Region 4 is holding a Health and Safety Course from Apr 27 to May 1 at the Kingston Membership Centre, 824 John Counter Blvd. Kingston, ON
Certification Part 1
The Workers Health & Safety Centre developed this program to help workplaces meet their legal responsibility to provide the first phase of Certification training to members of joint health and safety committees in Ontario. This program, critical to securing safer, healthier work, is applicable to workplaces in all sectors. Delivered over a three-day period, this program gives participants a complete understanding of occupational health and safety legislation, including rights and responsibilities of workplace parties and certified representatives on joint health and safety committees in particular. This will include a full
discussion about the Internal Responsibility System (IRS) and the purpose and requirements of workplace health and safety policies and programs. Equally important, participants learn how to identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, workplace hazards.
Certification Part 2
This program offers a convenient option for Ontario workplaces who want to quickly comply with the second phase of Certification training for members of joint health and safety committees (JHSC). Part II training must address at least six hazards relevant to the JHSC’s workplace. Delivered over two days and now virtually, the general stream for WHSC
Certification Part II training explores six of the most common workplace hazards through the following modules: Safety Hazards; Physical Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Ergonomics and MSDs; Biological Hazards; and Psychosocial Hazards and Workplace Mental Health. For each hazard, participants will learn how to identify, assess and control, or better yet eliminate, exposures
Application
Please complete this application form and return it to [email protected] by end of day Monday, March 23, 2026
Applications must be received no later than end of day, Monday, March 23, 2026
Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.
Please note: Members who are selected to attend will be responsible for making their own hotel reservations. Reimbursement for single accommodation will be approved for members who live further than 60 km from the location of the event.