Based on the Expert Advisory Panel’s report, it is proposed that awareness training programs would need to cover the following minimum content requirements:
Worker Awareness
- Rights and responsibilities of workers and supervisors under the OHSA
- Roles of workplace parties, health and safety representatives, and joint health and safety committees
- Roles of the Ministry of Labour, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and Health and Safety partners
- Hazard recognition
- Right to be informed of hazards
- Reference to an employer’s obligations to provide information and instruction to workers about controlled products as required under Regulation 860(WHMIS) of the OHSA
- Latency and illness related to occupational disease
Supervisor Awareness
- Rights and responsibilities of workers and supervisors under the OHSA
- Roles of workplace parties, health and safety representatives, and joint health and safety committees
- Roles of the Ministry of Labour, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and Health and Safety partners
- Recognition, assessment, control and evaluation of hazards
- Where resources and assistance are available
Content Source: Ministry of Labour