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Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee Fundamentals

A Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) is a primary component of any employer’s Occupational Health and Safety management system. The JHSC provides its members with the fundamentals and tools to carry out their duties effectively and is a legal requirement for all BC workplaces with 20 or more employees. This course is designed for new and experienced JHSC members and alternates.

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Audience

New and existing members of a JHSC for BC employers as well as Worker Health and Safety Representatives will benefit from this course. Learning modules incorporate WorkSafeBC regulatory requirements and are relevant to all BC industries. 

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Course Goals

To support an organization in establishing and maintaining an effective JHSC committee.

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Course Objectives

  1. Identify and communicate the importance of having a safety committee

  2. Identify roles and responsibilities of the JHSC

  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of their JHSC and provide recommendations that will maintain, improve and contribute to both a positive safety culture and safe workplace

 

Course Topics

  • Joint Health & Safety Committee Regulatory Requirement

  • Roles and Responsibilities of Committee Members

  • Creating a Terms of Reference

  • Meetings & Minutes

  • Hazard Identification & Control

  • Workplace Inspections

  • Employer Incident Investigations

  • Right to Refuse Unsafe Work

  • Training Needs Assessment

  • Conducting an annual review

  • Workplace specific challenges

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This is a 7 hour training course.

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Pricing

Within the CRD price is $175 per student .  Minimum class size required.  Group rates available.  Call or email us today to book this training, or check the calendar below for upcoming dates.

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Some of the feedback we've received

  • "Instructor is AMAZING! Kim is very enthusiastic and makes the Health & Safety course enjoyable!"

  • "Great instructor with a lot of enthusiasm and humour and vast knowledge of subject matter :)"

  • "Kim kept the workshop informative and entertaining".

  • "LOVED Kim, bring her back for more courses.  Knowledgeable, professional and so enthusiastic.  She made today fun AND informative"

  • "Kim is an amazing instructor, very knowledgable/non-judgmental".

  • "This is the only time I've not fallen asleep in a safety course.  Kim has made dry content interesting".

  • "Instructor was engaging, enthusiastic and knowledgeable".

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