Materials Handling - Canada - Online

Materials Handling Canada

Materials handling and storage covers a wide range of activities, from something simple like moving a few boxes from a closet to a storage area to something as complicated as hauling tons of steel with a crane.

Who needs Materials Handling Training?

This training is intended for those who work in Canadian facilities in which significant amounts of materials are stored and moved on a regular basis, and can assist the employer in meeting their respective OHS requirements.

Course Topics

• Introduction and objectives
• Recognize lifting hazards and safe lifting techniques
• Identify proper methods for safe material stacking
• Identify proper methods for safe material storage
• Recall hazards and proper use of mechanical material handling equipment
• Recognize the role of ergonomics in safe materials handling
• Recall the application of hazard controls in materials handling and storage

Course Objectives

Learners who successfully complete this course will learn to recognize lifting hazards and safe lifting techniques, proper methods for safe material stacking and storage, proper use of mechanical material handling equipment and the role of ergonomics in safe materials handling.

Time to Complete Course

30 Minutes

Regulations

Provincial, territorial, and federal OHS standards

Prerequisites

None

Languages

English and French Canadian

Important Registration and Payment Information: 

• Immediate course access is provided when paid with a credit card, PayPal, and ACH at the time of registration 
• Invoiced or purchase orders are subject to delayed course access pending credit approval. 
• Invoice and purchase order terms are NET 15 days. 
• Certificates of Completion cannot be released until full payment is received