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The Best Health and Safety Online Training Courses for Employees

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The Best Health and Safety Online Training Courses for Employees

The Best Health and Safety Online Training Courses for Employees

In today’s fast-paced work environments, ensuring the safety and health of employees is more critical than ever. Our comprehensive list of health and safety online training courses is designed to equip workers with the knowledge and skills they need to maintain safety and comply with regulations, making us a leader in the field. Here’s why our training courses stand out as the best choice for your business.

Comprehensive Course Offerings

Our extensive range of courses covers every essential topic that your employees need to be trained on, from general safety measures to specific regulatory compliances.

Here are some of the courses we offer:

  • Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA): This course ensures compliance with the AODA and helps create an inclusive workplace for all employees.
  • Accident Investigation Training: Learn the steps to effectively investigate workplace accidents to prevent future incidents.
  • Annual Safety Review: Keep up with the latest safety regulations and best practices.
  • Asbestos Controls Training: Understand the risks associated with asbestos and learn safe handling procedures.
  • Back Injuries & MSD/MSI: Reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders through proper ergonomic practices.
  • Confined Space Awareness: Equip employees with the knowledge to safely navigate and work in confined spaces.
  • CPR/AED Awareness: Prepare employees to handle emergency situations with CPR and Automated External Defibrillator techniques.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: Foster a welcoming and inclusive work environment for all employees.
  • Electrical Safety CSA Z462-08: Address electrical workplace hazards and comply with CSA standards.
  • Fall Protection Awareness: Train employees on how to prevent fall hazards in the workplace.
  • Fire Safety Training: Teach essential fire safety protocols and emergency responses.
  • Hot Work Permits: Understand the permit system that regulates hot work operations.
  • Housekeeping: Learn the importance of maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
  • Ladder and Step Stool Safety: Promote safe practices for using ladders and step stools effectively.
  • Lift Truck Pedestrian Safety: Prevent accidents between pedestrians and lift truck operations.
  • Lockout Tagout Training: Implement energy control programs to ensure the safe maintenance of equipment.
  • Mental Health Awareness: Enhance workplace mental health through understanding and supportive practices.
  • Naloxone Administration: Prepare to respond effectively to opioid emergencies with naloxone training.

Customizable Learning Experiences

Each of our courses is designed to be fully interactive and engaging to ensure that learning is not just a checkbox on a to-do list but a meaningful experience. We use a blend of multimedia content, including videos, real-life case studies, and interactive quizzes, which are not only informative but also keep learners engaged and motivated to complete their training.

Flexibility and Accessibility

All our courses are accessible online, allowing employees to complete them at their own pace and on their own schedule. This flexibility ensures that training does not interfere with critical job tasks while still providing all the necessary learning opportunities employees need to stay safe at work.

Industry Compliance and Certification

Our courses are meticulously designed to meet all local and international safety standards, helping your business comply with relevant laws and regulations. Upon completion of each course, employees receive a certificate that serves as proof of their competence in the respective safety protocols, aiding compliance audits and enhancing workplace safety culture.

Dedicated Support and Continuous Improvement

We pride ourselves on the support provided to both businesses and learners. Our team is always ready to help with any questions or issues that may arise, ensuring a smooth and effective training experience. Furthermore, we constantly update our course content to reflect the latest safety standards and best practices, ensuring your training is always current and effective.

Proven Track Record

Many businesses across various industries trust our courses to keep their workforce safe and compliant. Our proven track record of reducing workplace accidents and enhancing employee well-being stands testament to the effectiveness of our training programs.

Conclusion

In conclusion, our health and safety online training courses offer comprehensive, engaging, and practical learning solutions that meet the needs of modern workplaces. By choosing our services, you ensure not only regulatory compliance but also a commitment to the health and safety of your employees, ultimately leading to a more productive and satisfied workforce.

Ready to elevate your workplace safety standards? Don’t wait to take action on this critical aspect of your business.

Contact us today to learn more about our comprehensive online training courses and how they can benefit your team. Reach out to us at info@fast-rescue.com or give us a call at (905) 760-2045. Let’s work together to create a safer, more compliant, and productive work environment for everyone.

Your employees deserve the best, and so does your company. Connect with us now and take the first step towards a safer future!

F.A.S.T Rescue offers course development!

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F.A.S.T Rescue offers course development!

F.A.S.T Rescue offers course development!

F.A.S.T. Rescue Course Development

Here at F.A.S.T. Rescue, we covert your PowerPoint slideshows into interactive courses complete with activities, visuals, and quizzes!

F.A.S.T. Rescue brings a quality, cost-effective,  course development experience to the Canadian market.

Our team is equipped with eLearning content design, course creation, as well as project management! We ensure a timely and cost-effective result that is beyond expectations!

We are passionate about creating solutions that focus on improving your people’s skills, behavior, and performance!

As a result of our experience and attention to detail, we deliver high-value eLearning courses every time!

Overall, We know how to turn a complex learning challenge into a simple and painless solution!

In addition to our 30+ years of combined experience and our passion for creating solutions, F.A.S.T. Rescue is the perfect company to help you build your dream eLearning course!

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COVID-19 Online Training Courses

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COVID-19 Online Training Courses

Limited Offer

Making Safety A Way Of Life!

Online Training Courses

Learn how to manage your home and workplace and protect yourself, your family and your co-workers during this period of COVID-19.

If you have the Business or Enterprise Edition of Systems 24-7, these courses are included in your subscription. Contact us for more information.

Pick from the list of courses listed below or click here to view all courses:

COVID-19 Organizational Considerations

Employers have a general duty to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect workers from hazards in their workplaces, including preventing the spread of a contagious illness or disease, such as COVID-19.

Click here for more information.

COVID-19 The Basics of Protection

This course will walk you through the basics that may be in your workplace or should be considered when you return to your workplace. As always we will be guided by the Government experts leading us through the COVID-19 protocols as we do return to “the new normal.”

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COVID-19 and Personal Protective Equipment

Workplaces can contribute to the transmission of respiratory pathogens, such as the virus that causes COVID-19. It is important for these settings to implement appropriate measures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 amongst employees, contractors, and clients.

Click here for more information.

COVID-19 Signage and Screening

Workplaces may contribute to the transmission of respiratory pathogens, such as the virus that causes COVID-19. It is important for all employers to implement appropriate measures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 amongst employees, contractors, and clients. Signage and screening are two important methods of communication and visual reminders of the controls that are being implemented.

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COVID-19 and Material Handling

Workplaces may contribute to the transmission of respiratory pathogens, such as the virus that causes COVID-19. It is important for these settings to implement appropriate measures to prevent and reduce the spread of COVID-19 amongst employees, contractors, and clients. This module will cover material handling guidelines and handwashing.

Click here for more information.

COVID-19 and Protecting Yourself Outside of Work

In order to stay safe from contracting or passing on the COVID-19 virus, it is important to protect yourself effectively in public and in your home.

Click here for more information.

Controlling the Spread of Infections and Viruses

This course covers the most effective methods of controlling the spread of viruses and infections.  Learn about common types of infections and viruses, the types of transmission, how to slow the spread, controls and proper waste disposal

Click here for more information.

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COVID-19 Posters

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COVID-19 Posters

Encourage physical distancing in your workplace!

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Webinar Training Sessions

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Webinar Training Sessions

Limited Offer

Making Safety A Way Of Life!

Fire Warden Training

April 30, 2020 from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

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All employers have a duty to ensure the safety of their employees and visitors to their workplace. This includes having an emergency plan and training the leaders within their organization to understand their roles in an emergency. Good emergency plans depend on a company’s employees understanding what to do in the event of a fire or emergency.

This means that some employees will be assigned particular roles and responsibilities as Fire Wardens. This includes specific duties during an evacuation and specific responsibilities for ongoing safety or fire prevention. Proper fire warden training is important for these assigned employees to ensure they have the knowledge to carry out these duties.

Fire Extinguisher Training

April 30, 2020 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

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What would you do if you smelled smoke in your office? What would you do if a pan of grease caught fire in your home? If you needed to use an extinguisher, would you really know what to do? Our Fire Safety Webinar covers the basic science of fire, different types of fuels, and how to use a fire extinguisher.

Looking for protective products?

Click here for our COVID-19 Products

We at F.A.S.T. Rescue are doing our best to source out the products you need at the best possible price. Our company has a Health Canada Establishment License so you can be sure that the products you buy have met Health Canada standards.

April Celebration – An Exclusive Offer!

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April Celebration – An Exclusive Offer!

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April Celebration Offer!

This exclusive offer is valid for your company’s HR or H&S Officers

This is a time for many of us to work on our company’s infrastructure.  F.A.S.T. Rescue would like to assist our clients to do this for their training.  If you are still managing your company’s training records in Excel, get FREE  (yes, FREE)  access to our Systems 24-7 program and manage ALL your company’s training in a single program!

You will be able to:

  • Track the training of your employees
  • Get email notifications on expiring courses
  • Run training reports
  • Have a central repository for your employees’ Training Certificates
  • Profile training courses to your various job functions

Registration is only available until April 30, 2020 for this offer and spaces are limited, so click here to register now.

Blended Training

In consideration for the extended shutdowns, FAST Rescue has implemented our blended learning training session, where the theory portion is done online.  This will greatly reduce the risk of exposure by conducting the training of theory online.  Contact us for more information.

What You Need To Know About Staying Safe While Working In Extreme Heat

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What You Need To Know About Staying Safe While Working In Extreme Heat

When you think of dangerous jobs, you might think of firefighting. You might think of being a pilot. Maybe you think of something more technical, like welding.

Those are all dangerous jobs, and all of them involve heat in some way or another. And it’s very likely your job can involve heat, especially if you work outside and the climate changes unexpectedly.

You might think it’s tornados. Fires. Hurricanes. But the biggest weather-related danger to people in the United States is actually extreme heat. Every single year, hundreds of people sustain injuries from working in extreme heat, or even die.

Athletes, too, particularly need to watch out for heat-related illnesses. Before they can even realize it’s happening, they can become dizzy and faint. That’s all due to exertional heat stroke, or EHS.

Heat Related Illnesses

Heat stroke and exertional heat stroke are both very serious illnesses that can occur when working in extreme heat.

Heat Stroke

Heat stroke is what happens when your body’s core temperature goes about 40°C. This extreme rise in temperature of the body makes it so your body is no longer capable of regulating itself. The signs start to show when a person acts disoriented or confused. They can also faint. Heat stroke can put someone at risk for permanent damage. It could result in brain, heart, or kidney damage. Sometimes, it can even be fatal.

Exertional Heat Stroke

When someone is experiencing exertional heat stroke, it doesn’t necessarily need to be extremely warm outside. Athletes are the people who most frequently deal with exertional heat stroke. The high temperatures in their body is caused by their own physical exertion. People who work in labor outside can also be very susceptible to this type of heat stroke.

Heat Exhaustion

This is generally what someone will experience before it leads to full heat stroke. The person will sweat excessively, which means their body is still able to cool itself down from the heat. They can still experience confusion and exhaustion, and if not treated immediately, can result in heat stroke.

Heat Cramps

When your body is lacking in electrolytes, it can result in cramping of the arms, legs, or stomach. A person experiencing heat cramps needs to rest and hydrate, which will alleviate the symptoms.

How to Stay Safe in Extreme Heat

All heat related illnesses are preventable. The more informed you are about heat illnesses when you’re working in extreme heat, the safer you’ll be. Awareness is the number one thing that’s going to prevent people from getting heat stroke, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or any other type of illness from exposing the body to too much heat.

Obviously, the best way to avoid heat illnesses is to stay out of the heat. But if you’re working in a hot environment, it can’t be avoided. If you can, increase your exposure to working in heat gradually. Instead of working the full eight hours of the day in the sun, spend some time getting used to the heat and ramping it up until you can safely work the entire day. Many cases of on the job illness occur because workers haven’t taken the time to acclimatize themselves to their conditions.

You might know exactly what we’re going to say, but hydrating your body is of the utmost importance. Drink water every fifteen minutes when working in extreme heat. Even if you’re not thirsty, it’s important to drink to keep your body hydrated before you start feeling that thirst, which means you’re on your way to being dangerously dehydrated.When you’re working somewhere hot, always plan ahead.

If you and your company need a plan, F.A.S.T. Rescue can help teach you the ropes and provide a safety course that will allow you to work in the heat without contracting any of these illnesses.

Ways To Make Workplace Safety Training More Exciting

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Ways To Make Workplace Safety Training More Exciting

When you hear the phrase “Workplace Safety Training,” do you jump for joy? The answer is probably not. In fact, it’s probably more of the opposite of that reaction. Workplace safety training can often be a very boring topic, and seem like just another chore for you to have to go through in your business as an employee or an employer.

Yet you know the importance of getting your employees trained effectively, efficiently, and comprehensively. But everyone knows that information is easier to retain when it’s presented in an easily digestible manner that people will actually enjoy.

Here’s how to get the most of your employee’s workplace safety training.

Have a Conversation

If you’re doing a presentation about workplace training or simply guiding your employees through a safety lecture, don’t do so without allowing a place for feedback. Most studies report that the education that attendees yield from lectures is relatively low. On the other hand, when you incorporate room for interaction into your presentation, retention of the topic is increased.

When you’re preparing to train your employees on safety, structure the event so you’re having a conversation with your workers. Instead of talking at them, you can talk with them, and they will feel more engaged.

A Little Incentive Never Hurt

If you used a rewards-based program as an incentive for employees to complete their training, they’ll have a whole new level of motivation associated with their task.

You can turn the training into a friendly competition, based on who can complete it in the shortest amount of time, who can score the highest on the tests, or who can answer the most questions.

You can use a gift card as a reward, or just bragging rights that they did the best. You can even offer an extended break to the person who performs the best.

Use Roleplay

Getting your head into the game with roleplay is a great way to increase retention of materials and allow the training to make a lasting impact. When you assign roles to your workers, you can act out real-life scenarios that may arise on the job. This way, your employees can engage in kinetic learning and have already been walked through a potential dangerous situation. That way, if the dangerous situation did actually arise, they’ve already experienced a similar scenario and will remember how to react.

Use Multimedia

Wherever possible, incorporate ways for your employees to interact with the information that you’re giving to them. Depending on your work situation, you can make video games that simulate situations that they might encounter, or use quizzes to keep them paying attention to the presentation at hand.

The closest you can get to simulation a real-life situation that you’re describing, the better. Not only does this make your presentation more fun, it gives workers some experience dealing with potential situations.

Get it at F.A.S.T.

You knew we were going to go there. Yes, when you do your workplace safety training with F.A.S.T., you’re getting all that exciting workplace safety training. You might have thought that the word “exciting” and “workplace safety training” couldn’t be used together in the same sentence, but we’ve got your back for engaging safety seminars of all types.

We make safety a way of life, not just a one-time training session that your employees are going to be likely to forget. We offer all measure of safety and training solutions for your business, and can consult with you to create the most effective training session possible.

Private Workplace Training

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Private Workplace Training

If you run a business, you’re well aware of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. You know, the labor law that says each employer needs to furnish their employees with a workplace that’s safe from physical hazards. And that employees must go through a workplace safety training program.

So you know you’ve got to train your employees on their safety. But are you doing the best that you can?

What Does OHSA Require?

OHSA was enacted to cover workers and protect them from safety and health hazards that might arise on the job.

It puts procedures into place for employers to be required to have a plan in case of workplace hazards. It enforces these laws, which helps create a safe workplace for employees, because employers may not have done so voluntarily in the past.

It details what to do in case of harassment, toxic substances, how to follow codes of practice, the duties of employers, and more.

You can read about the requirements of OHSA in their entirety.

So What Do You Do?

You’re aware of OHSA. So you know you need to provide your workers with safety training. There’s a lot of options out there for you to choose from. Many people might want to turn to an online training program to get the work out of the way, but online training has been proven to be much less successful than working with someone face to face.

E-learning can provide employees with the bare minimum of what they need to learn. But the information doesn’t stick in their heads as well as it does with in-person training.

Learning the safety elements in the actual field instead of learning them online provides a hands-on experience your employees wouldn’t get otherwise. It makes your program more credible, your employees even safer, and your company reputation more reputable.

In-person training sessions also eliminate the ability of your employees to slack off and miss vital information that will help keep them safe. They can ask questions specific to your business and be prepared for incidents particular to your work environment.

Private Workplace Training

F.A.S.T. private workplace training offers you any possible type of training you could need. We cover every element of the workplace safety world. Forklift training, First Aid & CPR, Fall Arrest, Spill Response, Event Coverage – there’s workplace training program for it all. Learning these safety measures effectively is critical to an employees safety and success, and it’s not something to be taken lightly.

Online Training

If you absolutely can’t work with in-person training, we’ve still got options for you with online programs. We cover everything from chainsaw safety to trenching and shoring with our online safety videos.

Whatever your need is, F.A.S.T. Rescue has just the thing to cover all the safety information out there.