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Office Health & Safety

eCourse Office Health & Safety

This course provides a practical introduction to office health and safety for managers, supervisors and employees, including health and safety committee members.
Duration: 1 Hour
Price per person: $49.00

Training Overview

Although offices are not always thought of as hazardous places to work, an injury or illness that happens in an office can be just as serious and costly as that which occurs in any other workplace.

Understand the potential hazards in an office environment and develop a health and safety program.

This course provides a practical introduction to office health and safety for managers, supervisors and employees, including health and safety committee members. It describes how to develop a health and safety program and introduces potential hazards in an office environment.

The material includes steps that can be taken to address important office health and safety concerns, to prevent injuries and illnesses. Learning is reinforced through quizzes, case studies and an exam. Links to more detailed information in CCOHS' OSH Answers collection are provided.

What topics will be covered?
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  • How to develop a health and safety program
  • Potential hazards in an office environment
  • Ergonomics
  • Lighting
  • Workplace stress
  • Indoor air quality
  • General safety
  • Slips, trips and falls
  • Safe lifting
  • Safe storage of office materials
  • Hazardous equipment
  • Chemical hazards
  • Electrical hazards
  • Fire prevention and evacuation
What are the benefits?
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Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify key components of a health and safety program
  • Recognize the elements of an ergonomically correct workstation
  • Recognize and control for the potential health effects of poor lighting
  • Recognize causes of, and control workplace stress
  • Identify factors that affect indoor air quality
  • Recognize ways to reduce or eliminate general safety hazards (e.g. slips, trips and falls) and electrical hazards
  • Identify chemical hazards in an office
  • Identify procedures to follow in case of a fire.
Who is this recommended for?
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  • Office managers
  • Supervisors and employees
  • Health and safety committee members
  • Human Resources (HR) professionals
How can training be delivered?
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This course is delivered as an on-line e-learning course. All you need is a computer, access to the Internet - and you are ready to go! This e-learning course is designed to help you learn at your own pace and in your own environment at your own convenience.

Content for this course was developed by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), and reviewed by labour, employer and government representatives to ensure a balanced perspective.

Group Discounts
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The cost is based on the total number of seats purchased. Multi-seat pricing is based on the single user seat price with the following volume discounts applied:

Total Seats
Discount
100 - 999
30%
1000 - 1999
50%
2000+ 
75%

This course is also available in French

Item Number: EOHAS-P1229EN

Content for this course was developed by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), and reviewed by labour, employer and government representatives to ensure a balanced perspective.

©Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. All rights Reserved. E-Course description and content provided by CCOHS under license with WSPS. Unauthorized reproduction and distribution strictly prohibited.

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