Safety and Compliance Basics

Assiniboine College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for 60 years. For staff and students alike, Assiniboine offers unparalleled learning environments and responds well to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Here, instructors follow the philosophy of ‘learn by doing,’ combining theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse. We are an accredited college with the Province of Manitoba.

We offer more than 70 unique certificate, diploma and advanced credential programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, trades and technology. We also deliver apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trade disciplines.

Our Victoria Avenue East campus (Centre for Adult Learning - Brandon) and North Hill campus (Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology, Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts, and the Sustainable Greenhouse) are located in Brandon. Our Parkland campus, which also includes a Centre for Adult Learning, is located in Dauphin, Manitoba. At our Winnipeg campus, we deliver our Practical Nursing program and continuing studies courses. Assiniboine College continues to partner with dozens of communities and organizations across the province to deliver place-based education and training every year.

To earn this badge, learners must:

✅ Complete all five modules of the Safety & Compliance Basics course ✅ Achieve a minimum passing grade of 50% on all module quizzes and the final assessment ✅ Demonstrate understanding of: - OHS principles and worker/employer responsibilities - Identification and safe handling of hazardous materials (e.g., asbestos, lead, mold) - Application of the hierarchy of controls and PPE selection - Development of site safety plans including emergency preparedness and occupant protection - Interpretation of building codes and energy standards relevant to retrofitting - Documentation and compliance strategies for regulated activities

Skills and Competencies:

• Risk identification and mitigation
• Regulatory awareness and compliance
• Safe work planning and execution
• Hazardous materials management
• Building code literacy
• Professional accountability in retrofit environments