Effective January 1, 2023, WorkplaceNL will administer two standardized OHS Committee, WHS Representative and Designate training programs to meet the needs of committee members and worker health and safety (WHS) representative and designates.

All Memorial University members are required to complete both Level 1 and Level 2 to volunteer on a Workplace Health and Safety Committee.

Level 1 OHS Committee, WHS Representative and Designate Certification Training

OHS committee members, WHS representative and designates that are legislatively required to have training must complete Level 1 OHS Committee, WHS Representative and Designate Certification Training.

The primary objective of Level 1 OHS Committee, WHS Representative and Designate Certification Training is to provide committee members, WHS representatives and designates with the skills to perform the duties and responsibilities outlined in the OHS legislation.

By the end of the Level 1 training, participants will demonstrate their understanding and discuss:

1. The basics of occupational health and safety;

2. Hazard recognition, evaluation and control;

3. Workplace inspections; and

4. Incident investigations.

This course is eight (8) hours in duration.

Level 2 OHS Committee Member Certification Training

Committee members that are legislatively required to have training must complete Level 1 OHS Committee, WHS Representative and Designate Certification Training and Level 2 OHS Committee Member Certification Training.

The primary objective of Level 2 OHS Committee Member Certification Training is to provide committee members with the skills to perform the duties and responsibilities outlined in the OHS legislation.

By the end of the Level 2 training, participants will demonstrate their understanding and discuss:

1. Core OHS concepts;

2. Essentials of OHS committees;

3. Application of hazard recognition, evaluation and control; and

4. Making OHS committees effective.

This course is eight (8) hours in duration.