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Special one-time discount* (offer extended until May 31, 2024)

Register for one of our upcoming Let's Talk Safety webinars or a live OHS information session, and you'll qualify for $200 off your next UNB OHS course!

*Limit of one discounted OHS course per student during this promotion. Contact our customer service team to find out more and to process your discount.

Upcoming webinars

Join us for one, or all, of the following exciting new webinars. Each webinar contains 1.0 technical hours and is eligible for 0.1 CEUs with BCRSP®.

Machinery

This webinar is part of our "Let's Talk Safety" webinar series

Machine-related injuries are serious, life-altering events for all those involved. Unfortunately, machine incidents happen too frequently in workplaces across the globe and many organizations need to take a more proactive approach to managing their machinery risks.

Join us for this one-hour webinar to learn how to identify machinery hazards, select appropriate safeguarding controls and set up an effective machine safety program at your workplace.

In this webinar, you will:

  • Be introduced the safeguarding process;
  • Review the legislative requirements for machine safety and discuss the new standard, CSA Z432-23: Safeguarding of Machinery;
  • Learn how to identify machinery hazards & select appropriate safeguards;
  • Understand hand protection best practices;
  • Review the requirements of machine lockout; and
  • Discuss implementation of a proactive machine safety program.

Machine safeguarding can feel like a daunting task. By understanding the key concepts of machine safety and setting up a proactive program to identify, prioritize and reduce risk, organizations can create a safer workplace for everyone.

Date: May 15, 2024
Time:
2 p.m. (Atlantic) / 1 p.m. (Eastern)
Presenters:
Glyn Jones, M.A.Sc, P.Eng, CIH, CRSP and Kristin Petaski, P.Eng
Cost:
Free

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This event contains 1.0 technical hours and is eligible for 0.1 CEUs with BCRSP. See the BCRSP for more information about the CPD point criteria. We're happy to provide a letter confirming your registration for this webinar. To receive your confirmation letter, please fill out this form.


About the presenters

Glyn Jones is a partner at EHS Partnerships Ltd. in Calgary, Alberta. He is a consulting occupational health and safety professional with 35 years of experience in the field and has presented at numerous conferences. Glyn is a chemical engineer by training and is a Professional Engineer. He completed a Master’s degree specializing in occupational health and safety, holds numerous professional certifications, and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)®. He is a very involved conference speaker and has been teaching occupational and environmental health and safety for a number of Canadian universities for 25 years.

Kristin Petaski is an associate at EHS Partnerships Ltd. In Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has 19 years of experience as a manufacturing engineer with a strong focus on occupational health and safety. Specializing in machine safeguarding and risk assessments, she helps companies control machinery-related hazards while keeping operational goals at the forefront.


Want to explore webinars we've offered in previous years? Get access to our webinar catalog by visiting Knowledge Corner.


Information sessions

Please select from the following programs to get access to upcoming and pre-recorded information sessions.

We are currently offering a pre-recorded information session about our Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (COHS) free of charge. To watch the video and learn more about the diploma, please click the button that says "Get access now" and submit your name and email.

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We are currently offering a pre-recorded information session about our Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) free of charge. To watch the video and learn more about the diploma, please click the button that says "Get access now" and submit your name and email.

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We are currently offering a pre-recorded information session about our Certificate in Safety Leadership (CSL) free of charge. To watch the video and learn more about the diploma, please click the button that says "Get access now" and submit your name and email.

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We are currently offering a pre-recorded information session about our Certificate in Management Essentials (CME) free of charge. To watch the video and learn more about the diploma, please click the button that says "Get access now" and submit your name and email.

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