PART II WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY — Duties of commission

promote public awareness of workplace health and safety;

educate employers, workers and other persons about workplace health and safety;

provide services to occupational health and safety committees, worker health and safety representatives and workplace health and safety designates established or appointed under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and coordinators and committees designated or established under Part III.1 of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Newfoundland and Labrador Act ;

promote and provide funding for workplace health and safety research;

develop standards for the certification of persons required to be certified under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and approve training programs, training providers and trainers for certification;

certify persons and programs who meet the standards referred to in paragraph (e);

foster commitment to a high standard of workplace health and safety among employers, workers and other persons;

make recommendations to the department respecting workplace health and safety;

promote and provide funding to industry-based safety associations established to promote occupational health and safety; and

conduct safety audits of workplaces and offer services to promote occupational health and safety in the workplace.