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Vehicle Orientation and Quality Assurance Check for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Equipment, Operational For Employees Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Mobile Equipment, Operational, Public Works Classroom Instructor Led, For Employees, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective, Mobile Equipment, SSCP Elective, Public Works
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Four-Wheel Drive Safe Operation for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Equipment, Operational, Courses For Employees Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Mobile Equipment, Operational Classroom Instructor Led, Operational, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective, Mobile Equipment, Public Works
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Winch Safety for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Courses, Equipment, Operational For Employees Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Mobile Equipment, Operational, Public Works Mobile Equipment, Public Works, Occupational Health & Safety, Operational
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Heavy Duty Trailer Towing Course for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Courses, Equipment, Operational Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Mobile Equipment, Operational Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective, Operational, Mobile Equipment
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Light Duty Utility Trailer Towing Course for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Equipment, Operational, Courses For Employees Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Mobile Equipment, Operational Classroom Instructor Led, Worker Safety Certificate Program, For Employees, SSCP Elective, Operational, Public Works
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Safe Backing Course for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Courses, Equipment, Operational For Employees Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Mobile Equipment, Operational, Public Works Public Works, Classroom Instructor Led, Worker Safety Certificate Program, Occupational Health & Safety, Operational, SSCP Elective, Mobile Equipment
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Hazard Avoidance Training for Municipal Drivers

September 24, 2023/in Courses, Equipment, Operational Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Mobile Equipment, Operational Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective, SSCP Elective, Operational, Mobile Equipment
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Confined Space Entrant Refresher

May 23, 2023/in Courses, Health & Safety, Operational For Employees Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Operational, Public Works Operational, Public Works, Classroom Instructor Led, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective, For Employees, SSCP Elective
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Gas Monitoring

May 23, 2023/in Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program, Courses, Health & Safety For Employees Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational Classroom Instructor Led, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective, For Employees, SSCP Elective, Operational, Public Works
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Traffic Control Lane Closures & Supervision

July 20, 2021/in Operational, Certificate Program, Supervisor, Virtual Delivery For Employees, For Senior Leadership, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led, Virtual Instructor Led Public Works, Operational
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Winter Driving

September 29, 2020/in Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led, Virtual Instructor Led Public Works, Mobile Equipment
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Municipal National Safety Code – Compliance for Supervisors and Managers

September 29, 2020/in Courses, Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program For Senior Leadership, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led, Virtual Instructor Led Public Works, Operational Virtual Instructor Led
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Flush Truck/Vactor Operations

September 28, 2020/in Certificate Program, Courses, Equipment, Operational
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Single Deck Mower (Rotary and Reel)

September 28, 2020/in Courses, Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Mobile Equipment
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Load Securement

September 28, 2020/in Courses, Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Mobile Equipment Classroom Instructor Led, EOCP CEU's, Operational, Mobile Equipment, Public Works
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Pre-Trip Inspection (Refresher)

September 28, 2020/in Courses, Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program
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Pre-Trip Inspection (Introduction)

September 28, 2020/in Courses, Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Operational, Public Works
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Crane Training for Operators of Folding Boom Cranes 22 Tons and Under

September 28, 2020/in Courses, Equipment, Operational, Certificate Program For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 24 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Mobile Equipment
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Traffic Control Persons (TCP) Certification

January 22, 2019/in News & Updates, Courses, Operational For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 16 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This WorkSafeBC approved two-day training session is designed to qualify those who work as high-risk Traffic Control Persons (TCPs) throughout the province of BC.

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Traffic Control Persons (TCP) Re-Qualification

January 22, 2019/in News & Updates, Courses, Operational, EOCP For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led, Virtual Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This WorkSafeBC approved 1-day training session is designed to re-certify those who work as high-risk Traffic Control Persons (TCPs) throughout the province of BC.

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Traffic Control Management

November 23, 2018/in Certificate Program, EOCP, Supervisor, Virtual Delivery, Courses, Operational For Supervisors, For Employees, For Senior Leadership EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led, Virtual Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This workshop is for municipal employees who have responsibility for overseeing work site activities that require traffic control and the use of traffic control persons.

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Shoring and Excavation Training (SET)

February 9, 2018/in EOCP, Virtual Delivery, Courses, Operational, Certificate Program For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Core Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Operational, Public Works

This classroom session is designed to provide participants with an understanding of legislated requirements, soil mechanics / classification, terminology and preventative measures, and more.

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Confined Space Entrant

February 9, 2018/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This 8 hour course is designed and intended solely for the worker who enters a confined space to perform their assigned work or task.

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Fall Protection

February 9, 2018/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP For Supervisors, For Employees EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Core Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This course covers the A (anchor points), B (body holding devices) and C (connecting means) of fall protection. Regulations, fall protection plans and complex systems will also be covered.

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SET Applied Field Practices (AFP)

January 13, 2017/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Core Courses 8 Operational

The Applied Field Practice (AFP) Program is designed to allow participants to engage the theory of the our Shoring and Excavation Training Program in a controlled outside excavation environment.

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Ladder Safety

September 2, 2016/in Certificate Program, Courses, Operational For Employees, For Supervisors Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 2 Classroom Instructor Led Operational, Public Works

This course is intended for anyone who is required to work on or use ladders. Ladder Safety combines both theory and practical training using current, approved equipment.

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Utility Awareness for Municipal Workers

August 31, 2016/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Core Courses 8 Classroom Instructor Led Operational, Public Works

This course is designed for individuals who work with or around underground utilities.

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Transportation of Dangerous Goods

July 12, 2016/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, Virtual Delivery For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses, Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Core Courses 4 Virtual Instructor Led, Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Occupational Health & Safety

This course includes an observation of, and significant piece of federal legislation that applies to, the shipping and transport industries in Canada is Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations.

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Traffic Control Planning and Layout

July 26, 2015/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP, Virtual Delivery For Employees EOCP Municipal Worker Safety Certificate Program Core Courses, Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 4 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This workshop is for municipal employees who have responsibility for planning and setting up work zones as a regular or occasional part of their work.

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Utility Locator Specialist

January 13, 2015/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 24 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This intermediate course will provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of underground utility hazards. Students will use the locating tools used in their own municipality.

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Confined Space Attendant/Entry Supervisor

November 27, 2013/in Courses, Operational, Certificate Program, EOCP For Employees, For Supervisors EOCP Supervisors Safety Certificate Program Elective Courses 18 Classroom Instructor Led Public Works, Operational

This 2-day course is designed and intended for the worker who is assigned to continuously monitor work in or near the location of a confined space process or operation.

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