A comprehensive training program for safe work procedures and practices is essential for ensuring regulatory compliance and preventing hazards. The program should cover several key areas to ensure all employees understand their roles and responsibilities, can recognize hazards, and know how to implement appropriate control measures.

Key components of a comprehensive safety training program include:

• • Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment: Training on how to identify potential hazards in the workplace and assess the associated risks.
• • Safe Work Procedures: Instruction on specific procedures for safely performing tasks, including the correct use of tools and equipment.
• • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Proper use, maintenance, and inspection of required PPE.
• • Emergency Procedures: Training on emergency response, including evacuation plans, first aid, and reporting procedures.
• • Regulatory Compliance: Information on relevant safety regulations and standards.
• • Communication: Ensuring effective communication channels for reporting hazards, incidents, and safety concerns.
• • Training and Competency: Ensuring that each employee, upon initial assignment to the test area, receives training in safe work practices, with retraining provided as required.
• • Periodic Inspections: The employer shall determine, through regular supervision and through inspections conducted on at least an annual basis, that each employee is complying with the safety-related work practices required.
• • Fall Protection: The employer must train a worker in the safe use of the fall protection system before use. Training includes review of legislation, the fall protection plan, fall protection methods required at the work site, identification of fall hazards, assessment and selection of anchors, instruction on correct use of connecting hardware, effects of a fall on the body, pre-use inspections, emergency response procedures, practice, and other control measures.
• • WHMIS Education and Training: Workers who work with or may be exposed to hazardous products in the workplace must receive product-specific training.
• • Hazardous Energy Control: The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of energy controls are acquired by employees.

Additionally, the training program should be regularly reviewed and updated to reflect changes in regulations, work processes, or hazard information.

For work related to tree trimming, the employer shall ensure that every qualified tree worker involved in tree work utilizing a crane to position personnel into a tree receives instruction and training on such work and is competent in safe work procedures and knowledge of the hazards applicable to tree work involving the use of cranes. [1]

For high-voltage or high-power testing, the employer shall ensure that each employee, upon initial assignment to the test area, receives training in safe work practices, with retraining provided as required. [2]

For youth workers in construction, employers should train young workers on what job tasks they can and cannot legally do and make sure young workers get clear instructions for each and every task. [3] [3]