Training
Training provided by the Office of the Chief Risk Officer.
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Training modules
Health and safety committee member orientation
Short training intended to acclimate new health and safety committee members to their roles, responsibilities and duties while serving as a health and safety committee member at uOttawa.
WHMIS 2015
After more than 25 years, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has been updated!
Worker Health and Safety Awareness
This short training will help you to understand your rights and responsibilities on the job and tells you what Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) expects from the University, your supervisor and you.
Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness
Use tools available to you every day in your work as a supervisor to ensure the health and safety of your team in their workplace.
Violence prevention
This workshop provides guidance on preventing workplace violence In 2010, the Ontario government amended the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act to protect workers from workplace violence.
Lab safety
This self-guided workshop serves as a basic introduction to general laboratory safety measures and is intended as a starting point for the workplace‑specific training that is to be provided by your supervisor and/or other University services.
Roles and responsibilities
This self-guided training augments the health and safety knowledge you acquired in the basic health and safety awareness workshops, namely Worker Health and Safety Awareness and Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness.