Training

Question 1

What does WHS training entail?

Answer 1

providing workers with the knowledge and skills necessary to reduce the risk of workplace injury
control not elimination

Question 2

How to education people about H&S?

Answer 2

education campaigns (workplace, firm, government level)
safety “orientiations” (required for 20+ employees, must be ongoing to be effective)

Question 3

What are the WHS training requirements in Manitoba?

Answer 3

employer responsible for (re)training, surveillance if actually working during training, entitled to pay during training, content must be SAFE work practices

Question 4

What is the behaviourism learning theory?

Answer 4

Rewards and punishments affect the learning process
Positive and negative reinforcement
Emphasized external regulation of worker

Question 5

What is Social Cognition Theory?

Answer 5

Learning occurs through observation and imitation
Workers engage in formal and informal interactions
Emphasizes internal self(regulation)

Question 6

How to develop a WHS Training program

Answer 6

Assess training needs, plan (objectives, methods, trainers), implement, evaluate results

Question 7

Who was Reg Kmet?

Answer 7

Works for Made Safe, program encouraging employers to further train employees, offers SAFE work certification

Question 8

What are the cons of Industry based safety training programs (IBSP)?

Answer 8

WCB premiums are deferred wages, funded by workers and value they produce and IBSP returns this money to employer, attempt to coax employers with low audit passing grade