• Construction
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• Office & Professional
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• Supervisor Health & Safety Program
• Workplace Violence & Harassment (Prevention Training)
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
• Ergonomics
• Federal Committees and Representatives

Our Role

Meeting Your Training Needs

Having trained hundreds of thousands of workers and other workplace parties, we know our "training works". But, more importantly so do others. For instance, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) have designated the Workers Health & Safety Centre as Ontario's "training centre". Others have not been shy to weigh in with their testimonials:

"We were very impressed both with the quality of the training material and with the instructor; we plan to use them again. It was no-hassle training for us; we did not have to be concerned with materials or instructors. The Workers Health & Safety Centre did it all. We just had to be there and participate in the training."
- Margot Dillon, Manager, Precepta Ford Customer Relationship Centre, Toronto

"There was definitely a team building aspect to the training as well. We all work in different departments with not much daily interaction. Taking the training program together certainly helped to create a joint health and safety committee that will work together to improve workplace conditions."
- Debbie Block, Director, Human Resources, Canadian Depository for Securities

"We use the Workers Health & Safety Centre because we feel these are the best training programs out there for both quality of information and relevance to our workplace needs. We also like the worker-training-worker philosophy of the Centre and the fact that instructors are from the workplace which means they know the people and the industry - far better than any consultant."
- Don McGraw, full time health, safety and environmental chair, Inco, Sudbury

A full list of the clients with whom we have developed a solid working relationship is available by contacting a Workers Health & Safety Centre nearest you.

Training Mandated by Law

Ontario employers falling under the Provinical and Federal jurisdictions have legal obligations to provide a wide range of occupational health and safety training to workers and supervisors.

The Workers Health & Safety Centre has programs at the ready to help employers meet these legal obligations. WHMIS training for the general workforce and Certification Training (Parts 1 and 2) for designated joint committee members are just two examples. Specialized training is also mandated for workers involved with the transportation of dangerous goods, propane handling and anyone who may come into contact with asbestos, lead or other designated substances.

Our experience though, tells us many workplaces seek to go beyond legislated training minimums as part of a wider due diligence strategy. With more than 100 hazard specific, skill development and occupational health and safety leadership development programs ready for immediate delivery, the Workers Health & Safety Centre is well-positioned to meet all of your training needs.

But we also recognize the uniqueness of each workplace. When called upon we can meet your specific needs through our customized training service.

Our Unique Delivery System

At the heart of our unique training delivery system are the thousands of instructors qualified to deliver Workers Health & Safety Centre training. Each is well-schooled in adult education techniques and occupational health and safety concepts. But equally important, they are drawn directly from Ontario workplaces bringing with them extensive practical workplace experience. Our workers training workers approach has proven effective for decades.

Thus, it came as no surprise for instance, when an independent consulting firm hired by the Ontario government to study the effectiveness of Certification Training in the 1990's found 90 per cent of participants judged Workers Health & Safety Centre-qualified instructors as the key to the program's success.

Understanding the dynamic nature of occupational health and safety though, the Workers Health & Safety Centre offers instructors many opportunities to keep current throughout the year. Some choose to enroll in new training programs. Many attend information update meetings offered quarterly or instructor upgrade sessions offered annually. All receive Workers Health & Safety Centre print publications outlining relevant and emerging health and safety information.

Meeting Your Information Needs

The Workers Health & Safety Centre offers a range of research and information services helping to keep workers and other workplace parties in the know about all things related to health and safety.

Workers and their representatives submit thousands of inquiries to our training service representatives each year. Of these, hundreds are of a technical nature requiring the expertise of our highly trained research staff. In any case, we provide the inquirer with a comprehensive but easy to understand response. Best of all, we provide this service free of charge.

We also offer a number of publications exploring current occupational health, safety and environmental issues. From clear and concise single page hazard-bulletins to our flagship quarterly magazine "At the Source", we invite you to access and share this information with co-workers, family members and others in your community.