The Health and Safety Committees course provides a practical introduction to Health and Safety Committees. You will learn how to establish a new committee, how it can be effective and how a committee can perform its functions. You will also learn the roles and responsibilities of a committee and its members, along with the checklists, policies and other useful documents specific to each work environment.

Course topics

• Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Requirement for a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Procedures of Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees
• Meetings of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Rights of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Where to source health & safety information, including Provincial Regs
• Workplace inspections
• Investigations and Accident reports
• Resolving work refusals
• Identifying possible work hazards