The NL Employers’ Council offers mandatory Occupational Health & Safety Level I & Level II Training on a regular basis. All employers in Newfoundland & Labrador are required to have individuals in their workplace complete a mandatory Occupational Health & Safety Training course, as follows:

Level I

Level I Level I & II
6 or Less People Employed at the Worksite

(OH&S Designate)

9 or Less People Employed at the Worksite

(OH&S Representative)

10 or More People Employed at the Worksite

(OH&S Committee)

 

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 NLEC offers Level I & Level II training. Level I must be completed to attend Level II.

Level 1 core concepts:

1. The basics of occupational health and safety;
2. Hazard recognition, evaluation, and control;
3. Workplace inspections; and
4. Incident investigations.

Level 2 core concepts:

1. Core OHS concepts;
2. Essentials of OHS committees;
3. Application of hazard recognition, evaluation, and control; and
4. Making OHS committees effective.

Employers are required 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.

This course is fully WorkplaceNL accredited. See training times and locations in the events calendar below.

Events Calendar

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