OHSA Training Online

Who Should Take this Course?
Every employee working in the province of Ontario. As of July 1st, 2014, this training is Mandatory.

About This Training

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training regulations of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), which came into force on July 1, 2014, all employers in Ontario must ensure that their employees complete a basic health and safety awareness training program. This course meets this requirement.

This course explains your rights and responsibilities as a Supervisor or Worker on the job in Ontario, and what the province’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requires from workers, supervisors and employers.

Training records and digital certificates are updated in Cirro upon completion.

This course is available in English or in French, when a trainee logs into the training they can choose their preferred language.

What is the difference between the Workers and Supervisors version of the course?When activating a course the Training Administrator can assign the trainee to either the Supervisor or Worker version of the OHSA training.

Supervisors: Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) defines a ‘supervisor’ as anyone who “has charge of a workplace or authority over a worker.”

Workers: Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) defines a ‘worker’ as a person who performs work or supplies services for monetary compensation but “does not have charge of a workplace or authority over a worker.”