Important Notices & Accommodations

AODA Accommodations

IHSA is committed to providing a barrier-free environment for all customers who may enter our premises, access our information, or use our goods or services. Individuals requesting accommodation are asked to advise IHSA of the nature of accommodation that is required by contacting Customer Service at 1-800-263-5024.

New Requirements For Certification Training

IHSA's Construction Health and Safety Representative course no longer meets the JHSC training program standard and will cease to be offered. It is recommended that those interested in acting as Health and Safety Representatives complete the JHSC—Part One and JHSC—Part Two programs. These courses will give them the foundation and knowledge they need to fulfill their roles and provide the opportunity to become certified in the future, if needed. Visit our Health and Safety Representatives topic page for more information.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires certain workplaces to have either a Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) or a health and safety representative. Depending on the circumstances, some members of the JHSC must be certified by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD). A certified member is not required with respect to a project where fewer than fifty workers are regularly employed or that is expected to last less than three months.

As of March 1, 2016, all training programs to become a Certified Member of a JHSC must be approved by the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) of Ontario. IHSA is a CPO-approved training provider and this JHSC Certification Part 1 training program is a CPO-approved training program under the JHSC Certification 2014 training program standard.

All approved certification programs must have a generic Part One course and a sector-specific Part Two course. A Refresher training course is also required every three years to maintain certification. NOTE: Refresher training is not legally required by anyone who completed training to become a Certified Member of a JHSC before March 2016 (i.e., anyone who was previously certified under the requirements of the 1996 JHSC certification standard).

 

Program Description

Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification—Part One is an in-class instructor-led program. The learning outcomes provide a framework that will allow participants to become familiar with a wide range of workplace hazards. In addition, participants will learn how to recognize, assess, and control any potential hazards that they may encounter at the workplace, and evaluate the effectiveness of the controls.

IHSA customers may request that this course be delivered at their facility. However, if participant numbers are less than 50% of the course maximum (see below), the IHSA instructor has the discretion to cancel or reschedule delivery of the course.

 

Program Content

  • Introduction to occupational health and safety legislation
  • Introduction to occupational health and safety resources
  • Rights, duties, and roles of workplace parties including JHSC members
  • Powers of the Certified Member
  • Introduction to the recognize, assess, control, and evaluate (RACE) system of hazard management
  • Communication
 

Participants must bring a valid piece of photo ID to the training program to confirm their registration (e.g., Driver’s License, Permanent Resident Card, Passport, Student Card).

Each participant must provide a phone number and email address to register the record of training with the MLITSD.

To obtain a certificate of completion for this program, participants must complete a written evaluation and achieve a grade of 75% or better. Participants must attend the full program and not be late.

Those who want to become Certified Members must complete one of four sector-specific Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification—Part Two courses within one year of successfully completing Part One.

IHSA offers the following:

 
 

If more than 12 months have passed, participants must retake Part One before taking Part Two.

Certification is awarded by the MLITSD after Part One and Part Two have been completed. To maintain their certification, Certified Members must take a one-day JHSC Refresher course every three years.

Please note that all participants must arrive to the program at the designated start time and must attend the program in full to successfully complete the program.

 

NOTE

This course is one of the required courses for the National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) designation.

 

Who Should Attend?

Those with no previous training in health and safety, those who are working toward their NCSO designation, health and safety representatives, members of a JHSC, and members of a JHSC who want to become Certified Members

 

NOTE

Part One training is generic and has been designed for all members of all sectors. It must be completed before taking one of the sector-specific JHSC Certification—Part Two courses.

 
Program
Details
Price Per Participant at
IHSA Facility
Total Course Price at
Your Facility
Program Duration
3 Days
Member Fee
$195.00
Member Fee
$4,170.00
Max Participants
20
Non-member Fee
$495.00
Non-member Fee
$4,865.00
 

Session Details


From: Feb 19, 2025 - To: Dec 19, 2025
City: Any
Region: Any

ihsa_EventNumberCourseNameDateCityLocation 
E118551JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)2/19/2025 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E116984JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)2/25/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Course is full
E117667JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/3/2025 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E119360JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/3/2025 8:00:00 AMHamiltonIBEW Local 105 - Hamilton Register
E117504JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/3/2025 8:30:00 AMBarrieBarrie Construction Association Register
E117505JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/4/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Course is full
E117524JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/5/2025 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E117514JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/10/2025 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E118156JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/11/2025 8:00:00 AMSault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie Construction Association Register
E117800JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/12/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E117506JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/17/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E117675JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/24/2025 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada-Cambridge Register
E117507JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/31/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E117830JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)3/31/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E122019JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/1/2025 8:00:00 AMSudburyIHSA Training Centre - Sudbury Register
E118139JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/2/2025 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E118148JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/8/2025 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E118170JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/8/2025 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E119301JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/8/2025 8:00:00 AMWindsorThe Safety Village - Windsor Register
E118017JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/14/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E118770JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/15/2025 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E119284JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/15/2025 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 - Point Edward Register
E118019JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/22/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E118183JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/22/2025 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E119372JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)4/22/2025 8:00:00 AMHamiltonIBEW Local 105 - Hamilton Register
E118136JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/5/2025 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E118561JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/5/2025 8:00:00 AMTimminsIHSA Training Centre - Timmins Register
E118946JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/5/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E119004JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/5/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E118153JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/6/2025 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E119039JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/6/2025 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre Register
E118872JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/20/2025 8:00:00 AMBowmanvilleIHSA Training Centre - Bowmanville Register
E118948JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/20/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E121737JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/26/2025 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E121749JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/26/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E118164JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)5/27/2025 8:00:00 AMSault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie Construction Association Register
E119409JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/2/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E118184JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/3/2025 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E119077JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/16/2025 8:00:00 AMPeterboroughPeterborough Lions Community Centre Register
E119751JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/16/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E119382JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/17/2025 8:00:00 AMHamiltonIBEW Local 105 - Hamilton Register
E119410JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/17/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E119465JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/17/2025 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E118864JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/18/2025 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E119413JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)6/25/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E120327JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/7/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E120030JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/8/2025 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E120222JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/8/2025 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E120373JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/8/2025 8:00:00 AMSimcoeTravelodge - Simcoe Register
E120411JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/9/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E120254JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/14/2025 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E120261JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/14/2025 8:00:00 AMSudburyIHSA Training Centre - Sudbury Register
E120412JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/14/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E120328JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/28/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E120415JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/28/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E119838JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/29/2025 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E119881JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)7/29/2025 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada-Cambridge Register
E120626JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)8/11/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E119474JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)8/12/2025 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E120578JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)8/12/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E120156JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)8/18/2025 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E120503JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)8/19/2025 8:00:00 AMHamiltonIBEW Local 105 - Hamilton Register
E120628JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)8/25/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E119888JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/8/2025 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada-Cambridge Register
E121201JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/8/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E119456JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/9/2025 8:00:00 AMSault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie Construction Association Register
E119477JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/9/2025 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E120037JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/9/2025 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E120522JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/15/2025 8:00:00 AMBowmanvilleIHSA Training Centre - Bowmanville Register
E116432JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/22/2025 8:00:00 AMNorth BayHampton Inn by Hilton North Bay Register
E121090JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/22/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E119292JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/23/2025 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 - Point Edward Register
E120874JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/23/2025 8:30:00 AMChathamChristian Labor Association of Canada-Chatham Register
E121205JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/24/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E120238JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)9/30/2025 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E121001JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/1/2025 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E119859JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/6/2025 8:00:00 AMTimminsIHSA Training Centre - Timmins Register
E121808JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/6/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E118581JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/6/2025 8:30:00 AMBarrieBarrie Construction Association Register
E119481JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/7/2025 8:00:00 AMWellandNiagara Safety Village Register
E119729JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/7/2025 8:00:00 AMWindsorThe Safety Village - Windsor Register
E120009JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/14/2025 8:00:00 AMPeterboroughPeterborough Lions Community Centre Register
E121810JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/20/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E122185JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/27/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E120022JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/28/2025 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre Register
E121051JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)10/29/2025 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E120169JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/3/2025 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E122260JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/3/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E122400JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/3/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E120044JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/4/2025 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E120894JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/10/2025 8:00:00 AMSudburyIHSA Training Centre - Sudbury Register
E121011JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/12/2025 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E122262JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)11/17/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E122419JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/1/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E122460JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/1/2025 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E119388JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/2/2025 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 - Point Edward Register
E119463JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/2/2025 8:00:00 AMSault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie Construction Association Register
E121058JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/3/2025 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E120538JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/15/2025 8:00:00 AMBowmanvilleIHSA Training Centre - Bowmanville Register
E120023JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/16/2025 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre Register
E122421JHSC Certification Part 1 (2020)12/17/2025 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register