A well educated workforce is a healthy and productive one.
This 4 hour course will enable workers to learn about their rights and duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The course will cover legislative requirements for workers and the resources available to help ensure that workers’ rights are upheld.
Enroll today to gain skills in evidence gathering, root cause analysis, and OHSA-compliant reporting.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
This course is primarily designed for but not limited to:
The Basic Worker Awareness course is a four hour training program designed to introduce workers to their rights and duties under Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The course focuses on legislative requirements that apply directly to workers, including how workplace health and safety responsibilities are shared and what protections are in place to support worker rights. Participants are introduced to Ontario’s workplace safety framework and the Internal Responsibility System.
This training supports worker awareness by helping individuals understand their role in maintaining a healthy, safe, and productive work environment.
This course provides foundational awareness of workplace health and safety roles and rights under Ontario legislation. Training focuses on understanding responsibilities and available 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 require an introduction to workplace health and safety rights and responsibilities under Ontario legislation.
Ideal for workers who need foundational awareness of their rights, duties, and available health and safety protections under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Supports individuals who are new to a workplace and require an introduction to Ontario health and safety roles, rights, and reporting structures.
Helps young or less experienced workers understand their workplace rights and how health and safety systems function.
Provides awareness training for workers in temporary or contract roles who need to understand workplace safety expectations and available resources.
Workers must understand their rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, including the right to know, participate, and refuse unsafe work.
Workers are expected to understand their role within the Internal Responsibility System and how their actions support workplace safety.
Workers must be aware of available health and safety resources, including workplace reporting processes and external supports such as the Ministry of Labour and WSIB.
During workplace inspections or compliance reviews, Ministry of Labour inspectors assess whether workers understand their rights and responsibilities under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Inspectors routinely check for:
Awareness of worker rights under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
Understanding of the Internal Responsibility System and the worker’s role within it
Knowledge of the roles of the Ministry of Labour and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Familiarity with workplace health and safety resources and reporting processes
Awareness of the right to participate, the right to know, and the right to refuse unsafe work
This course supports worker awareness by outlining legislative expectations and reinforcing how worker knowledge is typically reviewed during compliance activities.
Secure Your Future.
This course provides a Record of Training (ROT) confirming the participant has completed Basic Worker Awareness training related to their rights and duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
While this is not a government issued certification, the Record of Training is commonly used by employers to document worker awareness training as part of their health and safety program.
The ROT supports training records and demonstrates that workers have received formal instruction on workplace health and safety expectations.
Worker awareness is a key part of Ontario’s workplace health and safety system and is often reviewed during inspections or compliance discussions.
Providing Basic Worker Awareness training helps organizations demonstrate due diligence by ensuring workers understand their rights, responsibilities, and available health and safety resources.
Participants leave with the skills needed to secure incident scenes, conduct structured interviews, analyze root causes, and document corrective actions with confidence.
This course explained worker rights in a way that actually made sense. I now know what I’m entitled to and who to talk to if something isn’t safe.
Really helpful for understanding how workplace safety works in Ontario. The examples made it easy to follow.
I didn’t realize how many resources were available to workers. This course helped me feel more confident speaking up about safety.
Experts also agree this course provides essential worker awareness aligned with Ontario workplace safety expectations.
