Certification Part I - Virtual
WHSC developed this virtual 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. Like the traditional classroom version, this virtual program applies adult learning principles to ensure learning is achieved. For further details, see our product sheet library.
Certification Part II - Adult Probation and Parole - Virtual
Before joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members in Ontario-regulated workplaces can become fully certified, they are required to complete a second round of training commonly known as Certification Part II training. This training is designed to help certified representatives identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, hazards specific to their workplace.
The WHSC adult probation and parole sector program meets the needs of workplaces typical in this sector. This program allows workplaces to get into compliance fast. For further details see our product sheet library.
Certification Part II - Construction - Virtual
Before joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members in Ontario-regulated workplaces can become fully certified, they are required to complete a second round of training commonly known as Certification Part II training. This training is designed to help certified representatives identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, hazards specific to their work site.
The WHSC construction sector program meets the needs of work sites typical in this sector. This program allows work sites to get into compliance fast. Training secured in this manner is also portable between work sites in the sector. For further details, see our product sheet library.
Certification Part II - Correctional Facilities - Virtual
Before joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members in Ontario-regulated workplaces can become fully certified, they are required to complete a second round of training commonly known as Certification Part II training. This training is designed to help certified representatives identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, hazards specific to their workplace.
The WHSC correctional facilities sector program meets the needs of workplaces typical in this sector. This program allows workplaces to get into compliance fast. For further details, see our product sheet library.
Certification Part II - General - Virtual
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.
Certification Part II - Health Care & Social Services - Virtual
Before joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members in Ontario-regulated workplaces can become fully certified, they are required to complete a second round of training commonly known as Certification Part II training. This training is designed to help certified representatives identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, hazards specific to their workplace. The WHSC health care and social services sector program meets the needs of workplaces typical in this sector. This program allows workplaces to get into compliance fast. For further details see our product sheet library.
Certification Part II - Office & Professional
Before joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members in Ontario-regulated workplaces can become fully certified, they are required to complete a second round of training commonly known as Certification Part II training. This training is designed to help certified representatives identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, hazards specific to their workplace.
The WHSC office and professional sector program meets the needs of workplaces typical in this sector. This program allows workplaces to get into compliance fast. Training secured in this manner is also portable between workplaces in the sector. For further details, see our product sheet library.
Certification Refresher - Virtual
Certified members of joint health and safety committees (JHSC) in Ontario must complete a Certification Refresher program approved by the Ministry of Labour’s Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) within three years of completing Certification Part II and every three years thereafter. Like WHSC Certification Refresher training delivered in traditional classrooms, this virtual version is also CPO-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.