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If you're working at heights, it's essential to understand how to wear a harness properly. Check out this video from ABCS to see common mistakes. #FallProtection #Harness #SafetyTraining https://www.linkedin.com//clyde-whalen-1aba824a_harness-ad

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As we continue to see an increase in demand for our online safety training courses, we recognize that online training is a new thing for many individuals and companies. The question that we get asked the most is, "how can you ensure that people won't cheat?" Well, we put together this video to explain how we do that with proctoring. Check it out! www.albertabcsafety.com

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For a limited time, ABCS would like to invite you to take our online H2S and SO2 course for FREE! This course will be free from May 7 to May 21, 2020. This course is intended for individuals who may be exposed to hydrogen sulphide in the workplace, this course provides information to help protect individuals from exposure and explains how to deal with emergencies involving H2S. Access the course here:... https://lms.albertabcsafety.com/courses/view_course.php See more

JSHA VS FLHA Part 3 We have learned about JSHA's and the hierarchy of controls used to make them. Now let's get into what's expected from the employee. FLHA stands for Field Level Hazard Assessment. This is to be completed by the worker. It's pretty self-explanatory, it's to be filled out at field level, meaning right where you are working. A fab tent, the high line or a ditch, they all have specific hazards that only apply to them. A FLHA ensures that all workers know the ha...zards involved in their task. They have been a part of identifying hazards that directly affect them. They also need to know the steps to eliminate or mitigate each of those hazards. They can then add the additional hazards that they have identified at the field level, also outlining the controls needed to eliminate or reduce the hazard. These need to be filled out every time a factor in the task changes. A new worker joins the task or the job location changes. Even if everything's the same as yesterday, you still need to do one every morning before you start and go over it after each break. There are always changes, weather changes, night/day crews in the area, other companies coming through, there are endless possibilities of what you may have missed. Also, it never hurts to go over the hazards again and stay fresh. No matter what these forms are called, it is imperative that they are done. Will it be the highlight of your day? Probably not. But getting injured at work doesn't sound like a skip in the park either. The 15 (boring) minutes you may spend filling one out, will give you a better understanding of exactly what is needed of you and your co-workers so everyone makes it home safe... Every night. If you work for an employer that is not doing this, You need to speak up, it's for your own safety and bottom line... It's legislated. To learn even more about this topic head to our site and take our in depth Hazard Assessment course. It will provide you with some great tools for your safety belt and best of all it's free for limited time! #JSHA #FLHA #albertabcsafetytraining #staysafe #safeworkpractices #albertatrades #bctrades #worksafe #worksafety #buildingtrades #toolboxtalk

JSHA VS FLHA Part 2 I know you have been patiently waiting to learn all about the hierarchy of controls so let's jump right back in. The hierarchy of controls are 4 possible ways to eliminate or lessen the hazard. The first is always elimination. Is it possible to completely remove that hazard from the equation? Most times this is not an option. The second is engineering controls. An example of this would be constructing a safe walkway for pedestrians and workers next to an ...area using a EWP. The third step is administrative. This would be changing how a task is done. You can do this by reworking a safe job procedure to include steps to mitigate the hazard. An example of this would be how to conduct a task with motorized equipment that must be done in a congestion work area where a separate walkway is not possible. In this case they would use the proper steps to identify and acknowledge pedestrians and a plan to proceed safely with the task at hand. The last resort is PPE. Is it reasonable to make all workers and pedestrians wear PPE? Workers, yes of course. Pedestrians... absolutely not. Using these 4 controls an employer will find the safest and most effective way to get the job done. Now going back to the ever so riveting legislation, it's also stated that "An employer must involve affected workers in the hazard assessment and in the control or elimination of the hazards identified." And so FLHA was born. I'll see you back here tomorrow to learn about FLHA'S and finish up. To learn even more about this topic head to our site and take our in depth Hazard Assessment course. It will provide you with some great tools for your safety belt and best of all it's free for limited time! #JSHA #FLHA #albertabcsafetytraining #staysafe #safeworkpractices #albertatrades #bctrades #worksafe #worksafety #buildingtrades #toolboxtalk