Employers are legally obligated under section 9 of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act to provide occupational health and safety training to their employees. In addition, employers must also ensure training for all joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members, and for designated first aid responders.
WorkSafeNB only publishes lists of approved trainers for first aid and Joint Health and Safety Committees.
We do not maintain or recommend a list of health and safety training providers. The industry changes quickly, with new providers opening and others changing or closing, making it difficult to keep a current list. Employers are responsible for ensuring any provider they hire meets their training needs. We encourage organizations to search online, consult professional networks and seek referrals from trusted colleagues or industry associations.
WorkSafeNB's role is to set standards, approve training providers and provide oversight. WorkSafeNB does not regulate the schedule of training offered by trainers or the prices charged. Pricing is set independently by training providers within an open, competitive market.
WorkSafeNB does not deliver JHSC member training workshops. There are many reputable and knowledgeable agencies that can deliver health and safety training for New Brunswick workplaces. We continue to support those training agencies while focusing our resources and services to work more directly with our province’s workplaces.
Employers may want to consider applying to have an approved in-house trainer for their workplace. More information is available here.
List of approved JHSC training providers (Check for updates)
There are three options for training delivery of the JHSC workshops:
1. 18 hr. in class instruction
2. Blended (6 hr.) in-class instruction
3. Blended (6 hr.) virtual instruction (New)
The blended options include five e-courses and one day of in-class instruction or one day virtual instruction. The five e-courses must be completed before the one day of classroom instruction.
Register here for the e-courses, as part of the blended option.
More information on becoming an approved JHSC training provider
Employers must ensure first aid providers are available at their workplaces (subsection 4(1) of Regulation 2004-130) and that each first aid provider is trained according to CSA standard Z1210-17 (R2021) First aid training for the workplace – Curriculum and quality management for training agencies and is provided by a WorkSafeNB-approved training agency.
List of approved first aid training providers (Check for updates)
Application for Approval to Teach Workplace First Aid Training in New Brunswick
