Human Rights: Workplace Health and Safety
- 14 hour course, no prerequisites
Human Rights Legislation and Safety Legislation do not always work harmoniously together. When conflict occurs, one must be careful to achieve the safety objective with a minimal impact to fundamental human rights. This seminar will discuss the major areas of conflict including: pre-employment medical testing and medical information, duty to accommodate disabilities, provision of programs in different languages, drug and alcohol testing, and PPE and religious practices. Also, this seminar will acquaint you with the Human Rights Process and discuss strategies to ensure that you and your company are complying with the legislation.
Course at a glance
- This is a blended (online + in-class) course; its online components are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
- Aimed at entry-level and practicing health and safety coordinators, professionals, officers, technicians, supervisors, trainers, management, and administrators.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Identify and analyze human rights laws relevant to health and safety programs at the worksite.
- Discuss the Human Rights Law in Alberta and communicate an understanding of the application of human rights to health and safety.
- Acquire the skills necessary to develop safety programs that adhere to the requirements of the Human Rights Law.
- Present to management and staff, in a professional manner, information and plans related to human rights and their impact on safety programs.
- Understand how to communicate and interact effectively with the regulators, including Occupational Health and Safety and the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Take note:
- Pre- and post-course activities may be required as part of this course. Pre-course instructions and materials will be available on eClass one week prior to the course start date; advanced registration is advised.
- Students are required to bring to class a printed copy of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, Regulation, and Code in its entirety. Digital copies of the Act can be acquired free of charge at the Alberta Queen’s Printer website (www.qp.alberta.ca).
- Course materials are available in eClass, including readings supplied as PDFs or web links.
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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Certificate
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Occupational Health & Safety
└14-hour course option
* 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.
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