Knowing how to avoid hazards in the workplace can help keep you and your employees safe from injury. Do your employees know how to work safely? Do you know your health and safety responsibilities as an employer?
On July 1st 2014, basic health and safety training became a requirement in the province of Ontario.
All employers must now keep a record of Basic Awareness Training on health and safety for their supervisors and workers.
Your health and safety training program must cover:
- Duties and rights of workers, employers and supervisors
- Roles of health and safety representatives and joint health and safety committees
- The role of the organizations involved in occupational health and safety
- Common workplace hazards
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Occupational illnesses
You must appoint a supervisor and provide training within one week of his or her start in the health and safety role.
