Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Are you providing “accessible service” to persons with disabilities? Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) you must comply with the new standards. Organizations can be penalized if they are found guilty of an offense under this Act. A fine of up to $100,000 per day to your organization plus $50,000 to each Director if found liable on conviction. The AODA enforces a number of standards through inspections, compliance orders and administrative penalties.

The new Accessibility Standard for Customer Service came into effect across Ontario on January 1, 2012. If you have any employees, you will be required to establish policies, practices and procedures on providing goods or services to people with disabilities.

You will also be asked to train your employees on:

• how to communicate with people with various types of disabilities;

• how to interact with people with disabilities who use assistive devices or require the assistance of a guide dog, other service animal or a support person;

• how to use equipment or devices available at your premises, that may help people with disabilities access your services, such as TTY telephones, elevators, lifts, accessible interactive kiosks or other technology;

• what to do if a person with a disability is having difficulty accessing your services;

• protocol to take if service normally available to the disabled is temporarily not available

Upon completion of the theory portion of the program, a hands-on practical evaluation is required to complete the certification.

Accident Investigation

An accident can be defined as a sudden, unplanned event that causes or could have caused harm to a person, environment, or property. Accidents can happen in any workplace, at any time. Failure to properly investigate an accident and determine its root cause can be costly.

A proper investigation helps to measure the effectiveness of your company’s health and safety program, reveal hazards that were not identified during workplace inspections, examine actual events, and reveal potential trends. Our course is designed to provide managers, supervisors, and health and safety representatives with the information necessary to carry out their investigative duties effectively.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the investigation process

• Recognize the causes of accidents

• Identify the classification of causes

• Recognize prevention techniques

• Perform an investigation

Aerial Platform & Scissor Lift

The purpose of this training is to promote the safe use, inspection and operation of aerial platforms or elevating work platforms and in the control of the hazards associated with the use of such equipment. Elevating Work platforms covers Scissor Lifts (SkyJack, Mobile Elevating Work Platforms), Aerial Lifts (Genie booms, Telescopic booms), and Bucket Trucks.

This comprehensive program is designed in two parts to provide theoretical and practical training to facilitate compliance for workers using this type of equipment.

It meets the requirements under the OHSA, Construction and Industrial Regulations and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards for non-self-propelled and self-propelled elevating work platforms. Equipment covered within the program are commonly referred to as scissor lift, skyjack, genie, bucket trucks and more.

Participants will recieve:

• Theoretical Training and Evaluation

• Practical Training and Evaluation

• Wallet Certificate

The theoretical training is combined with machine-specific training including oral and hands-on instruction on the specific class of elevating work platform. Under the direction of a qualified person, operators demonstrate proficiency in the safe operation of the equipment they will operate.

Competent Supervisor

This two-day training focuses on teaching supervisors their roles and responsibilities under the OHSA. All employers are required to appoint a Competent Supervisor to provide information and instruction for the Health and Safety of workers in the workplace. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), a supervisor is defined as a person who either has charge of a workplace or authority over a worker. Any person in a Supervisory Position (crew leader, foreman, site supervisor, manager etc.) which Directs, Controls, Instructs or otherwise supervises the actions of workers is required to have adequate training for this purpose.

Program contains legal responsibilities. Participants will learn:

• The Role of the Ministry of Labour and its Inspectors

• Accident Investigations and Workplace Safety Inspections

• Locate and cite sections in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and applicable regulations

• Identify the duties of a constructor, employer, supervisor, and workers as detailed in the OHSA

• Work stoppage and work refusal process and the role of the supervisor

• Familiar with the Internal Responsibility System

• Legislation referencing and non-Compliance

• Ministry of Labour interventions

• Workplace inspections and hazard assessments

• Critical injuries and fatalities

The theoretical training is combined with machine-specific training including oral and hands-on instruction on the specific class of elevating work platform. Under the direction of a qualified person, operators demonstrate proficiency in the safe operation of the equipment they will operate.

Confined Space Entry

This course will equip a participant with an understanding of how to perform as an entrant, attendant or competent person. Participants will also have the opportunity to become familiar with, inspect, and use Confined Space Entry (CSE) access equipment and air quality instrumentation.

This course covers:

• Regulation 632/05 – Confined Spaces overview

• Statutory and regulatory responsibilities

• Confined space documents

• Recognizing confined space entry hazards

• Assessing risk and Controlling hazards

• Evaluating Control Measures and air quality monitoring

• Ventilation and purging

• Lock-out/Tag-out and rescue planning

Confined Space Rescue

This course builds on the fundamentals taught in the Confined Space Awareness course to cover rescue planning and the use of Confined Space rescue equipment for either non-entry or entry rescue. This course would equip a participant with an understanding of how to perform rescue operations in support of a confined space entry project.

This course covers:

• Protection of personnel from hazards within the confined space

• Size-up of existing and potential hazards in confined space emergencies

• Risk assessment and hazard control hierarchy

• Evaluation of controls and Rescue types

• Plan and implement a confined space rescue operation

• Management of the physical and psychological challenges in confined spaces

• Use of victim packaging devices and proper lifting techniques

• Use of respiratory protection equipment and when such equipment is required for rescue operations

Confined Space Awareness

The Confined Space Awareness Training safety courses from MTS are OHSA based programs that teach overall confined space awareness, identify existing and potential confined space hazards, methods to control and eliminate hazards, worker responsibilities, confined space classification, entry planning and authorization and emergency and rescue procedures. Working in confined spaces can be an everyday function in many workplaces but are very dangerous unless proper procedures are followed. Employers must properly identify these spaces and ensure that proper safety training and entry/exit plans are in place for all workers.

This course covers:

• Explaining competency requirements

• Identify hazards

• Discuss stability principles

• Perform pre-operational checks

• Follow safe operating procedures

• Identify different fuel sources and hazards associated with them

This course will equip a participant with an understanding of how to perform as an entrant, attendant or competent person. Participants will also have the opportunity to become familiar with, inspect, and use Confined Space Entry (CSE) access equipment and air quality instrumentation.

Crane Training

The MTS Overhead Crane Operator Training Program is a two-part program consisting of a comprehensive in- class theory session followed by practical operator testing. The program covers a broad spectrum of overhead crane operation and rigging focussing on those particular to your operation. Participants will learn how to safely and effectively operate your specific overhead crane(s), attachments and related components. This program is suitable for new and existing operators. Participants with little or no practical operating experience may require practical operator training prior to practical testing.

MTS programs meet or exceed all relevant CSA Standards, applicable Federal/Provincial regulations and Ministry of Labour Guidelines.

Due Diligence

MTS offers Due Diligence training which will allow your participants to better understand their rights, roles and responsibilities regarding their work and as is required under OHSA and Bill C-45.

This course is for any person who performs the function of a supervisor, manager or senior management. Emphasis is given to the offenses and penalties in violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Also included are a basic knowledge of the act and more importantly how to find and gain information from its pages. This training can be customized/created to specifically address your workplace health & safety needs.

Course content includes but is not limited to:

• Legislation

• Bill C-45 Worker Rights

• Worker Rights

• Responsibilities under the Act

• Penalties

• Accident investigation

• Importance of “Return to Work” process

• Communications

• Record Keeping

• Keeping out of the Courts

Fire Extinguisher Training

First Aid

Be Prepared for Any Situation
Every day in our professional careers we witness tragedies that might have been avoided. With years of hands-on experience responding to these kinds of emergencies, our firefighters and paramedics deliver sensible training based on real life experience.
Participants love our courses because the instructors know what they’re talking about and they are lively and passionate about teaching others how to prevent tragedies by saving lives.
We offer a wide range of first aid and CPR courses in the Greater Toronto Area from Mississauga to Oshawa.

Core First Aid Courses:

• Emergency First Aid, CPR and AED
Concentrates primarily on CPR skills, controlling bleeding, treating shock and secondary assessment. Full day course. Certification is valid for three years.

• Standard First Aid, CPR and AED
Includes CPR and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) in a 2 day course. Certification valid for three years.

• Recertification
Review skills and refresh knowledge about CPR, AED and first aid as required. One day course.

• CPR/AED Level A
To educate participants with the basics of adult CPR and choking emergencies so they may assist in emergency situations until Emergency Medical Services arrive. The course is designed for anyone interested in helping in emergency situations.

• CPR/AED Basic Rescuer Level C / Health Care Provider Level C
To educate participants about adult, child and infant CPR and choking emergencies so they can assist in emergency situations until Emergency Medical Services arrive. This course is designed for health professionals (nurses, dental personnel, firefighters), lifeguards, fitness consultants, security personnel, teachers and anyone willing to help in emergency situations

Heat Stress

Heat stress requires immediate medical attention. Heat cramps are a symptom of heat stress and occur when fluid is lost and salt accumulates in muscle cells. Heat rash and heat fatigue are other serious conditions of heat stress.

The OHSA heat stress course from MTS can protect your workplace from heat-related hazards and reduce your risk of being fined.

Industrial Spill Response

This course is designed for individuals who are responsible for responding to spills of common industrial products within their facilities. Programs are tailored to client specific hazards, including tanks, drums and totes of lube oil, hydraulic oil, paint, solvents and mineral spirits.

Course Topics

• Identification of products involved in an incident – information systems
• Risk assessment protocols for the products and processes in question
• Applicable legislation
• Deciding if a team should or can respond to a given incident.
• Spill response protocols
• Spill response equipment. Uses and deployment.
• Containment, packaging and disposal.
• Practical incident scenarios.

JHSC Certification Training Part 1 and 2

PART 1: BASIC CERTIFICATION 3 DAY COURSE

This certification part one program provides an overall knowledge of health and safety that applies to all workplaces. This interactive course is a necessary component for Joint Health & Safety Committee members and brings the internal responsibility system into practice.

Provincial employers in Ontario employing 20 or more regularly employed workers must have a Joint Health and Safety Committee consisting of at least two certified members: one member representing workers and one member representing management.

Committees have a primary responsibility to identify hazards and bring them to the attention of the employer. Upon successful completion of our approved program, certified members will have the knowledge required to fulfill their legislated duties and support workplace parties in understanding their roles in preventing occupational injuries and illnesses as part of the internal responsibility system.

MTS is an Ontario Chief Prevention Officer Approved Training Provider for Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification Part 1 and 2.

Reminder: In order to become a certified member of the Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC), members must successfully complete Part 2 of the certification training within twelve months of completing Part 1.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain their role as a certified member
• Explain the roles of workplace parties
• Identify health and safety legislation, and demonstrate how to access it
• Explain basic rights, responsibilities, and training requirements
• Describe the purpose, legal requirements for, and rights and duties of the JHSC and its members
• Describe how a functioning JHSC works
• Describe the basic process of recognizing, assessing, controlling, and evaluating hazards
• Explain hazard recognition and the process of workplace inspections
• Describe methods of hazard assessment, control, and evaluation
• Practice recognizing, assessing, controlling, and evaluating hazard controls
• State the requirements for investigating accidents

PART 2: SPECIFIC HAZARD TRAINING 2 DAYS COURSE

Lift Truck Training

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify hazards

• Discuss stability principles

• Perform pre-operational checks

• Follow safe operating procedures

• Identify different fuel sources and hazards associated with them.

Lockout / Tagout

Learning Objectives

• Explain lockout and associated definitions

• Identify hazardous energy control program elements

• Identify proper lockout devices

• List the steps to lockout

• Identify different lockout processes

• Recognize alternate hazardous energy control methods

Propane Training

This is a MANDATORY Training program for anyone who is authorized to handle and change Propane Cylinders. Participants will receive training in Legislation as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act and it’s Regulations and in the safe use of exchanging cylinders on lifting devices.

Qualitative Fit Testing (QLFT)

Respiratory Training (SCBA/SAR)

Roles of H & S Committee

Train-the-Trainer

Evaluations focus on content including but is not limited to:

• Injury statistics

• Introduce theories and methods of communication

• Reinforce understanding of the adult learner

• Health and safety hazards, recognition, assessment & control

• Health and safety resources

Transportation of Dangerous Goods

A training certificate is valid for three years under TDG Regulations and two years under IATA Regulations, after which the individual must undergo re-certification.
A trained person will be issued a clear language training certificate that they must carry whenever handling dangerous goods. This certificate must be provided to an inspector immediately upon request.

TDG is composed of a number of essential components that work together to ensure safe transportation of hazardous materials. Our course simplifies and organizes this information to ensure that our students receive in-depth training that is clear to understand.

WHMIS

All workers in Canada who are working with or around hazardous materials are required by law to have WHMIS 2015 (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) training. MTS provides a comprehensive WHMIS Certification Course that has been developed in accordance with the Government of Canada’s 2015 Hazardous Products Act for the training of anyone who manufactures, works with or is ‘in proximity to’ hazardous materials in the workplace. Workers will learn all aspects of the WHMIS 2015 system and be able help keep a safe workplace for themselves and those around them.

This course replaces the previous 1988 WHMIS course and includes changes related to the international standard GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals).

Working at Heights Training

MTS was one of the first WAH training providers to be approved by the MLTSD. We offer the following courses:

• Working at Heights Refresher

• Working at Heights Instructor Workshop

To meet this requirement, employers should ensure that the site supervisor conducts a hazard assessment or job safety analysis (JSA) of the jobsite and develops a fall protection work plan. The supervisor should review the results of the assessment and the requirements of the fall protection work plan with workers on the site.

If workers use a fall arrest system, employers must develop procedures for rescuing a suspended worker. They can also put up posters and warning signs around the worksite and distribute stickers to workers to remind them about fall hazards on site.

Workplace Inspection

Workplace Violence & Harassment

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requires employers to develop, implement and maintain policies and programs regarding workplace violence and harassment (WVH). This course was developed to give participants more than just knowledge about the law; it will also give attendees a better understanding of the different aspects involved with how to effectively manage a Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy and Program. Additionally, it will give participants detailed instruction on how to review and update their program to meet the new legal requirements of Bill 132.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss applicable definitions

• Identify factors that contribute to violence and harassment

• Identify sources of violence and harassment

• Break down the definition of sexual harassment

• Discuss factors that define sexual harassment

• Identify workplace violence and harassment legislative requirements