Workplace Hazards and Controls 3 OCHS 3360

Upon successful completion of this course, the studen will be able to:

• Identify and discuss basic work practices and key OHS hazards in the following industry sectors:
• Upstream Oil and Gas
• Downstream Oil and Gas
• Forestry
• Commercial Aviation
• Railways
• Commercial Marine
• Mining.
• Make use of WCB and other statistics to identify the injuries and occupational diseases most prevalent in these industry sectors.
• Access and interpret the OHS and related regulations that govern OHS in these industry sectors.
• Access and make use of prevention and disability management resources provided by the industry safety associations that represent these industry sectors and the regulators that regulate these sectors.
• Demonstrate competency in setting up and managing the OHS components of a standard traffic control program as required by OHS and road safety regulations in each province.
• Demonstrate competency in setting up and managing an arc flash safety program as required by OHS regulation and CSA Z462.
• Discuss the broad spectrum of activities that risk management can include.
• Outline how risk management can be incorporated into loss control.
• Identify legislative requirements that are applicable to risk management practice.
• Describe the risk management process.
• Identify the key players in a corporate risk management program.
• Explain the values that are exposed to a loss.
• Describe the perils that cause a loss.
• Describe the methods for identifying and analyzing loss exposures.
• Describe the various means to establish valuation of property.
• Describe the legal framework that is the basis for liability loss exposures.
• Explain the remedies that the court can impose for liability.
• Explain harm with regard to liability exposure.
• Describe how privilege and immunity affect liability.
• Describe the nature of exposure for personnel loss.
• Explain the major perils affecting personnel loss exposures.

Effective as of Fall 2012