Safety standards and compliance
It's not a compliance exercise. It's a design problem.
Course designSafety standards and complianceFall protection
I used to perform as a dancer.
When the employer screws up, the worker dies
Safety standards and compliance
In a workplace fatality,
Most people only see the classroom, not the system behind it
Running a training businessSafety standards and compliance
Most people only see the classroom. They see an instructor teaching Fall Protection or MEWP.
Effective instructional skills must be maintained
Instructor developmentSafety standards and compliance
From time to time, we’re asked: “If an instructor took the program three years ago and has been teaching regularly, why would they need to retake your entire 3-day instructor program?”
Shortcuts shrink your students' opportunities
Safety standards and compliance
I’ve seen a pattern in the training industry over the years.
Behind every certificate is a system most people never see
Safety standards and complianceRunning a training business
When Haland Learning started, it was just me. I designed courses, taught them, revised them, and taught them again — over and over — until the learning actually worked.
If people walk out believing they're trained, you're responsible
Safety standards and complianceCourse design
If people walk out believing they’re trained, you’re responsible for that belief.
Formal education or field experience? We need both
Safety standards and compliance
I saw a post recently about the value of formal education in safety — and it got me thinking.
Some things are worth losing business over
Running a training businessSafety standards and compliance
At Haland Learning, we’ve made it clear that: We do not support the practice of withholding training certificates from students.
Applying for Ontario approval of our fall protection course
Safety standards and complianceFall protection
We (Haland Learning) are applying to have our Fall Protection training approved by the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
Distilling 45 pages of regulatory wording into a single page
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It takes us (Haland Learning) a LONG time to create simple learning activities.
What "approved" training actually means in BC
Safety standards and complianceFall protection
Our Fall Protection Course recently passed the vetting process at the BC Construction Safety Alliance.
Course material should not remain static
Course designSafety standards and complianceFall protection
Some of the things occurring with our existing Fall Protection User course:
Hazard exposure frequency: which level should you assess?
Safety standards and compliance
When assessing the frequency of hazard exposure do you instruct people to consider exposure at the corporate level, the site level, the crew level or the individual level?