Put Prevention into Practice.
A partnership to build safer municipal workplaces through sustained capability.
OMHSPA advances safer workplaces across Ontario whileCrisis-Ready Workplace® adds the human capability that makes policy work: people ready to notice, respond and connect colleagues to support.
A shared commitment to safer municipal workplaces.
Practical capability for the real-world challenges OMHSPA members manage every day.
OMHSPA members work across health and safety, occupational health, risk, HR, JHSCs and municipal leadership, but share a common goal: preventing harm and continuously improving workplace health and safety.
Crisis-Ready Workplace® complements that mandate by helping municipalities build practical, non-clinical capability within the workforce itself.
Together, OMHSPA brings the community, shared learning and municipal health and safety expertise. CRW brings a practical framework for turning prevention into everyday action.
The first sign of risk rarely arrives through policy.
People often notice when something is off. The question is whether they feel prepared to act.
Municipal workplaces are complex. Employees may work in offices, public works, emergency services, long-term care, recreation, transit, social services or other public-facing and high-pressure environments.
While policies, OHS and PHS programs, HR processes, disability and return-to-work programs, EAP/EFAP and emergency protocols exist, those systems still depend on people knowing what to do when a concern first appears.
Crisis-Ready Workplace® helps bridge the gap between having supports in place and being ready to use them when they matter
For your organization
Put OHS and PHS prevention into action
Establish clear roles and response pathways
Gain aggregate insights for leadership and JHSCs
Support continuous improvement aligned with ISO and CSA Z1003 principles
For your people
Colleagues feel noticed, heard and supported
Trusted peers know how to help and where their role ends
Asking for help feels safer
Skills stay active through continued practice
Crisis-Ready Workplace® goes beyond a standalone training. It helps put the OHS, PHS and employee support systems you already have into action.
Start small. Learn what your workplace needs.
An exclusive pilot opportunity for OMHSPA members.
Start with a pilot 20–30 employees across roles, departments, locations and levels.
OMHSPA exclusive pilot offer includes:
Crisis-Ready Interventionist® Certification at $399 per learner
Preferred pricing opportunities when multiple municipalities participate
Six months of COMPLIMENTARY Crisis-Ready Compass™ access
Certified Crisis-Ready Interventionists continued scenario-based practice, professional development and role guidance
Organizational insights and recommendations
Evaluate adoption, experience and where CRW could fit within your broader OHS and PHS approach
Test the model. Gather insight. Choose what fits.
Build capability where work actually happens.
Give employees the confidence and practical skills to respond appropriately when something feels off.
Crisis-Ready Interventionist® Certification prepares employees to recognize concerns, have supportive conversations, understand their role and boundaries, and connect colleagues to the right organizational or community supports.
CRIs are not clinicians, investigators or crisis experts. They are employees equipped to respond as humans helping humans, while working within the pathways and resources their organization already has in place.
Training is how it starts. Everyday practice makes it stick.
Embed the behaviours that continuously support organizational safety.
The Crisis-Ready Workplace Program is designed around a practical continuous-improvement model:
Hear From Certified Crisis-Ready Interventionists:
The program offered clear, practical, evidence-informed strategies that elevated my confidence and strengthened my ability to support individuals in crisis using safe, human-centred approaches. I am truly excited to move forward as a Master Trainer!
— Sheri Hatherly
The fact that one must prioritize your mental health and capacity to be able to offer safe space for others is imperative! Be Piglet, sometimes just sitting in silence with someone is incredibly powerful, especially if you can relate and offer empathy.
— Jason Luchko
The program's evidence-based, workplace-focused approach gave me practical tools to identify early signs of distress, intervene with confidence, and support employees through crisis before situations escalate. What sets this certification apart is how practical it is. It doesn't just teach concepts, it shows you exactly how to use them.
— Beata Chami, MA, PCC
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Questions about the OMHSPA member offer, pilot scheduling or internal train-the-trainer options?
Connect with us to start building readiness capacity today!