Equipment inspection
• Safe practices
• Safe operation (an evaluated demonstration of machine operation skills)

Aerial/Elevated Work Platform $225.00  (4-6 hours)

This program is designed to provide workers who use power chainsaws for general ground use. Our program is to ensure participants work in a safe and proficient manner.

Course Content

• Safety procedures
• PPE
• Industry standards
• Emergency procedures
• Maintenance and Safe Operations
• Duties and Responsibilities

This program is designed to provide the participants with in-class learning with a site-specific practical training component. Upon completion, participants will be knowledgeable about confined space entry requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and will be able to recognize confined spaces, describe the major hazards, identify controls, and perform a confined space rescue.

Course Content

• Identifying potential hazards of confined spaces
• How to recognize a confined space as defined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Employer assistance programs for confined space entry
• Controlling hazards of confined space entry and unwanted entry activity
• Entry permits, hot work permits and pre-inspection check lists
• Confined space rescue equipment and techniques
• Additional consultations as required by employer

Our program is designed for persons operating a front-end loader in the workplace. The training will cover a combination of on-the-job and classroom training. The operator/trainee must pass the classroom training and written test as well as pass a demonstration of skills such as operating the front-end loader on-site demonstrating a pre-equipment inspection, start-up procedures, safe operation, and shut down procedures.

Course Content

• Standards and regulations set out by the Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Operating manual
• Hand signals
• Pre-work area inspections
• Pre-operational checks (Equipment circle check)
• Load charts/stability
• Attachments
• Moving materials and equipment relocation
• Field practice and demonstration of operating skills

Our program is designed for persons operating a skid-steer in the workplace. The training will cover a combination of on-the-job and classroom training. The operator/trainee must pass the classroom training and written test as well as pass a demonstration of skills such as operating the skid-steer on-site demonstrating a pre-equipment inspection, start-up procedures, safe operation, and shut down procedures.

Course Content

• Standards and regulations set out by the Occupational Health & Safety Act
• Operating manual
• Hand signals
• Pre-work area inspections
• Pre-operational checks (Equipment circle check)
• Load charts/stability
• Attachments
• Moving materials and equipment relocation
• Field practice and demonstration of operating skills

This program will teach participants their legal responsibilities for safe handling, storing, and transporting of the nine classes of dangerous goods. Participants are provided with an overview of the Dangerous Goods Act and related regulations. The participants will understand their duties and responsibilities according to the Ministry of Transportation Act and Ministry of Labour guidelines. Along with the understanding of UN numbers.

Course Content

• Safety requirements for Transportation of Dangerous Goods
• Nine classifications of dangerous goods
• Training requirements
• Documentation requirements
• Safety marking (Labels and placards)
• Emergency response and contacting
• Limitations
• Ministry Legislation

Our one-day course offers participants the basic understanding of overhead crane operations according to Ministry of Labour guidelines. This course is site specific and an overhead crane must be available for the practical portion.

Course Content

Overhead Crane Hazards
Participants will learn to recognize hazards and apply appropriate controls to ensure safe operation of an overhead crane and safe loading and unloading of material.

Legal Responsibilities
Participants will learn to locate and cite sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and applicable regulations and guidelines for overhead cranes and identify crane operator responsibilities found in the OHSA and applicable regulations.

Overhead Crane Inspection
Participants will learn to identify various types of overhead cranes and their components. Using approved inspection techniques, the participant will learn to inspect and select:

1. overhead crane equipment and associated devices
2. rigging devices.

Our program covers the specific hazards related to the use of propane in everyday use. For example; forklifts, torches, BBQ’s, heaters, small stoves, and much more applications. It provides participants with information on how to safely connect, disconnect, and the activation of propane equipment in the workplace.

This course provides workers with the basic fall prevention information they require to work safely in areas where they may be exposed to fall hazards. Participants receive the most up-to-date information with hands-on instruction from industry experts and trained adult educators who are experienced in working at heights.

Course Content

• Common fall hazards
• Fall protection and types of equipment
• Working with ladders,
• Working with scaffolds
• Working elevating work platforms,
• Duties and responsibilities

Our program covers the specific hazards related to the use of propane in roofing applications. It provides participants with information on how to safely connect, disconnect, and the activation of propane torches and kettles in accordance with Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) requirements.

Course Content

• Propane hazards
• Legislation and safe practice
• Duties and responsibilities
• Connection, activation, and disconnection of propane
• Applications
• First aid measures

Propane is commonly used in construction for a variety of work-related tasks, including flame cutting, space heating, heating, or melting materials, and powering internal combustion engines. It is important to understand the hazards of propane in the workplace and to know the procedures and controls necessary to minimize those hazards. Special training is required to work safely with propane and propane equipment in the workplace. Our training program is designed to provide the information and hands-on practice necessary for construction workers to be able to safely connect, activate, and disconnect heaters, torches, and propane-powered equipment of less than 400,000 Btu/h, in accordance with Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) requirements.

Course Content

• Propane hazards
• Legislation and safe practice
• Duties and responsibilities
• Connection, activation, and disconnection of propane
• Applications
• First aid measures

Forklift Classes 1 – 5

Here at C&R Safety Training Solutions we offer a one-day interactive safe forklift operation course according to Ministry of Labour standards, guidelines and regulations on the principles of:

• Understanding the limitations that affect truck stability and safe loading criteria
• Understanding the fundamentals of handling high-risk loads
• Knowing the legal responsibilities associated with lift trucks
• Understanding the legal standards set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Hazard recognition in advance situational risks in and around the lift truck

Course Content

Forklift Class 7 – Rough Terrain

Here at C&R Safety Training Solutions we offer a one-day interactive safe Rough Terrain forklift operation course according to Ministry of Labour standards, guidelines and regulations on the principles of:

• Understanding the limitations that affect truck stability and safe loading criteria
• Understanding the fundamentals of handling high-risk loads
• Knowing the legal responsibilities associated with lift trucks
• Understanding the legal standards set out in the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Hazard recognition in advance situational risks in and around the rough terrain lift truck
• Hazards associated with the telescopic boom

Course Content