Supervisors in Ontario have legal responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This Supervisor Awareness Training course helps new and experienced supervisors understand their duties, manage safety on site, and support workers effectively. The training explains how to identify hazards, resolve safety concerns, and apply the internal responsibility system. Achieve Safety provides practical supervisor training for construction, industrial, commercial, and corporate workplaces across Ontario.
The Basic Supervisor Awareness Training course teaches supervisors their legal obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The course explains the supervisor’s role in communicating hazards, enforcing safe work practices, and supporting workers. Supervisors learn how the internal responsibility system works and how to apply it in real situations. They also learn how to recognize unsafe conditions, respond to incidents, and access safety resources.
This four hour course builds confidence and helps supervisors understand what the Ministry of Labour expects during workplace inspections. Achieve Safety delivers this training with clear examples that match the challenges supervisors face daily.
Enroll today to gain skills in evidence gathering, root cause analysis, and OHSA-compliant reporting.
Supervisors gain the practical knowledge needed to lead safety programs and maintain compliance. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Supervisors who direct work, monitor tasks, or enforce rules must understand their legal duties under OHSA. This course meets that need.,
This course is primarily designed for but not limited to
This course helps develop that competency.
Supervisors must be competent under OHSA. Training helps them understand their legal duties and meet competency requirements.
The Basic Supervisor Awareness Training course is four hours and includes instruction, discussions, and practical examples.
Yes. Participants receive a certificate that confirms they completed OHSA supervisor awareness training.
Supervisors, managers, team leads, forepersons, and anyone who directs or oversees workers should take this course.
Yes. The course explains supervisor duties, worker rights, MLITSD expectations, and the internal responsibility system.
The Basic Supervisor Awareness course is a four hour training program designed to introduce supervisors to their roles and responsibilities under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act as enforced by the Ministry of Labour.
The course focuses on legislative requirements that apply directly to supervisors, including their duty to ensure workers comply with the Act, identify hazards, and take reasonable precautions to protect worker health and safety. Participants are introduced to how supervisory responsibilities are reviewed by the Ministry of Labour and how those responsibilities fit within Ontario’s workplace safety framework and the Internal Responsibility System.
This training supports supervisor awareness by helping individuals understand their legal obligations, accountability, and role in maintaining a healthy, safe, and productive work environment in line with Ministry of Labour expectations.
This course provides foundational awareness of supervisory health and safety responsibilities under Ontario legislation.
Training focuses on understanding legal duties, oversight expectations, and available health and safety resources rather than technical hazard control.
By the end of this 4-hour course, participants will be able to:
Enroll today to gain skills in evidence gathering, root cause analysis, and OHSA-compliant reporting.
This course is designed for individuals who have supervisory responsibilities and require awareness training on their legal duties under Ontario workplace safety legislation. It supports supervisors in understanding their role in enforcing health and safety requirements and supporting worker rights.
Ideal for individuals who direct work or oversee workers and must understand their obligations under OHSA.
Supports team leads who provide day to day direction and require awareness of supervisory health and safety responsibilities.
Provides foundational awareness for forepersons responsible for work activities and worker safety oversight.
Suitable for individuals newly assigned supervisory duties who require an introduction to Ontario health and safety expectations.
Supervisors must understand and fulfill their duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including providing instruction, identifying hazards, and taking reasonable precautions to protect workers.
Supervisors must be aware of their legal accountability within Ontario’s workplace health and safety framework and how their actions support compliance with the Internal Responsibility System.
Demonstrating due diligence includes ensuring supervisors are aware of their health and safety responsibilities and can explain how those responsibilities are carried out in the workplace.
After a workplace inspection or compliance review, MLITSD inspectors assess whether supervisors understand and fulfill their duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Inspectors focus on whether supervisors are aware of their responsibilities to provide instruction, identify hazards, address unsafe conditions, and support worker rights within the Internal Responsibility System.
Inspectors routinely assess:
Awareness of supervisor duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Understanding of the Internal Responsibility System and supervisory role within it
Knowledge of worker rights and supervisor obligations related to those rights
Familiarity with the roles of MLITSD and WSIB
Ability to identify health and safety resources available to workers
Understanding of the requirement to take reasonable precautions to protect workers
This course supports supervisor awareness by outlining legislative expectations and reinforcing how supervisory responsibilities are typically reviewed during compliance activities.
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This course provides a Record of Training (ROT) that confirms the participant has completed Basic Supervisor Awareness training aligned with Ontario workplace health and safety expectations.
While this is not a government issued certification, the Record of Training is commonly used by employers as evidence that supervisors have received formal awareness training related to their duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The ROT supports documentation of supervisor training as part of an organization’s overall health and safety program.
Supervisors play a critical role in day to day workplace safety and are often the first point of review during inspections or compliance discussions.
Providing supervisors with formal awareness training helps organizations demonstrate proactive due diligence by ensuring supervisory staff understand their legal responsibilities and accountability under Ontario legislation.
After completing this course, supervisors have a clearer understanding of their role within Ontario’s workplace health and safety framework.
Participants leave with awareness of:
This course made my responsibilities much clearer. It helped me understand what’s actually expected of supervisors and how to support workers properly.
One of the clearest safety awareness courses I’ve taken. The explanations made the legislation easy to understand without overcomplicating things.
This training helped me better understand my role and what I’m accountable for. I feel more prepared to handle day to day safety responsibilities.
Experts also agree this training provides foundational supervisor awareness aligned with Ontario workplace safety expectations.
Supervisors must be competent under OHSA. Training helps them understand their legal duties and meet competency requirements.
The Basic Supervisor Awareness Training course is four hours and includes instruction, discussions, and practical examples.
Yes. Participants receive a certificate that confirms they completed OHSA supervisor awareness training.
Supervisors, managers, team leads, forepersons, and anyone who directs or oversees workers should take this course.
Yes. The course explains supervisor duties, worker rights, MLITSD expectations, and the internal responsibility system.Investigations must follow immediately after to identify causes and prevent recurrence. This helps protect workers and demonstrates due diligence.
