Health and Safety for Small Business Updated

Learn about your health and safety responsibilities as a small business employer, including how to identify workplace hazards and risks, and how to develop an effective health and safety program.

Single seat:: $49.00 ^*

Format:: e-Course

Language:: English/French

Duration:: 1 hour

Access:

Single Seat (90 days access from date of purchase)

Group Training (multi-seat) (1 year access from date of purchase)

Description

Employers and managers of small businesses need to know about their responsibilities for health and safety. By taking this course, small business employers will learn about their duties and responsibilities as outlined in legislation. This course also includes practical information and tips to help identify hazards and control risks, how to develop a health and safety program and how to plan for emergencies.

Topics include:

Business case for health and safety
Benefits of an effective health and safety program
Health and safety legislation and employer responsibilities
Hazard identification and risk management practices
Key components of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Emergency preparedness and fire prevention
Workplace ergonomics
Workplace inspections
Incident investigations

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Recognize the health and safety responsibilities of employers
Identify key elements of an effective health and safety program
Develop effective strategies for meeting your health and safety responsibilities

Average time to complete this course is approximately 1 hour.

Target Audience

This course is for small business owners and managers, and health and safety committee members and representatives.

Prerequisite

None

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the course and passing a final, multiple-choice exam, learners will be able to print a certificate of completion.

System Requirements

This course is delivered online. View the minimum system requirements to take this course.

Review Process

CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.

VuBiz Partnership

We partnered with Vubiz - an international leader in e-learning development - to create this e-course. Vubiz offers other related e-learning courses that may also be of interest to you. Read about them in the Vubiz Catalogue of e-learning courses.