In Canada, working outdoors during the winter requires a considerable amount of preparation. The northern Ontario climate presents challenges that call for added attention to safety when considering warmth, remoteness, and hydration.
During this session, students will learn best safety practices for winter fieldwork as well as tips and tools to use when preparing for your next outing, while also following industrial site requirements.
Navigating in the field is a skill that every environmental person should have. Not only is it important from a safety standpoint, but improves your ability to mark groundwater wells, effluent discharge points, and water quality monitoring locations
Marking waypoints also provides the option to map these locations and communicate them electronically, for example on Google Maps. The Navigation course provides the learner with the tools to navigate in the field with the aid of a GPS device and to mark points that can be traceable. A demonstration of mapping waypoints will also be shown.
In Canada, working outdoors during the warm months requires a considerable amount of preparation. The northern Ontario climate presents challenges that call for added attention to safety when considering warmth, remoteness, and hydration.
This all-day workshop will prepare your environmental field crews and summer students to perform environmental monitoring in a safe manner. Topics include: Safety plans, communication procedures, Personal Protective Equipment, Wildlife Encounters, Vehicle Safety and Environmental Conditions
Common to most construction projects and industrial sites, fuel storage is an area of high risk for spills and potential harm to the environment.
This session will review the regulatory requirements in detail for fuel storage, and best practices for managing fuel storage. Participants will also practice what they have learned by auditing virtual fuel storage scenarios using the training materials provided.
Environmental Emergency Response Planning is heavily regulated in Ontario and Canada. A well organized and risk-based Environmental Emergency Response Plan (EERP) provides a mechanism for ensuring that sites are ready for environmental emergencies, while maintaining provincial and federal compliance with all applicable regulations related to environmental emergencies.
This training is intended to provide a structured process that will instruct students on how to effectively plan and prepare for environmental emergencies. A focus is placed on risk-based planning, while ensuring provincial and federal legislation is met.
Tools will be provided to assist in planning and coordinating Environmental Emergency spill drills.