Obligations and Liabilities of the OH&S Professional: Classroom

This two-day course is designed to develop an awareness and understanding of the obligations and potential liabilities that may be encountered by the OH&S professional when providing advice in the area of occupational health and safety. The focus is upon defining the types of obligations and potential liabilities and illustrating ways and means of reducing these risks.

Who Should Attend

Because every occupational health and safety professional can be at risk, this seminar provides invaluable information to every level of experience - from the novice to the seasoned professional and from the "internal" consultant to the commercial consultant. Take action to safeguard yourself and your clients.

Course Content:

• Learning what are your obligations or duties to the client, the workers and the public
• Learning what standard of care and skill is expected of an OHS practitioner
• Understanding with what type of legislation you should be familiar
• Assessing and handling conflict of interest
• Considering ramifications when preparing a report to management
• Understanding what is a report disclaimer and when you might need one
• Discussing the major ethical issues faced by the OH&S profession
• Discussing (in-depth) the liabilities faced, based on contracts and legislation
• Understanding the role of professional liability insurance
• Understanding the application of privilege and disclosure to the OH&S consultant
• Learning what are the important elements of an OH&S contract

Course Examinations: The course exam is provided to participants by email within five business days of course completion. Participants have 4 weeks from the release date to complete the exam.

Successful completion of CHSC courses requires completion of a CHSC Exam with a minimum 75% standard. Exams require several hours additional time commitment beyond in-class time for the student to demonstrate mastery of the course expectations. With the exception of the Obligations & Liabilities course, exams follow a case study analysis format.

Course Instructors

Meet the course instructors:

• Michel Crépeau - Michel Crépeau Bio (pdf)
• Dan Black - Dan Black Bio (pdf)
• Fred Leafloor - Fred Leafloor Bio (pdf)

Course Credits

• CSSE has awarded this course 16 CHSC Maintenance Points.
• BCRSP has awarded this course 1.0 CMPs.
• Completion of this course will count as one elective credit towards the OH&S Certificate at British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Upcoming In-Class Courses

The following is a listing of all courses sorted by course date and then location. Please click the REGISTER button if you wish to register for a particular course. NOTE: You will need to be logged in to your personalized CSSE profile to register online.

Online Learning Course

How Does Online Learning Work?

Upon registration, you will be given the URL address and a unique password. You will have one month to work your way through the five units of the online course. You can download the course and reference material for easy reference later. At the end of one month, or when you have completed the course, you will be given access to the downloadable exam, which you complete and return to the CSSE office for marking. You will have two weeks to complete the exam. Successful completion of the exam does count towards the requirements for the CHSC designation (view information on the CHSC designation). 

BCRSP has awarded this course 1.0 CMPs.

Completion of this course will count as one elective credit towards the OH&S Certificate at British Columbia Institute of Technology.