About The Book

Block A: Safety Related Functions of the Plumbing Apprenticeship Program Level 1 Series features Skilled Trades BC industry-authority content on safety related functions in plumbing. Safety is a part of the job. When you take a job, you have a safety obligation to your employer, co-workers, family, and yourself. By recognizing and understanding the hazards in your work area, you can prevent the occurrence of many accidents. Most accidents are preventable. Both employees and employers must take responsibility for making the workplace safe.

Block A of the Plumbing Apprenticeship Program Level 1 Series focuses on the causes and results of workplace accidents, the short- and long-term hazards in the trades, general safety precautions and procedures, emergency equipment and facilities, how a workplace safety policy is established, lockout and tagout procedures, and ladder and scaffold usage.