According to The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), only the province’s Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) has the authority to approve health and safety trainers. Learn more.
In order for a health and safety trainer to become CPO approved, trainers need to go through a stringent approval process. Learn more.
For the good of your workers and business, it is best to receive safety training with only from CPO approved trainers. Learn why.
Get your health and safety training from CPO approved trainers
What does the CPO do?
One of the key responsibilities of the Chief Prevention Officer is to grant approval for training programs that meet the standards set out by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The CPO will establish standards that need to be met in order for a training provider to be allowed to provide one or more approved training programs.
In addition to approving training providers, the CPO also:
- Develops Ontario’s occupational health and safety strategy
- Prepares an annual report on occupational health and safety
- Provides advice about preventing workplace injuries and occupational disease
- Proposes changes to the funding and delivery of services for the prevention of workplace injuries and occupational diseases and the establishment of standards to the minister of health and safety
The CPO needs to grant approval to health and safety providers
CPO Approved Trainers: The Approval Process
In order for a training provider to become approved by the CPO, they must show that they meet both the program and provider standards. A training provider will only receive CPO approval after completing a successful assessment and review of the delivery of their training program.
The approval process is quite stringent. For example, in order to become a CPO approved Working at Heights training provider, you need to successfully go through 5 levels of assessment. These levels take a look at and verify both the technical content and the program delivery elements of your course. The process includes a field assessment involving a visit to the learning site that will confirm how effective the program is.
The CPO assessment involves a visit to the training site
Requirements for CPO Approved Trainers
Not only does the course material need to be approved by the CPO, but the trainers delivering the material also need to have the right qualifications. For example, one of the most common health and safety training courses is Working at Heights. In order for a training provider to get its course approved by the CPO, it needs to have trainers with the following qualifications:
1. Technical occupational health and safety knowledge and experience obtained through at least one of the following methods :
- “A professional occupational health and safety designation
- Completed at least 30 hours of occupational health and safety training over the last two years
- 5 years of recent occupational health and safety experience
- A degree, diploma, or certificate in occupational health and safety from a recognized post-secondary institution
- 3 continuous years of experience as a certified joint health and safety committee member”
2. A combination of adult-education delivery experience and knowledge of principles learned through at least one of the following:
- “More than 100 hours of adult education delivery experience in the last five years,
- A degree, diploma, or certificate in adult-education principles from a recognized post-secondary institution,
- A professional training and development designation
- Successful completion of an instructor training program based on adult learning principles.”
3. Knowledge of the approved working at heights training program topics obtained through at least one of the following:
- “More than five years of recent delivery experience on the approved training program topic(s),
- Successful completion of a train-the-trainer session for an approved training program as evaluated by the approved training provider, or
- Successful co-facilitation of a minimum of two sessions of the approved training program as evaluated by the approved training provider”
For a complete list of trainer qualifications, click here.
CPO approved trainers need to have instructors with the right qualifications
Why You Should Only Work with CPO Approved Trainers
It’s a legal requirement:
In order to be compliant with the regulations set out by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development, you need to take required Health and Safety training from a CPO approved training provider. Training taken from non-approved providers will not be recognized by the Ministry.
You know your training will be thorough:
Because CPO approved trainers have to meet the stringent standards of the CPO in order to become approved trainers, you can be sure that your training will cover all of the aspects of your program that you require to stay safe on the job.
CPO approved trainers will provide you with the best training to keep you compliant
CPO Approved Trainers: How to Check if They Are Approved
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development lists their CPO approved training providers on their website. For example, if you are looking for Ministry approved trainers near you, you can search for them here.
Health and Safety Courses Requiring CPO Approved Trainers
Here are some of the more common health and safety courses that need to be constructed by CPO approved trainers:
Working at Heights
Working at Heights Refresher
Joint Health and Safety Committee Part 1
Joint Health and Safety Committee Part 2
Joint Health and Safety Committee Refresher
Joint Health and Safety Committee training needs to be done by a CPO approved trainer
Why Choose ACUTE?
CPO Approved
ACUTE has been approved by the Chief Prevention Officer to deliver training to keep you safe and compliant with Ministry guidelines.
Experienced Trainers
All of our courses are led by highly trained instructors with over 100 years of combined learning experience.
Customized Learning
We can tailor your training to your company’s specific applications and policies.
Learn More Than Just Theories
ACUTE’s staff members have a wide range of on-site experience, so they are well equipped to answer all of your questions and share their first-hand expertise with you.
Joint Health and Safety Committee training needs to be done by a CPO approved trainer
More Reasons to Choose ACUTE
You can trust ACUTE for the best safety training possible. ACUTE’s experienced team members have been serving safety professionals for over 20 years. You can rely on ACUTE for hands-on, physically distanced, practical safety training to keep your employees safe in the workplace.
ACUTE is dedicated to workplace safety and understands the importance of course and training provider approval.
Why get workplace safety training with ACUTE? Here are just some of the benefits of working with ACUTE:
- Open Door Instructor-Student Partnership – ACUTE’s training services emphasize client participation. Staff foster relationships with clients and serve as a touchstone for advice anytime moving forward.
- Serving Your Team and Industry – With a vast array of clients in the manufacturing, construction, health, academic, and government sectors, ACUTE brings the best safety practices from across the spectrum to your workplace.
- Track Record of Success – ACUTE is rated 4.9/5 stars on Google reviews, demonstrating a commitment to our clients, quality, and passion for training.
What Our Customers Are Saying…
“I work at the University of Guelph as an arborist. Ron Campbell provided a small socially distanced group and myself with working at heights training. Ron has a wealth of knowledge and kept everyone engaged with many “real life” examples of working at heights scenarios and facts. We have also received elevated work platform training with Patrick from Acute training. Patrick is also a very friendly, knowledgeable and engaging professional trainer. I truly believe that the best trainers are those with practical experience and the trainers at Acute have that locked down.”
