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Certification Training

In Ontario, under the current Occupational Health & Safety Act, businesses with 20 or more employees are required to have Certification training for at least 2 members of their Joint Health & Safety Committees (for businesses with more than 50 employees, a minimum of 4 JHSC members (half of which must be workers) must be Certified).

There are two primary components to Certification Training: 

The first is Certification Part I which provides basic health & safety training around the Occupational Health & Safety Act, understanding the legislation, understanding basic workplace health & safety, the role of Joint Health & Safety Committees, accident investigations, inspections, and understanding and recognizing workplace hazards.  Certification Part I training is available from the OSSA in instructor-led classroom training, in a print / video/DVD self-paced course and through an online e-learning course called SafeLearn. 

All OSSA courses are fully approved by the WSIB and meet all WSIB requriements around Certification Part I.

Certification Part II was established as part of an effort to improve the quality of workplace health & safety programs throughout the province.  This requires the completion of hazard-specific training around hazards identified that are specific to your particular workplace. 

 

The Certification Process

Step 1	Certification Part I covers:   - Health & Safety and the Law   - Workplace Health & Safety   - Joint Health & Safety Committees   - Workplace Inspections   - Accident Investigations
Certification Part I
Step 2	Your employer has assessed the hazards in your workplace.  As a JHSC member, you must be trained on all significant hazards.
Determine the Hazards
Step 3	You are now being trained on how to Recognize, Assess and Control the hazards your employer has identified as significant, and most likely to cause illness or injury in your workplace.
Certification Part I I - Train on the significant hazards in your workplace
Step 4	Once you have learned about Recognizing, Assessing and Controlling hazards, you will create action plans for implementing controls in your workplace
Action Plan
Step 5	When you have completed Certification Part II training on hazards, create an Action Plan and have your employer file it. Submit Form 3189A to the WSIB.  They will send you a card that confiirms your Health & Safety Certification
Certification Complete!

 

• More information on Basic Certification (Part 1)
• More information on Workplace Hazard Specific Training (Part 2)

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