CourseWorks
Competency & Skills Training
Contractors and Workers need online competency training in order to get and remain current. From WHMIS through Overhead Line Safety, the power of the internet enables individuals to meet training requirements anywhere there is a connection. With over 24 courses offered currently, individuals can meet relevant compliance training needs before they expire. This enables them to report on-site ready to work. The courses available are recognized by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH) and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) as meeting their Certification Maintenance Points criteria.
Petroleum Safety Training (PST) meets all of the requirements for IRP 16 - Basic Safety Awareness Training.
PST is an interactive multi-media program with video, audio and interactive lessons. This safety training program has been designed and produced for all workers in the petroleum industry. It is user friendly and has been specifically designed so learners do not need significant computer skills. Learners can relax and enjoy the training process, as they are easily guided through each lesson.
Total running time of the program is approximately six hours. Topics include regulations, WHMIS, personal protective equipment (PPE), hazard recognition and control, common workplace hazards and control, oil and gas industry hazards and control, gas hazards and control measures, exploration hazards and control (optional), rig hazards and control (optional), oilfield trucking hazards and control (optional), production and plant hazards and control (optional), work procedures and safety communication.
ACSA Safety Training Equivalency
The Petroleum Safety Training (PST) and the Construction Safety Training System (CSTS) have been granted equivalency. The Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA), Enform and the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) have performed a comparison of the content of the two programs and have deemed the objectives and theory of the training to be equivalent when the PST is completed with the addition of the Enform Safe-T components.
As a result of this decision, member companies of the COAA should accept PST wallet card certifications with the CSTS option issued by Enform as meeting the current requirement of CSTS certification. In the petroleum industry, companies should accept CSTS certification issued by ACSA as equivalent to any requirement of PST certification.
Although the examples used in each program are industry related, companies will no longer be required to purchase two programs to work in both the construction and petroleum industries. Companies are encouraged to use their industry's program and use this equivalency should the need arise.
Orientations
Provides general and site specific orientations online. This feature has the ability to handle videos, PDF documents and customized on-line courses with a variety of testing, sign-off and acknowledgement capabilities. Contractors and workers can report to a location with the prerequisite training completed, tracked and verified. Competency questions ensure that the knowledge presented is retained. Users can print off handy wallet sized certification cards. Audit trails enable tracking of individuals and companies, notifications and alerts enable future training scheduling according to the Employers' policies and individual needs.
