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WSN's field and technical staff can offer audits of specific areas like equipment lockout or ground support installation, or complete reviews of the entire operation. Our risk and audit specialist develops audit programs specifically for the mining industry.

http://www.masha.on.ca/auditing.aspx

This mandated training course is intended for management and worker members of Joint Health and Safety Committees who wish to become designated as "Certified Members" under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Participants will learn how workplace hazards can be effectively recognized, assessed and controlled - and how to monitor occupational health and industrial hygiene at a basic level in order to facilitate improvements in workplace health and safety. Basic Certification course participants must pass a test at the conclusion to receive Certification status.

http://www.pphsa.on.ca/training.html#Basic_Certification

Confined spaces can pose serious hazards for workers entering them. Workers need to know the risks, and companies need complete programs to manage any work that must be done in confined spaces.

http://www.masha.on.ca/products_details.aspx?id=95

This manual is intended to be a reference guide to help Ontario mining companies prepare for emergency situations. The manual covers all aspects of emergency preparedness: the components of an emergency plan, training drills, and media communication.

http://www.masha.on.ca/products_details.aspx?id=41

WSN has produced Ergonomic Safety Data Sheets to support you in assessing and controlling ergonomic hazards related to common industry equipment. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is an umbrella term for a number of overuse injuries affecting the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and nerves) of the neck, upper and lower back, chest, shoulders, arms and hands. Typically arising as aches and pains, these injuries can progress to become crippling disorders that prevent sufferers from working or leading normal lives.
http://www.pphsa.on.ca/infoergonomics.html

Job-specific hazard controls for workers in sawmills and veneer/plywood mills . This training material reviews the knowledge and skills required by managers, supervisors and workers to control strain & sprain injury hazards in specific jobs and general work activities in forestry mills.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=KCER5380BE

Everyone, even employees with years of experience working near fall hazards, can become complacent about wearing fall protection equipment. This safety meeting talk is an excellent opportunity to reinforce the importance of a fall protection program.

http://www.masha.on.ca/products_details.aspx?id=102

WSN's ground control specialist and ground control project leader conduct audits at member companies to help improve ground control programs. Our ground control consultants also help companies prepare documents for compliance with the Ontario Regulations for Mines and Mining Plants. Our ground control specialist works with the Technical Advisory Committee on Ground Control to address industry-wide issues, and provides advice to member companies on site-specific concerns.

http://www.masha.on.ca/ground_control.aspx

The first part of this course reviews the general principles of incident investigations, including the importance of identifying underlying causes of the incident as well as immediate causes, the components of an investigation report, and following up on corrective actions that are taken as a result of the report's recommendations.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=KCIN5345AE

Hazard Alerts are important health and safety information that should be posted in your workplace to keep everyone informed about the safe handling and use of equipment/chemicals and potential hazardous situations.
http://www.pphsa.on.ca/industryalerts.html

Lockout! This time. Every time. The material for this fully updated and revised classroom program is designed to provide information about controlling energy hazards that workers are exposed to when conducting maintenance, repairs or troubleshooting on typical machines, equipment and work processes in the forest industry. The course material describes procedures and requirements for the creation of a zero-energy state. Regular monitoring and enforcement of lockout by supervisors is essential to the success of workplace lockout.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=KCIN5347AE

The participant material for this course provides important information about recognizing, assessing and guarding mechanical motion hazards that workers are exposed to when operating or conducting maintenance, repairs or troubleshooting on typical machines, equipment and work processes in forestry operations.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=KCIN5359BB

The common core module is for workers who intend to operate any of the designated pieces of mechanical harvesting/forestry, pit or road construction equipment and who have not yet completed the classroom portion of the mandatory certification training.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=KCIN5315AE

Ontario Mine Rescue, a part of Workplace Safety North, has trained and equipped thousands of volunteers who have fought fires, rescued injured personnel, and responded professionally to a wide array of incidents in the province's mines over the past eight decades.

http://www.masha.on.ca/mine_rescue/

This two-day course will familiarize participants with the workplace inspection process and provide them with the skills and knowledge required to conduct planned workplace inspections. The purpose of job/task observations is clarified and practical approaches to accomplishing both planned and informal job observations are addressed. This course will provide participants with the skills and tools to effectively complete these procedures in a mining industry related application.

http://www.masha.on.ca/courses_details.aspx?id=23

The primary focus of mine rescue training is on mine rescue team members, who require an on-going training regime to maintain and improve their skills and knowledge of mine rescue techniques and procedures. Training for support roles, as well as post-secondary students in mining-related programs, is also an important component of mine rescue. Courses available include: Introductory, Refresher and Advanced Certification, Technician Training and Technician Refresher, and Supervisory/Management Training.

http://www.masha.on.ca/mine_rescue/course_descriptions.aspx

WSN's new Risk Assessment for Machine Safety program provides simple but effective strategies for recognizing, assessing and eliminating or controlling risk in the workplace. A mix of in-class training and interactive learning exercises have participants conducting hands-on risk assessments and practicing how to use several assessment tools - including nomographs, risk tables and charts.

http://www.pphsa.on.ca/training.html#Risk_Assessment_for_Machine_Safety

This 12-minute video is designed for the beginner or non-professional chainsaw user. It starts with the basics and guides the viewer through such areas as choosing a saw appropriate for its intended purpose, personal protective equipment, safety features, saw inspection, proper techniques for starting the saw and how to hold, control and use the saw. The video then explains proper chainsaw cutting techniques that will help reduce the hazard of kickback. Also demonstrated are push/pull cutting techniques and how to handle the saw when cutting wood under tension.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=DDVD5004DE

WSN provides northern Ontario's businesses, industries and services with occupational health and safety resources, training and consulting, to help companies achieve the goal of zero workplace injuries and illnesses. In addition to serving all northern Ontario firms, we provide province-wide services for forestry, mining, smelters, refineries, pulp & paper, and printing industries.

www.workplacesafetynorth.ca

WSN will work in partnership with your firm to generate solutions, help you implement those solutions and build your capabilities around health and safety programs that sustain improvement. There is a connection between good health and safety practices and the bottom line. Refining a health and safety program can lead to a competitive business advantage!

http://www.pphsa.on.ca/consulting.html

WSN Safety Meeting Topics are self-contained training packages that provide everything you need to hold an interesting and effective safety meeting. Each package contains an information package, a leader's guide and participant manual or handouts. Downloads are free!
http://www.pphsa.on.ca/safetymeetingtopics.html

Lost-time injuries at sawmills increased slightly to 243 in 2007 from 235 in 2006 and the LTI frequency rate fell from 3.5 to 3. Days lost rose sharply to 90,912 in 2007 from 79,729 in 2006, despite a decline in total hours worked from 15.5 million to 13.4 million.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/information/information_health_and_safety_stats_sawmills_2007.asp

WSN has a variety of free tools and checklists available free for download.

http://www.pphsa.on.ca/toolsandchecklists.html

This 12-page booklet reviews WHMIS rights and responsibilities, hazard symbols and descriptions, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), hazardous materials in tree planting and how to minimize exposure to them.

http://www.ofswa.on.ca/products/product_description_detail.asp?itemno=PPUB5028PE