Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador 
Training for committees, reps and designates


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Employers are required to provide training as follows:
  • Workplaces with less than 10 workers shall provide training for a WH&S health and safety representative 
  • Workplaces with less than 6 persons shall provide training for a WH&S designate  when applicable
  •  Workplaces with 10 - 49 workers shall provide training for the occupational health and safety committee co-chairs
  • Workplaces with 50 or more workers shall provide training for all occupational health and safety committee members
  • The training provider must be approved by the Commission. Firms may become approved providers and provide their own in-house training, as long as they meet the standards as set by the Commission

The training includes:

  • An examination of OH&S legislation, the internal responsibility system, due diligence and workers’ "right to refuse unsafe work"
  • An examination of the roles and responsibilities of OH&S committees and WH&S representatives/WH&S designate and how both will operate
  • An introduction to OH&S, the roles of stakeholders
  • An examination of hazard recognition, evaluation and control
  • Information on how to deal with workplace inspections, how to conduct workplace inspections and the role of workplace inspections in returning injured workers to the workplace

Employers are required to pay for the training and compensate a worker for participating in training as if the training were regular work. Once completed, the Commission will issue a certificate to the participant.