Build foundational knowledge of JHSC roles, legal responsibilities, hazard recognition, and workplace inspection procedures.
Education and culture sector
Client-focused solutions to help eliminate workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities for the education and culture sector.
Ontario’s education workers have unique health, safety, and wellbeing needs and requirements. Our education and culture service team assists workplaces across the province with the resources, training, and knowledge they need to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses, including:
- building leadership and supervisor’s occupational health and safety knowledge
- workplace violence and harassment
- slips, trips, and falls
- WHMIS and chemical handling
- Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)
- psychological health and safety
- and more
Providing client-focused solutions is the key to eliminating workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, but the impact of occupational injuries and illnesses can be minimized when employers take a proactive approach to health and safety.
Connect with an education and culture consultant
Our dedicated team of education and culture consultants are knowledgeable experts who can support you no matter where you are on your health and safety journey.
Key topics
Reducing incidents of workplace violence through prevention is a crucial component of an organization’s health and safety program. PSHSA can help your organization reduce opportunities for workplace violence through the recognition of hazardous situations and reducing these risks through effective mitigation strategies.
Slips, trips, and falls are common workplace occurrences that can result in serious injury and are a major hazard facing organizations today. An education consultant can assist workplaces in preventing these incidents through resources, training, and more.
Employee psychological wellbeing and mental health is important for workplaces to consider in their health and safety program. Supportive Wellbeing measures can have positive impacts on the employee and student experience. PSHSA has many resources, tools, and services available to help workplaces manage this crucial area of health and safety.
Featured training
Browse all coursesJoint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) Certification Part 2. This course is designed for organizations in the education and culture sectors, using real-world hazards and issues common across education-based workplaces.
The training provides information on the WHMIS standard.
This 1-day instructor-led training will provide you with the skills and knowledge related to your responsibilities as a supervisor in the promotion of health and safety.
This full-day private delivery program covers essential information about how to work at heights safely and offers an opportunity for the practical application of skills. Upon completion, learners will know the hazards of working at heights and be equipped with the knowledge to protect themselves.
Connect with an education and culture consultant
Our dedicated team of education and culture consultants are knowledgeable experts who can support you no matter where you are on your health and safety journey.