Substance Use in the Trades: Harm Reduction New, Free

Explore how workplaces and workplace leaders can address substance use and foster a healthier work environment.

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Single seat:: $0.00 ^*

Format:: e-Course

Language:: English/French

Duration:: 15 minutes

Access:

Single Seat (90 days access from date of purchase)

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

Description

This course takes a harm reduction approach to substance use. Harm reduction is a health-oriented approach that aims to reduce the negative effects of using substances, without necessarily stopping or decreasing substance use itself. This approach maintains that people who use substances deserve dignity and respect and have the right to make their own choices.

This course will explore how workplaces and workplace leaders can take a harm reduction approach to substance use and foster a healthier work environment.

This free course is part of a three-course series on substance use in the trades created in partnership with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum. You may also be interested in Substance Use in the Trades: Being Aware and Substance Use in the Trades: Supporting Your Well-being.

Topics include:

Promoting a healthy workplace
Addressing substance use
Developing an effective substance use policy and providing information and training about the policy

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

Recognize the features of a healthy workplace
Recall recommendations about how to address substance use

Average time to complete this course is approximately 15 minutes.

Target Audience

The course is aimed primarily at supervisors and employers but may be of interest to anyone in the trades.

Prerequisite

None

Certificate of Completion

This course is offered free of charge to promote awareness of the topic only, and a certificate of completion is not provided.

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.

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Partnership

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum promotes apprenticeship training with the goal of cultivating a highly skilled, diverse, productive and mobile skilled trades labour force.

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.