The TRH Construction Supervisor Safety Skills Course™ is essential for anyone wishing to learn appropriate supervisory safety practices for construction projects. This crucial session focuses on equipping project supervisors with the essential knowledge and skills needed to ensure safety on job sites. This comprehensive training covers a range of topics, including Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety regulatory framework, duties under the OHS Act, construction regulations, duties and roles of a supervisor, owner representative responsibilities, and owners on site. Participants learn about constructive attitudes, site safety management practices, behaviours for a site supervisor, common hazards on construction sites and get an overview of common project safety management software apps. Project supervisors who undergo this training play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful completion of projects while mitigating potential legal and financial liabilities.

You will gain knowledge of:

• The roles and responsibilities of the workplace parties under the OHS Act

• The special roles, duties and liabilities of persons with supervisory responsibilities

• Scope and application of the regulations under the OHS Act

• What constitutes health and safety "due diligence" in terms of the day-to-day practices of supervisors

• Ontario enforcement and prosecution history relating to the duty of an employer to appoint only "competent persons" as supervisors

• Practical compliance and protective practices for supervisors, such as: hazard identification and assessment; job safety planning; workplace inspections; dealing with employee safety concerns; modifying unsafe behaviours; responding to incidents.

• Introduction to Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Regulatory Framework

• Overview of the Duties of Workplace Parties under the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act

• Specific Responsibilities of Owners, Constructors and Employers on Construction Projects

• Overview of the Construction Projects Regulation

• Duties and Role of the Constructor’s Supervisor

• Duties and Role of Owners’ Representatives on Site

• Constructor Safety Management on Project Sites: Typical Practices and Purpose

  • Project Specific Safety Plans

  • Site Perimeter Protection and Signage

  • Worker Check-in and Initial Orientation

  • On-Site Pre-Job Hazard Assessments

  • Tailgate Talks / Toolbox Meetings

  • High Hazard Work Permits

  • Equipment and PPE Inspections

  • Site Condition Inspections and Observation Reports

  • Safety Violation Response

  • Incident Investigation and Reports

• Constructive Attitudes and Behaviours for the Site Supervisor

• Common Hazards and Associated Incidents on Construction Projects

• Overview of Common Project Safety Management Software Apps

This course is intended for Construction site supervisors, Construction site forepersons, Quality control inspectors, Contract compliance inspectors, or anyone wishing to learn appropriate supervisory safety practices for construction projects.

Course Activities

• Lectures by Instructor

• Group discussions

• Exercises, Quizzes, Final Exam

Learner Materials

• Instructor’s slide set

• CrossSafety BlueBook™ “Essential Health & Safety Laws for Ontario Workplaces”

• Exercise, Quiz and Exam materials

Public: $395/Participant + Tax
In-House: Please contact us