Geoff Houston Electric PCE Group electrician Victoria BC

Safety

Employees are our most important asset and we are devoted to providing a safe and positive work environment. Active safety involvement from all team members ensures that we work in a spirit of consultation and cooperation to promote and sustain a safe and healthy work environment.
As a company, we ensure that a 1:2 journeyman to apprentice standard is upheld on all construction sites. Our team is briefed on all potential hazards specific to each construction zone prior to entering the site. 

Safety

Employees are our most important asset and we are devoted to providing a safe and positive work environment. Active safety involvement from all team members ensures that we work in a spirit of consultation and cooperation to promote and sustain a safe and healthy work environment.
As a company, we ensure that a 1:2 journeyman to apprentice standard is upheld on all construction sites. Our team is briefed on all potential hazards specific to each construction zone prior to entering the site. 

Our training is ongoing, we currently hold certifications under the following:

 H2S Safety Training

  • Working safely with Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) 
  • How to Safely Enter a Confined Space 
  • Worker and Employer Responsibilities 
  • Hazard Recognition and Prevention 
  • Safe Work and Rescue Procedures 

Confined Space Training  

  • How to Safely Enter a Confined Space 
  • Worker and Employer Responsibilities 
  • Hazard Recognition and Prevention
  • Safe Work and Rescue Procedures

WHMIS Compliance Certification

*Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System 

Canadian law requires that any person exposed to hazardous materials in the workplace must be trained in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). 

  • How and why WHMIS was formed 
  • What GHS is and its use 
  • What the HPA and CPR regulates 
  • WHMIS 1988 classes, divisions, and symbols 
  • How to use personal protective equipment 
  • How to read a supplier product label, a consumer product label, and a workplace label 
  • Safe storage practices 
  • How to read an MSDS 
  • WHMIS 2015 classes, divisions, and symbols 
  • How to read an SDS 
  • Where to get more information on a product 
  • What you should do in case of an emergency or spill 
  • What hazards are associated with certain products 

Fall Arrest (Protection Training) 

  • Basic safety training for working at elevations 
  • Applicable safety legislations and standards 
  • When fall protection is required 
  • Four components of a personal fall arrest system 
  • Safety net installation 
  • Components of a Safety Walkaround checklist 
  • How to perform a hazard assessment 
  • Rescue and escape planning 
  • Five types of fall protection systems 
  • How and why falls can happen 
  • Pre-use inspection of safety equipment 
  • Different types of anchors, D-rings, rope grabs, carabiners, snap hooks, lanyards, web and chain rebar assemblies, slings, body-holding devices, and harnesses 
  • How to inspect, don, and adjust a harness 
  • How to use fall protection equipment 

Aerial Work Platform Training 

  • How to recognize and avoid safety hazards when using aerial lifts 
  • What legislation controls aerial lifts 
  • What is expected of a “competent” operator 
  • When retraining and upgrade training is required 
  • What aerial lifts are 
  • If and when Personal Protective Equipment is required 
  • Types of fall protection systems for aerial work platforms 
  • Safety standards of a power-operated elevating work platform 
  • Requirements of an operator of an elevating work platform 
  • Hazards associated with aerial lifts 
  • Pre-start inspection of vehicle and lift components 
  • Fall protection, overhead protection and stability 
  • Safety measures while operating lifts 

MSDS Training 

*Material Safety Data Sheet 

  • MSDS Training provides both workers and supervisors with a better understanding of how to interpret a Material Safety Data Sheet and describes specific requirements associated with MSDSs in the workplace. Primary Regs: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication.