Training Room 1: First Steps to Safety—Understanding Hazards
Welcome!
You are about to enter Training Room 1. Here you will learn to identify and describe potential agricultural hazards that may be present in your worksite.
hazard: On an agricultural worksite, a hazard can be defined as something that could cause you or others harm.
From "Hazard management: Six questions to keep you safe" in Alberta's Farm Safety Newsletter.
In this training room you will find information about Project 1: Creating a Health and Safety Assessment Tool. You will work on this project throughout the training room and submit it at the end of the training room. You will also work through a series of sessions, each of which will support your learning and provide you with resources to complete your project.
Learning Objectives of Training Room 1
When you have completed the sessions of this training room, you will be able to do the following:
- identify and describe chemical, physical, ergonomic, biological, and psychosocial hazards within an agricultural environment
- identify and describe hazards particular to farm machinery, animal management, and agricultural environments.
- research and identify legislation and/or exemptions for agricultural health and safety
Estimated Required Time
It will take you about 6–8 hours to complete this training room.
Setting Your Timeline—Determining Your Goals
You can click on the Training Room 1—Goal Setting Workplan to anticipate the work that you will be responsible for in this training room. Save the workplan document and set goals for yourself regarding the timeline you plan to follow to complete the assigned work.
- On the workplan, indicate the date when you expect to submit each of the assignments.
- Submit your workplan to your teacher.
- Keep track of your completion dates and be prepared to share with your teacher your reflections about your successes and challenges in meeting your goals.