JHSC Certification Refresher training helps workers, their representatives, supervisors and employers meet legal obligations and adapt to changing workplaces for safer, healthier outcomes.

Every certified joint health and safety committee member plays an important role in protecting workers and supporting employers in meeting their health and safety responsibilities.

Certification training equips joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members—both worker and management—with the knowledge, skills and confidence to identify hazards, apply relevant legislation, and recommend practical solutions that prevent injuries and illness.

Ontario law requires JHSC Certification Refresher training every three years. This ensures committee members remain current, capable, and effective, helping workplaces keep pace with evolving hazards, regulations, and best practices.

Register for Certification Refresher Training today for just $140: https://www.whsc.on.ca/Training/Training-Registration/JHSC-Certification-Training

More than a refresher—staying effective

Certification Refresher training is about more than just reviewing past lessons. It builds on certified JHSC members’ experiences, ensuring worker and employer representatives alike continue to:
● Address issues proactively before they become crises.
● Recommend solutions that prevent harm and build trust.
● Reassure workers that concerns raised will be acted upon.
● Keep committee discussions relevant, productive, and focused on solutions.

When JHSC members are confident in their knowledge and skills, committees function at their best—supporting employers in maintaining compliance while improving workplace health and safety.

Keeping pace with changing workplaces

Every workplace evolves. New technologies, materials, and processes can introduce new hazards. The context in which they operate is also evolving. For instance, the climate crisis is adding hazards like extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and flooding. Occupational health and safety legislation, policies and initiatives of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) are changing too.

Certification Refresher Training helps JHSC members stay informed about these developments so committees can make timely, relevant recommendations—ensuring overall  workplace health and safety programs are not only compliant but effective.

A stronger voice at the table

Refresher training re-energizes committees. Members return with updated knowledge, renewed confidence, and the ability to contribute meaningfully. For employers, this translates into more effective JHSC meetings, better hazard prevention, and stronger support in fulfilling legal responsibilities.

Employer duties for JHSC certification

In Ontario, most workplaces with 20 or more workers—or those using designated substances—must establish a JHSC. At least two members, one worker and one manager, must become and remain certified by completing:
● Certification Part I – covering occupational health and safety law and hazard identification.
● Certification Part II – focusing on sector- or workplace-specific hazards and controls.
● Certification Refresher – required every three years to maintain certification, ensuring members remain current with legislation, standards, and emerging hazards.

If refresher requirements are not met, the certification process must be restarted from the beginning.

Why choose WHSC?

As Ontario’s only government-designated health and safety training centre, with more than 35 years experience, Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) has delivered trusted, MLITSD Chief Prevention Officer–approved training its inception.

WHSC Certification training—including Part I, Part II, and Refresher—is available across Ontario in both in-person and virtual classroom formats. In either setting, participants learn in real time from a qualified WHSC instructor, ensuring meaningful engagement and lasting results.

Beyond JHSC training, WHSC also offers programs such as GHS-WHMIS, workplace violence and harassment training, working at heights, worker awareness, and supervisor health and safety training.

Building safer, healthier workplaces together

Every worker deserves to go home safe and healthy at the end of the day. JHSC Certification Refresher training ensures worker and employer representatives alike are equipped to uphold this right.

Review your training options and register today.

Need more information?
Contact a WHSC Training Services Representative in your area.
Email: contactus@whsc.on.ca
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