The purpose of this booklet is to review the role of Joint Health and Safety Committees in the education sector and to provide tools that can be used to ensure that all such committees can function effectively, efficiently and in compliance with the law. It will also review the structure of Site-Specific and Multi-Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committees.

What Is Covered In This Manual?

The Occupational Health and Safety Act

Effective Site - Specific Joint Health and Safety Committees

• Committee Guidelines or Terms of Reference
• The Role of the JHSC in the Workplace
• Characteristics of an Effective Committee
• Problem Solving
• Preparing and Submitting Recommendations
• Monitoring Committee Effectiveness
• Workplace Inspections
• Committee Audits

Special Considerations in the Educational Sector

• Multi -Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committees
• Regulation 857 – The Teachers Regulation

Appendices include:

• Key Definitions
• Sample Multi-Workplace Terms of Reference Template
• Sample Terms of Reference for Site-Specific JHSC
• Sample Terms of Reference for a Health & Safety Representative

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