Need to certify members of your joint health and safety committee quickly? WHSC can help. We can get you into full compliance before March-end.
To begin, our comprehensive, Ministry of Labour-approved
Basic Certification Training program is running in several Ontario communities in two upcoming time slots —
February 5 to 8 or March 5 to 8.
Next on the schedule, in February and March, are various
Certification Part II programs, designed to meet common, significant hazards in specific sectors.
While WHSC
Certification Refresher Training is scheduled for Monday, March 25.
With courses filling fast, be sure to
register soon.
Certification requirements
Most workplaces employing 20 or more workers, or using a
designated substance must have a joint health and safety committee (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 certified, a JHSC member must complete a
Ministry of Labour (MOL)-approved Basic Certification Training (Part I) and
Workplace-Specific Hazard Certification Training (Part II). These programs must be delivered by an approved provider and must be
completed within six months of each other.
Further still is the need to
complete approved Certification Refresher Training every three years to maintain certified member status. Those who don’t maintain certification status are required to
retrain in all three parts of
Certification Training to regain status.
Employers are required to carry out and pay for all
Certification Training.
WHSC
Part I, Part II and
Certification Refresher Training are
MOL-approved.
More WHSC training opportunities
Beyond the various JHSC Certification training programs listed above, WHSC can also assist workplaces in meeting many
additional training obligations ranging from Working at Heights and Transportation of Dangerous Goods to GHS WHMIS and general Worker Awareness. Further still, are hundreds of additional health and safety training opportunities. For details, please review the
WHSC training catalogue.
Don’t see the training you need or unsure of your workplace training obligations? Call us at 1‑888‑869‑7950 and ask to speak to a training services representative.