Our JHSC Certification Part 2 Program is approved by the Ministry of Labour, Training & Skills Development Chief Prevention Officer in Ontario for those who wish to become Certified Members of the company respective Joint Health & Safety Committees.

Participants will learn how to Recognize, Assess, Control and Evaluate (RACE) any potential hazards that they may encounter at the workplace. Participants will also learn how to apply RACE to selected hazards relevant to their own workplaces. The learner will practice drafting Action Plans and Recommendations for the employer through an activity.

This training gives JHSC certified members the knowledge and skills needed to fulfil the JHSC member duties and support the workplace parties that make up the internal responsibility system.

JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE

(2) A joint health and safety committee is required,
(a) at a workplace at which twenty or more workers are regularly employed;
(b) at a workplace with respect to which an order to an employer is in effect under section 33; or
(c) at a workplace, other than a construction project where fewer than twenty workers are regularly employed, with respect to which a regulation concerning designated substances applies. R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 9 (2).

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

(12) Unless otherwise prescribed, a constructor or employer shall ensure that at least one member of the committee representing the constructor or employer and at least one member representing workers are certified members. R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 9 (12).

AGENDA:
MODULE 1: JHSC Certification Part 1 Review
MODULE 2: Introduction to Hazard Management
MODULE 3: Working at Heights
MODULE 4: Slips, Trip and Falls
MODULE 5: Exposure to Electrical Hazards/Lockout/Tagout
MODULE 6: Material Handling
MODULE 7: Workplace Violence & Harassment
MODULE 8: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD’s)
MODULE 9: Recommendations to Employer
MODULE 10: Review/Action Plan Exercise

A written evaluation will be conducted to ensure all participants understand their rights and responsibilities under the Occupational Health & Safety Act and applicable regulations.

Please note the information obtained from or through this course does not constitute legal advice, but is provided as guidelines for using works for educational purposes.