Course Overview
The Occupational Health and Safety Criminal Investigations course consists of four 20-minute e-learning modules covering: occupational health and safety (OHS) criminal investigations and the law; the investigation process; the causes of serious workplace incidents; and questions, evidence, and laying charges.
When you have completed this course, you will be able to:
- Define OHS incidents and explain how they can impact people’s lives
- Summarize what happened at the Westray mine tragedy
- Explain how the Criminal Code was amended in response to the tragedy
- List the sections of the Criminal Code that open organizations up to criminal charges
- List the relevant charging sections of the Criminal Code for workplace incidents
- Describe the previous flawed process for OHS criminal investigations
- List the objectives and requirements for these investigations
- Describe the new process for OHS criminal investigations
- Summarize the knowledge base investigators need and why
- Summarize why the employer’s executive leadership play a critical role in workplace safety
- Describe safety management systems and why they’re critical to workplace safety
- Define a workplace safety culture and explain why they’re pivotal to safe work practices
- Explain how workers and leaders make decisions about safe or unsafe behaviours
- Summarize a case study illustrating how an unsafe work environment can result in serious incidents
- List the steps to follow when investigating serious workplace incidents
- List the forms and tools investigators can use to gather evidence
- List the elements of the offence for criminal negligence and manslaughter
Target Audience
Sworn Police, Police Services
Content Provider
Content for this course was provided by Calgary Police Service.
