OHS 208 Study Guide - Final Guide: Occupational Hygiene, Canada Labour Code, Occupational Safety And Health
21 Aug 2018
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Unit 7: health and safety committees (the right to participate) Canada labour code: policy health and safety committees. For the purposes of addressing health and safety matters, every employer who normally employers directly 300 or more employees shall establish a policy health and safety committee and, subject to 135. 1, select and appoint its members. An employer who normally employs directly more than 20 but few than 300 employees may also establish a policy committee -- can have one but not mandatory. An employer may establish more than one policy committee with the agreement of: (a) the trade union, representing the employees and (b) the employees, in the case of employees that are not in trade union. 134(4) duties of policy committee: a policy committee: (a) shall participate in the development of h&s policies and programs. Note: personal protective equipment (ppe): boots, eyewear, gloves, etc. is the last resort after all else is applied.
