Health & Safety In-House Training

IUPAT District Council 17 offers:

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  • OSSA Fall Protection

  • Standard Fall Protection (e.g., United Academy)

  • OSSA Confined Space Entry Monitor

  • OSSA Elevated Work Platform

  • Standard Boom Lift (e.g., United Academy)

  • Standard Scissor Lift (e.g., United Academy)

  • Telehandler / ZoomBoom

  • Forklift

  • WHMIS2015 / GHS

  • Lead Worker Awareness Training

  • Respirator Training

  • Respirator Qualitative & Quantitative Fit Testing

  • Coming soon: Saskatchewan General Mine Safety Awareness

  • OSSA Fall Protection Gear
  • District Council 17 Confined Space Training
  • IUPAT District Council 17 Health & Safety Training

Health & Safety Training, In-House – Select Courses

Oil Sands Safety Association = OSSA (correctly pronounced Oh-SA, not Oh-SHA), is a “non-profit organization made up of representatives from Syncrude Canada, Suncor Energy, Shell Albian Sands and Canadian Natural Resources, as well as volunteer members from the labor providers, union, area contractors and learning providers” [About OSSA].

If you are working on an Oil Sands member site, you will need the Oil Sands Safety Association version of Fall Protection (if working at heights), Elevated Work Platform (if working on man-lifts), and Confined Space Entry Monitor (if working in &/or monitoring confined spaces). More generally, OSSA courses have a good reputation, and are universally observed elsewhere in Alberta and usually in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Territories as well.

Our commercial construction markets do not need the OSSA training versions as they do not work on Oil Sands sites. Therefore, DC 17 offers non-OSSA versions of Fall Pro, etc. Here, we use the term ‘Standard’ to discern these from their OSSA version (e.g., ‘Standard’ Fall Pro vs. ‘OSSA’ Fall Pro)

WHMIS2015 is the new version of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems; WHMIS2015 incorporates the United Nation’s Globally Harmonized System, which better globally standardizes hazardous material terms and documents (e.g., the old Material Safety Data Sheet becomes the more standardized Safety Data Sheet). We are well into the transition period from [the original] WHMIS1988 to WHMIS2015. June 1, 2018 is the current date set to shift completely to WHMIS2015. However, these things have a way of dragging out. The bottom line for now: you must be trained in both WHMIS1988 & WHMIS2015. Stay tuned!

Not as intense as SSPC C3, but Lead Worker Awareness offers the basics of lead paint abatement, including: uses of Lead in Industry and Construction (i.e. why is lead in paint?), Lead and other heavy metals toxicity (symptoms, chronic and acute effects, routes on entry, blood testing, etc.), Contamination (risk to children, take home routes, proper decontamination techniques, wash trailers, etc.), Lead regulations in the Prairies (and other provinces, USA, etc.), and SSPC Best Practices (group trigger tasks, classes of contamination, etc.). Written Exam.

Upcoming Training Events

Level 1 Apprenticeship Training for Painter & Decorators

October 10 @ 8:00 am - December 2 @ 4:30 pm UTC+0

Level 2 Apprenticeship Training for Painter & Decorators

January 9, 2023 @ 8:00 am - March 3, 2023 @ 4:30 pm UTC-7

Health & Safety Online Training & Out-Sourced Training

IUPAT District Council 17 offers:

Online Training

  • Alberta CSTS

  • Saskatchewan SCOT

  • Saskatchewan R&R

  • WHMIS2015 / GHS

  • TDG

  • United Academy Boom Lift (theory online, practical required afterwards)

  • United Academy Scissor Lift (theory online, practical required afterwards)

  • United Academy Forklift (theory online, practical required afterwards)

  • United Academy Telehandler (theory online, practical required afterwards)

  • United Academy Fall Pro (theory online, practical required afterwards)

Out-Sourced Training

  • First Aid, Emergency (1 Day)

  • First Aid, Standard (2 Day)

  • H2S Alive

  • BSO

District 17 Training, EWP

Health & Safety Training, Online – Select Courses

Construction Safety Training System (CSTS-09) & Safety Construction Orientation Training (SCOT) are similar on-line programs required by various sites in Alberta and Saskatchewan, respectively. One does not replace the other; if you work in both provinces on industrial sites, you will likely need both.
If you require CSTS or SCOT, contact DC17 Training, for LINK, USERID and PASSWORD for either CSTS or SCOT.

Construction Safety Training System (CSTS-09) & Safety Construction Orientation Training (SCOT) are similar on-line programs required by various sites in Alberta and Saskatchewan, respectively. One does not replace the other; if you work in both provinces on industrial sites, you will likely need both.
If you require CSTS or SCOT, contact DC17 Training, for LINK, USERID and PASSWORD for either CSTS or SCOT.

Rights & Responsibilities [R&R] is another online program required by some (not all) sites in Saskatchewan.

If you require R&R, contact DC17 Training, for LINK, USERID and PASSWORD for either CSTS or SCOT.

United Academy is the training arm of United Rentals
United Academy’s CORE 4 consists of Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, Forklift, and Class VII Forklift (e.g., Telehandler or ZoomBoom). The IUPAT and United Academy signed an agreement whereby we can certify trainers for their programs. Corey Bollivar (Calgary) and Mike Iftody (Edmonton) are DC 17 CORE 4 United Academy Instructors. For members that don’t need OSSA EWP, this program will help us immensely.
To enroll: Email DC17 Training at training@dc17.ca or call 800.322.0694. DC17 Training enrolls you in the CORE 4 course[s] of interest. You must have a unique email to be enrolled. You will receive emailed link, userid, and password for the online theory training modules.
After you complete these theory modules, you must schedule a practical. Contact DC17 Training again at that point to coordinate. If we can’t organise a practical w/ Corey or Mike, we will contact United and find a convenient time / place for you to meet with a United Rental’s instructor for your equipment practical[s].

Similar to CORE 4, this is United Rental’s Fall Protection. The Canadian rollout has been slow compared to the USA rollout, as United must tailor their program to the specifics of each province. So, this program isn’t quite ready yet. But it will be …

The process is virtually identical to CORE 4. Contact DC17 Training, and you’ll receive a link, userid, and password for online theory training modules. After you complete these modules, you must schedule a practical. Call DC17 Training again at that point to coordinate.

Corey Bollivar (Calgary) & Rodger Watson (Edmonton) are DC 17 Fall Pro United Academy instructors. If we can’t coordinate a practical w/ Corey or Rodger, we will contact United and find a convenient time / place for you to meet with a United Rental’s instructor for your Fall Pro practical.

Health & Safety Training, Outsourced – Select Courses

BSO (Basic Safety Orientation) is a relatively new classroom training program that has replaced previous on-line CSTS and OSSA Regional training. Not all sites require BSO, but it is trending.

Health & Safety: Course Schedules

H & S Course EDM SASK WPG CGY REG Ft Mc
OSSA Fall Protection Weekly On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Standard Fall Protection On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
OSSA Confined Space Entry Monitor Weekly On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
OSSA Elevated Work Platform Weekly On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Standard Boom Lift On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Standard Scissor Lift On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Telehandler (ZoomBoom) On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Forklift On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
WHMIS2015 / GHS On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Lead Worker Awareness Training On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Respirator Training On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request
Respirator Fit Testing* On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request On Request

*DC 17 offers Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Testing