WHSC has scheduled joint health and safety committee (JHSC) certification training in communities across Ontario to help employers meet their obligations by year-end.
To begin,
Basic Certification Training is scheduled to start Tuesday, December 4 and run through to Friday, December 7. Whereas our most popular
Certification Part II sector training, one designed to meet common, significant hazards in the Office and Professional sector, is scheduled for Wednesday, December 12 to Friday, December 14. Again, both these programs are
running incommunities province-wide. Be sure to
register soon as these programs are filling fast.
JHSC certification compliance
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
Ministry of Labour-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 and
WHSC is an approved training provider.
WHSC training...ensured learning
As Ontario’s government-designated health and safety training centre, WHSC understands when given effective resources, JHSC members can play a key role paving the way to safer, healthier work. These resources must include quality training like that provided by WHSC. Our programs have always been designed to go beyond just legal minimums and
ensure real learning is achieved.
To register for
Basic Certification Training or any other upcoming scheduled program, check out our complete list of community-based offerings.
Beyond the various JHSC Certification training programs listed above, WHSC offers hundreds of other essential workplace health and safety training opportunities. For details, please review the entire
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.