Everything JHSC members and Health & Safety Representatives need to fulfill their legal duties under Alberta OHS Act Part 12 — roles, meetings, inspections, and audit-ready records.
Straight answers grounded in Alberta OHS Act Part 12 and COR audit Element 7 — so your committee is compliant, effective, and audit-ready.
Yes. Under Alberta OHS Act Part 12, workplaces with 20 or more workers must have a Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC). Workplaces with 5 to 19 workers must designate a Health & Safety Representative. Both roles carry specific legal duties, and both require documented training in those duties.
Every JHSC member — worker representatives and employer representatives, including both co-chairs. For smaller workplaces, the designated Health & Safety Representative needs the same foundational training. New members joining between COR audits must complete the training before their first meeting to keep Element 7 evidence intact.
The legal role and authority of the JHSC under OHS Act Part 12; worker vs. employer representative duties; co-chair responsibilities; how to run an effective meeting and record minutes that satisfy an auditor; the committee's inspection program; how to receive and act on worker concerns; and how the committee interfaces with management and OHS officers during an investigation or refusal-of-unsafe-work situation.
Alberta OHS requires JHSC meetings at least every 3 months, and more often if the work or hazards warrant. Minutes must be kept, posted where workers can read them, and retained for at least 2 years. COR auditors will ask to see the last two years of minutes and cross-reference them against the trained members list.
Approximately 60 minutes. It is fully self-paced on any device, and the certificate is issued instantly on successful completion of the final assessment.
Yes. The course is delivered through BISTrainer, which is used by over 2 million workers across Canada and is accepted by the ACSA, AASP, Energy Safety Canada, and other COR Certifying Partners. Certificates include the worker's name, course, date, and a unique verification ID that auditors can confirm.
Most Alberta employers and COR auditors treat JHSC training on a 3-year refresher cycle. Any new committee member should be trained before their first meeting, and re-training is required any time the legislation or the committee's terms of reference change materially.
Yes. Volume seats are the most cost-effective option for teams of five or more and include a completion dashboard so you can see who has finished and when refreshers are due. Contact us at 403.830.4382 to set up group access.