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Where can I get Certification
Training?
OSACH provides Basic Certification Training, as
well as Workplace Specific Hazard Training tailored
to the following types of organizations:
- Long Term Care
- Acute Care
- Community Care
- Group Home
- Laboratory
To obtain detailed information about the
Certification programs, use the Site Map or the menu
on any page of this web site to navigate to
Training > Certification > Overview; Schedule / Registration Form
If your needs are not met by the foregoing, ask
the OSACH Consultant in your area for assistance in
finding a suitable training provider.
- How do I do a hazard assessment?
The Workplace-Specific Hazard Training Needs Assessment
identifies all the hazards in your workplace that
may affect a worker's health and safety. Where appropriate,
common hazards may be grouped(e.g.. chemical, biological
hazards) for certified member training.
The training needs assessment can be accomplished
by doing a workplace inspection(refer to Basic Certification
program course materials) and consulting other source
of information such as:
• chemical inventories and MSDS's
• WSIB reports add claims
• accident injury or illness records for workplace
and industry
• committee meeting minutes and recommendations,
inspection reports
• sampling and/test data
• Ministry of Labour orders/non-compliance
• near miss reports
• work flow or process flow information
• general observations
• contacting individuals within your workplace
with knowledge or experience of the hazards
Training Requirements:
Based on the identification of all the hazards
in a workplace and determination of the level of
concern for each, training on the significant hazards
is required for completion of Workplace Specific
Training for certified members in that workplace.
A hazard is significant when, if not properly controlled,
it has the potential to cause a lost time injury
or occupational disease. This is determined by the
employer, preferably in consultation with the JHSC.
The other hazards should be considered for ongoing
occupational health and safety training.
The Health and Safety Associations or other health
and safety professionals may provide assistance
in conducting the training needs assessment.
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How do I order OSACH products?
- You can call OSACH at 1-877-250-7444 or
416-250-7444 and ask for extension 130 to be
connected to the product order desk.
- You can use our web site order form. Click on
any link that says "order form", then
click the print button on the Adobe Acrobat
toolbar. Fill in your order and payment
information on the form, then fax it to
416-250-7484.
All purchases are prepaid and can be made by
cheque, money order or VISA. Your order will be
shipped no later than 14 days after receipt of
payment.
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Do I have to take a formal eight hour WHMIS
program each year for annual review training?
No. The relevant legislation (Occupational Health
& Safety Act, Part IV- Toxic Substances, Section
42, subsections (3) & (4) ) specifies that a
review of the WHMIS training available at the
facility and the employees' familiarity with it must
take place at least annually. This does not mean
that employees must necessarily be retrained every
year, although it does require that employees'
familiarity with WHMIS be determined and documented
in some manner every year, e.g. with a
questionnaire.
Retraining becomes a requirement only if the
employees' familiarity with WHMIS is judged to be
inadequate, or if some WHMIS-related change which
has occurred within the facility which might affect
the health and safety of workers.
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How do I find out who my WSIB account
manager is?
Call WSIB at 416-344-1000
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How do I read my NEER or MAPP
statement?
Contact your WSIB Account Manager for
assistance in the interpretation of these
statements.
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Do I need a stretcher in my
workplace if I have an in-patient facility full
of beds?
Yes.
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How much does
it cost to have the health and safety program at my
facility assessed to determine what improvements, if
any, are needed?
There is no
additional cost to you for this service, called the
"Needs Assessment." It is provided by your
OSACH consultant, and it is paid for by your WSIB
premiums.
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Does publishing Joint Health and
Safety Committee meeting minutes on the corporate
intranet fulfill the legislated requirements for
"posting" these minutes?
Only if all employees have access to the intranet.
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How does the Ministry of Labour (MOL) decide upon whom to inspect?
In three ways:
- MOL representatives may simply drop in to a facility if they are in the area.
- The MOL may target industries based on safety performance.
- The MOL will respond to complaints.
