Did you know that a Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) is required for all B.C. workplaces of 20 or more employees? On Dec. 10, VRCA will hold a new class that covers this regulatory requirement.<\/p>\n
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A Joint Health and Safety Committee is composed of worker and management representatives and is a primary component of any employer\u2019s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management system. A company that is smaller than 20 workers can appoint a Worker Health and Safety Representative in place of a JHSC.<\/p>\n
All joint committee members selected on or after April 3, 2017 must receive eight hours of training and instruction on the following topics:<\/p>\n
\u2022 duties and functions of a joint committee;
\n\u2022 rules of procedure of the joint committee;
\n\u2022 requirements around conducting incident investigations;
\n\u2022 requirements around conducting regular workplace inspections, and how to make regular inspections;
\n\u2022 requirements around responding to a refusal of unsafe work; and
\n\u2022 requirements for annually evaluating the joint committee.<\/p>\n
The course is designed for new and existing members of a JHSC for employers within B.C.<\/p>\n
Worker Health and Safety Representatives will also benefit from this course, which will cover legislation, selection & organization, duties and functions, JHSC meetings, orientation, training and education, teamwork & team building and measuring success.<\/p>\n