WHSC TRAINING The right thing. The right way.

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1 WHSC TRAINING The right thing. The right way. Inside: Workplace training requirements WHSC services and training options WHSC scheduled training 2018/2019 Workers Health & Safety Centre TRAINING THE RIGHT THING. THE RIGHT WAY. Providing quality training to workplaces of all sizes, all sectors and in all regions of the province. Ensuring too, workplaces get the training they need, where and when they need it. f facebook.com/whsctraining/ twitter.com/whsctraining/ contactus@whsc.on.ca linkedin.com/company/whsctraining/

2 WHSC TRAINING... The right thing. The right way. Supporting quality training We all know when workplace hazards go uncontrolled workers, their families and communities suffer. We also know Ontario health and safety laws are designed to help prevent this suffering. Chief among these laws are many employer responsibilities to safeguard workers, including the responsibility to train workers, their representatives and supervisors. But not all health and safety training is created equal. Often what passes for training (lectures, videos, posters and online resources) is not training at all. Hence why workplace reps, researchers, health and safety experts, courts and governments have worked to help establish minimum training standards. And why governments of all stripes have long supported the Workers Health & Safety Centre, Ontario s only designated occupational health and safety training organization dedicated to developing and delivering quality training. Training for prevention By law employers must provide general and job-specific health and safety training. These obligations include, but are not limited to, training addressing the following issues. Globally-harmonized WHMIS: Employers must complete transition from original WHMIS to Globally-harmonized (GHS) WHMIS by December 1, To achieve this, employers must ensure workers exposed or who may be exposed to a hazardous product participate in GHS-WHMIS training. Working at heights: Ontario health and safety law was altered in 2015 requiring employers to ensure workers on construction projects complete an approved working at heights (WAH) training program. This training is valid for three years from the date of successful completion. For those who complied in 2015, newly approved WAH refresher training is now required for continued compliance. JHSC : Critical to the functioning of a workplace health and safety program is the competency of joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members, including certified members. To this end, employers must ensure certified members complete approved Basic (Part I) and Workplace Hazard-Specific (Part II) Training. With but a few exceptions, employers must also ensure certified members complete approved refresher training every three years. Other training requirements must address: l Worker Awareness l Supervisor Awareness l Safe Lockout-Tagout l Confined Space Entry l Needlesticks and Sharps l Transportation of Dangerous Goods l Workplace Violence and Harassment l Mobile Equipment Operator Competency. Providing training for all WHSC is a trusted training provider to workplaces of all sizes, all sectors and in all regions of the province. Offering a catalogue of more than 200 hazard-based programs, we are well-positioned to meet these training needs and more. Each WHSC program is designed to ensure learning is achieved. Our extensive network of experienced instructors, plus scheduled, onsite, online and custom training options, also ensure workplaces get the training they need, where and when they need it. Getting started Need to train one or a few in your workplace? Then our scheduled training option is designed for you. See inside for our latest community-based schedule of training essentials. Need to train several more in your workplace? Then our onsite option is a more cost-effective option. Call us today at and ask to speak to a training services representative.

3 Don t Delay... Register Today! Register online: or Call and ask to speak to a WHSC training services representative. Training Dates & Locations Sept Oct 2 5 Nov 6 9 Dec 4 7 Jan Feb 5 8 Mar 5 8 April 9 12 May 7 10 June 4 7 Basic (Part l) Basic (Part l) South () () () WHSC also offers Working at Heights and Working at Heights Refresher training scheduled on a continuous basis in locations across Ontario. Visit for training schedules and more details. Basic Part l Basic - $

4 Training Dates & Locations Oct Mar Refresher Oct May Health Care & Social Services ( Part II) Nov Mar Manufacturing & Fabricating ( Part II) Sept Oct Nov Dec Office & Professional ( Part Il) Mar Apr May June South () () () Refresher Part II Streams Refresher - $ Health Care & Social Services - $ Manufacturing & Fabricating - $ Office & Professional - $

5 Training Dates & Locations Sept June GHS-WHMIS (3 hours) Nov Apr Supervisor H&S Nov June Smaller Workplaces (HSR) South () () () Other Training GHS-WHMIS (3 hours) - $ Supervisor H&S - $ Smaller Workplaces (HSR) - $