For joint health and safety committee members who became certified after March, 2016, new MOL-approved
Certification Refresher Training is now required for continued compliance.
Ontario health and safety law requires this
Refresher Training be
completed within three years of completing
Certification Part II and every three years thereafter.
Employers and certified members of JHSCs should
keep on top of training records as those who don’t complete
Refresher Training before this three-year period expires will need to
retrain in all three parts of Certification training to regain certified status.
WHSC Certification is MOL-approved
Understanding many workplaces will want to get ahead of this deadline, the Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) has scheduled
Refresher Training in communities across Ontario for
Friday, October 12. Be sure to register today to ensure access and maintain Certification status.
Like all
Certification Training, this refresher program must be delivered by an MOL-approved provider. The WHSC is an
approved training provider for
Certification Part I, Part II and Refresher Training.
Employers are required to carry out and pay for this training.
WHSC training ensures compliance and competence
WHSC’s one-day
Certification Refresher Training program revisits important concepts from Certification training, including specific duties and responsibilities for JHSC members, employers and other workplace parties as set out in the
Occupational Health and Safety Act (
OHSA).
In keeping with the
hazard-based approach to protecting workers which forms the basis of
OHSA, the WHSC program also explores the ineffectiveness of behaviour-based safety programs and why hazard elimination or exposure control is most effective in meeting legal obligations to protect workers.
The program further affords participants the opportunity to review new or amended health and safety laws, standards and guidelines along with highly relevant legal decisions, current or emerging issues, plus
best practices for hazard elimination and control.
To learn more about
Certification Training requirements be sure to download the following product sheets:
To register for Certification Renewal or any other upcoming Certification program check out our complete list of community-based offerings over the coming weeks and months.
Have more questions?
Call: 1-888-869-7950 and ask to speak to a training service representative
Email:
contactus@whsc.on.ca
Visit:
www.whsc.on.ca