The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires every Joint Health and Safety Committee to have at least one management and one non-management Certified Member. This course meets the mandated requirements set out by the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO). Participants seeking Certification are required to write a mandatory examination provided by the CPO.

You will gain knowledge in:

• The content and structure of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

• How to work effectively as a key member of the JHSC

• How to carry out your role as a Certified Member

• Conducting workplace and critical accident investigations

• Responding to work refusals

• Advising employers on on hazard recognition, assessment, control and evaluation

• Practicing recognition, assessment, control, and evaluation of hazards using hazard management tools

• Legislated requirements for access to health and safety information

• How to work constructively in resolution of health and safety concerns

Module 1 - Introduction to the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Module 2 - Roles And Responsibilities Of The Workplace Parties and Worker Rights

Module 3 - The Joint Health and Safety Committee Rights, Duties and Functions

Module 4 - Hazard Recognition

Module 5 - Workplace Inspections

Module 6 - Hazard Assessment

Module 7 - Hazard Control

Module 8 - Responding to Workplace Accidents

Module 9 - Access to Occupational Health and Safety Information

This course is for current and future members of Joint Health and Safety Committees in Ontario who are interested in safety training.

CHIEF PREVENTION OFFICER (CPO) APPROVED CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSES

Certification Training educates worker and management members of a joint health and safety committee (JHSC) in fundamental occupational health and safety concepts, to help JHSCs more effectively perform their legislated roles and functions. JHSCs are required in Ontario workplaces covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act where 20 or more workers are employed. The Act also requires that one worker and one management member from each JHSC be certified. The Chief Prevention Officer of the Ministry of Labour is responsible for setting standards for certification and certifying JHSC members against those standards. REA is a Chief Prevention Officer Approved Provider of JHSC Certification Training.

HOW CERTIFICATION IS ACHIEVED

The Joint Health and Safety Committee Member Certification is a 2-step process requiring completion of Part 1 (Basic) and Part 2 (Workplace-Specific or Sector-Specific Hazard Training). Employers of participants seeking Part 2 Certification are expected to conduct a hazard assessment to determine the “significant hazards” present at their workplace and ensure that prospective certified members receive training in those hazards. Upon completion of training, participants must submit a completed copy of the Workplace-Specific Hazard Training Confirmation Form to Chief Prevention Officer for final certification. See more on REA's Part 2 Certification Course (Office Environment, Industrial Environment, Health Care Environment).

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Ministry of Labour has moved to the new training record database “SkillsPass™” and no longer prints JHSC Certification training cards. Instead, the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) training records are online and can be securely accessed to view, print, save and share. Visit the site at http://bit.ly/molgetaccount and create your free account using your MOL Learner ID.

Public: $525 Plus Tax
In-House: $455 Plus Tax