Assignment #8 - Worker Health and Safety Awareness
Assignment Specific Objectives 
Health and Safety
HS1 an understanding of workplace health and safety rules
HS3 an understanding of the need for personal protective equipment, including goggles, gloves, boots, and aprons
HS5 the correct handling of materials and equipment as specified in the Workplace Hazardous Materials
Information Systems (WHMIS) training program
Worker Health and Safety Website Certification
This is mandatory as of July 1, 2014
Employers must:
- ensure that workers complete a basic occupational health and safety awareness training program as soon as reasonably possible;
- ensure that supervisors complete a basic occupational health and safety awareness training program within one week of working as a supervisor;
- maintain a record of the training completed by workers and supervisors; and
- provide a worker or supervisor with written proof of completion of the training, if requested by the worker or supervisor (up to six months after ceasing to work for the employer).
Training for Workers
The training program for workers must include instruction on:
- the duties and rights of workers under OHSA;
- the duties of employers and supervisors under OHSA;
- common workplace hazards and occupational illnesses;
- the role of joint health and safety committees (JHSCs) and of health and safety representatives under OHSA;
- roles of the ministry, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), and Health and Safety Associations; and
- information and instruction requirements set out in the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulation.
Students will complete the on-line training module at http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/elearn/worker/index.php
Please be sure to print off your certificate at the and save your certificate as a .pdf file for future reference.