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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.
Most workplaces in Canada have a joint health and safety committee (JHSC). The JHSC is a key component of an OHS program and can really improve workplace safety. But too often, the JHSC isn’t run effectively, doesn’t understand its role or exists simply because the …
A sawmill was destroyed in an explosion, killing two and injuring 19. A welder said several days of very cold weather meant workers had to thaw pipes with torches and some of those pipes contained various gasses. Another worker said he was concerned about the …
BENEFITS One the JHSC’s most important functions is making recommendations to management on safety. For example, the JHSC may recommend that workers be retrained on fall protection if it notes that workers haven’t been complying with the fall protection rules. Or it may recommend that …
Law of the Year Psychological Health & Safety In June, the Mental Health Commission of Canada announced that it was working with the Bureau de normalisation du Québec and the CSA to develop the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety …
Does a member of a JHSC, and/or a representative of a Company have a right to be present when a Company employee is being interviewed by a MOL inspctor, either on or off of Company property when the investigation is related to …
By Barbara Semeniuk, Purcell Enterprises Ltd.IntroductionThere are myriad ways to improve your company’s health and safety program, even in times when resources are as thin as stone soup. In fact, on both ethical and financial levels, you can’t afford anything but the best possible health …
A company had an “umbrella” JHSC for nine locations within one “territory.” A federal OHS official ordered it to establish JHSCs for each location because an umbrella JHSC wasn’t effective given the company’s size. On appeal, the federal OHS Tribunal ruled that the company had …
The MOL recently released an updated Guide for JHSCs and Representatives. And now it wants some feedback before a new print edition, which will include recent changes made by Bill 160, is made available next spring. The government wants to know what improvements might help …
PRIMARY SOURCE Before you use this tool, you may want to read the further analysis presented here: http://ohsinsider.com/insider-top-stories/the-jhsc-use-form-to-help-committee-improve-the-efficiency-of-its-meetings BENEFITS JHSCs are required to hold regular meetings to review the company’s OHS program, identify and discuss safety concerns and make recommendations to the employer on how …
Is your company’s JHSC achieving real safety results? Or is it just going through the motions? One of the key factors that influence a JHSC’s effectiveness is how meetings are actually carried out. Although housekeeping details, meeting organization and structure might seem minor, they’re critical …