This online course provides instruction on how to complete a Daily trip Inspection that follows the National Safety Code (Standard 13) regulations. It explains to a driver how to conduct and record a proper trip inspection and what items to inspect. The course also includes a review of why trip inspections are required, a copy of Part 2, Schedule 1- Truck, Tractor & Trailer and a short review of CVSA inspections. It will also help drivers not only complete a proper trip inspection, but know the law behind the rules.

This interactive course on Dealing with Allergens in Food Processing and Handling Environments discusses what allergens are, their role in the food supply chain, and how to avoid cross-contamination throughout the food manufacturing and handling processes. The course also addresses relevant FDA regulations and how to establish your own sanitation and cleaning protocols. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC), food allergies affect almost 6% of adults and children in the United States. That’s millions of allergy sufferers. So protecting people with these types of allergies is an extremely important, but also very complex, job. After taking this course, employees will know what they can do to help protect products, and consumers, from food allergens. Areas covered in the course include what food allergens are, allergens in the food supply chain, allergens in food manufacturing, how to clean to prevent allergen cross-contact, the role of food labeling and more. Using a powerful combination of audio, full-motion video, text and colorful graphics, this course provides the most cost-effective safety and regulatory compliance training available today. The course is divided into a number of logical sections so information is easily understood... and retained.

This online Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse for Employees in Construction Environments course discusses the hazards of substance abuse, how employees can avoid them and what they can do to help keep their job site drug and alcohol-free. In the United States there are over 50 million binge drinkers, 17 million illegal drug users and almost 15 million people who abuse prescription drugs... and most of them have jobs. Substance abuse directly affects a construction worker's health, personality and ability to function safely on a worksite. It can also decrease productivity, create a hostile work environment and damage their company's reputation.

Driving is an essential part of our daily life and, most of the time, we get to our destination safely. But one mistake, and our lives—and those of others—could be changed forever. With more cars on the road and increasingly stressed drivers, each one of us must take responsibility for ensuring the safety and welfare of others. We may have different skill levels depending on our experience, but—as road conditions change—being a good driver requires that we continually sharpen our skills with knowledge and practice. Most importantly, we need to have the right attitude. An alert, proactive, safety-first approach and attitude can make any road travel safer for ourselves and all others. This online Defensive Driving Awareness course is composed of six modules. These modules include: Module 1: What Is Defensive Driving? Module 2: Vehicle Safety & Maintenance Module 3: Distracted Driving Module 4: Defensive Driving Techniques Module 5: Collision Avoidance Module 6: Winter Driving Upon completion, you will be presented with a final exam to test your knowledge.

A split-second decision can change your life, especially when you are behind the wheel of a fast-moving, heavy vehicle. This online Defensive Driving for Small Vehicles (Global) course is designed to explore safe driving practices, what to do before you drive, while you drive and in the event of an accident. Ideal for those who drive cars or small vehicles. After completing this course, an understanding should be gained of: How to prepare to drive safely Best practices for driving safely Safe driving choices in specific situations and conditions What to do in case of an accident

More than a quarter of all work-related fatalities occur in occupations that require driving, or the transportation of goods, making the need for defensive driving skills clear. In order to avoid injury, or worse, death, drivers need to understand what defensive driving really means and what unique challenges a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver faces... even for veteran drivers. Defensive driving involves intentionally driving in such a way as to reduce the risk of an accident. After completing this defensive driving course, learners will be able to identify ways to communicate with, and receive signals from, other drivers.

Drivers need to understand how speed and space management can impact their ability to react to hazards or to stop when needed. As a driver, having a proper space cushion around your vehicle is vital to properly managing your speed and space. As you will see in this course, a driver’s ability to stop is impacted by a number of factors, including perception distance, reaction distance, braking distance, weather, traffic, and construction. In this course, we will expand on these and more factors and provide drivers with information to help them manage their speed and space while on the road.

This course will teach the driver of Class 1-6 light or medium duty vehicles, about defensive driving preparation, hazard perception, and attitude — techniques that will help you stay safe on the roadways. After completing this course, learners will be able to: Recognize and reduce risk before they step into the vehicle by using trip planning and by conducting a pre-trip vehicle inspection. Describe how to see and anticipate not only what is happening around them, but what might happen by being aware of their surroundings, perceiving what’s going on around them, and then managing their speed and space accordingly. Identify the dangers of distracted driving. Indicate how to modify their driving habits to safely drive in hazardous weather conditions.

Driving in winter can be challenging to even very experienced drivers. Our premier, award winning Thinking Driver Winter Driving course is new for 2020 and includes everything experienced and inexperienced employees need to know to drive safely and incident free in winter. This comprehensive course covers all the basics of winter driving found in other courses as well as advanced skid recovery techniques for oversteer, understeer and straight-line skids. This is critical information for employees driving your vehicles in winter! Correct steering, acceleration and braking techniques to optimize traction are addressed in detail. The course is media rich with live action demonstrations of general driving techniques and skid recovery as well as interactive learning activities throughout. From north America’s leader in corporate driver training, Thinking Driver.

All of us are occasionally faced with difficult, uncomfortable, or potentially contentious situations with our colleagues. Many times we choose to ignore the situation and hope that it will “take care of itself” – but that rarely proves to be the best approach. Fortunately, our Difficult Conversations series will give you and your team the tools to handle these interactions as calmly and effectively as possible. We can’t promise that you’ll enjoy having these conversations when they come up – but we can promise you’ll have fun learning how to handle them.

Work on a dairy farm is dynamic and rewarding. It is specialized work in the milking and care of dairy cattle. The work activities involving, milking, cleaning, feeding and caring for the dairy cattle in addition to performing general maintenance and other tasks as needed. The various activities also present a variety of hazards. This series of eight training modules presents an introductory health and safety orientation for new and returning workers to the dairy industry.

Think of a difficult conversation you had recently. What made it difficult? What was the outcome you were hoping for? What actually happened? What would have made it go better? This course will give you tools and strategies to manage difficult conversations so that they are productive and effective instead of frustrating. After you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to; Identify reasons why conversations can become difficult. You’ll know how to recognize the ways a conversation can escalate. You’ll be able to describe the process for handling a difficult conversation once it occurs. You’ll be able to list the “rules” of emotion management. You’ll be more skilled at recognizing typical responses in difficult conversations and identifying ways to address them productively. You’ll be able to identify strategies to prevent difficult conversations from occurring. Conduct effective performance management conversations.

This online Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse... for Managers and Supervisors in Construction Environments course discusses drug and alcohol abuse, the damage it causes to workers and the businesses that employ them, and what should be done to create and maintain a drug and alcohol free job site. Most substance abusers have jobs. In fact, it is estimated that one out of every ten employees has a drug or alcohol problem. A construction worker's behavior "under the influence" can decrease productivity, create a hostile work environment and damage their company's reputation. Worst of all it can significantly increase the chances of worksite accidents, injuries and fatalities.

Most vehicle accidents are actually the result of human error. If an error is made at the wrong moment, an accident or collision will result. A consistent, defensive approach to driving is the best way to reduce the likelihood of driver error. This online Defensive Driving for Large Vehicles course is designed to provide drivers of large vehicles with the knowledge and safe driving techniques they need to prevent collisions and violations. After completing this course, an understanding should be gained of: Characteristics of defensive drivers Major causes of traffic accidents What you can do to control your vehicle as you drive Actions to take to remain in control of yourself as you drive

This award winning internationally recognized Defensive Driving program features the proprietary 5 Fundamentals of Defensive Driving: Think and Look Ahead, Anticipate Hazards, Keep Your Options Open, Manage the Risk and Control With Finesse. These core defensive driving concepts developed and fine tuned to a clear focused driver safety system by Thinking Driver founder and internationally recognized driver training expert Spencer McDonald form the foundation skill sets required to drive incident free for a lifetime. Using this program has resulted in up to 90% reductions in incident rates* The media rich course engages learners through a variety of interactive on-screen activities including quizzes, click to discover facts, video, audio commentary and much more. This is the premier defensive driving eLearning program and is all new for 2020 with updated content to include information on avoiding Distracted Driving, Impaired Driving including Cannabis, Driver Fatigue, updated video and much more! The user interface is intuitive and easy to use. Employees love this course because unlike so many others, it’s interesting, entertaining and informative while holding their attention. Developed in consultation with law enforcement, occupational health and safety professionals eLearning specialists and world class driver trainers, this is your first choice for an employee defensive driving course. *Source: Technical Safety BC (90% reduction in at-fault accidents between 2011 and 2015 using Thinking Driver training courses)

More than a quarter of all work-related fatalities occur in occupations that require driving, or the transportation of goods, making the need for defensive driving skills clear. In order to avoid injury, or worse, death, drivers need to understand what defensive driving really means and what unique challenges a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver faces... even for veteran drivers. Defensive driving involves intentionally driving in such a way as to reduce the risk of an accident. After completing this defensive driving course, learners will be able to demonstrate how to look for hazards by scanning the road ahead and using their mirrors.

Defensive driving skills are impacted by a variety of factors, most under a driver’s control. Pre-trip inspections are the first step because these inspections ensure all systems are working properly in a vehicle. Lights, brakes, and signals, among other things, must be functioning as they should. More than a quarter of all work-related fatalities occur in occupations that require driving, or the transportation of goods, making the need for defensive driving skills clear. In order to avoid injury, or worse, death, drivers need to understand what defensive driving really means and what unique challenges a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver faces... even for veteran drivers. After completing this course, learners should understand: Why seeing and being seen is the most important aspect of defensive driving Steps to take to help ensure safe driving Scanning locations when driving How attitude plays a role in defensive driving

This 6 hour online Defensive Driving program is approved by the Alberta Government for reduction of 3 demerits points from an Alberta operator’s licence. A minimum mark of 80% must be obtained on the final exam to qualify for the demerit point reduction. This program contains audio, video, and interactive exercises. If you are looking for a comprehensive defensive driving program that also is approved for demerit reduction, then this is it. This program teaches the trademarked SAFER System of Defensive Driving. A government certificate will be mailed to you within 3-5 business days. Take your government certificate to a local registry office within the province of Alberta. Alberta residents are eligible for a 3 demerit reduction once every 2 years. Non-Alberta residents can take this program, but they will not qualify to receive the 3 demerit point reduction; they only receive an online course completion certificate.

This course is designed to provide information about detection and control of flammable and toxic atmospheres to help you remain safe while working around potentially dangerous gases. This course explores the features and operation of the most common detector tube devices bellows and piston) and gas monitors (personal, portable, and fixed). This course meets IRP7 requirements and covers explosive ranges, toxic atmospheres, oxygen levels, flammable substances, flammable gas principles, vapor detection, and much more! Who should take this course? Anyone entering a work site that requires any type of gas detection equipment. This equipment can be found on many sites including plant sites, drilling operations, servicing operations, pipeline operations, up stream and down stream oilfield operations, confined spaces, and more.

A Canada-compliant online training class for Digger Derricks. This course satisfies Canada's requirements for the classroom portion of operator safety training. Quiz questions along the way prepare you for the final written exam. Upon completion, you will gain access to your certificate and a checklist which can be used by your employer to administer the required practical observation.