Seminars and Training Programs
A variety of health and safety seminars and training programs are available from the Municipal Health and Safety Association (MHSA). Listed here is information on Instructor led programs, as well as Train-the-Trainer programs and self-study programs. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are based on a minimum of 10 participants. Prices for all programs are listed at the back of this booklet. The prices shown are per person, per program, and with the exception of the General Programs List, materials are included. Taxes for all programs are in addition to the cost of the course and prices for materials are subject to change.
General Programs:
Accident Investigation
This seminar looks at the importance and content of an effective accident investigation program in a practical working model.
Duration: ½ day
Ergonomics
Sprains and strains are the largest cause of lost time injuries in Ontario. Upon completion of this ergonomics program, participants will be able to explain why it is important to apply ergonomic principles in their job, identify risk factors for repetitive strain injuries in their workplace, and describe solutions for these problems.
Duration: ½ day
Grounds Keeping Safety
This program consists of a classroom and practical session covering the recognition, assessment and control of hazards associated with municipal grounds keeping. The municipality will be required to supply equipment and a suitable location for the practical session.
Duration: 1 day
Health And Safety Committees/Representatives
This program reviews the Legislative requirements for establishing and running a Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC), and covers the duties and powers of the JHSC. Applicable sections of the Occupational Health & Safety Act are reviewed and discussed.
Duration: ½ day
Health and Safety Legislation
This training program is designed to familiarize Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) members, supervisors and managers with the provisions of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations, and to aid them in identifying their rights and responsibilities in workplace health and safety.
Duration: 1 day
Indoor Air Quality
This program is designed to teach participants to recognize the symptoms and sources of common indoor air quality problems and develop a plan of action to address the problem.
Duration: ½ day
Moulds
Participants in this program will be provided with key information on moulds, including the hazards associated with mould, how to detect, identify and assess moulds, and the necessary steps to take to eradicate the problem.
Duration: ½ day
Municipal Chain Saw Operator - Overview
This half-day course is designed for municipal employees who have very limited use of chain saws and who are not required to fell or limb trees. Topics include Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), safe starting and kickback. There is no practical session included in this program. A wallet card will be issued. Maximum 12 participants per course.
Duration: ½ day
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to assess hazards, select suitable control methods, demonstrate use and maintenance of PPE, and locate and explain the legal requirements for the provision and use of PPE.
Duration: ½ day
Planned Workplace Inspections
This program is designed for all Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) members, health and safety representatives, and supervisors. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to describe how to conduct a workplace inspection, including the necessary tools involved, and identify the legal requirements for conducting a workplace inspection.
Duration: ½ day
Slips, Trips and Falls
Participants in this program will be able to recognize and evaluate slip, trip and fall hazards in their workplace, describe the legislation, standards and guidelines that apply to slip, trip and fall hazards, list controls for these hazards, and describe a plan of action to reduce injuries from falls in their workplace.
Duration: ½ day
Trenching Safety
Every year trenching results in several fatalities in Ontario. This program teaches participants how to recognize a trench, describe the hazards found in trenches, and produce a simple action plan to reduce fatalities and injuries in trenches. This course also provides participants with an overview of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations relating to excavation and trenching.
Duration: ½ day CE Value = 0.35
Violence Management
The emphasis of this seminar is on identifying the root cause of violence in the workplace, as well as the methods for defusing potential violent situations.
Duration: 1 day
Winter Driving Safety
Motor vehicle incidents are the leading cause of work related fatalities in Ontario. This interactive training program is geared towards all municipal staff that are at risk from motor vehicle incidents. Participants will learn the primary risk factors for a road crash, why road crashes are preventable and the driving habits to prevent road crashes.
Duration: ½ day
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
(Available as classroom training or online version*)
Occupational diseases account for over half of all occupational fatalities in Ontario. Occupational disease and injury from chemicals can be prevented.
Upon completion of this course participants will be able list chemical hazards that may be found in their workplace, describe the health hazards of these chemicals and explain how they may be identified and evaluated using the WHMIS system of labels and Material Safety Data Sheets.
Duration: ½ day
(*The online refresher program can be accessed by clicking here.
Specialty Programs:
*Please note that the cost for all Specialty Programs includes materials.
Confined Space Entry Overview
Upon completion of this half-day program, the participant will have an overview understanding of the hazards of a confined space.
Duration ½ day
Confined Space Entry Awareness
Upon completion of this classroom program, the participant will be able to recognize confined spaces, describe hazards found in these spaces and outline the controls for these hazards. In addition, the legislation that applies to confined space entry is reviewed and discussed.
Duration: 1 day
Industrial Confined Space Entry– Industrial Regulations Standards
In addition to the information covered in the awareness program above, this training includes a practical confined space entry session, as well as information on fall prevention and traffic protection. Training is to the Industrial Regulation Standards and upon completion of the program, participants will be able to do confined space vertical entry and retrieval.
Duration: 2 days CE Value = 1.2
Health and Safety for Supervisors and Managers
The result of a partnership between the Municipal Health and Safety Association, the Region of York, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, this program is designed to help supervisors and managers comply with legislative requirements and provide a healthy work environment. A wide range of topics is covered, including supervisory responsibilities, legislation, occupational hazard recognition and control, ergonomics and workplace inspections.
Duration: 2 days
Municipal Chainsaw Operator - Basics
This one-day course is designed for municipal workers who are required to perform brushing, limbing, and limited felling of trees. The program consists of a half-day classroom session and half-day practical session. Topics covered include personal protective equipment, sharpening, and kickback. A wallet card will be issued upon successful completion. Maximum 6 participants per course.
Duration: 1 day
Municipal Chainsaw Operator - Advanced
This two and a half-day course is designed for municipal workers who are involved in the felling and limbing of trees as part of their regular work duties. The program consists of a one-day classroom/shop session and a one and a half-day practical session. Topics include personal protective equipment, sharpening and maintenance, notching and back-cutting, felling problem trees, and kickback. Participants will be evaluated on their practical skills and issued a wallet card upon successful completion. Maximum 6 participants per course.
Duration: 2½ days
Prevention of Falls from Heights
Participants in this program will be able to recognize and evaluate fall hazards in their workplace, describe the legislation, standards and guidelines that apply to fall hazards, list the controls for these hazards, and describe a plan of action to reduce injuries from falls in their workplace.
Duration: ½ day CE Value = 0.35
Traffic Protection
(Available as classroom training or online version*)
This program covers the hazards of working close to vehicles and equipment, the legislation that applies and how workers can protect themselves from these hazards. Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to list traffic hazards that may be found in their workplace, describe the legislation related to these hazards and produce a traffic control plan for a specific situation.
Duration: ½ day CE Value = 0.35
(*The online program can be accessed by visiting the MHSA website at www.mhsao.com )
Preventing Work-Related Roadway Collisions
(For Fleet Managers, Managers & JHSCs)
This new program covers trends and other indicators in work-related roadway collisions, outlines the consequences of a poorly managed company road safety program, the multiple benefits of managing road safety, legal provisions and considerations in road safety, factors that influence work-related road safety, the application of the techniques of identifying hazards and assessing them, control measures implementation and monitoring the program. The participants will use these techniques during a hands-on practical group exercise. The program concludes with an examination of best practices in road safety and action planning. This program will assist a company to implement a comprehensive road safety program to reduce injuries and fatalities and is designed to support the internal responsibility system.
Duration: ½ day
Certification Programs:
*Please note that the cost for all Certification Programs includes materials.
Basic Certification
This program is the first phase of the training process for individuals to be certified under guidelines established by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and enforced by the Ministry of Labour. Workplaces that regularly have 20 or more employees must have at least two personnel that have completed the certification training.
Duration: 4 days
Workplace Specific Certification
This program is phase two of the certification process. Individuals in this program must have completed phase one: Basic Certification. The following modules are offered individually or collectively as a program. Topics include: Confined Space Entry; Excavation and Trenching; Ergonomics; Violence Management; Fire and Explosion; Electrical; Indoor Air Quality; Work Area Protection and Traffic Control; and Slips and Falls.
Duration: 2 days
Workplace Specific Certification: Police
This program is designed to meet the requirements of Certification Training part two: Workplace Specific Hazard Training requirements as set out by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Topics covered in the program are specific to the Police sector and are offered individually or collectively as a program. The modules include: Water and Ice Rescue; Prisoner Handling; Ergonomics; Chemical and TDG Hazards; Electrical; Confined Space and Trenching Rescue; Indoor Air Quality; and Slips, Trips and Falls.
Duration: 2 days
Emergency Services Programs:
Agricultural Machinery and Heavy Equipment Rescue
The Municipal Health and Safety Association is offering this course which will be of interest to trained firefighters with basic auto extrication skills who wish to expand their knowledge of agricultural machinery and heavy equipment rescue.
Duration: 3 days.
Confined Space Rescue: Awareness Level
(For the Firefighter enrolled in the Ontario Fire College curriculum)
This course is geared towards trained Firefighters who are responsible for confined space entry rescue operations. This course provides the student-learner with an awareness of confined space entry hazards, legislation and guidelines, procedures and equipment detector selection, and practical rescue scenarios. (Please note: MHSA recognizes double rope rescue systems only, and cautions against single rope rescue.)
Duration: 2 days
Confined Space Rescue: Operations Level
(For the Firefighter enrolled in the Ontario Fire College curriculum)
The Operations level program as per NFPA 1670, requires the rescuer to size-up existing and potential hazards, manage physical and psychological hazards, monitor air quality, and utilize equipment to rescue a victim that can be seen from primary opening and enter space with proper personal protective equipment. All hazards must be identified, isolated and controlled. A victim will be properly packaged and removed from the space. The procedure for planning and implementing an appropriate confined space rescue will be covered for both pre-incident, during, and post-incident planning. The procedure of selection, and use of rope lowering and raising systems as used in high angle environments will be used. Prerequisite: Confined Space Awareness, proof of High Angle or Wilderness Rope Rescue, and First Responder Training. (Please note: MHSA recognizes double rope rescue systems only, and cautions against single rope rescue.)
Duration: 3 days
Confined Space Rescue: Technician Level
(For the Firefighter enrolled in the Ontario Fire College curriculum)
The Operations level as per NFPA 1006, requires the rescuer to be able to do all operations level procedures and equipment, with the addition of working in hazardous situations, utilize all types of rescue equipment used in high angle rescue work-related to confined spaces, utilize all types of personal protective equipment for safe entry into hazardous atmospheres, be able to direct operations into complex rescue situations, be able to properly package and remove a victim from restrictive spaces safely, and to properly implement a rescue in a hazardous, restrictive confined space using proper procedure and equipment. Hard wire communications and radios will be used, as well as air line systems, in conjunction with harnesses and rescue ropes. Prerequisite: Confined Space Operations, proof of High Angle or Wilderness Rope Rescue, and First Responder Training. (Please note: MHSA recognizes double rope rescue systems only, and cautions against single rope rescue.)
Duration: 3 days
Designated Officer Program
Increasingly the threat of contracting a communicable disease is a serious risk for emergency workers. This program is designed for emergency services personnel who wish to become the “designated officer” within their organization, as required by the Ministry of Health. This program will provide participants with information about the legislation and guidelines that apply, and how to recognize, assess and control common communicable diseases in the emergency services.
Duration: 1 day
Electrical Safety for Emergency Responders – Awareness Program
The Electrical Safety for Emergency Responders Awareness training program will provide an overview of the information you need to work safely in these hazardous situations. The half-day course will explain the basics of electricity, the health effects of electrical shock and the equipment and procedures required to protect workers and patients in emergencies.
Duration: ½ day
Electrical Safety for Emergency Responders
(Available as classroom training or online version*)
Based on The Electrical Safety Handbook for Emergency Responders, this training program will provide emergency response personnel with the information they need to work safely in hazardous situations, including fallen or low hanging wires, motor vehicle accidents, emergencies on power line equipment and on transmission rights-of-way, as well as emergencies in substations, underground installations, and in houses and industrial buildings. The one-day course will explain the basics of electricity, the health effects of electrical shock, and the equipment and procedures required to protect workers and patients in emergencies.
Duration: 1 Day
(*The online program can be accessed by visiting the MHSA website Click Here
Hydrocarbon Identification /Suppression/Carbon Monoxide Course
The Municipal Health and Safety Association is offering this course which will help develop the student-learner’s understanding of the properties of propane, methane, natural gas and carbon monoxide, as well as the hazards they pose to the fire service. Characteristics of hydrocarbons, including ignition temperatures and explosive ranges, are discussed. The relevance of the specific gravities of the chemicals are reviewed with respect to fire fighting and problems encountered at emergencies. Toxicity, odourants, and the relationship between temperature and pressure are also presented. Carbon Monoxide and proper investigation of CO calls is demonstrated with experiments and past investigations. Hands on Fire Fighting will take place on the first day. Prerequisite: Each participant, who must be a trained member of a municipal fire department, must provide his or her own turn-out gear and, if possible, self-contained breathing apparatus with 2 spare bottles.
Duration: 3 days
Silo Fire Awareness
This course is presented through a partnership involving the Ontario Fire College, the Municipal Health and Safety Association, Kemptville College of the University of Guelph, and the Farm Safety Association. Participants learn about types of silos, crops stored in silos, structural hazards, and hazardous chemicals and gases produced in or near silos. Participants examine the characteristics of various types of silos and the dangers common to each. Silo explosions and possible causes are discussed. Student-learners evaluate the effectiveness of various fire fighting techniques and are made aware of specific training needs for their departments.
Duration: 1/2 day
Traffic Protection for Emergency Services
This course is designed to provide Emergency Services Personnel responding to highway/freeway incidents, the information to set up a safe work area as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Sections of the OHSA, regulations, and guidelines will be studied, as well as the emergency workers right to control traffic to provide a safe work area. This information is especially important for officers and incident commanders who need to be aware of their legal obligations as supervisors.
Duration: ½ day
Trench Rescue: Awareness Level
(For the Firefighter enrolled in the Ontario Fire College curriculum)
Rescue personnel operating at this level will be able to perform size up and control hazards at a trench emergency. The student will be able to recognize the general hazards associated with trench and excavation emergencies and procedures necessary to evaluate these hazards. They will learn how to identify the resources necessary to conduct safe, effective trench and excavation emergency operations, as well as how to develop and implement procedures to activate the emergency response system and manage the site. Additional topics will include typical trench and excavation collapse patterns, secondary collapse conditions, hazards of shifting soil and procedures for rapid, non-entry extrication. The Ontario Construction regulations for Trench work will be studied. This will be the prerequisite for the Operations/Field level.
Duration: 1 day
Trench Rescue: Technician Level
(For the Firefighter enrolled in the Ontario Fire College curriculum. This course includes the one-day Awareness Level.)
At this level, personnel shall identify and understand the need for protective systems to do a safe rescue, as well as learn procedures for monitoring the atmosphere in all parts of the trench. Topics include the limitations of supplemental sheeting and shoring systems; procedures for adjustment of protective systems based on environmental conditions; and de-watering, and rigging. This level of training is outlined in the NFPA 1670 and 1006 standards. Working in straight wall trenches, single or double wall collapse, intersecting trench, and L-shaped trench environments will be discussed, and students will learn how to perform procedures and use different types of equipment to make the rescue area safe, including approved engineering practices and knowledge of soil types, ventilation and other hazards. Rescue procedures discussed include assessing mechanisms of entrapment and methods of victim removal. All sections of the Ontario Health and Safety Act and the Construction Regulations will be discussed and utilized before entering a trench scenario for safety of the rescuer. Note: Four days of Hands-on Training in conditions of the day.
Duration: 4 days
Wilderness Rope Rescue
This course will provide participants with the skills to accomplish simple rope or elevated rescues safely and effectively in remote or wilderness settings. Course content includes recognizing and utilizing anchor points using various knots, ropes and other equipment. All participants must be trained members of a Fire Department, competent in the basic use of ropes, and must have written permission from the Chief of the Department to attend the course. Students must bring their own rescue harnesses. Head protection with proper chin strap, gloves, safety glasses, and protective leather boots must be worn. Maximum number 16 participants per class. (Please note: MHSA recognizes double rope rescue systems only, and cautions against single rope rescue.)
Duration: 5 days
Train-the-Trainer Programs:
The Municipal Health and Safety Association Train-the-Trainer programs are designed to train individuals and arm them with the knowledge and materials necessary to carry out specific training programs for employees within their own organizations. Individuals participating in the Train-the-Trainer programs must have successfully completed a course in the principles of adult learning. The cost for the Train-the-Trainer programs includes materials.
Health and Safety for Supervisors and Managers
The result of a partnership between the Municipal Health and Safety Association, the Region of York, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, participants in this program will learn to how to teach supervisors and managers to comply with legislative requirements. A wide range of topics is covered, including supervisory responsibilities, legislation, occupational hazard recognition and control, ergonomics and workplace inspections.
Duration: 3 days
Prevention of Falls from Heights
Participants in this program will learn how to teach individuals about recognizing and evaluating fall hazards in their workplace, describing the legislation, standards and guidelines that apply to fall hazards, listing controls for these hazards, and describing a plan of action to reduce injuries from falls in their workplace.
Duration: 2 days
Traffic Protection
Participants in this program will learn how to teach individuals about the hazards of working close to vehicles and equipment, the legislation that applies and how workers can protect themselves from these hazards.
Duration: 2 days
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Occupational diseases account for over half of all occupational fatalities in Ontario. Occupational disease and injury from chemicals can be prevented.Participants in this program will learn to teach individuals how to list the chemical hazards that may be found in their workplace, describe the health hazards of these chemicals and explain how they may be identified and evaluated using the WHMIS system of labels and Material Safety Data Sheets.
Duration: 2 days
Workplace Specific
This program is phase two of the certification process. Individuals in this program must have completed phase one: Basic Certification. Participants in this program will learn how to teach individuals the standard portion of this program, which covers the following modules: Confined Space Entry; Excavation and Trenching; Ergonomics; Violence Management; Fire and Explosion; Electrical; Indoor Air Quality; Work Area Protection and Traffic Control; and Slips and Falls.
Duration: 3 days
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