Several of our training programs have been granted CEU’s from the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP). The following courses will earn:

• Hazard ID & Risk Assessments  .3 CEU’s
• Incident/Accident Investigations  .3 CEU’s
• Safety Committee Member Responsibilities  .3 CEU’s
• Safety Management Systems  .6 CEU’s
• Worksite Safety Inspections  .3 CEU’s
• Utility Locator Specialist  2.4 CEU’s

Pending EOCP review:  Confined Space Entry

CEU’s are available retroactively, so if you have taken one of these courses and would like to submit them for credits, please contact Helga Hildebrandt (hhildebrandt@bcmsa.ca) for the form.

To inquire about or schedule courses in your organization, contact Cathy Cook at:

E: ccook@bcmsa.ca
P: 778-278-3486

Mobile Equipment Operator Instructor / Evaluator Course

This 5-day certification course includes a blend of learning in both classroom and field environments and will help experienced operators take the next step towards becoming effective instructors.

NOTE: This course is for experienced operators becoming instructors. Course content is focused on teaching, coaching, mentoring, and evaluating—NOT on how to operate equipment.

Presented by WorkSMART Ergonomics Ltd. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Implement a formal process that will become the foundation of the internal office ergonomics program.
2. Assess specified workstations and provide feedback to management and workers.
3. Assist in proper workstation layout, set-up and equipment utilization.
4. Evaluate the necessity of retrofitting and/or procurement of new office furnishings, equipment and accessories.

Date:  February 15, 2012
Time:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Vancouver

Reduced registration rate for BCMSA members!

Registration Form 1 Day Office Ergonomics Workshop Registration

Participants in this course will gain the knowledge and skills to be able to:

• Locate underground utilities safely and effectively
• Apply skills in accordance with regulation and best practice
• Seek certification as a Utility Locator Specialist

This course will include:

• Classroom sessions
• Group discussions
• Practical demonstration and application of locating techniques for four utilities:  power, telecom, gas and water/sewer

Assessment of locating skills and knowledge through a practical exercise and final exam.

Location: Village of Keremeos
Training Application Form - ULS 120221
Poster - ULS 120221

This course is provided on an as-requested basis. Contact BCMSA to set up a session for your staff!

Presented by UBC School of Population & Public Health – SPPH Continuing Education
 
Date:  February 27, 2012
Location: UBC C.K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research, 1855 West Mall, Vancouver BC
Course fee:  On or before Feb 10, 2012:  $325 /After Feb 10, 2012:  $375                      

Online registration: https://www.eplyevents.com/ubcergo2012
 
For course brochure and details, please visit http://www.spph.ubc.ca/page219.htm

This two day course is for staff from local governments, or naturally-aligned organizations, who wish to learn more about how the COR audit is conducted, and will enable municipalities to perform their own maintenance audits in years 2 and 3 of the COR Audit cycle.

Prerequisite: Safety Management Systems training

Location: Central Saanich Training Application Form 120228 Central Saanich

CSA Standards has developed an on-line S250 Mapping of Underground Utility Infrastructure information session that will address:

• The driving forces behind the development of the CSA mapping standard
• An overview of the S250 Standard, and
• The intended benefits for, and impacts on, various community stakeholders and their operations

Registration is on-line @  http://shop.csa.ca

This 5-hour course is for people with limited prior or no prior experience. The seminar includes approximately 3 hours of inside theory and 2 hours of practical.

Date:  March 21, 2012
Time:  7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location:  District of Salmon Arm, Public Works Yard, 100 – 30th Street SE, Salmon Arm

The Strathcona Regional District is hosting their 3rd annual Upper Island Safety Conference and Trade Show at the Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex in Campbell River.  Early registration rate is $195 (by April 10th)

BCMSA has teamed up with the Thinking Driver to offer on-line driver training including such topics as Defensive Driving Techniques, Defensive Driving Attitudes, Winter Driving and Safe Backing.  Discounted prices for these courses are available for BCMSA members (including a sliding scale for multiple registrations).  Contact Helga  hhildebrandt@bcmsa.ca to register for courses.

• Driver Training Course Descriptions
• Driver Training Price List

There are literally hundreds of confined spaces in every municipality, from manholes, to underground chambers, to pool maintenance areas.  The list is seemingly endless.  Confined spaces can be deadly, if proper entry procedures are not followed.

Contact us if you’d like to host this training in your organization.

Presented in conjunction with EHS Partnerships.

Municipal building and bylaw inspectors are exposed to a number of potential hazards in their work. We have created a 7-hour course to help inspectors recognize these hazards, and perform in-field risk assessments to improve their safety.

This course is provided on an as-requested basis. Contact BCMSA to set up a session for your staff! View the poster Hazard Awareness & Recognition for Municipal Inspectors.

When your assignment is to drain the swamp, one of the hazards is posed by the alligators in the swamp… the risk depends on whether the alligator has been fed recently.

In order to eliminate or reduce hazards, we need to first identify them. In this half-day session, participants will learn how to perform hazard identifications in their workplace, and quantify the risk level so that priorities can be established to eliminate or reduce the hazard.

Incidents and accidents are caused; they can be prevented if the causes are eliminated.  The trick is to determine what the causes are – and that takes an effective and appropriate investigation.  Whether you’re new to investigations or have been performing them for some time, this half day session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to conduct interviews, analyze facts, determine causes, write reports, and make effective recommendations to prevent a recurrence.

Whenever unexpected startup of equipment or machinery or a release of energy can
harm the workers who are running or maintaining the equipment or machinery, it must
be de-energized and locked out.

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to identify various sources of
energy that could harm them, including electrical, mechanical, stored and nuclear
energy, and will understand the use of tools and techniques to ensure their safety.

Municipal Aquatic Centres pose a number of potential hazards for workers.  Often, these hazards are over-looked, as there are nearly 100 time-loss injuries each year to aquatic staff in our Province.  In addition to the number of potential hazards, most aquatic staff are young workers, the most vulnerable to accidents at work.

This eight-hour course will provide the participant with the knowledge and skills needed to recognize, evaluate, and control hazards in pool settings.

Location: none scheduled at this time
Cost: $100 plus HST (lunch is included with registration)

(Basic Safety Committee Training) The Workers Compensation Act requires employers to establish a Joint Health and Safety Committee in any workplace that regularly employs 20 or more workers.  This course examines the legislated requirements for the committee, its role, selection of members, activities, conduct of meetings, making recommendations, and reaching committee objectives.

Our Safety Management Systems training is now available on-line! Effective November 1st, any organization pursuing COR certification must send a Manager to Safety Management Systems training. Knowing how difficult it can be to find time to attend training sessions, we have developed an on-line version of SMS.

1. Use the following link to access the course: http://elearning-bcmsa.ca/index.php ;
2. Create a New Account – enter a username & password (select student);
3. Select Course Registration from the menu on the left side;
4. The corresponding SMS Course Manual is available for download.

Earth, when cut into, instantly seeks to heal itself – which can result in an excavation failure unless proper procedures aren’t followed.  A major collapse of the side of an excavation can injure or kill workers.  Even a small volume of soil can suffocate, crush, or trap a worker.

Participants in this one-day course will understand the following:

• General hazards around excavations
• Pre-planning
• Emergency preparedness
• Locating and marking underground utilities
• Understanding shoring systems, sloping/stepping
• OH&S Regulation pertaining to excavations

With a hands-on component, participants will be able to identify which passive or active shoring systems are best for various applications and will see, first-hand, how they are used.

This module is for municipal employees who have responsibility for planning and setting up traffic control as a regular or occasional part of their work. It will be valuable for a variety of workers in public works, maintenance, engineering, special events and safety roles. The module will also be useful for supervisors.
 
Participants in this Module will need to have:

• Knowledge of work on roadways including terms used, traffic control devices and road construction equipment
• Basic familiarity with the WorkSafeBC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (the OHS Reg.) and the Traffic Control Manual for Work on Roadways

There are several layers of inspections in a typical municipal setting:  informal inspections occur every day, when supervisors are checking for hazards or observing work procedures.  Formal inspections occur on a scheduled or intermittent basis, and may be legislated by WorkSafeBC.  In this half-day interactive course, participants will learn techniques to plan and conduct inspections, and write effective inspection reports.

Local government workers are subjected to violence from non-workers on a regular basis, because of the work we do, or simply because of who we work for.  This fast paced, interactive session will help participants identify potentially violent situations, and will provide them with real-life usable skills to defuse the situations.

Course Cancellations

BCMSA reserves the right to cancel any course if enrollment is too low. If a course is cancelled all registrants will be notified by email and receive a full refund.

Refunds

Full refunds are available for all courses if requested one week prior to the day the course starts. 50% refunds are available for all courses if requested at least 48 hours prior to the day the course starts. Funds may be transferred to a future training being offered, one time only.

Eligibility for Training

It is a priority of the BCMSA to provide training to it’s members. If a session has space available after the registration deadline, a non member may apply to attend.

Forward your ideas and suggestions to:

Contact Cathy Cook, Executive Director 
P: 778-278-3486 
E: ccook@bcmsa.ca