Supervisor Health and Safety Training

As part of our Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Program and in compliance with legislated requirements, all Humber employees are required to attend health and safety training, including training on workplace violence and harassment.

Supervisor Session

This training session is intended to familiarize Humber managers, supervisors, and others who manage or supervise employees or students with their rights and responsibilities for workplace health and safety. Topics covered will include:

Introduction & Role of the Supervisor
Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
Your Legal Duties & Responsibilities
Recognizing and Managing Hazards in the Workplace
OHS Due Diligence
Humber's Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees
Workplace Incident Response and Reporting
OHS Procedures for Work Refusal and Other Scenarios
Common Workplace Concerns
Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
Overview of Health and Safety Resources

Guidelines for Classifying Employees as a Supervisor

The Act defines a supervisor as a person who has charge of a workplace or authority over a worker.

Examples of Charge and Authority:

Ability to: hire, fire, exercise discipline, give awards or bonuses, approve vacation time, promote or demote, place tenders
Controlling: rate of pay, what equipment can be rented
Deciding: hours of work, make-up of work crew, buying equipment
Meeting with workers to: go over job details, review safety issue

Please note that faculty employees or support staff who oversee students in a higher risk setting (e.g. industrial, chemical, or biological labs) can register for this training. We want to extend our duty of care to our students and ensure that employees have thorough and appropriate training.

Please click here to access the training course. The self-paced virtual training takes approximately two (2) hours to complete.

Alternatively, you can also access this course using the following steps:

Log in to HRMS using your Humber credentials.
Once in HRMS, naviagate to the LEARN application.
Click "Search" on the bottom toolbar and search the following: "Humber - Supervisor Health and Safety Training"
Enroll in the course and complete the training.

Stay Safe on the Job

Download the Safety Awareness for New & Young Workers at Humber Brochure