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Biological Hazards – CAN

Learn how to recognize and respond to workplace biological hazards in this 60-minute online course. Cover bacteria, viruses, moulds, exposure routes, risk controls, worker responsibilities, and post-exposure response, then earn a certificate after passing.

Biological hazards training is designed to give workers the recognition and response skills to address exposure risks before they cause harm. Bacteria, viruses, moulds, and the germs people carry show up across dozens of industries, from healthcare and food handling to landscaping and childcare, yet they remain among the most overlooked dangers on the job.

This biological hazards course teaches you to recognize when a task carries exposure risk and to act on that recognition with the right controls and reporting steps. You finish with two practical on-the-job skills: hazard recognition and exposure response.

Course Overview

This biological hazards course is organized into seven focused modules, moving from foundational definitions through to post-exposure action steps.

• What Are Biological Hazards?
• How Biological Hazards Enter the Body
• The Main Types of Biological Hazards
• Biological Hazards in Different Kinds of Work
• Controlling the Risk
• Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities
• Responding to an Exposure

Each module builds on the one before it. By the time you reach the controls and response sections, you already have a clear picture of what you are protecting against and why.

The course covers a broad range of work settings. Whether you spend your day in a clinical environment, a commercial kitchen, a daycare, or outdoors, the content applies directly to your tasks.

Invisible risks become manageable the moment workers know what to look for.

What You’ll Learn

This biological hazards course covers everything from naming the agents to filing the post-exposure report.

Defining biological hazards

• Identify what qualifies as a biological hazard, including bacteria, viruses, and moulds, and distinguish these agents from other workplace hazard types.
• Describe the four routes through which biological hazards enter the body and explain why each route matters for selecting the right protective measure.

Hazard types and locations

• Identify the main categories of biological hazards and the specific work environments and tasks where each category is most likely present.
• Recognize the signs that a task carries a biological hazard risk, even when no visible contamination is present.

Risk control and reporting

• Apply control measures when a task is identified as potentially hazardous, and recognize when the situation may need to be escalated or reported.
• Explore the hierarchy of controls as it applies to biological hazard scenarios across different industries.

Exposure response

• Describe the immediate steps to take following a potential or confirmed exposure to a biological hazard.
• Work through the reporting and follow-up actions that typically apply after an exposure event to help protect the affected worker and their colleagues.

Rights and responsibilities

• Recognize your rights and responsibilities under Canadian workplace health and safety law as they relate to biological hazard situations.
• Explore how employer and worker obligations may interact when a biological hazard is identified or an exposure occurs.

Assessment and completion

• Demonstrate understanding of course content by achieving the 80% pass mark on the final assessment.
• Apply knowledge from all seven modules to earn a certificate of completion that documents successful course completion.

Each outcome in this course is tied to a task, a decision, or a document relevant to the job.

Who Should Take This Course?

• Healthcare and clinical workers. You encounter bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, and infectious materials as a routine part of patient care, making biological hazards training directly applicable to your daily work.
• Cleaning and janitorial staff. You handle contaminated surfaces, waste, and soiled materials across facilities where biological hazards are present every shift.
• Food handlers and kitchen workers. You work with perishable products, raw proteins, and shared equipment where bacterial contamination is a constant operational risk.
• Childcare and early learning staff. You work in close contact with children and face elevated exposure to viruses and communicable illness throughout the workday.
• Landscaping and outdoor workers. Field conditions can include animal waste, standing water, mould, and other biological agents that are easy to overlook.
• Safety coordinators and team leads. Your role typically includes identifying hazards, briefing workers, and ensuring exposure incidents are reported and documented.

Why Take This Course?

Biological hazards show up in far more workplaces than most people expect. The consequences of an unrecognized exposure can range from short-term illness to serious long-term health effects. Your workers deserve to know the risks before contact occurs.

Workers often complete a task without knowing they were at risk. This biological hazards online training gives you the recognition skills to act before that window closes.

Canadian workplace health and safety law assigns specific rights and responsibilities when biological hazards are present. This course addresses those obligations, so you have a clearer picture of what may be required of you and what your employer is expected to provide.

Completing the 60-minute session generates a certificate that serves as a documented training record. You walk away with a certificate confirming you can identify hazards, apply controls, and respond to exposures, which supports due diligence in any sector.

Key Benefits

• Certificate of completion included. Workers receive a printable certificate upon passing the 80% assessment, giving your organization a tangible training record for each individual on the team.
• Exposure incidents addressed before they become recordable. You leave the biological hazards course able to identify a hazardous task before contact occurs, reducing the number of exposure events that require formal reporting.
• Completed in a single 60-minute session. The course fits within a standard shift or onboarding block without requiring multiple logins, scheduling coordination, or travel to a classroom.
• Skills that transfer across industries. The hazard recognition and response framework you learn applies in healthcare, food service, landscaping, childcare, and cleaning, so you carry it into any future role.
• Priced at $49.99 per enrolment. A fixed, per-seat cost makes it straightforward for organizations to budget biological hazards training across a team without variable or hidden fees.

Course Details

• Course length: 60 minutes
• Format: Online, self-paced
• Passing mark: 80%
• Certificate: Certificate of completion included
• Price: $49.99

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does the biological hazards course take to complete?

The Biological Hazards – CAN course takes 60 minutes to complete. You can finish it in a single session within a standard shift.

Is a certificate included when I complete the biological hazards training?

Yes, the Biological Hazards – CAN course includes a certificate of completion for every learner who passes the final assessment.

What score do I need to pass the biological hazards course?

You need 80% or higher on the final assessment to pass and receive your certificate of completion.

Who should take this biological hazards online course?

This course is well suited to workers in sectors where biological hazards are commonly present, including healthcare, cleaning, food handling, landscaping, and childcare. Safety coordinators and team leads responsible for hazard management will also find it directly applicable.

What does the biological hazards course cover?

The course covers seven modules: what biological hazards are, how they enter the body, the main types and where they are found, hazards across different kinds of work, controlling the risk, roles and responsibilities, and responding to an exposure.

How much does the biological hazards training course cost?

Enrolment in the Biological Hazards – CAN course is $49.99 per learner, with a certificate of completion included on passing.

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