Ontario, Canada certification training requirements for safety committees

Articles on Joint Health & Safety Committees in Canada

Find out more about creating effective committees

Joint Health and Safety Committees are a legal obligation in Ontario, Canada

Canadian legislation relating to joint occupational health and safety committees

Explains state employer requirements regarding the implementation of workplace safety committees

Requirements related to safety and health commmittees for covered employers

Advice for making your safety and health committee more effective

PAT can help you make your meetings more efficient and effective

Guidelines in use by a state agency

Tips for an effective safety and health committee

Practical steps to help build participation and support by employees and supervisors alike

Guidelines for structural & operational methods for effective joint committees & program checklist

A guide for safety committees and safety teams

A workplace safety committee guide from setting it up to running a meeting (pdf)

Joint labor-management safety and health committee requirements

Guidance for employers on safety committees and their requirements in the State of Minnesota

Montana Safety & Health Bureau safety committee requirements

Safety committees required for all employers with more than five employees

Employers are required to establish and maintain at least one safety committee in the workplace

Discussion guide

Requirements for employers with more than 5 employees

All employers in the state of New Hampshire with 5 or more employees must form a JLMC

Text of the legislation, laws and regulations

Employers with 25 or more workers must have a safety committe in addition to a safety program

Certification program standards for joint health and safety committee (JHSC) members

Guidance for Joint Health and Safety Committees & Representatives in the Workplace

Online tutorial for workplace safety committees

State requirements for safety committees

Explains the complaint process including whistleblower complaints

How to reduce WC premiums in the State of Pennsylvania by implementing safety committees

Tips to create an effective safety committee

Full text of a safety committee manual used by the National Institutes of Health

Fact sheet describes safety committee basics such as how to form one

Advice for creating an effective safety committee

A packet of materials to help employers establish a safety committee

Describes the hierarchy of safety committees and their duties

Safety meetings can be formal or informal and can cover a variety of topics

Outlines the functions of a safety committee

Provides guidance for safety committees and a sample form (pdf)

For municipalities

Outlines the rules in the State of Washington and provides support materials

Outlines Western Australia requirements for safety and health representatives

Guide to the functions, rights and responsibilities of a safety and health representative

Also provides sample safety committee checklist, sample safety coordinator job description

User guide for workplace safety committees from the state of Pennsylvania