Preventing accidents through awareness
Illustrated with videos, infographics, and concrete examples, this training helps you take health and safety seriously—from both an employee and management perspective. The housekeeping profession involves numerous risks: chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic, psychosocial, and safety-related. This training teaches you how to recognize, assess, and effectively prevent them.
Who is this training for?
- Housekeeping attendants and technicians
- Supervisors, team leaders and managers
- Any company that wants to structure its prevention approach
Responsibilities and prevention
- Your responsibility and that of the management of the establishment or company
- Safety is everyone's responsibility: employer, supervisors and employees
- The three fundamental rights of employees
- Accident prevention starts with YOU
- The risk identification method recommended by the CNESST: identify, correct, control
Health and safety risks
- Chemical risks
- Physical risks
- Biological risks
- Ergonomic risks
- Psychosocial risks
- Security risks
Identify and assess the risks
- Air quality
- The noise
- The lighting
- Working in the heat and working in the cold
- Workplace inspection
Safe working methods
- Good posture and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
- Load transport and working with the mop
- The pre-soaking method
- Electrical safety and the prevention of slips and trips
Protection and standards
- Personal protective equipment (PPE): eyes, head, feet, hands, hearing and respiratory system
- The principles of WHMIS 2015: safety data sheets, labels and worker training
Looking forward to talking about sanitation with you!
What the training includes
At the end of this training, each participant receives a certificate covering three subjects :
- Health and safety in housekeeping
- Wearing personal protective equipment
- WHMIS 2015
Each participant also leaves with a illustrated training book, as well as a snack, coffee and tea offered on site.
