Preface

This is the second edition of CAN/CSA-Z1001, Occupational health and safety training. It supersedes the previous edition published in 2013.

This Standard addresses the needs of an organization to provide consistent quality occupational health and safety (OHS) training for workers, managers, and supervisors, as well as for health and safety committees and representatives.

Changes in this edition include"

a) the addition of Annex A on adult education principles;
b) the addition of Annex B on training needs assessment;
c) the addition of Annex G on sample training provider evaluation form;
d) the addition of Annex H on guidance on planning for high-risk training; and
e) the addition of Annex J on training course conformance checklist.

This Standard is now referenced in many other CSA Group OHS training standards and training elements in other CSA Group standards.

ANSI/ASSE Z490.1, Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training, was used as the seed document for the preparation of this Standard, with permission of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).

CSA Group acknowledges that the development of this Standard was made possible, in part, by the financial support of federal, provincial, and territorial OHS government agencies.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for management and administration of OHS training, identification of OHS training needs, and outlines the development, implementation, and maintenance of an OHS training program and courses. It also specifies how to select training providers with the appropriate qualifications and the requirements for the design and delivery of OHS training courses. Informative Annexes provide guidance on how to implement the requirements of this Standard, it includes information on adult education principles (see Annex A), training for new workers (see Annex C), training for supervisors (see Annex D), training for health and safety committees and health and safety representatives (see Annex F). It also provides guidance on high-risk training (see Annex H). Samples of a training needs assessment (see Annex B), supervisor training matrix (see Annex E), training provider evaluation (see Annex G), trainee evaluation forms (Annex I) and training course conformance checklist (see Annex J) are also included that can be customized for the specific needs of the user.