Need to ensure members of your joint health and safety committee (JHSC) maintain certified member status? Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) can help.
WHSC has scheduled
Certification Refresher training
courses in communities across Ontario on both Friday, November 8 and Friday, December 6. Be sure to
register soon as these programs fill fast.
Need to communicate with others in your workplace about these training opportunities? Be sure to
download and share this
handy brochure detailing
Certification Refresher locations and dates.
Certification: the process
Most workplaces employing 20 or more workers, or using a
designated substance must have a JHSC. Ontario’s
Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) also requires employers to ensure the
certification of at least two JHSC members, one representing workers and one management.
To become fully certified, a JHSC member must complete
Certification Part I and
Workplace-Specific Hazard Certification Training (Part II) approved by the Ministry of Labour’s Chief Prevention Officer. These programs must be delivered by an
approved provider and be
completed within six months of each other.
For JHSC members who became certified after March, 2016,
Certification Refresher training is required by
Ontario health and safety law. Certification Refresher training must also be approved by the Ministry of Labour’s Chief Prevention Officer and
taken within three years of initial certification for continued compliance (and ever three years thereafter). Like all our Certification training programs, WHSC has secured approval for our
Certification Refresher program.
Beyond the letter of the law, representatives in many workplaces recognize the vital role Certified members and indeed all JHSC members play in their occupational health and safety prevention efforts. To this end, many
train their entire JHSC and with greater frequency than the law requires. For a well-trained, up-to-date, health and safety representative is an effective representative. In these instances, workplaces often contract WHSC to bring training in-house, thus providing them
maximum flexibility as to where and when the training takes place.
To learn more check out the following resources.
Certification: The process
Why train?
Why train with WHSC?
WHSC workplace training programs
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Call: 1‑888‑869‑7950 and ask to speak to a training services representative, or
Email:
contactus@whsc.on.ca.