IMS Interactive Courses for Leadership

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Bill C-45

Organizations have always been subject to criminal prosecution with respect to criminal negligence and the performance of prohibited acts, but proving a breach of legal duty in the past has been difficult. Growing public outcry and mounting pressure following several recent industrial accidents have resulted in the introduction of Bill C-45, which is an act to amend the Criminal Code of Canada.

Bill C-45 re-defines and expands organizational accountability within the Criminal Code and introduces a new Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) duty that may hold organizations and their representatives criminally liable for any workplace-related injury or death.

IMS Interactive has partnered with Gowlings' Occupational Health and Safety Practice and Norm Keith, B.A., LL.B., CRSP, in the development of the Bill C-45 online course. This course is designed for anyone in a position to help ensure that their company is compliant with the new Criminal Code provisions resulting from Bill C-45 - from the employee to the CEO.

Topics covered include:

• The issues prompting the introduction of Bill C-45
• How the new Criminal Code provisions resulting from Bill C-45 impact organizational accountability
• How Bill C-45 impacts OHS in the workplace; and
• What measures can be taken to prevent or limit liability in the case of a workplace accident

Price: $94.95 Purchase this course now  View sample lesson  More Information  Download PDF  Back to Top

Each workplace presents its own hazards, and it is important that employers, supervisors, and workers understand how to identify and control or eliminate workplace hazards.

The IMS Interactive Hazard Assessment online course provides an overview of the responsibilities of employers and workers to create and maintain a safe work environment.

Topics include:

• Costs of workplace accidents
• Regulations that require organizations to ensure safe work sites
• Due diligence concepts
• How to identify safety hazards, health hazards, and unsafe behaviours
• How to eliminate hazards
• How to implement hazard controls
• Information on safety management programs
• How to identify critical safety tasks
• About site assessments
• How to implement continuous improvement to the safety of your work site

This course includes lessons, quizzes, a final exam, and a printable certificate.

Price: $49.95 Purchase this course now  View sample lesson  More Information  Download PDF  Back to Top

In Canada, employers and supervisors have health and safety obligations to the employees who work under their direction and for the work area over which they have authority. While these obligations may vary slightly from province to province, they share a common general duty clause: “to take every reasonable precaution to protect the safety of a worker”.

In addition, employers must ensure that they hire competent supervisors who are knowledgeable about workplace processes, hazards existing in the workplace, and applicable Occupational Health and Safety laws.

Although many supervisors may be familiar with processes in their workplace and the hazards associated with these, they might not be considered “competent” in terms of their knowledge and obligations under Occupational Health and Safety laws and Bill C-45.

IMS Interactive’s Health, Safety, and the Law online training course will help supervisors fully understand their responsibilities under health and safety legislation.

Course topics include:

• Overview of the Act and its Structure
• Internal Responsibility System
• Due Diligence
• Enforcement
• Employer Responsibilities
• Supervisor Responsibilities
• Worker Responsibilities
• Joint Health & Safety Committee Roles
• Worker Rights
• Work Refusals

This course includes lessons, interactive quizzes, resources, a final exam, and a printable certificate.

Price: $24.95 Purchase this course now  View sample lesson  More Information  Download PDF  Back to Top