Certification Part I
The Workers Health & Safety Centre developed this program to help workplaces meet their legal responsibility to provide the first phase of Certification training to members of joint health and safety committees in Ontario. This program, critical to securing safer, healthier work, is applicable to workplaces in all sectors. Delivered over a three-day period, this program gives participants a complete understanding of occupational health and safety legislation, including rights and responsibilities of workplace parties and certified representatives on joint health and safety committees in particular. This will include a full discussion about the Internal Responsibility System (IRS) and the purpose and requirements of workplace health and safety policies and programs. Equally important, participants learn how to identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, workplace hazards. For further details, see our product sheet library.
Note: Face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms.
Certification Part II - General Stream
This program offers a convenient option for Ontario workplaces who want to quickly comply with the second phase of Certification training for members of joint health and safety committees (JHSC). Part II training must address at least six hazards relevant to the JHSC’s workplace. Delivered over two days and now virtually, the general stream for WHSC Certification Part II training explores six of the most common workplace hazards through the following modules: Safety Hazards; Physical Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Ergonomics and MSDs; Biological Hazards; and Psychosocial Hazards and Workplace Mental Health. For each hazard, participants will learn how to identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, exposures. Note: Face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms.
Certification Refresher
Certified members of joint health and safety committees (JHSC) in Ontario must complete a Ministry of Labour (MOL)-approved Refresher program within three years of completing Certification Part II and every three years thereafter. The WHSC Certification Refresher training is MOL-approved. This program revisits key concepts from Certification Training including the information and tools essential for identifying, assessing and controlling, or better yet eliminating, workplace hazards. The program further affords participants the opportunity to share and discuss new or amended legislation/guidelines/standards, current or emerging issues, plus best practices for hazard elimination and control. This program is applicable to all Ontario workplaces.
Note: Face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms.
CPR/AED Level C – Adult, Child, Infant
This Level C course on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills required to manage an emergency scene, identify and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking incidents across all age groups – adults, children, and infants. This course also includes the latest CPR guidelines and training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
CPR/AED Level C – Recertification
Remastering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Level C through recertification is not only easy but also empowers participants to deliver effective care when assisting someone in need. Refresh knowledge on how to manage an emergency scene, how to recognize a heart attack, and how to respond when persons of all ages stop breathing. This course also reviews the latest CPR guidelines and retrains in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Emergency First Aid & CPR/AED Level C – Adult, Child, Infant
This Level C emergency first aid course teaches the basic skills required in an emergency, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training applicable to administering aid to persons of all ages. In addition to CPR and AED, participants will learn about life-threatening situations like bleeding, heart attack, stroke and choking. They will also learn how to assess the severity of a person’s condition and how to safely intervene when providing them with emergency support.
Propane for CH-02 ROT
To work with propane and use propane fuelled equipment workers must hold a CH-02 (Construction Heater Operator 2) certificate from an accredited training facility. This one day, WHSC Propane CH-02 ROT program meets and surpasses the regulatory requirements of the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) and its regulations. The training program consists of two sessions. First, an in-class session provides participants with critical education on propane characteristics, proper handling, storage and use, plus applicable legislation. Participants will also be required to complete written evaluation worksheets. A second hands-on session allows participants to learn and then demonstrate skills such as inspections and transfers, as well as how to manifold three cylinders together, connect construction heaters and torches to cylinders, and safely start up and shut down all equipment. Upon successful conclusion, the training program participants will receive a record of training (ROT) certificate, valid for three years from date of issue.
Note: Face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms.
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C – Adult, Child, Infant
This comprehensive course teaches the skills required to safely intervene in emergency situations involving persons of all ages – adults, children and infants. This course meets workplace requirements but is also intended for those who want more knowledge to respond to emergencies at home. Learning includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), as well as life-threatening situations like bleeding, heart attack, stroke, choking, wound care, head and spine injuries among others.
Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C – Recertification
This comprehensive course reviews the skills required to safely intervene in emergency situations involving persons of all ages – adults, children and infants. This course meets workplace recertification requirements but is also intended for those who want to refresh their knowledge to respond to emergencies at home. Learning includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), as well as life-threatening situations like bleeding, heart attack, stroke, choking, wound care, head and spine injuries among others.
Supervisor Health & Safety Training
This informative one-day program is designed to help supervisors understand and fulfill all of their legal duties and responsibilities including the consequences of noncompliance. Under Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations, employers must ensure supervisors complete basic occupational health and safety awareness training in addition to knowledge and competency-based training specific to the workplace. Participants will learn about the Internal Responsibility System (IRS), the concept of due diligence and the rights and functions of the joint health and safety committee (JHSC). Detailed attention is paid to the supervisor's role in work refusals, Ministry of Labour workplace inspections and JHSC or health and safety representative inspections and investigations, all governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The program also reviews relevant case law and provisions of the Criminal Code to give participants a clear understanding of their duties under this Federal statute.
Note: Face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms.
Working at Heights
Employers must ensure workers on construction projects complete an approved working at heights (WAH) training program before a worker uses a fall restricting system, fall arrest system, safety net, work belt or safety belt. This comprehensive program meets and exceeds the required standard. Participants will learn about the hazards of WAH, basic rights and duties along with relevant regulations governing fall arrest hazards, fall protection equipment and WAH projects. They will also be introduced to the use, inspection, limitations, storage and procedures for travel restraint, fall restricting and fall arrest systems. Importantly, the program includes hands-on training on fall protection equipment and systems and key components of a fall rescue plan and emergency procedures too.
Note: Face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms. Training participants must also complete a written program evaluation as required by the Ministry’s Working at Heights Training Program Standard. * French program available upon request.
Working at Heights Refresher
Employers must ensure construction project workers complete approved working at heights (WAH) training before they start work at heights and use fall protection equipment. Additionally, these workers must complete an approved refresher training every three years thereafter. The WHSC approved Working at Heights Refresher program involves a review of basic awareness ranging from significant employer and supervisor obligations to working at heights-related hazards, along with safeguards and procedures designed to protect workers. This training also involves a review of the functionality and safety aspects of fall protection equipment and systems including a hands-on practicum. Successful completion of this refresher training will re-validate WAH training compliance for three years.
NOTE: The Ministry of Labour requires provincially-issued photo identification (ID) and proof of prior WAH training for all participants of WAH Refresher training. Please bring this ID and proof to the training course. As proof the Ministry prefers your Ministry of Labour-issued Working at Heights training wallet card. However, if you completed your initial training with WHSC and your name and address remains the same as when you first trained with us, WHSC can supply this proof to the Ministry for you. If your initial training was provided by another organization though, then along with your ID, you must bring to training your Ministry of Labour-issued card. If you have misplaced your card, call the Ministry Toll-free at 1-877-202-0008 and ask them to provide you with your Working at Heights learner number. Then bring this number with you to training.
In addition, face masks are no longer mandatory in our classrooms. However, the choice of wearing a mask is one we respect. COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can severely affect some. With this in mind, please do not attend in-person training if you are experiencing related symptoms. * French program available upon request.