“ADVERTORIAL
“A successful Joint Health & Safety Committee
means integrating into your organization so that
workers and committee members are aligned.
As well it takes a good training partnership
to stay current and to evolve your health and
safety program.”
Tim Lauzon, I.H.
Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) PSHSA sat down with the Greater Essex County District School Board to discuss what makes
a good JHSC and successful Health & Safety training partnership:
Q: How long have you worked with the
Public Services Health and Safety Association
as your Health and Safety training partner?
A: The GECDSB has been working with the
PSHSA since November 2000 to present.
We are a site based board with approximately
85 Occupational Joint Health & Safety
Committees (OJH&SCs).
Q: And what about PSHSA is a good fi t
for your organization?
A: They have a thorough understanding of
Health & Safety Legislation specifi c to our
industry. To date the PSHSA has certifi ed
Q: What is important to you about a good
JHSC training program?
A: It has to cover not only the legislative
requirements but be specifi c to our
educational group with relatable examples.
Q: And how does PSHSA deliver on that?
A: Excellent delivery specifi c to our needs.
Q: What are some of the emerging health
and safety issues you are seeing within your
organization that the JHSC are faced with
and how does PSHSA assist you to manage
these issues?
A: We are transitioning into Job Specifi c
Hazards and Prevention for all of our working
groups. As we move forward we will be
working with the PSHSA to incorporate this
into the new part 2 training for our OJH&SCs.
Q: What in your opinion sets PSHSA apart
from other training vendors?
A: Good customer service and willingness to
customize training that meets our needs.
Q: And how can we help our clients do better?
A: By understanding each customers’ needs
meet those needs.
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