Safety Training Sessions

1. The Safety Enforcement Division requires safety training to be provided at all levels.

Risk assessments in schools/departments will determine the level of training as part of the preventive and protective measures needed for each type of work. The training must include basic skills training, specific “on- the-job” training, and training in health and safety or emergency procedures.

2. Persons responsible shall, in entrusting tasks to employees or others, consider their capabilities regarding health and safety, and shall ensure that employees and others are provided with adequate health and safety training:
   
   
   1. on their being recruited or enrolled into the university, and/or
   2. on their being exposed to new or increased risks because of
      
      
      • their being transferred or given a change of responsibility within the university,
        
      • the introduction of new work equipment or a change respecting work equipment already in use,
      • the introduction of new technology into the workplace, or
      • the introduction of a new system of work.

      For those for whom safety training is deemed necessary, such training is not optional but a mandatory requirement.

3. Identification of the safety training needs of students must be carried out by the academic supervisor, normally during the first four weeks after the students’ arrival at the university. The required safety training can form part of students’ courses.