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Lawn Maintenance Safety Awareness – Free

The Lawn Maintenance Safety Awareness course provides essential knowledge on lawn maintenance safety topics. This course is designed for those in roles such as field workers and their supervisors. The course will be beneficial to workers involved in municipal lawn maintenance operations, such as mowing and mower maintenance, supervisors, as well as workers in other sectors performing similar activities like landscaping and golf course maintenance.

COURSE OVERVIEW

The Lawn Maintenance Safety Awareness course is a free offering that provides crucial insight and foundational knowledge pertaining to lawn maintenance safety. This course incorporates an introduction to the relevant Alberta Occupational Health and Safety legislation, interactive infographic exercises, expert advice, and “In Real Life” stories to emphasize the importance of the course material.

COURSE TOPICS

This self-guided course, which takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete, includes:

Module 1: Hazard Assessment Procedure

Module 2: Inspection Procedures
Module 3: Equipment Operation
Module 4: Equipment Stowing
Module 5: Safety Communication

Upon course completion, participants will be able to:

Understand the process of hazard assessment, including the responsible parties and the timing of hazard assessments
Identify hazards at a lawn maintenance work site using the Energy Wheel
Describe common hazard controls at a lawn maintenance work site, and explain the Hierarchy of Controls
Participate in safety activities like tailgate meetings and emergency response plans, and understand their contribution to a safe work site
Understand how to carry out equipment checks and pre-trip inspections
Explain the essential steps in securing loads for transport
Outline the steps to safely inspect and stow equipment after use
Recognize conditions that foster positive safety communications on the work site, including safety communication responsibilities for different work site parties

Furthermore, AMHSA offers a free Online Lawn Maintenance Safety Toolkit (accessible at <a class=”Hyperlink SCXW247776476 BCX0″ href=”https://www.amhsa.net/resources/lawn-maintenance-safety-toolkit/” style=”color: inherit;” target=”_blank”