Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before we begin

    • How to use this course

    • Welcome
  • 2

    Understanding Hazard & Risk

    • Trades in Ontario

    • Construction Sectors

    • Hazard & Risk in construction

    • Knowledge Check

    • Occupational injury

    • Occupational illness

    • How hazards affect our work

    • The financial cost of injuries

    • The personal cost of injuries

    • Knowledge Check
  • 3

    Introduction to Hazards

    • Common construction hazards

    • Sources of workplace hazards

    • Biological hazards

    • Poisonous Plants

    • Chemical hazards

    • Ergonomic hazards

    • Physical hazards

    • Psychosocial hazards

    • Safety Hazards

    • Human Error

    • Knowledge Check

    • Hierarchy of Needs
  • 4

    Hazard Controls

    • Hierarchy of Control

    • Hazard control terms

    • Personal Hygiene

    • Preventing a Fire
  • 5

    Top Construction Site Hazards

    • Slips, Trips and Falls

    • Working at Heights

    • New worker fatalities

    • Flat Roof Hazards

    • Dropped Objects

    • Dropped Objects Prevention

    • Overexertion & Fatigue

    • Struck-By Hazards

    • Crushed Between Hazards

    • Interactive Construction Scene

    • Asbestos Exposure

    • Electrical Hazards

    • Confined Spaces

    • Knowledge Check

  • 6

    Summary

    • Key Take Aways

    • Final Quiz