Health and Safety Representative Basic Training

This one-day E-learning program is provided in a tracked version which ensures each participant will receive a certificate of completion and a record of the training will be kept and retained.

A Health and Safety Representative (HSR) is required in most Ontario workplaces that regularly employ 6 to 19 workers. Some workplaces are required to have an HSR in other circumstances (see https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-health-and-safety-committees-and-representatives#section-4).

The Health and Safety Rep’s job is to help keep the workplace safe and healthy. Workers choose the HSR, unless the workplace has a union, in which case the union selects them. Larger workplaces with 20 or more employees need a Joint Health and Safety Committee.

This course is delivered as an online e-learning course, designed to help you learn at your own pace and in your own environment at your convenience. You will need a computer (desktop or laptop) and access to the internet.

Topics covered:

  • Occupational health and safety law
  • Rights, duties, and responsibilities of workplace parties
  • Duties and responsibilities of the HSR under the OHSA
  • Common workplace hazards
  • Applying the RACE methodology (recognize, assess, control, and evaluate) to a workplace hazard
  • Health and safety resources available to workplace parties

Additional information

View the French language training: Délégués à la santé et à la sécurité (DSS)

https://www.workplacesafetynorth.ca/en/training-events/formation-de-base-du-delegue-la-sante-et-la-securite

Health and Safety Representatives – Ontario

https://www.ontario.ca/page/health-and-safety-representatives

Guide for health and safety committees and representatives – Ontario

https://www.ontario.ca/page/guide-health-and-safety-committees-and-representatives#section-4

Intended Audience:

Existing or newly appointed worker Health and Safety Representatives. Applicable to all sectors, this course is relevant to all Ontario workplaces that regularly employ 6 to 19 workers.

e-Learning
Duration
1 day
Languages
English
Sectors
General
Price
$25.00
Equipment needed

A computer (desktop or laptop) and access to the internet.