Managing Safety in a Diverse Workplace
EX 1111 is offered this fall and winter:
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Explain what workplace diversity is and what the benefits are.
- Identify how diverse workplaces can affect safety related to culture, age, gender and religion.
- Identify strategies to prevent incidents due to workplace diversity.
- Discuss how to apply the bona fide occupational requirement test.
- Explain when it is appropriate to accommodate or when the work has a bona fide occupational requirement.
Offered:
Overall Schedule
Oct 14 — pre-class information opens
Students in this course section may have pre-class readings or assessments to complete.
Lecture/Class Schedule
Oct 18
8:30 am – 5:00 pm MT
Oct 24 — post-class component closes
Students in this section may have post-class readings or assessments to complete.
Synchronous online learning, eClass
7 hours of instruction
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Your Instructor
Nicole OrrID: nicole-orr
Nicole Orr has two decades of experience in Health, Safety, and Environment in the industrial construction, residential, transportation, commercial, manufacturing, and engineering industries. She has worked in the creation and management of contractor, prime contractor, and owner Health, Safety, and Environment systems, as well as serious incident and fatality investigations, creation and facilitation of training, and regulatory compliance. In addition to teaching at the Faculty of Extension, she has been an instructor with various organizations, including the Alberta Motor Transportation Association, the Work Proud Training for Women Building Futures, and the Alberta Construction Safety Association.
Class info
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Cost assistance: may be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
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Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until October 14, 2021. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts. Refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies
Overall Schedule
Feb 3 — pre-class information opens
Students in this course section may have pre-class readings or assessments to complete.
Lecture/Class Schedule
Feb 7
8:30 am – 5:00 pm MT
Feb 13 — post-class component closes
Students in this section may have post-class readings or assessments to complete.
Synchronous online learning, eClass
7 hours of instruction
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Your Instructor
Nicole OrrID: nicole-orr
Nicole Orr has two decades of experience in Health, Safety, and Environment in the industrial construction, residential, transportation, commercial, manufacturing, and engineering industries. She has worked in the creation and management of contractor, prime contractor, and owner Health, Safety, and Environment systems, as well as serious incident and fatality investigations, creation and facilitation of training, and regulatory compliance. In addition to teaching at the Faculty of Extension, she has been an instructor with various organizations, including the Alberta Motor Transportation Association, the Work Proud Training for Women Building Futures, and the Alberta Construction Safety Association.
Class info
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Cost assistance: may be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
— view all 27 funding opportunities
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until February 3, 2022. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts. Refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Currently counts towards
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└7-hour elective course
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└7-hour course option
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.