JHSC Certificate Part I (3 Days)

Service Description

At workplaces where a Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) is required under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), the OHSA also requires that at least one JHSC member representing the employer and one member representing workers complete certification training. Joint Health and Safety Committee’s play an integral role in helping to support workplace parties in understanding their roles as part of the internal responsibility system in preventing occupational injuries and illnesses. Upon successful completion of MSW’s program, certified members should have the knowledge and skills required to fulfill their legislated duties as JHSC certified members. To complete the certification process, a member of the JHSC, members must complete Part 2 of the certification training within twelve months of successfully completing Part 1. Learning Outcomes By the end of the program, participants will be able to: Explain the role of a certified member Describe the importance of occupational health and safety and outline the roles of each of the workplace parties Identify occupational health and safety legislation, demonstrate how to access information from it, and explain the basic rights, responsibilities, and training requirements Describe the purpose, legal requirements for, and rights, duties, and function of JHSCs and describe how a functioning JHSC works Describe the rights, duties, and responsibilities of JHSC members and certified members Describe the categories of hazards and the basic process of recognizing, assessing, and controlling hazards, and evaluating the hazard controls Explain hazard recognition and the process for workplace inspections and identify the legal requirements Explain the purpose of and describe basic methods for doing a hazard assessment State the requirements for, and describe the processes for, reporting and investigating fatalities, critical injuries, work refusals, and complaints of dangerous circumstances Target Audience Joint health and safety committee members, supervisors, OHS professionals Legislative/Standard References OHSA s. 9. (2), (12) Course Length 19.5 hours