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How to comply with the requirements for JHSCs (and health and safety representatives), including when your workplace must have a JHSC and what its responsibilities are.
A coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three workers at a mushroom farm began. Two workers were overcome by toxic gases after they entered a compost shed to clear a clogged pipe and three others rushed in to rescue their co-workers. Two companies, along with …
Manitoba launched an innovative online network designed specifically for individuals whose jobs include safety and health, such as safety and health professionals, JHSC members, employers, supervisors and workers. The SAFEty and Health Community features articles, discussion forums, blogs and social networking features. Simply visit the …
A Plan to Improve Effectiveness, Increase Return on Investment, and Win Greater Management Support for Your Joint Health & Safety Committee
The MOL released a guide on multi-workplace JHSCs—that is, a single JHSC set up for more than one workplace, each of which would normally require its own JHSC. Multi-workplace JHSC are often used by school boards for several schools.
The JHSC can have a positive impact on a workplace’s overall safety–but only if it’s effective. Here’s how to help your JHSC overcome some common flaws.
As authorized by Bill 160, the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) reviewed the WSIB standards for training programs and providers set out in Certification Standards for Joint Health and Safety Committees, May 1996 and established them as the training standards for training programs and providers for …
On June 1, 2011, Bill 160, the Occupational Health and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011, got Royal Assent. Many sections took effect immediately, but not all of them.
For example, the following provisions take effect on either April 1, 2012 or a date set by …
