JHSC member certification refresher training requirements

Are you due to take Joint Health and Safety (JHSC) Refresher in 2022?

If so, have we got news for you!

This year’s JHSC Refresher course is better than ever. It’s chock full of relevant updates, all of your post-COVID changes and best practices, and plenty of great discussion and connection opportunities with other JHSC members who get it.

Upcoming training dates

Anyone who was JHSC-certified after 2011 holds valid certification for only 3 years

Wait – What's JHSC Refresher Training? Who Needs to Take It?

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act) section 7.6(1)(5), certified members that complete JHSC Part I and JHSC Part II only hold a valid certification for the period that the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) specifies in the certification. That period is currently three years. So, anyone who was JHSC-certified after 2011 holds valid certification for only three years. When the three-year period passes, one of three things happens:

1. The certification expires, and JHSC Part I and Part II must be redone if there is a desire to certify again later.

2. The certified (and active) member can apply for a one-time exemption from refresher training and continue being certified. (You can get all of that information and more by visiting the JHSC Training Information page for Ontario)

3. The certified member takes a one-day, CPO-approved JHSC Refresher course.

Who in your organization is due for JHSC Refresher this year?

2022 JHSC Refresher Highlights - So Far

The core of all that makes JHSC Refresher great is still in place. The day starts with:

An overview of the key concepts from JHSC Part I and Part II
Review of the Internal Responsibility System, Roles and Responsibilities, and Committee functions
A reminder of hazard identification, control, and evaluation techniques, and investigation processes

With the foundation material out of the way, we can dig into the good stuff:

An update on what’s new and what’s changed in the past three years
Discussion centred on best practices – what are your peers doing that’s working well? What innovations can you share in return?

And of course, a JHSC Refresher course wouldn’t be complete with an in-depth discussion around new and emerging health and safety hazards in the workplace! This is an especially fruitful and timely conversation now that we’re starting to navigate the post-COVID-19 world, seeing restrictions lifted, and settling back into what we’re comfortably calling the new normal.

Book Training Today

Get Trained

Nothing will make your JHSC more effective and efficient than JHSC training. Having certified members on the JHSC ensures that your organization is compliant and operating properly. Ensure that all JHSC members that are due for JHSC Refresher training sign up today – seats fill fast!

Check out the Training Calendar to see Course Offerings in your area!

Trust MidSouthWest Training and Consulting

Training is key when it comes to having an effective and efficient JHSC. When all members are trained, they have a basic health and safety foundation of knowledge and are better equipped to make decisions that benefit workers and the organization.

MidSouthWest Training and Consulting provides JHSC training in association with Langlois Safety Training and Consulting Services, an approved CPO Provider. We offer in-house and on-site JHSC Part One, Part Two, and Refresher training. You can trust MidSouthWest Training and Consulting to provide you with cost-effective training solutions tailored to meet your organization’s unique health and safety needs.

To learn more, contact us online or call 289.309.1143. Visit us 24/7 on the web at midsouthwest.ca.

Last updated July 20, 2022

[1] Hepburn, Kelloway, and Franche, “Early Employer Response to Workplace Injury,” Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 22(2012): 196-208.