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BC Housing: 7.5 CPD Points
WorkSafeBC's amendment to Bill 9 includes two major changes to the requirements for employer incident investigations. First, section 175 of the Act has been amended to require an employer to undertake a preliminary investigation within 48 hours of the incident. Second, section 176 of the Act is amended to require an employer to submit a full investigation report to WorkSafeBC within 30 days of an incident.
This course is designed to provide participants with the required knowledge to understand the principle of incident investigations and the methods used to ensure an adequate investigation is completed. At the end of the sessions, participants will have an understanding of the requirements for investigating incidents, the tools required to undertake an adequate investigation, methods involved in successful interviews, identifying incident causes, and completing incident reports.
The program uses a classroom component with video and a multimedia PowerPoint presentation during the session. Participants will take part in a simulated investigation with witnesses to interview, a scene to evaluate and documentation to complete. This one-day session is designed to provide participants with the tools to understand:
The regulatory requirements to investigate Accidents/Incidents
Why are we investigating Accidents/Incidents
Who makes a good investigator
How to gather evidence and information
How to photograph a scene
How to measure and diagram a scene
How to conduct interviews
What is the principle of Root Cause Analysis
Developing recommendations for prevention
Completing the Incident Report
Delivery Method: Classroom Session
Course Fee Includes: The course, course materials, access to a laptop, and a digital certificate upon completion.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
This course is ideal for Project Managers, Project Coordinators, Estimators, Project Assistants, and Document Controllers. Existing users will find great value in this course.
“Excellent instructor. Easy to understand and made it easy to participate.”
“Terry was a great teacher. His method was awesome, he answered all questions and concerns and delivered a great course.”
“Very informative, excellent past career knowledge helps with understanding topics.”