Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)

Pre-requisites: None

This program is designed for the individual worker and is offered through a Multimedia CD-ROM Interactive Video Computer system. The training is done individually and takes, on average, 4.5 hours to complete. The participant is instructed on various health and safety topics and then tested for 100% mastery of content. This program gives the individual and employer the flexibility of training when and where it is most convenient.

Please contact the NSNY to make training arrangements.

Lessons & Topics include:

The Law at Work

  • Who’s Responsible for Safety?
  • Training & Qualifications
  • Incidents & Injuries
  • Safe Work Practices & Procedures

Machinery, Tools & Equipment

  • Inspecting your Equipment
  • Electrical Tool Hazards
  • Pinch Points & Guards
  • Air-Activated Tools
  • Powder-Actuated Tools

Workplace Hazards

  • Hazard Recognition
  • Fiels Level Risk Assessment
  • Identify & Controlling Hazards
  • Invisible Hazards

Mobile Equipment

  • Equipment Hazards
  • Visibility & Traffic Control
  • Rigging & Hoisting

Personal Protective Equipment

  • PPE Defined
  • Basic PPE
  • Clothing
  • Fall Arresting Protection
  • Respiratory Equipment

Excavating & Trenching

  • Causes of Injuries
  • Dial Before You Dig
  • Soil Types & Ground Conditions
  • Shoring, Sloping & Spoil Piles
  • Cleanup & Erosion Cont

Personal Physical Care

  • Fitness for Work
  • Caring for your Back
  • Drugs & Alcohol
  • Alcohol & Drug Guidelines/Workrule

Emergency Response

  • Emergency Preparedness
  • First Aid
  • Fires & Explosions
  • Compressed Gases

Housekeeping

  • Cleaning Up
  • Slips, Trips, & Falls
  • Signs & Entryways

Working With Chemicals (WHMIS)

  • The Purpose of WHMIS
  • Labels
  • Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Hazard Symbols
  • Protecting Yourself

Ladders & Scaffolding

  • Fall Protection
  • Ladder Types
  • Using Portable Ladders
  • Erecting Scaffolds
  • Working from Scaffolds

Environmental Factors

  • Dealing with Releases
  • Transporting Hazardous Material
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Your Responsibilities

This program provides workers with CSTS Generic WHMIS and will help reduce the amount of time and money spent on conventional health & safety classroom training.

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