Notice: Discontinuation of In-Person Programs
The Alberta Safety Council and Safety City have permanently discontinued all in-person programs.
After thorough evaluation, it was determined that continuing to operate is no longer feasible.
We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has supported us throughout the years. Your visits, feedback, and engagement have meant a great deal to us.
For more information, please contact us directly.
Hazard Recognition Training
Recognizing, evaluating and controlling hazards are the basic building blocks of any
safety and health management system. Hazards can cause incidents and injury – but controlling hazards prevents incidents.
evaluate hazards by assessing the risks and controlling the hazards.
The Basics and Benefits
This Alberta Safety Council course aims to increase the worker’s understanding of how
hazards and risk are at work on almost every jobsite.
It stresses hazard recognition, evaluation and control as the foundation of a proactive
safety management system – one that acts to prevent incidents before they happen.
Upon completion of this course, participants will have firm knowledge of five main points:
- Importance of identifying hazards and managing risk;
- Definitions of hazard and risk;
- Hazard identification;
- Hazard evaluation and risk assessment;
- Control hierarchy
supervisors, managers and employers on a road to becoming the safest and most
responsible people they can be.
