Plumber
ITA learning competencies
Below are the competencies and learning tasks for health and safety training in the Plumbing program. Make your selection to see the WorkSafeBC resources and tools available for each competency.
Control workplace hazards
Describe the short-term hazards in the plumbing industry:
- Excavations
- Ladders
- Scaffolds, swing stages, and misc. stages
- Confined spaces
- Electrical systems
- Flammable, explosion, and electrical hazards
- Footwear
- Explosive material (dust)
- Lockout procedures
- Compressed gases
- Lifting and moving objects, rules for
- Personal apparel
- Housekeeping
- Responsibilities affecting you and others
- Hazardous materials and harmful substances
- Illumination
- Indoor air quality
- Violence prevention
- Working alone
Describe the long-term hazards in the plumbing industry:
Describe safety precautions when working at elevations:
Describe emergency procedures:
Describe non-emergency injury reporting procedures:
Describe how a workplace safety policy is established:
- Site inspections, recommendations and remedies
- Safety committees, convening of
- Injury and incident reporting
- Investigations
- Young and new workers
- First aid
- Assessment and penalty costs affecting employers
- WorkSafeBC Standards and Regulations
Describe lockout and tagout procedures:
Apply WorkSafeBC standards and regulations
Apply terms used in the Workers Compensation Act:
Describe conditions under which compensation will be paid
Describe the general duties of employers, employees and others
Describe the Workers Compensation Act requirements for the reporting of accidents
- Part 1 Division 5 - Procedure and Miscellaneous
- Part 3 Division 10 - Accident Reporting and Investigation
Describe the "Core Requirements" of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation:
Apply the "General Hazard Requirements" of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation:
- Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
- Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements
- Part 7 Noise, Vibration, Radiation and Temperature
- Part 8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
- Part 9 Confined Spaces
- Part 10 De-energization and Lockout
- Part 11 Fall Protection
- Part 13 Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms
- Part 14 Cranes and Hoists
- Part 15 Rigging
- Part 16 Mobile Equipment
- Part 17 Transportation of Workers
- Part 18 Traffic Control
- Part 19 Electrical Safety
Apply WHMIS
Apply WHMIS:
- WHMIS - Legislation
- WHMIS - Symbols and labels
- WHMIS - MSDSs
- WHMIS - Education and certification
- WHMIS - Employer responsibilities
- WHMIS - Supplier responsibilities
Harmful substances and hazardous materials:
- Airborne fibres (Asbestos)
- Chemical and biological agents
- Dusts
Use personal protective equipment
Describe personal protective equipment requirements:
Use the fire safety procedures
Describe fire safety procedures:
Health & safety topics
Here are the relevant WorkSafeBC health and safety regulations, resources, and tools that align to the learning competencies for Plumbers. This information directly supports the Industry Training Authority's (ITA's) Plumber Program Outline.
- Asbestos
- Assessment and penalty costs affecting employers
- Chemical and biological agents
- Compressed gases
- Confined spaces
- Dehydration
- Ear protection
- Electrical systems
- Emergency procedures
- Ergonomics
- Excavation process and precautions
- Explosive materials
- Eye protection
- Fall protection systems
- Fire safety procedures
- First aid
- Flammable, explosion, and electrical hazards
- Grounding
- Guardrails
- Hand protection
- Harmful substances and hazardous materials
- Headgear
- Health and safety programs
- Housekeeping
- Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
- Illumination
- Indoor air quality
- Incident & injury reporting
- Inspection/adjustment/maintenance/storage of gear
- Investigations
- Ladders
- Leg and foot protection
- Lifting & moving objects
- Lockout procedures
- Lung protection
- Personal apparel
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Responsibilities affecting you & others
- Safety committees, convening of
- Safety harnesses, lanyards, and lifelines
- Scaffolds, swing stages, and miscellaneous stages
- Site inspections, recommendations & remedies
- Slippery surfaces
- Sunstroke
- Violence prevention
- Weather-related hazards
- WHMIS legislation
- WHMIS symbols & labels
- WHMIS MSDSs
- WHMIS education & training
- WHMIS employer responsibilities
- WHMIS supplier responsibilities
- Working alone
- WorkSafeBC standards & regulations
- Young & new workers
Resources
WHMIS 2015: At Work
This book contains general information about WHMIS 2015. It summarizes key changes from the original WHMIS, describes the four main elements of WHMIS 2015 (classification, labels, safety data sheets,...
You're a Pro: Falls from Ladders
This video demonstrates the importance of providing and following proper instruction on ladder use.
This video is part of a series called You're a Pro: Falls from Elevation. The other...