Workplace Skills and Safety

Course code ACRD 1100

Credit 2.5

Length 50.0 hours

Course outline View

This course focusses on occupational safety relating to the collision repair industry - from legal obligations to practical applications and procedures to ensure a safe working environment is provided to and by each student. Students learn general shop safety practices, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS), fire prevention, personal protective equipment (PPE), emergency procedures and environmental safety such as hazardous material handling, storage and disposal.

Prerequisites

What you will learn

  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS)
  • Fire Safety
  • Alternate Fuel Vehicle Safety

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
70540 September 8, 2026
to September 24, 2026
Shop/Teaching Kitchen
Lab
VCC Broadway Building A See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule. All self-paced courses have on-campus tests. Off-site certified invigilation centres may be used at the student's expense.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples who have been stewards of these lands since time immemorial. Learn about VCC’s commitment to decolonization and Indigenization.