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Joint Health and Safety Committee Basic Certification
The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires every workplace 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 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)'s Certification Training Program Standard. Participants seeking Certification are required to write a mandatory examination provided by the WSIB.

Note: Joint Health and Safety Committee Member Certification is a 2-step process requiring successful 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 to train prospective certified member in those hazards. Upon completion of training, participants must submit a completed copy of the Workplace Specific Hazard Training Confirmation Form (#3189A) to WSIB for final certification.

For more more information call 1(888) 732-4347 or email training@rea.ca
Duration: 16 hours
Intended Audience: Current and future members of Joint Health and Safety Committees in Ontario.
Cost: Public $475 / In-house $425
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course curriculum
MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT AND THE INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM
1.0 Rights Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1.1 The Right to Refuse and the Procedure for Addressing Unsafe Work Refusals Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1.2 Employer Rights in Work Refusal Situations
1.3 The Other Key Employee Rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
2.0 The Content and Organization of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Relationships to Other Rules
2.1 Content and Organization of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
2.2 Relationship to Regulations and Other Rules
3.0 The Workplace Parties Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
MODULE 2 - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WORKPLACE PARTIES AND THE JOINT HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
1.0 Duties of the Workplace Parties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
1.1 The Role of the Joint Health and Safety Committee within the Context of Duties of the Workplace Parties
2.0 The Right to Participate, Right to Know, and the Joint Health and Safety Committee
2.1 Requirements for Joint Health and Safety Committees and Health & Safety Representatives
2.2 Roles of Joint Health and Safety Committee Members
2.3 Hazard Identification Functions of Joint Health and Safety Committees
2.4 Hazard Assessment Functions of Joint Health and Safety Committees
2.5 Hazard Control Functions of Joint Health and Safety Committees
2.6 Rights and Duties of Joint Health and Safety Committees
2.7 Running Effective Joint Health and Safety Committee Meetings
MODULE 3 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGAL LIABILITIES
1.0 The Concept of Due Diligence in Occupational Health and Safety
1.1 Multimedia Interview with Mary Beth Currie, Barrister & Solicitor, McCarthy Tetrault
1.2 Due Diligence - Summerized
2.0 Contravention, Enforcement, Prosecution
2.1 Penalties Under the Act
3.0 Implications for OH&S Management Practices
3.1 The Relevance of Due Diligence for Joint Health & Safety Committees, and Certified Members
3.2 Are Joint Health & Safety Committee Members and Certified Members Required to be Due Diligent?
3.3 Obligatory Duties of the Employer, Versus the Discretionary Powers and Functions of the Joint Health & Safety Committee
MODULE 4 - RESPONDING TO WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS
1.0 OH&S Legal Requirements
2.0 Response, Investigation, Reporting
2.1 Response to Accidents (Seven Steps in Accident Response and Investigation)
2.2 Complying with the Law While Executing the Seven Steps
3.0 Accident Causation
3.1 Perspective
3.2 Models
MODULE 5 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
1.0 Inspection Function of the Designated JHSC Member
2.0 The Language of Occupational Hazard Identification
2.1 Hazard Classification
3.0 Practicing Hazard Identification
4.0 The Methods of Occupational Hazard Identification
4.1 Organizing the Workplace
4.2 Information to Review
4.3 Inspection Checklists
4.4 Performing Workplace Inspections
MODULE 6 - HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL
1.0 What You Need to Know for Meaningful Consultation on Industrial Hygiene Testing
1.1 Relevant Regulatory Requirements
1.2 Types of Health Effects
1.3 Issues in Testing Strategy and Method
2.0 Hazard Control Principles
2.1 Five Classes of Hazard Control
2.2 Positioning of the Control
3.0 Practicing Hazard Assessment and Control
MODULE 7 - THE UNIQUE FUNCTIONS OF CERTIFIED MEMBERS
1.0 Roles and Powers of Certified Members
1.1 Requirements for Certified Members
1.2 Selection of Certified Members
2.0 Work Stoppage Power and Procedure
2.1 Comparison of Work Refusal and Work Stoppage
2.2 Unilateral Work Stoppage
FINAL EVALUATION