WHMIS / Food Safe

Before getting your HCA certificate, you must complete a WHMIS and Food Safe course and get your certificates. We prefer that you have these certificates before your enroll. The courses you need to take are short (one day), and should cost between $25 and $80 each. Below are a few links and contacts.

WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System):

Information on WHMIS - Work Safe BC

For training / certification courses in Kamloops, contact:
Thompson Nicola Training
(very reasonable cost, high quality training)
230-1210 Summit Drive Unit 423 Kamloops, BC V2C 6M1
(250)374-0058 - ewolfson@thompsonnicolatraining.ca

WHMIS courses are available online from St. John Ambulance, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and from YOW Canada.

Thompson Rivers University offers WHMIS courses.

If you are not in Kamloops, and don't like online courses, call First Aid and Occupational Safety training organizations in your area.

Food Safe:

HCA's are required to have their Food Safe 1 certificate. Go to the Food Safe web site for information on the requirements and training programs available.

In-person classes are regularly offered in Kamloops and the Okanagan area by certified Food Safe Instructor: Anna Heiberg - 250-819-3273 foodsafe@heiberg.ca

A correspondence course is available from Go2 BC. Click on this link http://www.go2hr.ca/foodsafe.aspx.

An online course is available from Open School BC. Click on this link http://www.openschool.bc.ca/foodsafe/infopage.html.

Thompson Rivers University offers Food Safe courses.

If you have already taken your Food Safe, but cannot find your certificate, you may be able to get a replacement by calling the Public Health office in your community. In Kamloops, call (250) 851-7300.