Checklist
Checklist - Training and Competency
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Category 5 audits whether every member is trained and competent for the work they are assigned before they are assigned it, whether the training itself is safe, and whether the department can prove both. It covers needs analysis by position, the certification floor per service, OHS orientation at hire and on change, supervisor safety competency, performance-based evaluation of individuals and crews, training safety and live fire, driver and operator qualification, incident safety officer, health and safety officer and instructor development, volunteer access to training, and training records.
It leaves to other categories: the content of each specialty’s competency standard (audited with the specialty’s own checklist, categories 7 to 14); the records system itself (category 6); and the learning reviews that generate training needs (category 16). Where this category and a specialty checklist both ask about a competency, this category asks “does the system exist and work”, the specialty asks “is this discipline covered”.
The CFAI column in the checklist crosswalks each item to the 10th edition performance indicator where one applies (CPSE, 2019); the 11th edition applies to agencies appearing before the Commission from 2027, and the crosswalk will be re-mapped then (CPSE, 2024).
| Source | What it requires | Items |
|---|---|---|
| Applicable OHS statute: the employer’s general duty to provide information, instruction, training and supervision and, where the statute sets the written program’s content, a provision for training and supervision of employees in matters necessary to their health and safety (J02 Duties of Employers, Supervisors, Workers and Contractors; J03 OHS Policy and Program) | A documented training and supervision provision inside the OHS program | 5.1 to 5.4, 5.10 |
| Applicable OHS regulations: committee consultation when the training plan and training safety procedures are set or reviewed, with the consultation record audited under category 2 (J06 Written Procedures and Committee Consultation); fire-service rules, such as fall protection on aerial devices, ladder use, an SCBA buddy rule and fit testing, that carry training duties (J12 Fire Service OHS Rules and Fireground Operations) | Consultation before the plan is adopted; training before the regulated task | 5.1.3, 5.2.3, 5.6, 5.7 |
| ISO 45001 cl. 7.2 competence and 7.3 awareness (ISO 45001:2018) | Determine competence needed, ensure it, take action to acquire it, retain documented evidence; make workers aware of hazards, policy and their contribution | 5.1, 5.3, 5.10 |
| NFPA 1550 ch. 7, training, education and professional development (NFPA 1550, 2024) | Members trained and qualified to the professional qualification standards for the duties assigned before performing them; training safety; live fire to the live fire standard; annual skills proficiency | 5.2, 5.5, 5.6 |
| NFPA 1010 professional qualifications for firefighters (NFPA 1010, 2024) and the professional qualification family (officer, instructor, driver/operator, technical rescue, hazmat) | The competency floor per service | 5.2 |
| NFPA 1400 fire service training (NFPA 1400, 2026), consolidating NFPA 1403 live fire (NFPA 1403, 2024), 1404 respiratory training, 1407 rapid intervention training and 1408 thermal imaging training | Live fire evolution controls, instructor-in-charge, safety officer, student prerequisites, acquired structure rules | 5.6 |
| CSA Z1001 occupational health and safety training (CSA Z1001-18) | A managed OHS training process: needs analysis, design, delivery, evaluation, records | 5.1, 5.5, 5.10 |
| CFAI Category 8 and indicator 11A.5 (CPSE, 2019) | 8A.1 needs identification process (core); 8A.3 legally mandated training met; 8A.4 minimum training levels per position; 8B.3 validated performance-based evaluation (core); 8B.5 training records system; 8C.1 facilities and apparatus support training (core); 8C.2 qualified instructors; 8C.3 current materials; 11A.5 OHS training from hire through each assignment and on any change (core) | 5.1 to 5.6, 5.8, 5.10 |
| COR element 8, training and communication (CFCSA, 2021) | Orientation, job-specific training, competency verification, records, two-way communication | 5.3, 5.5, 5.10 |
| Firefighter certification rules: some jurisdictions mandate certification to named NFPA professional qualification standards for each fire protection service and others set none, in which case the service-to-standard table in item 5.2.1 is the package’s own floor (J34 Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification) | A service-to-standard table: which NFPA certification each fire protection service requires | 5.2 |
| Supervisor safety competency in 01 Roles and Responsibilities section 7 | Eight modules within six months of appointment and before acting as incident commander; refresh every three years | 5.4 |
| Psychological safety as a condition of safety (Edmondson, 1999)DOI; work-as-done (Hollnagel, 2014) | Training teaches speaking up and responding to it; procedures taught match the work as it is done | 5.4, 5.5 |
- Score D, I and E for each item 0 to 3, then derive the item score (01 Audit Program section 5).
- Both-required evidence codes (D+I, D+O, O+I) need each type before I can exceed 1.
- Weights C3, K2, S1; L items must score at least 2 or the category fails its legislated floor.
- Category score = sum(weight x item score) / sum(weight x 3). Effectiveness index uses E.
- Record a finding, owner and due date for every item below 3, and give each finding its grade and priority (01 Audit Program section 6): a major nonconformity is P1 (Imminent) or P2 (Serious) by risk, a minor nonconformity P3 (Moderate), an opportunity for improvement P4 (Improvement). Every finding enters the Corrective Action Register within five working days (a P1 the day it is found), with the due dates its priority sets.
| # | Item | Stage | Wt | Evid | CFAI | Scoring anchors (1 / 2 / 3) | D | I | E | Score | Finding | Owner | Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 Needs analysis by position | |||||||||||||
| 5.1.1 | A written training needs analysis exists for every position, career and volunteer, listing the tasks, hazards and competencies the position requires (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8A.1; ISO 45001:2018, cl. 7.2) | S1 | K2 L | D+I | 8A.1 | 1: a list of courses, no link to tasks / 2: positions mapped to competencies, approved, training division can explain it / 3: analysis updated from the hazard profile and learning reviews in the last 12 months; program teams can show a need they added | |||||||
| 5.1.2 | The needs analysis distinguishes career, volunteer and paid-on-call roles and the services each station actually delivers (from 01 Program Profile Worksheet) | S1 | K2 | D | 8A.4 | 1: one list for everyone / 2: role and station differences shown / 3: reviewed annually against dispatch data for services performed without a program | |||||||
| 5.1.3 | A multi-year training plan schedules initial, maintenance and recertification training for every competency with a cyclical maintenance interval | S2 | K2 | D+I | 8B.2 | 1: annual calendar only / 2: multi-year plan with intervals and owners / 3: plan funded and delivered within 10 per cent of schedule last year | |||||||
| 5.1.4 | Training needs raised by Program Improvement Teams, learning reviews, audits and the JOHSC enter the plan through a recorded intake with a decision and a date (06 Program Improvement Teams) | S2 | K2 | D+I | 8A.1 | 1: needs raised informally / 2: intake log with dispositions / 3: team leads and the JOHSC can name a need they raised and the course that followed | |||||||
| 5.1.5 | The training officer assigned to each Program Improvement Team completes the needs assessment for that program’s changes before implementation | S2 | S1 | D+I | 8A.1 | 1: assignment on paper / 2: assessments on file for last year’s changes / 3: no change implemented without a completed assessment in the last 12 months | |||||||
| 5.2 Certification floor per service | |||||||||||||
| 5.2.1 | A service-to-standard table states the minimum NFPA professional qualification (or documented equivalent) for each service the department delivers: structural firefighter, driver/operator, officer, instructor, technical rescue discipline, hazmat level, wildland, medical first response (NFPA 1550, 2024, ch. 7; NFPA 1010, 2024), and at least any certification the jurisdiction mandates (J34 Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification) | S1 | K2 | D | 8A.3, 8A.4 | 1: standards named in policy only / 2: table approved with interior and exterior streams where used / 3: table reviewed at each standard edition change and cross-checked with the Profile Worksheet | |||||||
| 5.2.2 | No member performs a service before meeting its floor, or performs it only under documented direct supervision as a probationer within a stated limit | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8B.1 | 1: policy says so / 2: assignment records show compliance for sampled members / 3: a sampled officer can describe the check they do before assigning and the last time it stopped an assignment | |||||||
| 5.2.3 | Interior structural firefighting requires completion of the interior-attack competencies, SCBA qualification, fit test and medical clearance before first entry | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8B.1 | 1: requirement written / 2: sampled recruits’ records show all four before first interior assignment / 3: platoon and volunteer officers verify at roll call and can show the roster tool | |||||||
| 5.2.4 | Officers (career and volunteer) meet the fire officer standard for the level at which they command, or a documented bridging plan with dates | S2 | K2 | D | 8A.4 | 1: some officers certified / 2: all, or bridging plans on file / 3: bridging plans completed on schedule in the last year | |||||||
| 5.2.5 | Members who deliver training hold the instructor qualification for the level they deliver (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8C.2) | S1 | K2 | D | 8C.2 | 1: cadre list exists / 2: all instructors certified to Instructor I, lead instructors to Instructor II / 3: instructor development plans and evaluations on file | |||||||
| 5.2.6 | Certification currency (expiry, recertification) is tracked and expiring certifications are actioned at least 90 days before expiry | S2 | K2 | D+I | 8B.1 | 1: expiry dates recorded / 2: report run monthly, actions logged / 3: zero members performing a service on a lapsed certification in the sample | |||||||
| 5.3 OHS orientation at hire and on change | |||||||||||||
| 5.3.1 | Every new member, including volunteers, students and transfers, receives OHS orientation before their first operational shift: rights and duties, the OHS policy, hazard reporting, right to refuse, stop-work authority, PPE, WHMIS, near-miss reporting, psychological health supports and the JOHSC (CPSE, 2019, criterion 11A.5; ISO 45001:2018, cl. 7.3) | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 11A.5 | 1: orientation outline / 2: signed records for sampled new members, before first shift / 3: new members interviewed can describe how to report a hazard and who their JOHSC worker member is | |||||||
| 5.3.2 | Orientation covers the department-specific hazards and operations the member will face, not only generic OHS content | S1 | K2 | D+I | 11A.5 | 1: generic municipal module only / 2: department module delivered / 3: content updated within 12 months from the hazard profile | |||||||
| 5.3.3 | Training is delivered before any new equipment, PPE, substance, procedure or process is placed in service, and the records show it (CPSE, 2019, criterion 11A.5) | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 11A.5 | 1: policy says so / 2: last three introductions show training before in-service date / 3: management-of-change records tie each introduction to a training completion report | |||||||
| 5.3.4 | Members returning after an absence of six months or more, or changing role or station, receive a documented re-orientation to changed hazards and procedures | S2 | S1 | D | 11A.5 | 1: informal / 2: re-orientation checklist used / 3: sampled returns show completion before first shift | |||||||
| 5.3.5 | Supervisors brief visitors, students and ride-alongs on the hazards and the emergency and evacuation procedures for the site | S1 | S1 | O+I | - | 1: expected, not done / 2: briefing card at every station / 3: observed briefing matches the card | |||||||
| 5.4 Supervisor safety competency | |||||||||||||
| 5.4.1 | Every person in a supervisory role, career and volunteer, completes the eight supervisor safety modules in 01 Roles and Responsibilities section 7 within six months of appointment and before acting as incident commander | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8A.4 | 1: modules defined / 2: completion records for sampled officers within six months / 3: every current officer compliant; refresh dates tracked | |||||||
| 5.4.2 | The supervisor modules cover the supervisor’s legal duties, due diligence and the Criminal Code duty to take reasonable steps to prevent harm | S1 | C3 L | D | 8A.3 | 1: mentioned / 2: module content and assessment on file / 3: officers interviewed can state their duties in their own words | |||||||
| 5.4.3 | The supervisor modules include responding to a member who raises a concern, reports a near miss or calls a stop: acknowledge, act, close the loop with the member, and refer for learning without reprisal (Edmondson, 1999)DOI | S1 | K2 | D+I | 11A.5 | 1: not in the curriculum / 2: module delivered with a practical exercise / 3: members interviewed describe officers responding this way; stop-work calls on file were reviewed for learning | |||||||
| 5.4.4 | The supervisor modules include human factors for officers: fatigue, decision-making under stress, crew resource management, normalization of deviance | S2 | K2 | D | 8A.2 | 1: listed / 2: delivered with department cases / 3: refreshed every three years with current events from the learning program | |||||||
| 5.4.5 | Volunteer officers receive the same supervisory safety training as career officers, delivered at times they can attend, and their records are kept separately so the audit can see them | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8A.4 | 1: career only / 2: volunteer sessions scheduled and recorded / 3: volunteer officer completion rate within 10 points of career | |||||||
| 5.4.6 | Incident commanders complete command training that includes risk management at incidents, accountability, mayday and rapid intervention, air management, rehabilitation and the incident safety officer triggers, with annual continuing education | S1 | C3 | D+I | 8B.1 | 1: initial course only / 2: annual continuing education recorded / 3: commanders interviewed can describe the current year’s content and a change it caused | |||||||
| 5.5 Performance-based evaluation | |||||||||||||
| 5.5.1 | Individual competency is evaluated by validated, documented performance measures (skills sheets keyed to the job performance requirements), not attendance alone (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8B.3) | S1 | K2 | D+I | 8B.3 | 1: attendance records / 2: skills sheets on file for sampled members / 3: evaluators calibrated; failed evaluations lead to recorded remediation | |||||||
| 5.5.2 | Crew-level performance is evaluated at least annually through drills under command that test the critical fireground tasks (accountability, two-in/two-out, rapid intervention, mayday, air management) | S2 | C3 | D+O | 8B.3 | 1: drills happen, not recorded / 2: annual crew evaluations on file / 3: drill observed by the auditor met the standard; deficiencies from past drills show closure | |||||||
| 5.5.3 | Recruits and probationers complete step evaluations at defined intervals before independent assignment | S1 | K2 | D | 8B.3 | 1: probation ends by date / 2: step evaluations on file / 3: step results feed the training plan | |||||||
| 5.5.4 | Annual skills proficiency is maintained for every member in the competencies of their position, with the maintenance interval from the multi-year plan (NFPA 1550, 2024, ch. 7) | S2 | K2 | D+I | 8B.1 | 1: ad hoc / 2: proficiency records for the year / 3: proficiency rate at or above 95 per cent and reported to the management review | |||||||
| 5.5.5 | Training content is checked against work-as-done: learning-team findings and observed practice feed curriculum revision so what is taught is what is done safely (Hollnagel, 2014) | S2 | K2 | D+I | 8B.4 | 1: no mechanism / 2: curriculum revisions cite learning-team or observation inputs / 3: instructors interviewed can name a procedure changed because the taught version did not match the job | |||||||
| 5.5.6 | Members who do not meet an evaluation standard are given remediation and are not assigned to the task until they meet it, without disciplinary consequence for the attempt | S1 | K2 | D+I | 8B.4 | 1: informal / 2: remediation policy and records / 3: members interviewed trust that a failed evaluation leads to help, not punishment | |||||||
| 5.6 Training safety and live fire | |||||||||||||
| 5.6.1 | Every live fire evolution has an instructor-in-charge and a dedicated training safety officer with authority to stop the evolution, who are not the same person (NFPA 1403, 2024; NFPA 1400, 2026) | S1 | C3 L | D+O | 8A.3 | 1: written / 2: evolution records show both roles filled / 3: observed evolution matched; safety officer interviewed described a stop they called | |||||||
| 5.6.2 | Live fire participants meet the prerequisite training before participating, verified by the instructor-in-charge against records on the day | S1 | C3 L | D+O | 8B.1 | 1: assumed / 2: prerequisite check sheet for each evolution / 3: check observed on the day | |||||||
| 5.6.3 | A written pre-burn plan, walk-through, water supply check, fuel load limits, emergency plan and rehab are completed and recorded for each live fire evolution | S1 | C3 | D+O | 8A.3 | 1: template exists / 2: completed plans on file for all evolutions / 3: plan observed in use; deviations recorded and reviewed | |||||||
| 5.6.4 | Acquired structures used for live fire are assessed and prepared to the live fire standard before use, with hazardous materials removed and structural condition documented | S2 | C3 | D | 8C.1 | 1: informal / 2: preparation checklist completed / 3: independent review before burn by someone other than the instructor-in-charge | |||||||
| 5.6.5 | Training facilities, towers, props and burn buildings have documented hazard assessments and pre-use inspection checklists, and are inspected before each use (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8C.1) | S1 | K2 | D+O | 8C.1, 8C.5 | 1: no assessments / 2: assessments and pre-use checklists on file / 3: pre-use inspection observed; deficiencies in the register | |||||||
| 5.6.6 | All high-hazard training (live fire, rapid intervention, SCBA confidence, rope, confined space, water, driving) has a training safety officer assigned and a stop-work briefing at the start | S1 | C3 | D+O | 8A.3 | 1: live fire only / 2: records show assignment for all listed / 3: observed briefing told every participant they can stop the evolution and how | |||||||
| 5.6.7 | Training injuries, near misses and exposures are reported and reviewed through the learning program, and training is modified in response | S1 | K2 | D+I | 11A.7 | 1: reported only / 2: reviewed, records show changes / 3: training officers can name a change made because of a training near miss | |||||||
| 5.6.8 | Training with artificial smoke, SCBA confidence courses and physically demanding evolutions have rehabilitation and medical monitoring to the rehabilitation program | S2 | K2 | D+O | - | 1: rehab for live fire only / 2: rehab records for sampled evolutions / 3: observed | |||||||
| 5.7 Driver and operator qualification | |||||||||||||
| 5.7.1 | Every driver of an emergency vehicle holds the licence class required, the department’s driver/operator qualification for that apparatus type, and completed a documented road evaluation before driving under emergency conditions (NFPA 1550, 2024, ch. 8) | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8A.3 | 1: licence check only / 2: qualification records per apparatus type for sampled drivers / 3: officers verify qualification before assigning the seat; no exceptions in the sample | |||||||
| 5.7.2 | Driver training covers emergency response driving, backing with a spotter, intersections, seat belt use and the department’s response speed and due regard rules | S1 | C3 | D | 8A.4 | 1: generic course / 2: department curriculum covering all listed / 3: refreshed every three years and after any collision review | |||||||
| 5.7.3 | Licence status and driver abstracts are checked on a stated cycle and after any reported conviction | S2 | K2 | D | 8A.3 | 1: at hire only / 2: annual check recorded / 3: findings acted on and recorded | |||||||
| 5.7.4 | Volunteer members responding in personal vehicles receive documented training in the personal vehicle response rules | S1 | K2 | D+I | 8A.4 | 1: rules issued / 2: training recorded / 3: volunteers interviewed can state the rules | |||||||
| 5.8 ISO, HSO and instructor development | |||||||||||||
| 5.8.1 | Members assigned as incident safety officer hold the incident safety officer qualification to the NFPA 1550 chapter 5 job performance requirements, and a qualified pool is maintained to meet the deployment triggers (NFPA 1550, 2024, ch. 5) | S1 | C3 | D+I | 8A.4 | 1: role filled by whoever is available / 2: qualified pool list with records / 3: pool size meets triggers on every platoon and volunteer district; ISO assignments sampled show a qualified person | |||||||
| 5.8.2 | The health and safety officer holds the NFPA 1550 chapter 4 qualification or a documented equivalent and maintains currency (NFPA 1550, 2024, ch. 4) | S1 | K2 | D | 8A.4 | 1: appointed without qualification / 2: qualification on file / 3: professional development plan and continuing education recorded | |||||||
| 5.8.3 | Instructors have development plans, are evaluated at least annually, and are observed delivering high-hazard training by a senior instructor (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8C.2) | S2 | S1 | D | 8C.2 | 1: none / 2: plans and evaluations on file / 3: evaluation findings led to recorded development | |||||||
| 5.8.4 | Training materials are reviewed at least annually and cite the current edition of each standard (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8C.3) | S2 | S1 | D | 8C.3, 8C.8 | 1: materials undated / 2: review log; editions current / 3: review tied to the Standards and Law Master Map changes | |||||||
| 5.9 Volunteer access | |||||||||||||
| 5.9.1 | Volunteer members have access to the same initial, maintenance and specialty training as career members for the services their station delivers, delivered at times and places they can attend | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8B.2 | 1: career schedule only / 2: volunteer delivery plan with dates / 3: volunteer completion rates within 10 points of career for each competency | |||||||
| 5.9.2 | Training time for volunteers is paid, credited or recognized on a stated basis, and the basis is published | S1 | S1 | D+I | - | 1: unstated / 2: policy published / 3: volunteers interviewed confirm it is applied | |||||||
| 5.9.3 | Volunteer stations have the equipment, props and instructor access needed to deliver the training plan locally or by scheduled rotation | S2 | K2 | D+O | 8C.1 | 1: travel to headquarters only / 2: rotation or local provision scheduled / 3: observed at a volunteer station training night | |||||||
| 5.10 Records | |||||||||||||
| 5.10.1 | A training records system holds, for every member, each course, evaluation, certification, expiry and instructor, retrievable by member, by competency and by station (CPSE, 2019, criterion 8B.5) | S1 | C3 L | D+I | 8B.5 | 1: paper files by station / 2: central system, complete for sampled members / 3: reports used monthly by officers to assign work | |||||||
| 5.10.2 | Training records are retained for at least five years after the member leaves, or longer where a regulation or claim requires (05 Document Control and Records) | S1 | K2 L | D | 8B.5 | 1: no retention rule / 2: rule written and applied / 3: disposal log shows the rule followed | |||||||
| 5.10.3 | A member and their supervisor can see the member’s own training record and currency | S2 | S1 | D+I | 8B.5 | 1: on request to training division / 2: self-service or monthly report / 3: members interviewed know their own currency | |||||||
| 5.10.4 | Training completion, currency and proficiency rates by station and by career or volunteer status are reported monthly to the operations meeting and quarterly to the JOHSC (03 Accountability and Reporting) | S2 | K2 | D+I | 8B.6 | 1: on request / 2: monthly and quarterly reports on file / 3: reports led to a recorded decision in the last year | |||||||
| Accountability loop | |||||||||||||
| 5.11 | The Training and Competency policy and the Training Safety and Live Fire program each carry a completed accountability and closed-feedback-loop table (owner, doer, verifier, feedback, closure) with default roles filled, including how a member’s concern about training gets an answer back to that member, and the loop test holds when walked through with the owner | S1 | K2 | D+I | 8B.6 | 1: table present, roles blank / 2: table complete, owner can explain it / 3: loop test walked through with a real example from the last year closed on time with the member informed |
Loop test. A volunteer firefighter tells their captain on a Tuesday training night that the ground ladder evolution they were taught does not match how the crew raises the ladder on the tanker. By Friday the captain has logged it with the training officer assigned to the Fire Suppression team; within the month a learning-team session has described the raise as done; within the quarter the lesson plan and the skills sheet are revised, the change notice reaches every station, and the firefighter has heard from the captain what changed and why.
Answer from observation or interview only; record the evidence.
- Pick a drill under command: did the crew demonstrate accountability, two-in/two-out and air management as trained, without prompting from the instructor?
- Ask three members at different stations the last time they were trained before a new piece of equipment or procedure reached them. Did training come first, or did the item arrive first?
- Ask members whether they can raise a concern about training, including a training safety concern or a procedure that does not match the job, and get an answer. Did they name a person and a response?
- (Officer) How do you know a member is qualified for the seat or task before you assign it? Show me.
- (Member) Walk me through your orientation. What did they tell you about reporting a hazard and refusing unsafe work?
- (Volunteer) When is training offered, and can you get to it? What happens if you miss a maintenance session?
- (Recruit) Describe your last skills evaluation. What happened when someone did not pass?
- (Instructor) Show me the last lesson plan you changed and why.
- (Training safety officer) Tell me about the last evolution you stopped or slowed, and what followed.
- (Driver) What road evaluation did you complete before your first emergency drive on this apparatus?
- (Incident commander) What was in this year’s command continuing education?
- (Observe) A live fire or high-hazard evolution: pre-burn or pre-evolution briefing, roles, stop-work statement, rehab.
- (Observe) The training records system: pull one member’s record by competency and expiry while the custodian watches.
- (Everyone) Who would you tell about an unsafe training practice, and what would happen?
- (Everyone) What one thing about training would you fix first?
This chapter relies on the following legal requirements, which differ by province and territory. Check your jurisdiction’s section on each topic page before adopting it.
| Topic | What to check in your jurisdiction | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Duties of Employers, Supervisors, Workers and Contractors | The employer’s general duty to provide information, instruction, training and supervision, and the duties the statute places on supervisors such as company officers (items 5.3, 5.4) | J02 Duties of Employers, Supervisors, Workers and Contractors |
| OHS Policy and Program | Whether the written OHS program must contain a provision for the training and supervision of employees, and from what workforce size (items 5.1 to 5.4, 5.10) | J03 OHS Policy and Program |
| Written Procedures and Committee Consultation | Whether the committee must be consulted when the training plan and training safety procedures are set or reviewed (items 5.1.3, 5.6) | J06 Written Procedures and Committee Consultation |
| Fire Service OHS Rules and Fireground Operations | Which firefighter-specific rules, such as fall protection on aerial devices, ladder use, an SCBA buddy rule or fit testing, carry training duties (items 5.2.3, 5.7) | J12 Fire Service OHS Rules and Fireground Operations |
| Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification | Whether a provincial or territorial standard mandates firefighter training or certification for each service, and which body certifies firefighters (item 5.2.1) | J34 Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification |
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