Act today to register for
Basic Certification training as an essential first step towards joint health and safety committee (JHSC) certification compliance.
As part of our ongoing commitment to assist workplaces to comply with their occupational health and safety
training obligations, the Workers Health and Safety Centre’s (WHSC)
Basic Certification Training is scheduled to run in various communities across Ontario beginning
Tuesday, December 5 through Friday, December 8.
Achieving and maintaining certification status
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 certified, a JHSC member must complete a
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 to achieve certification status. Further still, and new to the certification process, is the need to
complete approved Certification Refresher Training every three years to maintain certified member status.
WHSC
Part I, Part II and, most recently,
Certification Refresher Training are MOL-approved and the
WHSC is an approved training provider.
Those who don’t maintain Certification status are required to
retrain in all three parts of Certification training to regain status.
In addition to
Basic Certification Training, WHSC has also scheduled a range of MOL-approved sector-based
Certification Part II programs in communities across Ontario in the coming months. Each is designed to help JHSCs address the most significant hazards in their respective sectors. The following are a few examples:
December 11-15, 2017 |
Manufacturing and Fabricating Certification II |
December 12-14, 2017 |
Health Care and Social Services Certification II |
December 12-14, 2017 |
Adult Probation and Parole Certification II |
December 13-15, 2017 |
Office and Professional Certification II |
Achieving competence
Among other things, the WHSC’s suite of certification training programs provide participants a full understanding of occupational health and safety legislation, including rights and responsibilities of workplace parties, JHSC members along with certified representatives in particular. The programs also
empower participants with an understanding of the hazards placing the safety and health of workers at risk along with the knowledge and tools to assist in pursuing prevention.
To prepare JHSC members to meet their significant obligations, many Ontario employers go beyond the minimum by ensuring certification of all JHSC members.
WHSC Certification training and much more
As
Ontario’s legally designated training centre specializing in occupational health and safety, the WHSC offers programs to help workplaces comply with a host of obligations required by law. Our programs, however, have always been designed to go beyond just legal minimums and
ensure real learning is achieved. With this, training participants will be better prepared to play a role in workplace prevention efforts.
Register today for
Certification and other WHSC training
Review training product sheets for additional information
Review the complete
WHSC training catalogue (including onsite training options)
Ask for a free, no obligation workplace
training compliance audit
Have additional questions?
Call: 1-888-869-7950
Visit:
www.whsc.on.ca
Email:
contactus@whsc.on.ca