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The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires that most workplaces with 20 or more workers have at least one worker and one management person to serve as certified members of a workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC). This certification involves training in health and safety law, and the identification, assessment and control of hazards
Who must have a JHSC?
- Workplaces that regularly employ 20 or more workers;
- Construction projects on which 20 or more workers are regularly employed
and which are expected to last three months or more;
- Any workplace, other than a construction project, to which a regulation
concerning a designated substance applies;
- A workplace ordered to do so by the Minister of Labour.
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) Certification Standards (497k, pdf) document covers the ongoing standards-based approach to certification of Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) designated members under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act).
Program Details
Certification involves two mandatory parts: Basic Certification and Workplace-Specific Hazard Training:
Part One:
Basic Certification provides an overall knowledge of health and safety that applies to all workplaces.
Basic Training provides training in
- Health and Safety Law
- Hazard Identification and Control
- Investigation Techniques
- Prevention Resources
Every Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) must have at least two Certified members: one representing workers and one from management. One worker and one management designated JHSC member must complete Part One and Part Two of the Training to maintain active Certification status.
Designated members can acquire Basic Certification training through People Systems a provider approved by the WSIB, working in conjunction with Safety Training Canada Inc.
Part Two:
Workplace-Specific Hazard Training
Workplace-Specific Hazard Training is specific to the needs of individual workplaces. It augments and complements Part One, Basic Certification. Both parts are required to become Certified.
Training participants can acquire Workplace-Specific Hazard Training through courses offered by Safety Training Canada Inc. through public or in-house training, or other health and safety professionals.
With Part Two, employers have specific responsibilities. They must
- Conduct a workplace hazard assessment.
- Determine significant hazards.
- Determine training needs.
- Ensure at least two designated members complete this workplace-specific training.
- Designated members must
- Meet the goals of the Workplace-Specific Hazard Training.
- Complete their training.
- Co-sign the form with their employer confirming the training.
One worker and one management designated JHSC member must complete both Part One and Part Two of the Training.
Training for Part Two must be identical for both employer and worker JHSC members.
JHSC members can complete Workplace-Specific Hazard Training through courses offered by Safety Training Canada Inc. in a public or in-house training format.
For more information contact Safety Training Canada Inc. at 905-362-2111 or drop us a message right now.
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