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