Global Workplace Safety Orientation (Customizable)


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description

All workplaces contain some risks; that's why it's so important to think ahead and take precautions. Because your safety and the safety of all our employees is a top priority, we have taken all reasonable precautions to protect you from any hazards that might be present in the workplace. This course will make you aware of what precautions are in place and also of what your responsibilities are so that together, we can keep the workplace as safe as possible.

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by New Level Safety Limited, a professional services company specializing in corporate health and safety management. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.



Target Audience
All employees

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Global Workplace Safety Orientation (Customizable)

  • Global Workplace Safety Orientation (Customizable)
  • identify your responsibilities related to safety in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Introduction
  • recognize basic guidelines for working safely around workplace chemicals
  • Knowledge Check: Chemical Safety
  • identify basic fire safety principles
  • Knowledge Check: Fire Safety
  • identify precautions you can take to minimize your own chances of slipping, tripping, or falling at work
  • Knowledge Check: Slips, Trips, and Falls
  • recognize electrical hazards in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Electrical Safety
  • identify employee responsibilities in responding to an emergency
  • Knowledge Check: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
  • identify the main ergonomic risk factors associated with work tasks
  • Knowledge Check: Ergonomics for Safety
  • recognize examples of personal protective equipment used to protect specific parts of the body
  • Knowledge Check: Personal Protective Equipment
  • identify fall from height hazards in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Fall Protection
  • recognize the most important thing you can do to protect your hearing on the job
  • Knowledge Check: Hearing Conservation
  • identify ways to prevent back injuries
  • Knowledge Check: Back Safety and Injury Prevention
  • recognize ways to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens
  • Knowledge Check: Bloodborne Pathogens
  • identify the hazards of working in a confined space
  • Knowledge Check: Confined Spaces
  • recognize the five basic safety rules to prevent hazards when using tools
  • Knowledge Check: Hand and Power Tool Safety
  • identify lockout and tagout guidelines
  • Knowledge Check: Lockout and Tagout
  • recognize descriptions of different types of safety guards and devices
  • Knowledge Check: Machine Guarding
  • recognize the causes of injury arising from manual handling
  • Knowledge Check: Manual Handling
  • recognize the health hazards associated with exposure to asbestos
  • Knowledge Check: Asbestos Awareness
  • recognize basic guidelines for the safe operation and maintenance of forklift trucks
  • Knowledge Check: Forklift Trucks in the Workplace
  • recognize the basic safety rules for using ladders
  • Knowledge Check: Ladder Safety
  • identify examples of respiratory hazards that may occur in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Respiratory Protection Awareness
  • Course Number:
    sh_ehshsf_c14_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone