IHSA Safety Podcast: Supervising and the Canada Labour Code Part 2

Our multi-part series on Supervisors kicks-off with a discussion with Federal Labour Program Ontario Regional Director, Bruce Christianson and continues with Doug Heintz, Manager – Health & Safety Training. Find out more by visiting the podcast links below.

 

Program Description

Workers are often promoted to a supervisory position because of their high-quality work and experience. This program gives federally regulated workers the training they need to become effective supervisors.

Participants will learn how to fulfil their role as a supervisor and about their responsibilities under the Canada Labour Code, Part II to manage health and safety in the workplace. Once they understand what to do, the program gives them the tools to meet their health and safety responsibilities and ensure a productive workplace.

 

Program Content

 

1. Legal Responsibilities

Participants will learn how to:

  • Locate and cite sections in the Canada Labour Code, Part II
  • Identify the duties of the main workplace parties in the Canada Labour Code, Part II.
 

2. Elements of Supervising

Participants will learn how to integrate health and safety into the supervisor’s daily activities of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling work.

 

3. Supervisor Safety Tasks

Participants will learn how to perform the duties of a supervisor by:

  • Communicating hazard information through safety talks and worker orientations
  • Monitoring health and safety activities through formal workplace inspections
  • Investigating incidents and determine the immediate and underlying causes
  • Enforcing health and safety rules
  • Documenting workplace activities in a log book.
 

Learning Evaluation

 

There is a final test at the end of this program.

 

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

 

Who Should Attend?

 

Supervisors—especially those who have never received any training in supervisory skills or in their health and safety responsibilities under federal law. Participants who are provincially regulated under the Occupational Health and Safety Act should take the Basics of Supervising program for provincially regulated workplaces.

 

Important Notice

The Basics of Supervising Training Program will help prepare supervisors to perform their health and safety duties competently. However, after completing the training, the employer is responsible for validating a supervisor’s health and safety competency. Additional training in workplace-specific hazards and the regulations that apply to those hazards may be required.

 

Important Notices & Accommodations

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Program Details and Pricing

Program
Details
Price Per Participant at
IHSA Facility
Total Course Price at
Your Facility
Program Duration
2 Days
Member Fee
$0
Member Fee
$875
Max Participants
20
Non-member Fee
$799
Non-member Fee
$3,563

Session Details


From: Feb 03, 2026 - To: Dec 02, 2026
City: Any
Region: Any

ihsa_EventNumberCourseNameDateCityLocation 
E129518Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated2/3/2026 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada Cambridge Register
E129566Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated3/17/2026 8:00:00 AMSimcoeTravelodge Simcoe Register
E129757Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated3/18/2026 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E127546Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated3/26/2026 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E129538Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated3/31/2026 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E128467Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated4/16/2026 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E129863Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated5/6/2026 8:00:00 AMWindsorWindsor Safety Village Register
E129853Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated5/26/2026 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E128649Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated6/1/2026 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E128175Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated6/11/2026 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E129523Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated7/8/2026 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada Cambridge Register
E129572Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated7/28/2026 8:00:00 AMSimcoeTravelodge Simcoe Register
E129847Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated8/12/2026 8:00:00 AMHamiltonIBEW Local 105 - Hamilton Register
E129864Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated9/1/2026 8:00:00 AMWindsorWindsor Safety Village Register
E130692Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated10/6/2026 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 Point Edward Register
E129528Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated10/20/2026 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada Cambridge Register
E130794Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated10/29/2026 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E129517Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated11/3/2026 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Register
E129580Basics of Supervising - Federally Regulated12/1/2026 8:00:00 AMSimcoeTravelodge Simcoe Register