Joint Health & Safety Committee: Part 1

For companies with 20 employees or more

​We are proud providers of Safety Guys JHSC PART 1: PRO-34589, Approved Training Program ID Number 36407 
Approved by the Chief Prevention Officer of Ontario

​This training also meets The Labour Code requirements for Workplace Health and Safety Committees.

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Details

TIME

CLASS: 19.5 hours over three consecutive days 

• DAY 1: Duties, Responsibilities, Functions
• DAY 2: Workplace Hazards
• Day 3: Inspections, Hazard Assessment and Incident Investigation 

COST

• ​​​6-10 Participants: $4750.00/session
• 11-15 Participants: $5700.00/session

​Note: Travel charges and HST may apply

About this course

If your company employs 20 or more employees you are required to have a Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC). 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 status.

​This training also meets The Labour Code requirements for Workplace Health and Safety Committees.

Who Should Take the Course? 
​Health and Safety Committee Members (including both worker and management representatives), Supervisors, Health and Safety Managers. Every effort will be made to ensure the objectives of the course will appeal to the most diverse audience possible.

​Through engaging instruction, group work and class participation you will learn to become an effective certified member, ready to contribute to the promotion of workplace safety, assist in the identification and control of hazards, and participate in workplace inspections and accident investigations.

• Find and understand information within the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of workers, supervisors and employers
• Plan, prepare for and execute effective workplace inspections
• Identify hazardous conditions within the workplace
• Report and make recommendations regarding identified hazards
• Follow up on the effectiveness of completed recommendations and implemented controls
• Prepare for and participate in effective incident investigations
• Participate in the Refusal to Work process

DAY 1

• Introduction to the JHSC 
• Health & Safety in the Workplace 
• Legal Responsibilities 
• The Occupational Health & Safety Act 
• The Effective Committee 
• Functions & Powers of JHSC Members ​

DAY 2

• Identifying Hazard & Risk 
• Workplace Hazards: An introduction to common hazards that can be found in many workplace sectors 
• Chemical, Biological, Physical, Safety, Ergonomic, Psychosocial  ​

DAY 3

• Workplace Inspections 
• Performing Hazard Assessments
• Using PEMEP, RACE, Hierarchy of Control 
• Hazard Control Programs 
• Safety Program Evaluations 
• Incident Investigations ​

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