Acts and Regulations

O-0.2 - Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Functions of committee
15A committee may
(a) make recommendations for the establishment and enforcement of policies involving health and safety practices;
(b) participate in the identification and control of health and safety hazards at the place of employment;
(c) inform employees, supervisors and the employer of existing or potential hazards at the place of employment and of the nature of the risks to their health and safety;
(d) establish and promote health and safety programs for the education and information of the employer, supervisors and employees;
(e) receive, consider and make recommendations to the employer or a supervisor regarding complaints respecting the health and safety of the employees at the place of employment;
(f) maintain records respecting the receipt of, the consideration of and recommendations respecting complaints;
(g) obtain information from the employer respecting the identification of existing or potential hazards of conditions, tools, equipment, devices and machines at the place of employment;
(h) carry out monitoring and measuring procedures by trained committee members where the Commission has determined there is a need for regular monitoring and measuring at the place of employment and has directed the committee to carry out such monitoring and measuring;
(i) investigate any matter referred to in paragraph (e);
(j) participate in all inspections, inquiries and investigations concerning the health and safety of employees, and in particular the investigation of any matter referred to in section 43;
(k) perform any other duties that
(i) the Commission may assign to a committee,
(ii) may be assigned to a committee by agreement between the employer and the employees, or
(iii) are prescribed by this Act or the regulations.
2019, c.38, s.8
Functions of committee
15A committee may
(a) make recommendations for the establishment and enforcement of policies involving health and safety practices;
(b) participate in the identification and control of health and safety hazards at the place of employment;
(c) inform employees and the employer of existing or potential hazards at the place of employment and of the nature of the risks to their health and safety;
(d) establish and promote health and safety programs for the education and information of the employer and employees;
(e) receive, consider and make recommendations to the employer regarding complaints respecting the health and safety of the employees at the place of employment;
(f) maintain records respecting the receipt of, the consideration of and recommendations respecting complaints;
(g) obtain information from the employer respecting the identification of existing or potential hazards of conditions, tools, equipment, devices and machines at the place of employment;
(h) carry out monitoring and measuring procedures by trained committee members where the Commission has determined there is a need for regular monitoring and measuring at the place of employment and has directed the committee to carry out such monitoring and measuring;
(i) investigate any matter referred to in paragraph (e);
(j) participate in all inspections, inquiries and investigations concerning the health and safety of employees, and in particular the investigation of any matter referred to in section 43;
(k) perform any other duties that
(i) the Commission may assign to a committee,
(ii) may be assigned to a committee by agreement between the employer and the employees, or
(iii) are prescribed by this Act or the regulations.
Functions of committee
15A committee may
(a) make recommendations for the establishment and enforcement of policies involving health and safety practices;
(b) participate in the identification and control of health and safety hazards at the place of employment;
(c) inform employees and the employer of existing or potential hazards at the place of employment and of the nature of the risks to their health and safety;
(d) establish and promote health and safety programs for the education and information of the employer and employees;
(e) receive, consider and make recommendations to the employer regarding complaints respecting the health and safety of the employees at the place of employment;
(f) maintain records respecting the receipt of, the consideration of and recommendations respecting complaints;
(g) obtain information from the employer respecting the identification of existing or potential hazards of conditions, tools, equipment, devices and machines at the place of employment;
(h) carry out monitoring and measuring procedures by trained committee members where the Commission has determined there is a need for regular monitoring and measuring at the place of employment and has directed the committee to carry out such monitoring and measuring;
(i) investigate any matter referred to in paragraph (e);
(j) participate in all inspections, inquiries and investigations concerning the health and safety of employees, and in particular the investigation of any matter referred to in section 43;
(k) perform any other duties that
(i) the Commission may assign to a committee,
(ii) may be assigned to a committee by agreement between the employer and the employees, or
(iii) are prescribed by this Act or the regulations.