Important Notices & Accommodations

New Requirements For Certification Training

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires some workplaces to have either a Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) or a health and safety representative. Where a JHSC is required, at least two JHSC members—one management and one worker—must be certified by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD).

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 an approved training provider by the CPO and this JHSC Certification Refresher training program is a CPO-approved training program under the JHSC Certification 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).

Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification—Refresher provides learners with a forum to review the key concepts of occupational health and safety, to provide updates regarding legislation, codes, and standards, and to discuss best practices and challenges.

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.

This program is available at your facility, IHSA reserves the right to apply discretion to deliver the program at your facility with participant numbers less than 50% of the course maximum as outlined below.

 

Program Content

  • Rights, duties, and responsibilities of JHSC members and Certified Members
  • Rights, duties, and function of a JHSC
  • Internal responsibility system (IRS)
  • Hazard management
  • Best practices
  • Workplace inspections
  • Action Plans
  • Preparing recommendations
 

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

To obtain a certificate of completion for this program, participants must complete a written evaluation and achieve a grade of 75% or better.

 

Who Should Attend?

Every three years for those who wish to maintain their JHSC Certified Member status.

 

Prerequisites

Refresher training is only required by those who had completed their certification training within the previous three years, and want to maintain their certification.

To complete their certification training within the previous three year, participants would have completed a Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification—Part One course and a sector-specific Joint Health and Safety Committee Certification—Part Two course. Refresher training eliminates the need to take the Part One and Part Two courses again.

 

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).

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Registration fees for IHSA’s in-class training courses will be increasing. If you are registering for a course scheduled to take place prior to March 31, 2024, the price is unchanged. If you are registering for a course scheduled for April 1, 2024 or later, the price will be higher. Please see the tables below for more information.

Sessions Until March 31, 2024

The current pricing is in effect until March 31st 2024.

Program
Details
Price Per Participant at
IHSA Facility
Total Course Price at
Your Facility
Program Duration
1 Day
Member Fee
$169.00
Member Fee
$1,210.00
Max Participants
20
Non-member Fee
$338.00
Non-member Fee
$2,420.00
 

Session Details


From: Dec 13, 2023 - To: Mar 26, 2024
City: Any
Region: Any

ihsa_EventNumberCourseNameDateCityLocation 
E99974JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)12/13/2023 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E103083JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)12/18/2023 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre Register
E105878JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/8/2024 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E106888JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/8/2024 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E107464JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/17/2024 8:00:00 AMWindsorThe Safety Village - Windsor Register
E109547JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/17/2024 8:00:00 AMHamiltonIBEW Local 105 - Hamilton Register
E105477JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/18/2024 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 - Point Edward Register
E105630JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/22/2024 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E105301JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/25/2024 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E105440JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/30/2024 8:00:00 AMSudburyIHSA Training Centre - Sudbury Register
E107941JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)1/31/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E107989JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/1/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E106794JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/2/2024 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E107609JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/2/2024 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E105631JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/9/2024 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E107995JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/14/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E108946JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/14/2024 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E106121JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/15/2024 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E107020JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/15/2024 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E107525JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/15/2024 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre Register
E107408JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/21/2024 8:00:00 AMChathamRetro Suites Hotel - Chatham Register
E106006JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)2/26/2024 8:00:00 AMBowmanvilleIHSA Training Centre - Bowmanville Register
E105632JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)3/1/2024 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E108050JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)3/5/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E107061JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)3/14/2024 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E107056JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)3/25/2024 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E106285JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)3/26/2024 8:00:00 AMTimminsIHSA Training Centre - Timmins Register

 

Sessions After April 1, 2024

The new pricing listed below will come into effect on April 1st 2024

Program
Details
Price Per Participant at
IHSA Facility
Total Course Price at
Your Facility
Program Duration
1 Day
Member Fee
$195.00
Member Fee
$1,390.00
Max Participants
20
Non-member Fee
$390.00
Non-member Fee
$2,780.00
 

2024 Course Registration is Now Available

Register for courses after April 1, 2024

Register
 

Session Details


From: Apr 02, 2024 - To: Nov 26, 2024
City: Any
Region: Any

ihsa_EventNumberCourseNameDateCityLocation 
E108463JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/2/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E105976JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/4/2024 8:00:00 AMSault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie Construction Association Register
E106915JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/16/2024 8:00:00 AMPeterboroughPeterborough Lions Community Centre Register
E108467JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/22/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E108537JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/22/2024 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada-Cambridge Register
E105633JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/24/2024 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E106926JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/24/2024 8:00:00 AMKingstonKingston Construction Association Register
E109195JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)4/30/2024 8:00:00 AMSimcoeTravelodge - Simcoe Register
E105578JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/1/2024 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 - Point Edward Register
E108661JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/2/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E105205JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/9/2024 8:00:00 AMNorth BayWorkplace Safety North Register
E105297JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/9/2024 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E108616JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/9/2024 8:00:00 AMWaterlooKnights of Columbus - Waterloo Register
E108444JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/16/2024 8:00:00 AMBowmanvilleIHSA Training Centre - Bowmanville Register
E108147JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/17/2024 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E106396JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/21/2024 8:00:00 AMSudburyIHSA Training Centre - Sudbury Register
E108652JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/22/2024 8:00:00 AMOttawaOttawa Skills Development Centre Register
E105634JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)5/31/2024 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E109504JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)6/3/2024 8:00:00 AMTorontoVoyager Training Centre - IHSA Register
E105298JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)6/20/2024 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E108993JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)6/24/2024 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E105635JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)6/28/2024 8:00:00 AMThunder BayIHSA Training Centre - Thunder Bay Register
E105989JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)7/4/2024 8:00:00 AMSault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie Construction Association Register
E107526JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)8/15/2024 8:00:00 AMBrantfordBest Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre Register
E105299JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)9/10/2024 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E105583JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)9/19/2024 8:00:00 AMPoint EdwardIBEW Local 530 - Point Edward Register
E105300JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)10/10/2024 8:00:00 AMStratfordBest Western Plus Stratford Register
E108995JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)10/10/2024 8:00:00 AMBellevilleBest Western Belleville Register
E108148JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)10/25/2024 8:00:00 AMLondonLondon District Construction Association Register
E109603JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)11/12/2024 8:00:00 AMCambridgeChristian Labour Association of Canada-Cambridge Register
E105232JHSC Certification Refresher (2020)11/26/2024 8:00:00 AMNorth BayWorkplace Safety North Register