EAL Workplace Health & Safety Course
~~ Summer Session ~~
Online (Thursdays, 6 to 8 pm) Starting June 6, 2024
(course description below)
EAL Workplace Health & Safety Course (Virtual class)
Do you want to improve your English skills in a welcoming environment, while gaining important knowledge about workplace health & safety in BC? Join our FREE English as an Additional Language (EAL) Workplace Health & Safety Course! This 9-week course will empower newcomers, migrants, and refugees with new language, information and resources that support health & safety at work. Students who complete this course will also receive a certificate from the BC Federation of Labor Health and Safety Centre.
Next Session: Thursdays, June 6 - August 1st, from 6-8pm
Cost: FREE
Place: Online (you will receive a Zoom link when you register)
*Who Can Join: Newcomers, immigrants, migrants, and refugees with intermediate English proficiency.
Course Topics Include:
- Worker Safety Rights & Responsibilities in BC
- Employment Standards in BC
- Refusing Unsafe Work
- First Aid in the Workplace
- Reporting Injuries & Safety Violations to WorkSafe BC
- Common Hazards & Hazardous Materials
- Bullying, Harassment & Violence at Work
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Health & Safety Committees
Private requests for organizations are possible.
*Please note, immigration status is not a requirement.*
