COURSE
Workplace Inspection Training
Course Overview
Workplace Inspection Training is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to plan, conduct, and follow up on effective workplace inspections.
The course focuses on understanding legal requirements, recognizing hazards, and applying a structured inspection process to help prevent incidents, reduce risk, and support a safer work environment.
Duration:
- 8 hours
Delivery Options:
Workplace Inspection Training can be delivered:
- Onsite for employers
Training Method
Instruction combines:
- Instructor-led discussion
- Practical examples and case scenarios
- Hands-on inspection activity
- Group discussion and review
Training emphasizes realistic application of inspection principles within the participant’s own workplace environment
Course Content
Participants receive instruction covering the full workplace inspection cycle, including:
- Types of workplace inspections
- Legal requirements and responsibilities
- The five-step workplace inspection process
- Establishing inspection policies and procedures
- Understanding and using floor plans
- Developing effective inspection checklists
- Filing inspection reports and making recommendations
- Follow-up procedures and corrective action tracking
- Hazard recognition best practices
As part of the course, participants will conduct a workplace inspection, reinforcing practical application of the concepts covered.
Purpose of Workplace Inspections
Workplace inspections play a critical role in occupational health and safety by helping organizations to:
- Identify substandard conditions, processes, and behaviours before incidents occur
- Listen to and evaluate hazards identified by workers
- Assess the causes of hazards and the potential for future incidents
- Reduce or eliminate risk through practical recommendations and follow-up actions
Who Should Attend
This course is well suited for:
- Supervisors and managers
- Health and safety representatives
- Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) members
- Workers assigned inspection responsibilities
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