Joint Health and Safety Committee
8-hour Certificate Course
The 8-hour Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC) certificate course is required for all new members of a JHSC and new Worker Representatives.
A Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) is a critical component of any employer’s occupational health and safety management system and a legal requirement for all BC workplaces with 20 or more employees.
This JHSC training will equip new committee members with the fundamentals and tools to carry out their duties effectively. In these 8-hour formats, this program meets the regulatory requirements for new JHSC committee member training.
Choose the instructor-led format or self-paced eLearning option that best fits your needs:
In-Person Classroom Training
- Instructor-led course
- Can be offered privately or publicly
- 8 hours
Virtual Online Training
- Instructor-led course
- 8 hours over four (4) 2-hour sessions (See Instructor-led Sessions below)
- This course will require basic computer skills and access (keyboard, mouse, Internet)
eLearning Certificate Program
- Self-Directed
- Estimated to take approximately 8 hours to complete
- Consists of 9 chapters and a final quiz
- All chapters do not need to be completed in one sitting.
- This program will require basic computer skills and access (keyboard, mouse, Internet)
Annual Training Note: To meet the 8-hour Annual Training requirement for your safety committee members, you may choose any combination of relevant training courses that address your committee’s learning needs. Nearly all the courses in our training catalog are appropriate—along with the safety committee-tagged session topics at our Make It Safe Conferences.
If you are looking for refresher training for existing safety committee members, one course you may consider is this 4-hour standalone refresher course, JHSC: The Basics, available only in eLearning format.
Goals and Objectives
To support an organization in establishing an effective JHSC committee by:
- Identifying and communicating the importance of having a safety committee
- Identifying roles and responsibilities of the JHSC
- Evaluating the effectiveness of their JHSC and provide recommendations that will maintain, improve and contribute to both a positive safety culture and safe workplace
Topics
Exact topics may vary dependent upon learning format. Details are available through the registration links.
- Roles and responsibilities
- Terms of Reference
- Meetings and minutes
- Hazard ID and Control
- Workplace Inspections
- Incident Investigation
- Understanding the right to Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
- Training needs assessment
- JHSC annual evaluation
- JHSC management cycle
Audience
This course is designed for:
- New JHSC members, chairs, and co-chairs
- JHSC alternates
* Course materials are relevant to all BC industries
Other
The following are recommended essential training for new and existing Joint Health and Safety Committee members.
These courses provide a deeper exploration of key topics introduced through the Joint Health and Safety Committee training and can help prepare new committee members to better participate in these key safety committee responsibilities.
Funding
Your training costs may be eligible for partial reimbursement through the B.C. Employer Training Grant. Find out here.
Eligible toward the requirements for Joint Health and Safety Committee training for new members or annual training in British Columbia; may be eligible in other jurisdictions as well.Register for virtual or classroom Joint Health and Safety Committee training online through our Learning Centre.
Register for online Joint Health and Safety Committee eLearning training online through our Learning Centre. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and accessible from any computer, laptop, tablet with internet access.
Estimated Time to Complete: 8 hrs
We can accomodate private training sessions for companies looking for Joint Health and Safety Committee training for their entire team. Fill out this form below and someone from our team will work with you to schedule a date and format that meets your needs.
